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Finish this sentence: "If I had it all to do over again with my Ram 1500, I would _______________."

mingya

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Wish I would have looked at these forums. Reading all these issues on new trucks is a bit overwhelming. I was going to add some accessories to start with before getting into more expensive items but Im afraid to touch anything now. And my next door neighbor was asking me about my truck and next thing I know, he and his father went to the same dealer a couple days ago. One purchased a wht. big horn night edt. And the other all black. Dam I hope they have good luck with theirs.
 

JTMachineDesign

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I would make SURE it had true keyless entry. why a Loredo has it and the Big Horn doesn't defies rational reasoning.
My Wife's 2018 Grand Cherokee has it.. My son's 2012 Prius even has it.. but not my 1500 RAM..
I know it's technically possible to add it.. but Chrysler wont allow it.
 

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Built up a Tradesman as opposed to the Laramie that I currently run lol.
 

Condor757

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I absolutely love my patriot blue 2019 Big Horn. Level 2 package and LED lighting group. If I could do it over again...

1) patriot blue Built to Serve edition
2) Ram Boxes

that’s about it. Love everything else about my truck.
 

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Wish I would have looked at these forums. Reading all these issues on new trucks is a bit overwhelming. I was going to add some accessories to start with before getting into more expensive items but Im afraid to touch anything now. And my next door neighbor was asking me about my truck and next thing I know, he and his father went to the same dealer a couple days ago. One purchased a wht. big horn night edt. And the other all black. Dam I hope they have good luck with theirs.
Take your time with mods. It's easy to get caught up with a new vehicle and reading the forum. In time some of the changes you were thinking of making may not be all that significant. I'm learning the advantages of my (temporary at the time of purchase) Extang Black Max snap cover and cheap $160 chrome ebay running boards (also temporary).
In fact I have the OEM Matte Black running boards for 7-8 months now and have not found the desire to put them on.
 

Hydroblueguy

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Wish I would have looked at these forums. Reading all these issues on new trucks is a bit overwhelming. I was going to add some accessories to start with before getting into more expensive items but Im afraid to touch anything now. And my next door neighbor was asking me about my truck and next thing I know, he and his father went to the same dealer a couple days ago. One purchased a wht. big horn night edt. And the other all black. Dam I hope they have good luck with theirs.
Hope you guys have better luck then I’ve had!
 

Wakesnowb

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Wish I would have looked at these forums. Reading all these issues on new trucks is a bit overwhelming. I was going to add some accessories to start with before getting into more expensive items but Im afraid to touch anything now. And my next door neighbor was asking me about my truck and next thing I know, he and his father went to the same dealer a couple days ago. One purchased a wht. big horn night edt. And the other all black. Dam I hope they have good luck with theirs.
Don't be afraid. It is all good. This stuff is all outliers on the major stuff. Plus its all under warranty.
 

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Held out for a Laramie configured exactly the way I wanted it. I let price get in the way even though I could afford more. If I had to change something on the bighorn it would have been looking for the premium lighting. The Laramie would have solved that.
 

habu987

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I would have held out for the '20 EcoD with MFT. Things have changed since I got my '19, though, and now I'm planning on trading up to a 2500 whenever the HDs get the full 5th gen treatment.
 

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