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Well guys I actually ended up getting an 04.5 Last week. Decided to just go for it and spend the extra money for a truck that would last me. its an 04.5 3500 QCSB Laramie with 156k on it -Suncoast trans -Head studs -II Dragonfly injectors -Phatshaft 62/14 turbo -Fass 150 -AFE intake -4" Stainless exhaust -Mag Hytec Rear pan and trans pan -Lorenz Industries Coils, leafs, and control arms -Thuren Fab track bar -King Shocks -Carli Suspension sway bar, hd end links, and steering stabilizer -Gearbox brace and redhead gearbox -Firestone rear bags -Ranch hand rear bumper -Western poly ultra mount plow I must say it doesn't ride as good as my duramax did but i love the power and feel of the truck. Very happy with the purchase.

Well guys I am bummed to say I did not get the truck. I drove 5 hours to go get the thing on saturday and got there to only be very disappointed. Issues with the truck were: -blown front main seal -smelled like coolant -bald tires -drivers side seatbelt was locked and the box from under center seat was MIA -dash was severely band-aided and looked like hell -steering was very sloppy -brakes sucked -"built" trans shifted like garbage when barely under load -bed sounded like it was going to fall off every bump also the truck had a manual lock for the 4wd, and a hole in the bed from a stack. So my guess is it was at one point in time a pulling truck. So now I am on the hunt for a 3rd gen 04.5-06 preferably with reasonable miles and either a built auto or manual in the 20k range, so we will see what I can come up with. Like i said I was very disappointed to have to leave the truck behind but it had money pit written all over it.

Sounds like a nice enough truck to me, but the price is definitely steep. I am getting an 01 with 157k virtually rust free for 9500.

Hey guys I'm Konnor. I am from Hadley, Michigan. I am going tomorrow to pick up my 01 Dodge and am looking forward to learning more about these trucks. I have been a ford guy for a while, then tried a duramax, and its time for a cummins to say the least. Looking forward to getting to know y'all and learning some stuff! The truck I am picking up is a 2001 Dodge ram 2500 SLT quad cab long bed. It is an auto with a suncoast converter, billet input, and suncoast clutches. It has 150hp DDP injectors, Edge Juice with attitude, and an exhaust. It has 157,000 miles.