Used 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 for Sale

The Dodge Ram truck is very dependable, even after 200,000 plus miles. I depend on my truck from everything from towing horse trailers to hauling round bales of hay in the bed to carry my family around, This truck just requires general maintenance to keep running. I have a crew cab, and that gives everyone the extra leg room that is needed when traveling.

I call her Bessy - the successor to Betsy, my 1999 Dodge Ram. Bessy is a '01 1500 model 2WD Dodge Ram with a 5.2 liter engine. Her standard exterior is a silver finish which has handled 10+ years of blazing desert sun exposure like an absolute champion. The V8 engine still fires proudly and purrs boastfully as she sails down the freeway. Much like my '99, these trucks never ceased to amaze me with the amount of torque available when and if needed. For big heavy machines, they are surprisingly fast off of the line. I chose to go with a 2nd Dodge Ram after experiencing a blow out on the I-10 freeway in Palm Springs at 2:00am on my way home from LA with 2 girlfriends in tote (one was 5 months pregnant). Being a relatively inexperienced 19 yr old driver, when my left rear tire blew out I over compensated for the pitch, lost control, and went tumbling end over end. At least 3 times it was flipped and eventually came to a stop upside down with a small smoldering fire in the under carriage. Long story short, truck was totaled; however, my two girlfriends (+ fetus) and myself were perfectly fine short of some minor road rash and a fat lip. Seriously, that was it. Did I mention that one of my girlfriends was in the back of my quad cab not wearing a seat belt? She was not the pregnant one, but was the one to come out of this with a fat lip. Safety is very important to me and fter seeing what it protected us from the next day in the impound lot, "if" I would be getting another Dodge Ram wasn't even a question. Bessy now has about 130K miles on her. Original engine and transmission. Last transmission flush (within last 2K miles) was the first time there's been any report of metal in the fluid. First signs of tranny breakdown. Thankfully, still seeming to function just fine.

I've had this truck for a few months now and so far it runs like a champ. It does have cheap plastic though in the interior. I've never seen one with a perfect dashboard, though they do make dash caps. The transmission is the worst thing about this truck. Mileage is 113k and it does have the original transmission, but it doesn't like to shift gears quickly (almost have to floor it for it to downshift and left almost completely off the accelerator for it to shift up). Gas mileage is 14/15 around town and 17-18 on the freeway. I have the extended cab model, which allows me to carry several extra passengers, or lots of cargo storage space by flipping up the back bench seat. This truck is also a 4x4. It has a strong V8 engine, and can go through the toughest terrain with ease. It also has all the creature comforts of a luxury SUV, with cruise control buttons on the leather wrapped steering wheel, air conditioning, custom premium stereo CD player, heated motorized large side=view mirrors, tinted windows, and so much more.