08-28-2019, 10:23 AM
I won my case against Ford with the BBB Auto Line (full update/story to come in that thread, later) and long story short, my 2018 F-150 gets repurchased tomorrow morning. With the truck's return looming and my '01 X5 shitbox-offroader-that-I've-been-daily-driving looking less and less appealing by the day, I started seriously shopping a few weeks ago. With my "fark, what do I buy" thread returning no real surprise thoughts, I decided on a 2014-2018 Ram 1500 as the next tow rig/daily. The "big SUV" options didn't excite me much, and nothing I was shopping would be truly fun like a sports car, so having the best tool for the hardest job was most important.
Anyway, with the Ford financials secured (I'm getting some money back) I was able to set a budget and get serious. I decided the appearance of the Sport trim (different bumpers/wheels, lack of chrome) was what I preferred, and the Blue Streak Pearl paint color was my first choice. Ended up finding two of the same truck late last week and made a move on one last night. I picked the one that was cheaper and in better condition and closer to home.
Zach and Tyler get big kudos for driving me out to Chantilly at rush hour, then sticking around until we made sure the truck wasn't a rusty POS and agreed on a price.
This is a 2016 Ram 1500 Sport with 41,500 miles. It was sold to me as FCA Certified Pre-Owned and has a powertrain warranty extended to 7 years/100k miles from first date in service. I also get a 3 month/3k mile bumper-to-bumper warranty to cover anything that comes up. It's got a Hemi (yeet) paired to the Mopar/ZF 8-speed and four-wheel drive. This truck has nearly every option available on the Sport for 2016, including leather seats, power-folding mirrors, heated and ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, Alpine audio (that bumps), keyless go, remote start, and the 8.4" UConnect with navigation. All Ram 1500s are coil-sprung and mine has the optional air suspension. It can be raised for off-roading, lowered via dash button or key fob for easy entry/exit, and will tuck itself down a little bit above 60 mph for "aero" help.
My particular truck was a 1-owner example from Winchester, VA. It came on brand-new Goodyear tires and included a spray-in bedliner and Bakflip MX4 hard tonneau cover ($960 new). Seems like the first owner took care of it, and I'm going to reach out to the servicing dealer in Winchester to see about any service history.
The brand-new Rams are super nice, but I didn't feel like they were worth a $20k+ jump in OTD pricing compared to this one.
![[Image: O8laRTm.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/O8laRTm.jpg)
![[Image: DXDZ3ZH.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/DXDZ3ZH.jpg)
![[Image: 8vtvKrd.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/8vtvKrd.jpg)
![[Image: CQ8HOyG.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/CQ8HOyG.jpg)
![[Image: EJQrcSo.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/EJQrcSo.jpg)
![[Image: uZJwUX1.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/uZJwUX1.jpg)
Anyway, with the Ford financials secured (I'm getting some money back) I was able to set a budget and get serious. I decided the appearance of the Sport trim (different bumpers/wheels, lack of chrome) was what I preferred, and the Blue Streak Pearl paint color was my first choice. Ended up finding two of the same truck late last week and made a move on one last night. I picked the one that was cheaper and in better condition and closer to home.
Zach and Tyler get big kudos for driving me out to Chantilly at rush hour, then sticking around until we made sure the truck wasn't a rusty POS and agreed on a price.
This is a 2016 Ram 1500 Sport with 41,500 miles. It was sold to me as FCA Certified Pre-Owned and has a powertrain warranty extended to 7 years/100k miles from first date in service. I also get a 3 month/3k mile bumper-to-bumper warranty to cover anything that comes up. It's got a Hemi (yeet) paired to the Mopar/ZF 8-speed and four-wheel drive. This truck has nearly every option available on the Sport for 2016, including leather seats, power-folding mirrors, heated and ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, Alpine audio (that bumps), keyless go, remote start, and the 8.4" UConnect with navigation. All Ram 1500s are coil-sprung and mine has the optional air suspension. It can be raised for off-roading, lowered via dash button or key fob for easy entry/exit, and will tuck itself down a little bit above 60 mph for "aero" help.
My particular truck was a 1-owner example from Winchester, VA. It came on brand-new Goodyear tires and included a spray-in bedliner and Bakflip MX4 hard tonneau cover ($960 new). Seems like the first owner took care of it, and I'm going to reach out to the servicing dealer in Winchester to see about any service history.
The brand-new Rams are super nice, but I didn't feel like they were worth a $20k+ jump in OTD pricing compared to this one.
![[Image: O8laRTm.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/O8laRTm.jpg)
![[Image: DXDZ3ZH.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/DXDZ3ZH.jpg)
![[Image: 8vtvKrd.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/8vtvKrd.jpg)
![[Image: CQ8HOyG.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/CQ8HOyG.jpg)
![[Image: EJQrcSo.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/EJQrcSo.jpg)
![[Image: uZJwUX1.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/uZJwUX1.jpg)
![[Image: 9WzxHIE.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/9WzxHIE.jpg)
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M