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1999 Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel

DRecu, 09/21/2002

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 2dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

17 of 17 people found this review helpful

Ram 2500 Diesel in a few words it's bullet proof! awsome truck have 124K miles on it so far no real problems to account for so far! DRecu!

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The Best Vehicle I've Ever Owned

Srichards, 04/15/2016

updated 10/17/2016

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

28 of 29 people found this review helpful

I mean it! At the time of this writing I'm 69. I've owned all kinds of vehicles in my time. From '52 Mercury's, several Ford's (which I'll never buy again) 1964 Dodge Dart (bought new as a teen), Toyota's, Datsun (now Nissan), '76 Corvette, Honda's, Kia's, Plymouth, and more. But my 1999 Dodge RAM 2500 SLT Quad Cab 5.9L Cummins diesel with the 8' bed.. wow! Its the best vehicle I've ever owned. Had 1 tranny rebuild about 5 years ago. I towed 19,000 lbs. in a trailer through the Cascade mountains of Washington/Oregon and that was my fault. Diesel mileage? Run it yourself. I recently did 800 miles on 30 gallons of diesel from Reno to SoCal on cruise control (27 mpg). At 179,000 miles I had no body work but clear coat was starting to peel (probably from the car wash down the street which I no longer use). All the upholstery in the truck was in excellent shape but my drivers side foam was a little tired. I thought about selling it and buying a new one.. then slapped myself and decided on a restoration. One week after I bought it in June of 1999 I had Rhino Lining sprayed on and a hard Tonneau cover put on and Nerf bars. Best thing I ever did. I've put bricks, blocks, lumber, plywood, steel, all kinds of stuff in that big eight foot bed and you can't even tell it. That Rhino Lining doesn't scratch. The Tonneau comes off if I have to carry a high load and after all these years I just replaced the gas struts.1 Okay after I decided to do a bit of restoration.. instead of going to the local Dodge (stealer) (parts sold me a lug nut for $10 once), I went to the Cummins engine repair shop. Asked them to check it out and if I needed a tune-up. About 45 minutes later they came back and told me they only changed the fuel filter and I wouldn't need a tune-up till I hit 350,000 miles! Wow! That settled it for me. I got estimates for a prime paint job from 5 different shops and settled on a 5-star shop who would do it right. They took 3 weeks to paint it, and they did an excellent, custom job. I kept the same green paint color but the paint is so wonderful I could shave in my reflection! Meanwhile I had an upholstery shop refoam the drivers seat and put back the old seat cover. Its still perfect and comfortable once again. Brought in high powered Euro style "angel eyes" projector style headlights and new LED tail lights. Put on a new RAM badge on the tailgate (same kind as the 2016's have) and another that says "Turbo Diesel" on the lower left of the tailgate. Put back all the rubber door bumpers (which new models don't have). They work really well in tight parking spaces so the paint doesn't get chipped. Oh... new upper console as one of the plastic door hinges had gotten broken. And all these years I had changed my own oil at 7,000 miles including air filter and changed my own fuel filter. I keep my engine clean upper and lower including lower chassis with WD-40. Got my baby back from the paint shop and she looks and drives like a new truck. The new trucks have a navigation system built in which I don't have... but about 5 or 6 years ago I bought a Garmin GPS from Costco which still works fine stuck on my windshield. Back in '99 I bought the Premium Sound System which has both a cassette player and a CD player w/equalizer and of course the AM/FM radio w/6 speakers surround sound. Sounds great. However, a few weeks ago I started putting all my old Rock 'n Roll albums (Vinyl, Cassette, and CD) onto a 120GB USB drive. Made up several of 'em. One for my wife's car, one for my office, and one for the house. But I had no USB port on my trucks radio. Then I ran across the iKross FM transmitter system which was (is) very inexpensive. Put it into my auxiliary power port... tuned it to 99.9 and tuned my radio to 99.9 FM and it plays all my old music I put in 182 folders (1 folder per artist & sub-folders for that artist's albums). My truck is not up-to-date and better than some of the newer ones with all this California CARB junk hanging on them! If you're not in California, CARB stands for California Air Resource Board and they're completely nuts. But that's another story. ;-) While I'm bragging... The truck originally came with Michelin tires. I've gone through them a long time ago and went with Costco's Michelin then Bridgestone. Costco does a wonderful job on tires, rotation, warranty, etc. Just put on a new set of Michelin's and the truck now has 185,000 miles (wife and I did a big circle trip to Canada and back) and she rides the rough SoCal freeways smooth as silk. Bottom line: If you're smart, buy a 1999 ~ 2001 truck like mine and restore it. It will be BETTER than new without all the EPA junk on it and you can add on Gale Banks products if you want more power and all kinds of after market goodies. :-)

