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A friend was backing his 2020 5th-gen (DT) Bighorn and tangled his black passenger side tow mirror with a tree the other day, breaking a chunk out of the housing and doing a number on the convex mirror glass. It looks like the only option is to replace the whole mirror assembly, but I thought...

Another happy Mark Dodge customer here - 7.5 weeks from order to delivery. Aaron had said to expect 10-14 weeks. It would have gotten there even sooner if it hadn't sat for ten days waiting on an auto rack to become available. 2021 RAM Classic Tradesman 4x4 • Quad Cab • 6'4" box • 3.6l V6 •...

Yes, you have a 4th-gen truck (RAM Classic, "DS" vs. the 5th-gen "DT" trucks). I ran dedicated winter tires when we lived in the Midwest, and a narrower tire is generally considered better for snow. 265/70R17 is what my truck originally came with (Tradesman trim). I have no experience with...

I learned about this in one of the threads here (possibly this one?) - you'll have to search a bit. The name of the program is the "FCA Sold Order Consumer Incentive Protection Plan." es

Pics or it didn’t happen! :cool: es

The $1K coupon is awarded by RAM (seems to be hit-and-miss, tho) if you go to ramtrucks.com and request a brochure (snail mail). Mine took several weeks to arrive and I got an emailed coupon about a week later. Remind Aaron to fill out the paperwork to protect any current incentives for when...

I did a huge double-take a couple days ago when I caught sight of an Olive Pearl / Black Package Classic pulling out of a parking space maybe a hundred feet away. He drove off before I could get a photo, and I didn't see the front, but am pretty sure it was an Express as the black wheels...

Depending on where you are in the country, expect delays due to rail car ("auto rack") shortages. My truck took just over seven weeks from order date (June 24) to delivery at Mark Dodge* (August 13), and sat at the rail yard in Warren, MI for ten days waiting to get on an auto rack. You'll also...

My former '76 Cosworth Vega had a 6,500 RPM redline (and would still be pulling hard at 7,500). Its rev limiter was a hole in the block (which I thankfully never experienced!). es

Having recently migrated from a '15 2500 with 5.7/6-speed and column shift to a '21 Classic with 3.6/8speed and knob, I can state unequivocally that the V6 and 8-speed are a match made in heaven. I hated the driving experience of the 6-speed - shift programming was so bad, I kept it in tow/haul...

I guess I'll finish this thread by posting a few photos of mine, now that I have it in hand: As delivered. Day 2 of mods. Basically made it a poor man's Warlock! es

FWIW, mine was only 14 days from order to build sheet… es

First mod even before I got home with the truck… stopped at a tire shop and had them swap my tires over to my new wheels: Averaged 23.7 MPG over 627 miles and am quite happy with that. A good bit of that was on the Natchez Trace, where the speed limit is 50 (which I observed). Still on my...

First mod even before I got home with the truck… stopped at a tire shop and had them swap my tires over to my new wheels: Averaged 23.7 MPG over 627 miles and am quite happy with that. A good bit of that was on the Natchez Trace, where the speed limit is 50 (which I observed). Still on my...

So while I'm waiting to have my tires mounted on my new wheels (yes, modding before I even get home from Mark Dodge), I hauled the laptop out and ran my final purchase price numbers: MSRP: $41,905 Mark Dodge Price: $37, 687 (10% discount) Incentives at time of purchase: $3,500 (another 8%)...