1998 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Laramie SLT from North America - Comments

17th Jul 2007, 08:41

"A great truck that I'd let my own daughter drive"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

My water pump went out at 115000 miles. (bad bearing).

Nothing else.

General comments?

This truck is great! I get 20 miles a gallon on the freeway and around 15 in the city. I don't know what all these people are doing to their trucks that get <12mpg.

This truck is fast. Just last night I was driving home and some teenage kid pulled up next to me in his little tuner car. I blew that kid away in a truck other folks seem to think is a dog.

Comfort? Very comfortable! My Chevy 1500 was never this comfortable. I could sleep in my truck if I was in enough trouble with the wife. I love it, my wife loves it, my daughter loves it, my family and friends think it's great!

Handles very well. I just had an alignment done because it pulled to the right a bit. This truck corners very well! I don't drive gently all the time and it handles it for me when I'm don't. We own 5 acres of land with a house and such in Michigan, which is on a dirt road. This truck handles dirt and gravel like it's brand new pavement.

I haven't pulled anything, but I have hauled stuff. For example I put 1000 miles on it the first weekend I owned it by moving our entire house with only the truck. I also hauled 2000lbs of mulch for my mother (1000lbs per load). The engine had no problem pulling the truck load limit at a half ton. Did very well actually!

That's all I can really think of to say. I'll update this as things come up. Now they need to make a site where I can review my wife's spending habits... hahaha...


17th Jul 2007, 15:00

I agree I had a 98 Dodge Ram, mine was the sport, but it was loaded with everything. It was as you say very comfortable and fast. I was, however, one of the people who got less than 12 miles to the gallon. It is the one vehicle I still wish I had.

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