The Dodge Ram 1500 is a very tough truck! Its frame is extremely strong and can handle most anything you throw at it. Yes it is a fully boxed in frame. The Ram's appearance is also very good looking (especially the sport package Ram with the painted grill). The massive grill makes it look like a beast and makes you not wanna get into a wreck with this machine. the interior is of fair quality. It could be better, its just a little plain but nothing too boring. Performance wise it gets a 4/5. The reason why the vehicle gets that rating is solely because very few people realize how heavy the Ram 1500 actually is. The Ram weighs in at a whopping 6650 LBS!!! For those of you who don't know.... THAT IS MASSIVE. most diesel trucks will weigh about that much. It makes for a slower acceleration, but the HEMI engine helps make up for the slower acceleration since it is quite the powerful motor
(and personally my favorite). The brakes of the Ram are quite powerful and really make for fast stopping. the Ram comes with standard four piston brakes. The trucks handling is so so. Once again the handling isn't all it can be due to the weight of the truck. The weight really takes away from the alot of the performance factors. Next on the list is cost of ownership. The Ram really isn't as bad on gas as you might think. Most people get worried when they hear MPG and HEMI in the same sentence. With the HEMI engine I've experienced about 15.5 MPG. But this is only due to a $350 Volant CAI I invested in. Without it you should expect between 11-14 MPG and that can be quite terrifying at the gas pump. Lasty, the truck is somewhat fun to drive, especially if you are wanting to go off road or run something over.

My truck is awesome.  It does anything I need it to do, street, off-road, towing.  The truck runs great, has a lot of balls with the HEMI engine.  Fuel economy could be a little better, but you can't expect miracles when driving a truck.  The truck is just all out fun.

Misc. problems, nothing major but a bunch of little stuff that adds up. Dash cracked in 4 places after 5 years old. Plastic parts tend to fade bad. I would not recommend this vehicle to my friends or family...maybe my enemys. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

My truck performance wise is amazing. It accelerates hard when u want it to, has disc brakes all around so can stop on a dime and handles like a charm. The build quality is pretty good, there are no squeaks or rattles. My truck looks amazing in my opinion. It is all black and sparkles like a diamond. The fuel mileage isnt the best, I think I average about 10-12 miles a gallon in town and probably 15 or 16 on the highway. I love everything about my truck and i really enjoy driving it. I wouldnt change a thing.

I was driving a 99 monte carlo and my dad called me at work and asked if I thought I could drive a 03 dodge single cab short bed maroon in color with silver graphics and knowing how much I wanted  a dodge truck I said yes.