1998 Dodge Ram Pickup XLT from North America - Comments

26th Dec 2002, 14:37

"An attractive, expensive mistake"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Rear end went out at 56,000 miles.

Transfer case went out at 60,000 miles.

Leather seats worn out at 60,000 miles.

Gas mileage is awful.

General comments?

I like this truck, lots of power, fun to drive, the design is the best ever, sharp looking truck. However, I will not get very many more miles out of this expensive mistake. I purchased vehicle used for $20,000, and have put another $5000.00 into it to keep it on the road. I would definitely buy an extended warranty if purchasing one used!!!


21st Jan 2005, 22:47

I purchased this truck with 101000 kilometers, and now has 150000. I had only to change the water pump. I am very pleased with the power this truck has, I almost went chevy. I dorve my dads, compared to mine it was no comparison. Dodge took it all the way, more of a truck feeling, higher front end, more power ,chevy parts cost more and not a sissy truck. The gas miliage on the chev was better, but not as much horsepower and the dodge has been reliable to the last minute. I will definetly buy another dodge product again and so on...


16th Oct 2006, 14:37

In Europe these trucks are unsustainable. I can't imagine any sane person driving a pickup truck with a 6 litre engine in Europe. I do wonder how the US is going to cope as fuel costs go up. Anything that does less than 40mpg in the UK is regarded as a gas guzzler, what does this truck do? 15mpg? Just amazing the US economy can take it...

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