Hemi, Hurricane, or keep my current Ram

[Ramintime]

I keep going back and forth on keeping or going new, especially with the truck running good and the warranty.
That being said I think I would be getting a decent deal on a new ordered Laramie.
The sticker will be about 73. The current incentives and the extra 5000 total 8500 off. I am getting 1% under invoice which is about 5500. With 16K for my trade,. That brings me to an amount due of around 43K before state taxes. I have a resource that increased in value substantially in the last 3 months for a substantial down payment, leaving me with a monthly payment of around 300.
With the truck order only happening early next week, I'm hoping it doesn't come in for almost 2 months as the incentives tend to increase starting in January or February. If they do the 10% off sticker they did for a few months this year, that would give me another 3500 off.
It is a hard decision, If my truck was a rust bucket piece of trash, it would be a lot easier.

The way I see it, if you know there are better incentives coming, might still be better off waiting. That trade-in estimate you got will be offered again since they want you to not have that warranty anymore. Also really depends on how much you're truly comfortable with the amount your paying out the door as well as a monthly payment.

 

[Reverse]

We have the unlimited warranty on our 2014 Big Horn. We will keep driving and repairing that truck as long as possible, since the current extended warranties are almost worthless if you drive a lot of miles like we do. 235,000 miles so far and still going strong.

 

[1791]

yeah if you take the trade in16k and the 5k off this laramie your at 38.5 pretty cheap. and that includes delivery.
and it's a hemi, pretty nice truck......

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[PurpleRT]

Paid off truck thats been reliable w/ a lifetime warranty > financed new truck w/ a limited warranty


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[pensfan]

yeah if you take the trade in16k and the 5k off this laramie your at 38.5 pretty cheap. and that includes delivery.
and it's a hemi, pretty nice truck......

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I've seen their pricing before. However there are 2 issues that I see. I am 1300 miles from them. I would have to pay shipping of the new truck which at this point I don't know the cost and would have to talk to them. The 2nd is caused by the certificate for 5K. They have to physically have possession of my truck for the certificate to viable. I have to ship my truck to them. I suspect some both of these costs would substantially reduce any savings I have with them. If it was a normal trade I could sell my truck locally. As my deal exists now, after the trade, 1% under invoice, and all incentives I am around 43K.
Nothing is easy.

 

[pensfan]

Paid off truck thats been reliable w/ a lifetime warranty > financed new truck w/ a limited warranty
I know exactly what you mean. That is why this is a really hard decision for me.

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[BowDown]

Yes I am. The extra 5000 incentive is pushing me to do something. I have until 1/5 to decide.
If I didn't have the warranty it would probably have been traded in the last year.

That's a tuff one, if you're happy with your truck then I'd say keep it. That said, if you haven't had any major failures then the warranty probably isn't worth that much.
A new truck isnt going to have that warranty and it's a toss up as to whether or not you'll need it.

My 20 Limited had no real issues but I used the extended warranty twice and it may have helped a goodwill case with the dash replacement.
I had the AC TSB done and the exhaust manifolds replaced just outside the 5/60 warranty so the extended picked both up. The AC TSB was about $2500 and I think the manifolds were $800ish; I paid $2300 for the warranty (7 year /unlimited mileage).

When I sold the truck, I canceled the remaining extended warranty and got a prorated check for $750 from FCA last week. I took that and applied it to the warranty for the new truck, 6 year/125K miles for effectively $1500.
You can do a buy-in for a 10/100k warranty for $700 but that's only the powertrain and I wanted the electronics covered and HVAC covered as well.

If my 20 had not been in an accident and spent 4 months in the shop, I wouldn't have done it as I don't think the 5th gen HEMI to 5th Gen Hurricane is a worthwhile upgrade. 4th Gen to a 5th maybe but IDK that a $5000 coupon would make me get a new payment if you're happy with your truck. I certainly not happy about new payments again but I'm going to apply the money from the sale of my 20 to the 25 and be aggressive towards paying it off quickly

 

[BowDown]

I've seen their pricing before. However there are 2 issues that I see. I am 1300 miles from them. I would have to pay shipping of the new truck which at this point I don't know the cost and would have to talk to them. The 2nd is caused by the certificate for 5K. They have to physically have possession of my truck for the certificate to viable. I have to ship my truck to them. I suspect some both of these costs would substantially reduce any savings I have with them. If it was a normal trade I could sell my truck locally. As my deal exists now, after the trade, 1% under invoice, and all incentives I am around 43K.
Nothing is easy.

I Paid $650 for shipping my truck from Memphis to Dallas, about 500 miles so you'd probably spend at least $1000 each way. The dealer in memphis matched Marks discounts, you could always ask if you decide to buy a new truck

 

[mikeru82]

That's a tuff one, if you're happy with your truck then I'd say keep it. That said, if you haven't had any major failures then the warranty probably isn't worth that much.
A new truck isnt going to have that warranty and it's a toss up as to whether or not you'll need it.

My 20 Limited had no real issues but I used the extended warranty twice and it may have helped a goodwill case with the dash replacement.
I had the AC TSB done and the exhaust manifolds replaced just outside the 5/60 warranty so the extended picked both up. The AC TSB was about $2500 and I think the manifolds were $800ish; I paid $2300 for the warranty (7 year /unlimited mileage).

