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Gone are the days when all you had to look over your shoulder for was the salesman and his manager. Now you also have to keep an eye on your wallet as the banker’s cut has gone significantly larger with rates above 6%…. Today’s buyer has to cut a heck of a deal on the truck but also pull off a...

Correct. I see I may not have made that clear as I assumed for the 2024 MY that the Warlock only comes in the Classic. However I understand for 2025 they are going to produce the Warlock in the 5th Feb with the new engine. I purchased the Classic so as to get the 5.7 non-eTorque and...

I know this is an older thread but thought I'd throw this out there...I had to leave the Ram nation back in 2022 due to medical issues but now they are all resolved so jumping back in...I just purchased a 2024 Ram 1500 Warlock Quad Cab, 4x4 with 5.7L (non-eTorque thankfully), 3.92, no rear...

They were purchased from Dawn Enterprises. I know they sell direct online but you can also get them from Amazon. I ended up giving them to a coworker who installed them, and they look fantastic. Very durable and the 3M tape on them holds like cement...

Wife loves the Laramie because it has the power passenger seat for her height challenged body. Personally, I've always preferred the Big Horn as I don't need all the bells and whistles but more importantly because it comes with cloth seats - I've never been a big fan of leather seats and yes...

Mind if I ask which dealer in Houston you were working with? I've dealt with Gillman, Mac Haik and Northwest CJDR which all play this game. MD is the way to go IMHO.

Yes, and then when you go into the dealership they hit you with their $2995 add on...Mac Haik, Autonation, Gillman, Helfman, Southfork, Gulfgate and Finnegan are all advertising with 20% off but then nail you to the wall when you get into the dealership via their add on and/or low balling your...

Negotiated a deal late yesterday on a new 2023 Ram 1500 4x4 Built to Serve edition with 5.7L. $60,305 MSRP + TTL $1145 + Doc Fee $150 = $61,600 -$4,000 trade equity (I’m happy with trade offer) -$1,000 CC financing rebate -$11,600 dealer discounts and rebates $45,000 Out the door I’m supposed...

Thanks for askingI MD Anderson has once again performed a miracle with the good Lord's blessing and it appears I'll get to spend another twenty or thirty years watching my grandson grow up. I lost my all but 3" of my esophagus and 1/2 of my stomach, have enough scars to dress up on Halloween...

Yep, typical of your previous postings, you continue to prove the point I made in my earlier post…one more dealership idiot.

I don’t insult every dealer employee as often as possible - only you! I know it gets to you more than most and love ruining your afternoon!!!

Not the case with my Ecodiesel. I took it in with 400 miles on the odometer and a leaking transfer case seal. Service Manager had the nerve to ask me if I did any maintenance on it…I damned near died with a stupid question like that with 400 miles on the odometer. He said they’ve never seen...

That is the bare minimum I’d do on any vehicle. With my Ecodiesel, I’ve been following my standard procedure mentioned above PLUS getting the receipts notarized, obtaining three non-familial witnesses to execute and get notarized a form attesting to the fact they watched me do each maintenance...

I use a method which paid off on my wife’s Jeep Wrangler that had the 3.6L develop serious issues. It was a 2014 Wrangler with the 3.6L and I did all the oil changes. I had the same on one of our Cummins and one of our Hemi’s (minor issues that the dealer wanted to document routine maintenance...

I’m old so I’m not in near as big a hurry as I used to be so keep my speed at 65 on the interstate. The truckers set their speed in the right lane and let the “bunny rabbits” fly by so I decided to adopt the practice. I’ll speed up when passing do as to not hold up traffic and it seems to work...