Well..... Goodbye 1500. Hello 2500. She has finally arrived!

[Slutzk]

About a week before you picked up your 2025 I purchased a certified used 2024 at Bill Luke Santan.

Mine is treating me good. How is yours treating you?

Truck looks great, @Slutzk !

Nice! Yeah i actually picked mine up from Bill Luke in Phoenix. 3rd truck from them. No issues and great, they have always beat out every single dealer in the state actually and even Mark dodge at the time to make the sale.

Well so far so good, i have zero complaints and love it from the little that i have driven it. I bought it, drove it daily till i put 390 miles on it, then parked it in the drive way on a battery tender and been sitting ever since, been 5 weeks now lol

Thank you!

 

[Davidbt]

About a week before you picked up your 2025 I purchased a certified used 2024 at Bill Luke Santan.

Mine is treating me good. How is yours treating you?

Truck looks great, @Slutzk !

Was yours a previous rental? Mine had 11,800 miles when I purchased it June 10th.

 

[MADDOG95]

Was yours a previous rental? Mine had 11,800 miles when I purchased it June 10th.

Yes it was. Hertz rental out of Portland, OR

 

[MADDOG95]

Nice! Yeah i actually picked mine up from Bill Luke in Phoenix. 3rd truck from them. No issues and great, they have always beat out every single dealer in the state actually and even Mark dodge at the time to make the sale.

Well so far so good, i have zero complaints and love it from the little that i have driven it. I bought it, drove it daily till i put 390 miles on it, then parked it in the drive way on a battery tender and been sitting ever since, been 5 weeks now lol

Thank you!

You're welcome! I got mine from Bill Luke Santan. Second vehicle I've purchased from them and both purchases were an excellent experience.

 

[azrwilkinson]

There was supposed to be a laughing emoji with that post. I traded my 2021 1500 5.7 for my 2024 2500 6.4 Big Horn, and I'm very happy with it. View attachment 87939View attachment 87940

Nice truck! I might be the minority here on loving the ability to have a sixth passenger. Also wife loves that she can keep her purse when no one is sitting there.

 

[MADDOG95]

Most of the time my front armrest/center console is down but I like having the 6th person seat option, especially for one of the grandkids.

 

[Davidbt]

Yes it was. Hertz rental out of Portland, OR

I think mine came out of the East Los Angeles area.

 

[Nandark]

So I've seen a lot of pre-owned 2500 for sale at dealerships that were previous rental vehicles. Are those safe to buy?

 

[Slutzk]

Are those safe to buy?

This is a broad question. Kinda hard to answer this. as there is many factors.

However in short, people by rental vehicles all the time.

 

[Nandark]

How about under 20,000 miles for a one year old 2500 with the Hemi?

Bought from a reputable new car dealership?

 

[Davidbt]

I tried to get the lowest mileage truck I could find in my area. I had to drive a hour and a half to buy it. I wanted low idle hours also, but they are rental trucks. I paid $40,800 for mine. It's pretty well equipped for a Big Horn these days, and it doesn't have a big ass 12" screen, which I despise. Mine had 11,800 miles when I picked it up June 10th.

 

[Slutzk]

How about under 20,000 miles for a one year old 2500 with the Hemi?

Bought from a reputable new car dealership?

Yeah at that point you are just purchasing a used vehicle. So your regular inspections of what to look out for applies. Go take a look at em, drive them, check engine/idle hours, check maintenance history, etc.

Buying a used truck is relative to everyone. You have individuals who wouldnt buy anything but new and some who'd never buy new. Have some that wouldnt mind 20k-50k miles with some who would never touch 20-50k miles. Then you have people who have no problem buying 150k plus miles on them. Just depends. Like i said its kind of hard to answer that as everyone's opinion on that is different. If you asking are they reliable after 20k miles? Id argue its barley broken in, and for a rental most of those are given away because their personal truck is in the shop so its most the time just driven as a daily. But again just go take a look at them, if you like it, pull the trigger and enjoy!

 

[azrwilkinson]

Mine was purchased used with 4500 miles on it. From Nashville and it too was a rental unit. Basically new, a few minor scratches here and there but the interior was like brand new! Also the bed liner is pristine, looks like nothing was ever hauled in there.

