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  1. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    What does one with a wife and two kids do in order to live in Maui?
  2. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    The Laramie leather seat upgrade has Alcantara in the creases between the seat surfaces and the side bolsters. Wikipedia describes it as "Alcantara is the brand name of a common synthetic textile material. It has a soft, suede-like microfiber pile and is noted for its durability. Alcantara is...
  3. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    Yes, I have seen that on Laramies and Longhorns -- wow, that MSRP is higher than a Limited! That said, I haven't run the options on the Limited to prove it side by side. It is a good exercise for a prospecting buyer to understand what makes a Limited a Limited, because many of its inclusions...
  4. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    After 1300 miles, I cannot seem to get above 14.1 mpg. It's deeply unnerving when the worst mileage on the sticker is 17 in the city. I would be thrilled to get 16 in the city, 19 on the highway.
  5. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    What year is yours? I have nearly decided to postpone paint correction and ceramic due to my monthly payment itself as well as numerous other mods I'm collecting first. I know that it's not mandatory to do that right away, although it's wise to act quickly if you want paint protection film...
  6. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    That was the first Ram I fell in love with, Patriot Blue with Indigo/Frost. I think it's the most elegant and cosmopolitan. Like, if I wanted to step out for valet parking in front of the opera house, this would be the right truck for it. I came very close, but the dealer was too proud and...
  7. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    I stated a qualifier, "if you are financing, that might be a terrible decision." If you and I buy identical trucks from the same dealer for the same price, but you get a 2.9% loan from your credit union and I get a 0% loan from Chrysler Capital, one of us has a better deal. And since the 0% is...
  8. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    Thanks to everyone for comments on locking lug nuts and the solder joints!
  9. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    First, considering investments has nothing to do with truck buying details. Second and more importantly, many incentives are treated as an either/or with special interest rates from Chrysler Capital. People say, I took the rebates because I would have lost them had I chosen 0%. Well, if you...
  10. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    Looking for some advice on locking lug nuts. I might find myself dispersed camping in Appalachia during some dirt bike trips. I don't want to return and find my truck with no wheels and all my camping gear gone. I have met many great folks out there, but it only takes one derelict to spoil...
  11. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    Are those the newfangled sleeve solder joints I see on Facebook ? You just heat them up and they solder AND shrink? Can you get them locally?
  12. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    This is interesting to me. Often with newly broken in engines, it's historically been recommended to do an oil change after 500 miles, or definitely before the normal 3000-6000. I'm just under 1200 miles and I've been thinking about the sense in doing one early. Our Rams have duty cycle and...
  13. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    My truck was completed in November 2020, with the blind spot, adv tech, and tech groups. So I guess the chip shortage began to affect later builds.
  14. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    Unless you are first taking off a down payment before you figure what you'd save in interest, you are saving quite a bit more than $3920! Your 17.14% is accurate. Tax is figured on sale price BEFORE rebates. California is 7.25% sales tax according to Google. That's $4800 on the sale price of...
  15. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    EXACTLY!
  16. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    How many of us would've bought earlier, had this documentation been better known?
  17. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    Of course. But that's Mark Dodge. There are 49 other states and thousands of other dealers. You give the best one as a typical example?
  18. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    HB is dealer holdback. FFP is Friends and Family Pricing Mark Dodge in Louisiana, a benchmark in this group for factory orders, gives about 14% off MSRP, and then you can also have any rebates/incentives available at the time of delivery. 14% is, judging by most of the content in this thread...
  19. WReckeR

    What did you do to your Ram today???

    I was surprised to find out that the OEM rubber doesn't come out. Well, I didn't tug on it hard enough yet... The inserts in my 2001 Dodge Dakota are all removeable for cleaning. Very desirable.
  20. WReckeR

    Price negotiated from MSRP

    BLIS = Blind Spot Information System. It's part of the Level (1,2) Equipment depending on model, or standard on the Limited.
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