Hello to all I am new to the forum and I am looking to get advice, I am in the market of buying a Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L, quad cab or mega cab. I want to find one that has been modified already to save me some money in buying aftermarket stuff down the road.

I found a 2003 Quad Cab, with the 5.9L AT, 155,000miles it has several mods done to it here are the highlights, ATS lift, 35 inch tires,Boost guages BANKS TECHNI-COOLER INTERCOOLER,BANKS SIX GUN DIESEL TUNER, BANKS MONSTER RAM AND BANKS EXHAUST, ATS rear diff cover.
for $24,000. Its very clean and allot of cosmetic upgrades.

So my questions are as follows:
1) I've never owned a diesel so what signs should I look out for.
2) is there any major issues with this year model
3) Anyone know with that set up what approx MPG would be.
4) Any other advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated

 

sounds like the current owner spent a pretty penny, first off id find out about the tranny, if its stock or not or weather or not its been rebuilt,

 

its been rebuilt approx 50k ago

 

yes ask about tranny. ask about the front end to like tie rod ends and such. ask about lift pump to these have the old lift pump that like to go bad. i would buy a stock truck if i were you because some of these guy beat the he!! out of them like sled pulling. i would buy a stick shift to because if you buy an auto with over 100000 miles on it the trany will need to be replace soon because alot of people don't change the oil in them.

 

Not sure bout the rest since the truck is at a dealer and they got the truck as is. Just that the trans has been rebuilt.

 

price seems high to me for what it is i bought a 2006 4x4 auto loaded has a sunroof and everything the only thing it doesnt have is factory nav but it had 130k on it and i got it for 17900 so shop around yes it has the mods but its an 03 with 155k on it so think about it is all i am saying

 

17k that sounds like a Good deal.....That's the kind of feedback I'm looking for weather or not it's a good deal and what kind of things I need to check before buying a diesel

 

Sounds like the guy put the big banks kit on it, good setup just the tuner isnt worth a damn(according to alot of people). but its all about the tranny. test drive it set it on the max setting and hammer it. see if she slips!!!! Those dealers like to jack the price on those modified trucks. if you can buy a stock truck. i got my 04 with the lift and tires is all the previous guy did to it under 100k(well 99 some change) for 18,900. and its only 2-3k to make it a hill billy bad *** truck. just my input. and try to go 6spd. P.S. ask about the injectors. thats a good 1500 in repairs. and expect 19-21mpg

 

That price is too high for that many miles. I bought an 2006 with 78 k for $20 K. Last year. Keep shopping.

 

The dealer doesn't know about the injector history, so where u guys finding theses deals on trucks craigslist, dealerships ?