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[TheOpa]

Hey Matt! I am glad to hear that this is working out for you. You are a straight up good person I have had the privilege of meeting and as a fellow vet I appreciate and thank you for your service although I’m sorry that led to where you are now. Best of luck with the new Ram!

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[Benbean66]

Hey Matt, congrats on the VA win. I'm glad you're getting taken care of. My wife and I are both veterans and want to thank you for your service.
You've always been a positive addition to this forum, and I've always looked forward to reading your posts. Good luck with the new Ram! I test drove a Rebel earlier this year, but for some of the the same reasons other have mentioned, I decided to keep my JT, despite it's limitations.

Cheers!

-Ben

 

[Dickster]

I loved my Ram 1500 and I still have a 3500. You will enjoy it for sure. Check out ramforum.com good place and I am active over there as well.

 

[GMLjeep56]

After hemming and hawing for a LONG time I have decided to move forward with buying a full sized truck...just to say it now THIS IS NOT THE LAST JEEP I WILL EVER OWN.

Up until very recently I have had to become more comfortable with the idea of keeping my jt essentially until it falls apart...which given how I take care of it would probably not be for another 100k miles. Knowing full well I have used it hard for towing a 6k lbs trailer thousands of miles and would probably have some expensive repairs or replacements coming up soon. But my family isnt getting any smaller and i have been floating right at or danger close to my max payload for months now. And the reality is that its not feasible to keep taking my jt and my wifes jlu on all of our camping trips just to spread the load...though we will probably still need to when we camp in march/apr/nov sicne the dogs come and it will be too cold for long rides in the bed with just a pop up cover on. And I dont want to put my family in danger by intentionally towing outside of the trucks capabilities.

I have had a VA disability claim pending for a couple years, waiting to be seen by a judge since the VA denied me at first. The judge approved my claim and i got a very large back pay check. For the first time in probably a decade I am credit card debt free and I can afford to make a sizeable down payment on the new truck to keep the payment less than $500/month. All while not blowing the entire back pay check. (comical phrasing since it was a back injury claim)

I started searching and working with my local dealer. The same dealer ive gotten nearly every vehicle ive bought since I started driving. Ultimately they were able to find the Ram I have in the link and will be getting it this saturday. Ill hear back from my credit union on monday and will likely pull the trigger once I get the nod from them.

It has the 3.92s with the 5'7" bed, hemi V8 with the eTorque, and tow package I wanted. So it can pull 11k ish pounds and has a payload of 1770lbs according tot he B pillar sticker. The additional 250lbs of payload will let this be the long term towing truck for us! It has other goodies but the high notes are the towing stuff I wanted.

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/m-Nor...p-Ram-sp387789#listing=363188323/NONE/DEFAULT


I will %100 miss my JT. I truly love this truck and have been blown away with what I have been able to do with it. I have no doubt I will end up finding a less than $8k wrangler as a project jeep to scratch the itch, while I also maintain my wife's JLU.

Ill still lurk here on the forums to helo folks out with what I have learned from the JT and to enjoy the community. Needless to say I will have stuff going up for sale soon so when you see the vultures start circling, youll know why.

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Fully understand your move. Traded my ‘22 Mohave for a new Tundra. Gladiator struggled to tow 3500 lb camper. I hope to get another wrangler or gladiator someday as a second vehicle and hopefully to pull behind a motorhome.

 

[KW80]

Thanks for all your contributions, I have enjoyed and learned from your posts over the years. Godspeed and best of luck with future adventures in your new truck!

 

[kennyglm]

After hemming and hawing for a LONG time I have decided to move forward with buying a full sized truck...just to say it now THIS IS NOT THE LAST JEEP I WILL EVER OWN.

