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2003 Ram 2500 Should I buy???

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Old 07-30-2011, 01:56 AM
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i got my 2005 3500 dually 4x4 4door slt for 12,900 the body is in perfect shape, it does have 170k but the trannys been redone and the original owner had it regulary survaced at the dodge dealership that he bought it from brand new(paperwork to prove it) he even took it to dodge to get the wipers replaced and the tires changed.
 
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Old 07-30-2011, 02:54 AM
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found mine at the dodge dealer i saw it the day after they got it in and the truck was so dirty and nasty full of trash that the sales man (who i have used before ended up buying 3 vehicles from him in 1 yr) didnt want me to test drive it look at it or anything hell he didnt even know he had it on the lot they where asking 19900 for it and i saw the receipt for the trans build that was done 800 miles prior to me sitting in the truck so shop around the deals are out there
 
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Old 07-30-2011, 09:00 AM
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Is there anything specifically that I need to be looking our for other than trans history and injectors, when it comes to diesels?
 
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Old 08-01-2011, 11:49 AM
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I just bought on 03 QCLB 4x4 5spd with 190k for $8500 that is in great condition. I was looking at another truck identical to it but automatic for $10k that had 200k miles on it until i found this one. Ive never owned an auto cummins but worked on and driven plenty and will tell you it really kills a nice truck. It pretty much has to be fully built to make the truck the way it should be.
 
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Old 08-01-2011, 07:14 PM
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You talking about the auto trans kills the truck? If so how come?
 
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Old 08-01-2011, 09:30 PM
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you would have to drive a stick cummins to understand what he is talkin bout there. they are a blast to drive.

basically ask about the front end on it if anything has been done there and like said above injectors and the tranny. that sounds like alot for an 03. i got my 05 reg. cab 6 speed with 200K on it for 9grand. gotta keep checkin around dont jump on the first one you find
 
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Old 08-03-2011, 09:56 PM
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Thanks guys I will just keep looking for the right one
 
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Old 08-04-2011, 01:35 AM
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I just bought my 05 qcsb with 46000 miles for 23500 from a private seller. The truck came with some mods but very very clean. That price sounds high I would keep looking and try to avoid dealers.
 
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Old 08-06-2011, 08:58 PM
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sounds extremely high my 03 2500 qclb with 130k on it auto trans i got for 13k and i even got the dealer to pay for injectors and front end components. Main thing that would scare me on that truck is the banks kit. i bought an 05 from a dealer that had that stuff on it and within 2 months she went boom. im not a fan of the banks stuff and if you do some searching on here you will find alot of people arent. Keep shopping around theres always good deals out there even try the classifieds on this site usually alot of good trucks on here and the good thing is you get to talk to previous owner and you can do searches to see if anything went really wrong with em.i would shop around more.Honestly the best thing to do would be to buy one thats not programmed,etc.. get yourself a stock one and then do the stuff you want to it yourself
 
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Old 08-06-2011, 10:54 PM
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Thanks great input I didn't realize some the stuff bout banks
 
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