At what point do I stop looking for a "better deal"? Found a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, ext cab, tow pkg, bed cover, loaded, one owner, all maintenance records, fanatically maintained, recent new tranny, many items replaced, looks NEW in/out... 167k miles, $4250 (high side of average book value). Found another, 1998, lower miles, more owners (3), no real maintenance history/knowledge, $3700.00. Last week still another, 180k miles, 1994, $350.00 This has been going on for weeks. Prices seem all over the map around here. What's the biggest thing to look at? Is the one owner the winner? Or do you go for lower mileage?
I'm going crazy trying to decide. All test drive fine, but when I get real serious I'll pay 4 a mechanic to look it over & run diagnostics & ?? I obviously can't do that w/every truck in the running! $4400 is all I've got and it has to be well spent... I cannot afford major repairs soon after purchase. I need reliability above all else.
Thoughts? Thanks
2006-10-09
19:32:11
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