Used 1996 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 2dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M) Consumer Reviews
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Awesome Diesel
TomG, 01/28/2006
Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 2dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought this truck new in 96 and have been extremely happy with it. The only real problems I've had have been related to rust after spending 6 long winters in Upstate NY where they use lots of salt. I have quite a bit of rust under the doors and had a fuel line and brake line rust through--not a good feeling having a 7,000 lb vehicle going down the road and finding I had no brakes. Fortunately, the high compression diesel slows you down quite a bit, and having a manual transmission helped too. I bought the truck for towing, but haven't done much (never got my boat), but when I have towed its as if there is nothing behind me--gobs of torque!
Best truck I've owned
ontheridge, 04/13/2021
Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 2dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I bought my 1996 Dodge Laramie 2500 diesel 4x4 extra cab manual in 1999. It had 125,000 km on it. I've used it for everything and have been so happy with it. Now it has 568,000 km. I've pretty much used it up. The rust holes started in the Alberta oil fields before I bought it, and only started to show through about 12 years after I bought it. The engine leaks oil now, and nothing much works on it. I just bought a newer Laramie 3500 quad cab 4x4 diesel dually. Everything works, and it's so big! I love it! I would have bought another 1996 Laramie, but I needed a truck that could carry 3500 pounds of water every day during the dry season.
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