Up until very recently I have had to become more comfortable with the idea of keeping my jt essentially until it falls apart...which given how I take care of it would probably not be for another 100k miles. Knowing full well I have used it hard for towing a 6k lbs trailer thousands of miles and would probably have some expensive repairs or replacements coming up soon. But my family isnt getting any smaller and i have been floating right at or danger close to my max payload for months now. And the reality is that its not feasible to keep taking my jt and my wifes jlu on all of our camping trips just to spread the load...though we will probably still need to when we camp in march/apr/nov sicne the dogs come and it will be too cold for long rides in the bed with just a pop up cover on. And I dont want to put my family in danger by intentionally towing outside of the trucks capabilities.

I have had a VA disability claim pending for a couple years, waiting to be seen by a judge since the VA denied me at first. The judge approved my claim and i got a very large back pay check. For the first time in probably a decade I am credit card debt free and I can afford to make a sizeable down payment on the new truck to keep the payment less than $500/month. All while not blowing the entire back pay check. (comical phrasing since it was a back injury claim)

I started searching and working with my local dealer. The same dealer ive gotten nearly every vehicle ive bought since I started driving. Ultimately they were able to find the Ram I have in the link and will be getting it this saturday. Ill hear back from my credit union on monday and will likely pull the trigger once I get the nod from them.

It has the 3.92s with the 5'7" bed, hemi V8 with the eTorque, and tow package I wanted. So it can pull 11k ish pounds and has a payload of 1770lbs according tot he B pillar sticker. The additional 250lbs of payload will let this be the long term towing truck for us! It has other goodies but the high notes are the towing stuff I wanted.

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/m-Nor...p-Ram-sp387789#listing=363188323/NONE/DEFAULT


I will %100 miss my JT. I truly love this truck and have been blown away with what I have been able to do with it. I have no doubt I will end up finding a less than $8k wrangler as a project jeep to scratch the itch, while I also maintain my wife's JLU.

Ill still lurk here on the forums to helo folks out with what I have learned from the JT and to enjoy the community. Needless to say I will have stuff going up for sale soon so when you see the vultures start circling, youll know why.

i had a ram with the 3.92 rears and it got up and boogied for a big truck, i miss that.

 

[MattKay]

Thanks for your help with the towing advice! Enjoy the new ride!!!

 

[Rusty PW]

 

[Stuntman Mike]

I don't care ...

 

[Uparms]

Thanks for all the educations and examples you supplied about towing medium/large a size RV with a JT. It will be used by other in the future. Be Safe / Have Fun!!

 

[Gren71]

Make sure it has a large fuel tank. Wifey had a Rebel prior to the JT, nice truck. Tow package, 3.92 gears, Hemi, Sun roof, pretty much loaded. 80 litre fuel tank. I never saw that till after we had bought it and drove it 400 miles home. Huge disappoint. Might have been a Rebel thing.

it has the standard fuel tank, not the 33 gal one. I wish it had the larger tank for sure. Way I figure it I average 10mpg already with the JT pulling the camper, and hypothetically will with this truck as well. So as far as I can think it through the standard tank should change how I plan my trips much if at all.

 

[Gren71]

Thanks for all the advice on pulling the camper and good luck with the new truck. I can see myself buying a ram eventually myself but I'll keep my JT when I do. I pick my camper up tomorrow, 4085lbs dry, a lot less than your 6k deal so I hope mine will do a little better and not having any expensive repairs anytime soon. Good luck brother!

thanks! I can say, without a doubt, had I gotten a a smaller camper with bunks and a lower tongue weight id be keeping it. But so it goes right haha cant live in the "could have" section of the book store though. Youll be happy with how the JT handles your camper, just take the time to set up your WDH all the way. There are a LOT of videos on how to do it.

 

[Gren71]

if you can, wait till the end of the month and they'll deal more. they don't want to have to make that payment on their floor plan.

i appreciate the advice. Ill see how the deal progresses on monday or tuesday and keep this in the back pocket in case I need to walk away from the table.

 

[Gren71]

I loved my Ram 1500 and I still have a 3500. You will enjoy it for sure. Check out ramforum.com good place and I am active over there as well.

thanks! I signed up for that forum this morining under the same name haha

 

[Gren71]

I don't care ...

you cared enough to make a reply, that touched my heart

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