(Replacing flood vehicles after Harvey)
Choice 1) 2007 Dodge Ram, base model, single cab. Steel wheels. Appears to be in excellent condition. Only 75,500 miles. 3.7L V6. Sitting on a used car lot. $7500
Choice 2) 2007 Nissan Titan SE. Base model, single cab, alloy wheels. Appears to be in good condition. 115,000 miles. 5.6L V8. For sale by individual. $7500
I do not tow. I now commute only 5 miles to work. Help me decide, limited to these two only please.
Cast a quick vote, please!
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Nissan hands down.
Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
Nissan hands down.
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Are they both long bed ?
I'd be leaning towards the Nissan Titan if it's a one owner.
You need to get into both and play with the toys then drive them. A vehicle you LIKE is worth a few bucks if one were to randomly happen to need an extra repair.
However I am baffled why you need a $7K5 single cab pickup to drive 5 mi to work with no towing, but at least the short commute means fuel economy isn't as important.
I'd sooner get an F150, maybe Silverado, V8, because the support community of people who really know their stuff instead of stating "it's XYZ so take it to a dealer", and greater low cost part support including junkyard parts.
IF I absolutely had to pick between these two, I'd go with the Dodge. The Nissan is eliminated because there's no way I'd pay $7K5 for a 10 y/o 115K mi base model, single cab pickup. However it seems strange to consider it a base model with the 5.6L.
I would keep looking. Patience is a virtue. If you must get a vehicle N O W, anything will get you 5 mi to work, get some $1500 beater to buy some time till the right vehicle comes along, then you can turn around and sell for about what you paid for it, maybe even more if you clean it up, and not have to carry full insurance coverage, so tax and fees wash out to no financial loss.
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Originally Posted By: gfh77665
I do not tow. I now commute only 5 miles to work. Help me decide, limited to these two only please.
This may seem like a silly question. But if they are from the same area, what assurance do you have that either of these vehicles have not seen water as well?
If you read reliability and complaint stats for both, your going to find that Dodge at or near the bottom. Nissan a little higher. So I would choose the Titan.
Dodge. Lot less miles. Alot of company trucks have that motor and it does well. Trucks have lower gearing and what feels wimpy in a car, works in a truck.
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Originally Posted By: gfh77665
I do not tow. I now commute only 5 miles to work. Help me decide, limited to these two only please.
Nick1994
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Personally, I'd keep shopping, even if you have to travel to find one. I'd get a 4.3 Chevy like JHZR2 said.
But of those two, eh, I guess the Titan.
4WD
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The lower mileage Ram … V6 is plenty for single cab …
I am personally wary of Nissan's reliability and although Chrysler is hardly a star in that regard the RAM platform is very well developed by the Model Years you are looking at.
215 HP might sound anaemic to someone who drives cars, but it's a pickup, not a race car. You can, believe it or not, drive them relatively slow (as in keeping up with the econoboxes with 10 second 0-60 times, and there are lots on the road, including 2017/18 models) and still enjoy the experience.
The other thing is truck motors are not tuned for HP, they are tuned for torque (which is what a truck needs) and at low RPM. Remember that RPM x Torque* is horsepower, so by tuning the motor for 3000 rpm instead of 6000 rpm is going to give you a low HP number, but it still might be a very drivable vehicle.
* I know, the formula is a bit more complex than that, but still, that's the essence of it.
I'd go for the Nissan personally.
Do these Nissan engines have timing chain tensioner problems?
Originally Posted By: 4WD
The lower mileage Ram … V6 is plenty for single cab …
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