 

[Goodkat]

Well.... im officially a HD truck owner. Had it custom built to order and had arrived for pick up.
2025 RAM 2500 BH. V8 HEMI. Crew Cab. 6'4 bed. 4.10 gear. Fully loaded.
Before i picked it up i had them install the Thuren 2" leveling kit with Thuren trac bar and front/rear Bilstein shocks.
Tire are Toyo OC AT3 35x11.5r20 (stock wheel.... i do not have any spacers)
Just need to get the tint done, PPF and done! Coming soon.
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Nice. What is the payload capacity?

 

[Slutzk]

Nice. What is the payload capacity?

Thank you. I dont remember off the top of my head and dont have a picture but i believe its somewhere around 3,300ibs more or less.

 

[LeRamona]

Yes it was. Hertz rental out of Portland, OR

I purchased my '24 BH from Carvana and it came from a rental in Portland Oregon. Ours could be long lost cousins.

 

[LeRamona]

How about under 20,000 miles for a one year old 2500 with the Hemi?

Bought from a reputable new car dealership?

I bought mine back in June with 21K miles from Carvana and it was a rental. Fairly well equipped but lacking heated seats and remote start. I already have the KaodTech cable and keyfob. As soon as I have time to find the purple wire to weld on a resistor, I'll activate the remote start with JScan. Be sure to get under the truck and tighten the starter cables. I had no start problems, even after attempting to jump start it and it would start. Turned out to be a loose starter cable.

 

[Subsusnrete9]

I bought mine back in June with 21K miles from Carvana and it was a rental. Fairly well equipped but lacking heated seats and remote start. I already have the KaodTech cable and keyfob. As soon as I have time to find the purple wire to weld on a resistor, I'll activate the remote start with JScan. Be sure to get under the truck and tighten the starter cables. I had no start problems, even after attempting to jump start it and it would start. Turned out to be a loose starter cable.

I recently purchased a 2024 2500 from Carvana also. Mine was a lease / rental from Montana with 21K miles too. I also had a loose starter cable at the starter!! interesting.

I am researching installing a remote start - found aftermarket ones -- but see on several sites that the 2024 is probably wired for it already and just hood latch and programing / different key fobs. Looking for definitive instructions. Dealer says they have never heard of this and that truck in NOT prewired.

Researching.

Subsusnrete9

 

[Brutal_HO]

I recently purchased a 2024 2500 from Carvana also. Mine was a lease / rental from Montana with 21K miles too. I also had a loose starter cable at the starter!! interesting.

I am researching installing a remote start - found aftermarket ones -- but see on several sites that the 2024 is probably wired for it already and just hood latch and programing / different key fobs. Looking for definitive instructions. Dealer says they have never heard of this and that truck in NOT prewired.

Researching.

Subsusnrete9

Your dealer is unsmart.

Since these posts, JScan has cracked the code for programming FOB on 19-24 trucks.

J

Post in thread 'Remote start added to 2020 Tradesman (SOLVED)'

Aug 7, 2020

Just to clarify- yes, you can enable the remote start setting with AlfaOBD, but you still need to have the dealer program the new fob with the remote start button on it. Therefore, it’s not absolutely necessary to use AlfaOBD to enable remote start, since the dealer can add the XBM sales code for remote start when they program the fob.
There is a “kit”, and all it consists of is two fobs and the hood latch with it’s wiring. If you already have a connector with wires plugged into your hood latch, then all you need is a fob.

If you’re buying a fob, you...

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Thread 'Remote start added to 2020 Tradesman (SOLVED)'

Aug 4, 2020

Hi all, new to the forum, as I bought not only my first Ram HD, but my first new vehicle! A 2020 2500 Tradesman with the Cummins diesel, 4x4 6'4" bed, upgraded with 8.4" uconnect.....

The only option it does not have, that I truly desire, is a remote start. My truck has a push button start and keyfob.

The dealer said it would be $700 to install a remote start, my question is, to get the factory remote start; what do I need to do?

Is it just as simple as buying and programming the new keyfobs with the extra key, and then having the truck Vin coded?

I am wondering what, cheaper options...

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[jake2544]

Well.... im officially a HD truck owner. Had it custom built to order and had arrived for pick up.
2025 RAM 2500 BH. V8 HEMI. Crew Cab. 6'4 bed. 4.10 gear. Fully loaded.
Before i picked it up i had them install the Thuren 2" leveling kit with Thuren trac bar and front/rear Bilstein shocks.
Tire are Toyo OC AT3 35x11.5r20 (stock wheel.... i do not have any spacers)
Just need to get the tint done, PPF and done! Coming soon.
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Looks great, congrats! Great choice on level and track bar, cant go wrong with Thuren.