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“Strong Beautiful Truck”

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Scott4025 recommends this car
09/15/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr Laramie SLT 4WD Extended Cab SB

It fits me well,  strong and beautiful just like me.  The truck is very efficent in towing, and driving in the snow, it has been very cost efficent about maintiance, both the interior and exterior are in superb condition, this truck is very fun to drive in the high mountains.

Pros — workhorse
Cons — hard to get dirty
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“Dram”

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Jake566 recommends this car
07/16/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr Laramie SLT 4WD Extended Cab SB

loved it miss it..... Build of the Dodge was great... from how tough the truck was built it pretty much saved my life in a pretty bad accident.. One complaint is the gas mileage. It got pretty bad with 13mpg with gas rising.. It was a fun truck to own. I was proud to own it.

Pros — POWER!
Cons — mpg
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“1997dodge Ram 1500 Ss/t”

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Jake1186 recommends this car
07/10/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr SS/T Standard Cab SB

Great car thats a real head turner, has a 5.9 litter V8, about 300 horsepower. suckes up gass like a little kid in the summer 13 city 18 highway. Got to love the stock Red with t silver stripes. the truck is prety much stock. except the air cleaner and the exaust. HUGE cab my friends who have extend cabs say that my cab is only a little bit smaller than theirs. i love driving this truck the horsepower isnt crazy but enough to have some fun.

Pros — Look unreal, sounds great, V8,
Cons — seat can get uncomfertable after a while, sticks out to cops,
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“First Love”

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Patrick661 recommends this car
04/18/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr Laramie SLT 4WD Standard Cab LB

Beautiful truck, could take pretty much everything you would throw at it, suspension was great, however there were some mechanical issues. The O2 sensor failed and the transmission had some issues. Otherwise it was great.

Pros — 318, handling, maneuverability
Cons — Reliability of the transmission
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“Best Truck I've Owned!”

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Andrew5124 recommends this car
03/09/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr LT 4WD Standard Cab SB

318 Magnum: Pace Setter headers, PowerDyne throttle body spacer, K&N air filter, FlowMaster 40 series muffler, Dual exhaust...
2" body lift, 33" Yokahama Geolander's, STD gearing (3.55) in the DANA 44 and Chrysler 9.25"...

Pros — Great truck, easy to build and drive. Perfect for off-road trail riding, or back woods exploring! Also hauls anything...
Cons — The 318 is a bit small for my power appetite, but otherwise works well...
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“Pwerful 5.9l V8. Reliable.”

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Robert2053 recommends this car
02/18/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr Laramie SLT 4WD Standard Cab SB

Nice large truck capable of anything.
The large 360 cu.in. V8 needs nothing except maybe a straw to dringk thorugh.  Otherwise it gulps gas.

Pros — Power.  Capacity.
Cons — Nothing besides mpg
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“Excellent”

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coolhandluke recommends this car
02/05/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr Laramie SLT Extended Cab LB

love the semi look. been waiting to get one since they came out. always have been a mopar guy. 360 kicks butt have a  87 dakota aswell.
great work trucks.i haul a lot of metal and does the job and doesnt strain on heavy loads. handles really well and a good turning radius.
i think that the cup holder is cheasy and the corners of the windhield should have been narrower. but overall i love it.one more thing the knobs on the heater control should be made more durable. went to the salvage yatd to get two and not less than 5 minuts later a lady came in and needed the same ones aswell. coincadince?    

Pros — magnum,great heater,great truck desighn
Cons — getting knocked out by airbag deployment.lol never had a air bag so hopefully it will not go off if i hit a hard bump
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“Great And Reliable Truck”

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02/03/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr ST 4WD Extended Cab SB

I have had this thing since 1997. Has 111,647 and still running strong... Great Truck all
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Pros — Great truck
Cons — none
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“This Truck Is Reliable To A Certain Extent”

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entertainer recommends this car
01/18/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr Laramie SLT Extended Cab LB

This truck is good in all types of weather, the milage is high 166,000 but with the exception of an engine sputter I would recommend this truck to anyone

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“This Truck Is My Baby!!!”

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Jonathan726 recommends this car
01/05/2008
Reviewing: 1997 Used Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr ST Extended Cab SB

5.9 magnum V8, 16" alloy rims, hard top bed cover, split rear exaust, 2 new fog lamps, towing package, automatic trans, rear drive, new cd player w/ 2 12" subs and 2 new 6x9's.

Pros — horse power, smooth ride, sounds great, awesome new sound system
Cons — Bad gas milage
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