When I sold the truck, I canceled the remaining extended warranty and got a prorated check for $750 from FCA last week. I took that and applied it to the warranty for the new truck, 6 year/125K miles for effectively $1500.
You can do a buy-in for a 10/100k warranty for $700 but that's only the powertrain and I wanted the electronics covered and HVAC covered as well.

If my 20 had not been in an accident and spent 4 months in the shop, I wouldn't have done it as I don't think the 5th gen HEMI to 5th Gen Hurricane is a worthwhile upgrade. 4th Gen to a 5th maybe but IDK that a $5000 coupon would make me get a new payment if you're happy with your truck. I certainly not happy about new payments again but I'm going to apply the money from the sale of my 20 to the 25 and be aggressive towards paying it off quickly

OP already said he’s used the warranty for about $5000 worth of repairs. But it really doesn’t matter how much he’s used it up until now. This is a lifetime warranty. Vehicles will start having issues as they age. A lifetime warranty isn’t worth having unless you’re keeping the vehicle for a very long time. In fact I don’t understand why anyone would buy a lifetime warranty if they don’t plan on keeping the vehicle for essentially forever. In this case they’re willing to pay him five grand to give it up. I can see why he’s having trouble deciding. Personally I’d keep the truck and lean on the warranty. It seems like no one can make quality or reliable new vehicles right now.

I've seen their pricing before. However there are 2 issues that I see. I am 1300 miles from them. I would have to pay shipping of the new truck which at this point I don't know the cost and would have to talk to them. The 2nd is caused by the certificate for 5K. They have to physically have possession of my truck for the certificate to viable. I have to ship my truck to them. I suspect some both of these costs would substantially reduce any savings I have with them. If it was a normal trade I could sell my truck locally. As my deal exists now, after the trade, 1% under invoice, and all incentives I am around 43K.
Nothing is easy.

Or you could just drive your truck to them to trade it in. Having recently made the 3000 mile drive from Florida to Washington state three times in six weeks (9000 miles total), a round trip of 2600 miles would be a walk in the park

 

[PurpleRT]

Hear me out I bet that $5k off offer will be presented again down the road (probably more). No need to rush because you feel like it wont offered again. They’re only offering that to get you out of that Maxcare warranty. Gonna be hard to go back lets say you get new truck and eventually its starts having issues (maybe it won’t) and you have to have to play the whole cat and mouse game and fine print to get w/e covered not to mentioned… the backorder on some parts. Everybody wants a new truck but you really have to think about it and make a pro/cons list and figure out of its worth it.

 

[bunk22]

I think worrying the e-torque and if there are extra's in stock is a bit silly. If buying a new one, I suppose anything can break or be defective but what are the chances? With that said, I had a 2020 F150 STX 2.7 that had electrical gremlins and thanks to COVID, replacement parts I needed were not in supply, so I had to wait, wait, and wait. I ended up getting rid of it for a 2022 in mid 2021. So, not saying it can't happen, did to me, but I would say buy with confidence.

With that said, my 2023 5.7 Hemi with the e-torque, 4x4, Lone Star now has 23,7XX miles on it. I'm retired and don't really go anywhere, thus the low miles. But a few months back I was getting my oil changed at the dealership and I test drove a 2026 Ram 1500 Warlock with the SO Hurricane. My former F150's all had custom tunes, and a 93 octane or E50 tune on a turbocharged motor really wakes them up. But I also love naturally aspirated V8 motors, the sound, the connection you feel with the engine, etc. My 22 F150 was much quicker than my Ram 5.7 and this Hurricane felt as quick, if not quicker that that custom tuned F150. So driving that quiet but powerful Hurricane had my mind wandering. I have a low mileage, zero issue 2023 Ram 5.7 and for a trade-in, my truck payment would have been almost the same. Nothing lost, nothing gained, except I would get a truck with tremendous low to mid-range torque! However, I'm still driving my much beloved 5.7 Hemi as I decided to keep what is a good thing, for now at least. Maybe a cat-back exhaust to liven up the Hemi sound is in order, just to remind about the sexiness of a v8.

 

[boogielander]

this is just me.
if i was going from 4th gen I'd go with either a TRX or a 2500 Power Wagon.

Yolo it, especially with the extra $5k.


or just keep the truck since there's nothing wrong with it. keep up with your maintenance and with your lifetime warranty you'll be good.

 

[pensfan]

Hear me out I bet that $5k off offer will be presented again down the road (probably more). No need to rush because you feel like it wont offered again. They’re only offering that to get you out of that Maxcare warranty. Gonna be hard to go back lets say you get new truck and eventually its starts having issues (maybe it won’t) and you have to have to play the whole cat and mouse game and fine print to get w/e covered not to mentioned… the backorder on some parts. Everybody wants a new truck but you really have to think about it and make a pro/cons list and figure out of its worth it.

The 5000 was offered to me late in '24 also. At the time I was trading my wife's Charger for a Durango, so the 5k was useless to me. It seems to be a once a year thing.

 

[pensfan]

this is just me.
if i was going from 4th gen I'd go with either a TRX or a 2500 Power Wagon.

Yolo it, especially with the extra $5k.


or just keep the truck since there's nothing wrong with it. keep up with your maintenance and with your lifetime warranty you'll be good.

Neither of those trucks would fit in my garage. Not my type of vehicle either.