There’s an older gentleman near me 89 years old selling this beautiful truck for $6000. Seems like a good price?
It has 304,000 miles. It’s a 99 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins diesel. 2wd. Trans was rebuilt 50k ago. All regular maintenance always done when required. Ball joints replaced 50k ago. Fuel injector pump replaced a year ago. Body has no dents. Paint is perfect. Interior is perfect. No cracks or anything. It’s runs strong and shifts smoothly. He’s asking $6000 for it. Basically it needs nothing at the moment. I’d have to drive 4 hours away to pick it up and drive it back. It would become our family truck. I’d be towing a 21 ft boat. Sometimes going on lake trips around CA, NV, and AZ. I need reliability and have been eyeing these up for a while.
Question is, am I taking a chance with this old and high mileage truck? What can I expect to have to work on over the next 50k miles? I feel like $6000 is a good deal for a pristine one of these. What do you think?
It’s been babied and is bone stock. Never modified. Light weight towing occasionally throughout its life. The owner has known the truck its whole life. Thanks! It would be my first diesel truck and will be hauling the family and our camping gear often.