BigRed06
Junior Member
I'd buy the 59K truck, buy a service contract, and change the oil often, every 3,500 miles.
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You didn't say: Do either of the trucks have the infamous "hemi tick"?My buddy works at a shop and has two 1500’s I could buy off him. One has 59,000 miles, the other has about 80,000 miles.
I would like to get the 59k truck, it is a bit cleaner, has a full king cab with a nicer interior. However I’m sketched out about the lifters and cams on these trucks. Nothing has been done to this one, I feel as if it’s a gamble of whether I get a good motor or not.
The truck with 80k has the smaller quad cab, isn’t quite as clean, and the interior isn’t as nice. However…. It just had the cam and lifters warrantied and they will be brand new at the time of purchase.
Any opinions or insight?
They both will be about the same price. I would like the nice model, and would consider putting a hellcat oil pump on it, as I’ve heard those can help prevent lifter failures.
TLDR: I can’t decide which to go with, I want the truck with lesser miles, but am afraid of a fatal cam failure.
My 2016 Ram 1500 Hemi purchased new just turned 140k miles, the last 13,117.9 accumulated in a five week trek from the east coast to the west coast to Alaska and return via the prairie provinces and northern tier. It has been stone reliable throughout without any issues on a 5k (more or less) OCF interval using on sale synthetic 5W20 and good filters. I’d not be afraid of either truck you describe. What is your intended use and how do you maintain and drive your vehicles? Like all vehicles, most issues begin at the driver’s head and right foot.My buddy works at a shop and has two 1500’s I could buy off him. One has 59,000 miles, the other has about 80,000 miles.
I would like to get the 59k truck, it is a bit cleaner, has a full king cab with a nicer interior. However I’m sketched out about the lifters and cams on these trucks. Nothing has been done to this one, I feel as if it’s a gamble of whether I get a good motor or not.
The truck with 80k has the smaller quad cab, isn’t quite as clean, and the interior isn’t as nice. However…. It just had the cam and lifters warrantied and they will be brand new at the time of purchase.
Any opinions or insight?
They both will be about the same price. I would like the nice model, and would consider putting a hellcat oil pump on it, as I’ve heard those can help prevent lifter failures.
TLDR: I can’t decide which to go with, I want the truck with lesser miles, but am afraid of a fatal cam failure.