I feel your pain Tom,
You spend weeks looking for the right one, and when you find it, the dealer
screws arround with you, or the price is way too high.
On the other hand, my brother got his new mustang through Carmax. He did a
national search for what he wanted, found it at a carmax in georgia, and
they trucked it up to Downers Grove for $50. Deffinitly the way to go.
If you sell the silver 89, I want first crack at it! :)
Gary
"Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3DF81212.9060302@earthlink.net...
>
> Well I wanted to keep this quiet for a few reasons... but in the end I
> decided to come to the "family" for help.
>
> I have located a truck that I REALLY REALLY want.
>
> Here are the specs...
>
> 2001 Black Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Quad Cab Long Bed
> 360 CI Magnum Engine, Auto Trans - Fog Lights, power locks, and windows,
> power heated mirrors, Back Rack, tow package, bed liner, clearance
> lamps, sliding rear window, 8 foot Meyer Steel snow plow with an E-60
> lift, has overhead computer w/temp and compass readouts. I didn't
> notice if it has crusie and tilt or not but I'm willing to bet it does.
>
> It has 40,600 miles and overall is in outstanding shape. Its only flaws
> that I saw were a small dent in the tailgate and the front windsheild
> was cracked with a large chip. Looked like a rock hit it. They said
> they would replace it.
>
> I'm sad to say that I was really pressured and made to feel
> uncomfortable by the sales people at the 5 Star Dodge Dealer where the
> truck is at. I test drove a 2003 Hemi 2500 silver Quad and its amazing!
> (spun the tires REAL easy) its got massive power and ponch. But at $35K
> its well out of range. This was when the sales guy said he had a used
> 2500 ram - I fell in love on sight. He went to look for the key and to
> find out how much it was and said it was around $25K.
>
> Got in the showroom after the test drive and he said $29,995. From
> there on I haggled with them and the "sales manager" who was really
> pushy. But I kept my cool. He finally came to $20,995 as a price.
>
> KBB.com says the truck would retail between $24K and $26K. I'm
> wondering if he was just throwing a number at me without intension of
> honoring it. I kept telling the guy I wanted to think about it and I
> would call him back tomarrow. I have a feeling if I go back ther eand
> say OK I'll take it at $20,995 - he will say "I never offered you that".
> In which case its no loss I suppose - I just don't buy the truck. I
> did not get that quote in writing, no. He scribbled it on a peice of
> paper in a black marker - that was it. (don't have the paper)
>
> I'm getting to the part where I need help... My credit is very good -
> but I don't have very much of it. Basically a high credit rating - but
> not a large credit line. We are selling out house and buying a new one.
> With selling the house there might be enough left over to swing a
> large enough downpayment (assuming the offer of $20,995 is good) to
> auctually buy this Ram. But I would be in a much better position if ...
> uh... err... I sold my two Dakota Silver89's
>
> For 3 years I have resisted selling those trucks. I have held firm
> against it. I have been told by everyone I know and talk to - that I am
> insane for turning down a new(er) truck for these old falling apart
> Daks. I don't even know how much I could get for them. One doesn't run
> and one barely runs.
>
> I just know that down the line - I will regret selling them. A friend
> told me of how he had an old pontiac 2+2 and how he poured money into
> the car and it was never right. Until he hated it so much he wanted to
> puke whne he looked at it. I look at those two rust buckets sitting in
> my carport and dream over how I want to build them up. They won't cost
> anything sitting in my new garage undriven. My family doesn't understand
> no one seems to understand my attatchment to those trucks. They see
> junk - I see a dream to complete. They arn't a pair of GTO Judge's or 59
> Caddies or 69 Chargers or 71 Hemi Cuda 'verts. But they mean that much
> to me. (I suppose I answered my own question eh)? What does everyone
> else think I should do?
>
> Also - there is something else I need help with that I don't know if
> anyone can advise me on. If I do manage to finagle a way to buy this
> Ram, I want to have it inspected by an unbiased 3rd party. I wan't to
> know exactly waht mechanical condition that rig is in. I got shafted
> when I bought my Silver 89 Dak. (paid too much) - I got shafted when I
> got my 2wd's tranny fixed - I vowed never to get taken to the cleaners
> again. How can I make sure this truck is good? Plow trucks are
> typically abused and worked over hard.
>
>
> --
>
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>
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>
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