Safety: 5 out of 5 stars

Technology: 5 out of 5 stars

Performance: 5 out of 5 stars

Interior: 5 out of 5 stars

Comfort: 5 out of 5 stars

Reliability: 5 out of 5 stars

Value: 5 out of 5 stars

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Still a keeper

JJagiella, 08/30/2005

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

13 of 13 people found this review helpful

Bought this truck new- Brakes are a joke. Had it in repeatedly while it was still under warranty; they never got it right. I've got 100k on it now with the 4th brake job coming up. And the ABS is anti-braking skid system...the rears lock up easily. But it goes through anything (I live on a farm, and this truck works!!)The gas mileage still isn't real good, but is actually better than when it was new. (no, I didn't have the money for the diesel) Since I drive a car to and from work (my real job) the truck only puts on about 10-12k/year now, so I'll probably have this truck another 5 years or so- it does everything I need it to do, which is mostly pulling heavy trailers.

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One great Truck

Joe, 01/12/2008

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Love this truck. Only complaint I have is the gas mileage. I have the V- 10 and when it is fully loaded it gets about 5.5MPG. Makes long trips rather costly. Can pass anything but a gas station. This truck is capable of pulling down a house!

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Strong truck. Built the old way.

Vince, 10/25/2015

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

17 of 20 people found this review helpful

I had once of these for many years. It was the 4 door 4x4 2500 with the V10 long bed. I think I paid something like $2500 for it at the height of the gas prices a few years ago. The previous owner probably couldn't afford to feed it. I took it everywhere and it was reliable for me. I got it with 100,000 miles and sold it with about 150,000 miles. It was big and heavy. But also very heavy duty with the Dana 60 solid axle in the front and the Dana 70 in the rear. The V10 is has lots of torque down low and can tow just about anything. Going to my hunting camp and driving offroad, this tended to sink due to the weight upfront so I had to fit front and rear lockers to help with traction. On road it was cumbersome, but not too bad. Front seats were great. Back seat was a bit tight, but good for kids to early teens. Center console on these Ram's are epic- big and wide. Mine was pretty jacked up for a stock truck so it was a climb in and a slide out of the cab and because of this hard to get into the bed to get stuff without a step stool. Ride is stiff and rough because to the solid front axle and HD springs. When I got my truck the thermostat was broken and that simple job is a major pain with the accessories getting into the way. Mine seemed to have a coolant leak, but some leak stop tabs seemed to have addressed it. Fuel economy is poor. Single digits around town and maybe as high as 13-14 MPG. Tows well with plenty of low end grunt and I've caught myself towing heavy items at speeds higher than I should have. Brakes average though and worse with a load. Structure and strength was excellent. Looking at the components under the sheet metal is littered with "Made in the USA" labels. Other than that I performed maintenance. and that was it. I sold it for a bit more than I paid for it so I think I got my money's worth even with the fuel bill and considering this truck's capabilities worth it.

Safety: 4 out of 5 stars

Technology: 4 out of 5 stars

Performance: 4 out of 5 stars

Interior: 4 out of 5 stars

Comfort: 5 out of 5 stars

Reliability: 3 out of 5 stars

Value: 4 out of 5 stars

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Good truck bad tranny

woods, 05/27/2010

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

8 of 10 people found this review helpful

I have two dodge rams 2500. one is a diesel standard and the other is gasoline automatic. The diesel with the manual has never gave me a problem but the gasoline with the automatic transmission is not so good. Ive rebuilt it twice so far. The mopar automatic is junk. Gas or diesel the tranny's are junk. Engines are good auto tranny's aren't.

