Picked up a 2014 Ram 1500 CPO yesterday.
Debated between 5.7 Ram's with an 8 speed for awhile and ecoboosts. After driving quite a few of both and drawing comparisons ended up going with the Ram. Feels more powerful, plus a lot better bang for the buck (especially when you have bumper to bumper CPO warranty coverage until November 2021 or 100,000 ). I had a hard time finding a dealer willing to play ball. I went mainly to look at this one to kill some time, it was in the best shape of any I had seen since it was a lease and not a rental and had extremely low miles at 18,000. Where I got SUPER lucky is the salesman I was working with had literally never sold a car before and was in his first few weeks of car sales due to a career change. The dealer just needed a sale to walk him through, so I was able to be a little more patient than most to get a deal I wanted, but I still played hardball with them until I basically got what I owed on my trade and got the truck for what they had into it, plus the bumper to bumper warranty extension at their cost.
So far its a neat truck. Well optioned for how "basic" it is. Backup camera, 3.92 gears, 8 speed trans, 4x4 and heated mirrors. I wanted a blacktop edition for awhile but most sell quickly or are non-cpo or non 8 speed trucks, both of which were a must for me. The hidden storage compartments on the rear floor are nice. The rear seat offers more room than any other true crew cab I've been in so far. I'm a big dude at 6'6" and I sit comfortably back there. Only downfall is sacrificing a bit of bed space, but Ram makes it up with factory trailer wiring and a class iv reciever.
Only planned mods for now is to bullet line the bed asap, put a leveling kit on it soon and get the windows tinted before summer comes around. The girlfriends dad just bought a Rebel from the same dealer and needs running boards so I'm gonna take these off and put them on his truck as I can't stand chrome and I dont need them really. I may add on a factory trailer brake controller and powdercoat the wheels black, but thats on down the road.
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