vintageracer
To Infinity and Beyond!
The problem for your brother is that his truck is a None Inter-Cooled 5.9 Cummins Turbo Diesel. There's not much interest in the 1991.5 and older None Inter-Cooled 1st Gen trucks.
Pricing on a 1993 Dodge 250 diesel
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The problem for your brother is that his truck is a None Inter-Cooled 5.9 Cummins Turbo Diesel. There's not much interest in the 1991.5 and older None Inter-Cooled 1st Gen trucks.
NorthernWoodsman
Adventurer/tinkerer
I'd like your front suspension though. Mine isn't terrible and should ge better once I make some repairs and upgrades.
If he's selling it, that truck with 80k could fetch a very good price where I live, depending on current condition of course.
GoinBoardin
Observer
The Craigslist ad (if I found the right one) for that '89 $5500 gen 1 shows its a rusty Midwest truck, so that's probably why it isn't selling at that price. https://ames.craigslist.org/cto/d/1989-dodge-cummins/6703288207.html
tatanka48
Active member
goto NADA and look up the AVERAGE TRADE IN VALUE
that $ number is most often all an insurance company would give you if someone else ran into you ending up totaling it
at the same time ask your insurance agent for a ball park $ number they would pay you if you total it
the answers to these questions and an honest written cost for repairs by a mechanic you can trust would be necessary before i would ever consider any vehicle in a situation like this
both my grandsons have/drive diesel Rams(total of 4 over the last 6 years) and i drove one back in the 90's (all 5 - 4x4's)
the basic engines haven't caused any problems BUTT the peripherals are weak
GOOD LUCK W/ YOUR QUEST
T
that $ number is most often all an insurance company would give you if someone else ran into you ending up totaling it
at the same time ask your insurance agent for a ball park $ number they would pay you if you total it
the answers to these questions and an honest written cost for repairs by a mechanic you can trust would be necessary before i would ever consider any vehicle in a situation like this
both my grandsons have/drive diesel Rams(total of 4 over the last 6 years) and i drove one back in the 90's (all 5 - 4x4's)
the basic engines haven't caused any problems BUTT the peripherals are weak
GOOD LUCK W/ YOUR QUEST
T
NorthernWoodsman
Adventurer/tinkerer
Yeah, that body is rough. Looks like the drivers door is pretty much gone. And it's the base version, so yeah, $5500 is too much.
NorthernWoodsman
Adventurer/tinkerer
So far I'm loving driving the truck. Finding a few more things here and there that'll need attention one day - the ashtray has a broken mount, the grille is either broken or needs clips on the passenger side. But, I discovered today that it has power mirrors, and they work! It's weird, but I kinda like driving it more than my 2016 Tacoma.
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NorthernWoodsman
Adventurer/tinkerer
Sporting the family truckster styling with this thing. Found out my front bumper has little wings for storage! And it fits into compact parking spaces?
Also, changed my air filter today. Photos for comparison with the new filter. The old one was heavily caked in some sort of thick gray/black grease as was the inside of the air intake tube running to the turbo. Those paper towels are that filthy on both sides and were only part of what it took to clean everything. After reassembly I noticed that the intake tube doesn't seal as tight against the filter housing as I think it should either and not sure if that will cause any issues?
Also, changed my air filter today. Photos for comparison with the new filter. The old one was heavily caked in some sort of thick gray/black grease as was the inside of the air intake tube running to the turbo. Those paper towels are that filthy on both sides and were only part of what it took to clean everything. After reassembly I noticed that the intake tube doesn't seal as tight against the filter housing as I think it should either and not sure if that will cause any issues?