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Quality control? None.

Carlota, 08/20/2003

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 ST 4dr Extended Cab SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

The Cummins has proven to be awesome. No problems ever. BUT! The reliability and power of the diesel is overshadowed by the sloppiest body mechanics and workmanship ever. I am now on my 3rd front bumper, (held on by plastic bolts!) and it is starting to go, as well as the bed liner (factory), running boards, & tailgate. Can see the road through the hole in driver's side door.Too many defects to list. Anybody test this thing? I would never get another Dodge product unless it was built by Toyota. Also, unless you sand bag the bed or carry hay for weight, be prepared to have Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, as it shimmies all over the road. Scary.

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Best truck on the market - period.

Diesel Power, 02/02/2003

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 ST 2dr Extended Cab LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought my truck primarily for the Cummins diesel engine. I kept the rest of the truck as simple as possible. The result has been an extremely reliable truck over the years. My old Chevy pickup wich started falling apart at 69k miles could only wish to be as well built. So far, I still have no rattles, nothing coming loose, and am even still on the OEM brakes and tires after 93K miles. This truck will tow anything - no hill has ever slowed this truck down. Fuel economy is tops. I've logged a best figure of 23.7 on a hilly highway trip, maintaining a maximum of 65 mph. Towing loads, typically a double axle car trailer still give me 17 mpg or better.

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wonderful engine surounded by junk

discerning american, 01/09/2003

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

want a pricey truck that is junk from the factory but has the best engine on the market? then buy a dodge diesel. looking at 4 year old 2500's that are falling apart(no the engine or tranny unless its an auto)...just cant see spending good money on these poorly engineered vehicles. when is toyota or ford going to get cummins diesel engines in there truck? i guess i will just have to wait or by a gas guzzling powerstroke ford.

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Yuck

Whitney, 05/01/2009

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Well...to start things off this Diesel truck has a cracked block. Its not the first. I am read up on this and its a big problem. The mileage is ok but the cost on antifreeze in the winter is the killer. The speakers blew in the front within 2 years. Good truck for the first 100, 000 miles.

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My First Dodge

Daveandson2299, 08/03/2002

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I think buying my first Dodge was a huge mistake, although the air conditioning is good on warm days the gas it needs is scary I have never seen a truck so thirsty. I have taken it in four times and it just keeps needing new brakes and tires every time, I would say you should not buy this truck at all.

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Very Nice & Powerful, but mileage stinks

jjwooly, 08/30/2002

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Overall a very nice truck to own. I've owned Fords and Chevy's, this is the nicest by far. I choose the V10, which has great power and terrible gas mileage (between 9 & 11 around town). The 4 speed automatic transmission like to hunt a little when in overdrive, but not to bad. The quality is very good. I would recommend this truck to anyone who is looking for a powerful, good looking big truck. Overall 8 of 10 stars:)

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Dodges are great

brad, 05/31/2006

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 2dr Extended Cab 4WD SB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my Dodge last summer and I love it and would not trade it for anything else. It was the best purchase I could have made and I got a great deal on the truck price as well.

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Ram V10 Great truck

John, 10/22/2009

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 Laramie SLT 4dr Extended Cab 4WD LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Great truck, I bought it to pull my Jeep and snowmobile trailer. I have over 250,000 miles and it runs great and pulls like a train does not burn or leak oil. The only down fall is the tansmision had to be rebuilt at 240,000 miles.

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The Ram Challenge

Alian, 01/20/2004

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 ST 2dr Extended Cab LB (5.9L 8cyl naturally aspired 5M)

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

It pulls anything!!! I pulled a dump truck out of the dirt in a specific test. All i did was hook on the 4x4 and the truck did the rest. It is also really fast.

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