Redfour5
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I do searches on Cargurus just for the heck of it around various Hemi Builds. I looked at Ram 3500's Hemi's to see what was out there. IF you are doing searches, I recommend doing this. One is pull up the monroney by VIN number. You can do that here https://lancelhoff.com/how-to-get-ram-window-sticker-from-vin-number/ Go down the page to the "Get Ram Window Sticker." Then I also pull up the tow rating from the Ram site. You can get that here https://www.ramtrucks.com/towing/towing-guide.html/vin-lookup#/vin-lookup/3C63RRMJ5NG357050 Between these two, you will know what you are looking at. On Cargurus, you will need to do a national search by going to the distance from you site and hitting the nationwide button.
So, anyway, I did one this morning and you would be surprised at what you can find for very good deals on Ram 3500's with Hemi's. The Best deals are on Big Horns but there are a few Laramies also that are sometimes pretty tricked out for 70K or less with a few 2022's still available as of July 10, 2023. One thing I ran across was a few dually's at 70K or less. You want payload at around 6400 lbs?, Now is the time to buy. The main problem is max tow obviously because of the Hemi. They run from 16,500 to under 15,000 lbs. My 2500 has 15K max tow. But if you were looking at some 35 foot or less fifth wheels with massive payload, you could tow all day. And they kind of hide that it is a dually until you pull up the monroney even not showing most of them as duallys in the stock pics. You will pull one up and see all the stuff on it and be a bit surprised when you consider prices comparable or better than 2500's and then see it is a dually. You can tell that these are kind of unicorn trucks and there are only a few hundred across the country so you will likely have to travel if you want to get one, but some serious deals on a serious truck if you are OK with a reduced max tow... associated with the dually configuration and a Hemi. Of course you be owning a beast but hey, if that's what you want... I am always tempted with the wife who wants a big fifth wheel. I don't.
So, if you are retired or looking and bored, searching on Cargurus is fun with the other pages open. I prefer it over the other search engines, but to each their own. Keeping the monroney by vin page and the Ram tow capacity by vin pages open is a good way to peruse the national market.
So, anyway, I did one this morning and you would be surprised at what you can find for very good deals on Ram 3500's with Hemi's. The Best deals are on Big Horns but there are a few Laramies also that are sometimes pretty tricked out for 70K or less with a few 2022's still available as of July 10, 2023. One thing I ran across was a few dually's at 70K or less. You want payload at around 6400 lbs?, Now is the time to buy. The main problem is max tow obviously because of the Hemi. They run from 16,500 to under 15,000 lbs. My 2500 has 15K max tow. But if you were looking at some 35 foot or less fifth wheels with massive payload, you could tow all day. And they kind of hide that it is a dually until you pull up the monroney even not showing most of them as duallys in the stock pics. You will pull one up and see all the stuff on it and be a bit surprised when you consider prices comparable or better than 2500's and then see it is a dually. You can tell that these are kind of unicorn trucks and there are only a few hundred across the country so you will likely have to travel if you want to get one, but some serious deals on a serious truck if you are OK with a reduced max tow... associated with the dually configuration and a Hemi. Of course you be owning a beast but hey, if that's what you want... I am always tempted with the wife who wants a big fifth wheel. I don't.
So, if you are retired or looking and bored, searching on Cargurus is fun with the other pages open. I prefer it over the other search engines, but to each their own. Keeping the monroney by vin page and the Ram tow capacity by vin pages open is a good way to peruse the national market.