Buying a Dodge Ram Cummins Diesel with nearly 1 MILLION MILES, and driving 1000 miles home! 

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FACTS!

And the excursion

Yall really forgot about the excursion

Because its not German

Oh definitely. 100%

I was just about to say the same. Would be fun to see if Wizard guesses even close.

Ooh yeah! Great idea!

you think CarWizard doesn't watch this video? I hope he doesn't :)

And he probably will if he sees this comment.

Would have been interesting to see the gas mileage calculation on the second leg of the trip through the plains on relatively level ground (and probably a tail wind).

id love to disorganize everything,,,lol

Been tuned not chipped, if it was chipped it would have something plugged into the obd2, tuned goes straight to the computer only thing needed is a hud for the tune and a swirch to change it, looking at the i terior id say its stock no display for the tuner or switch anywhere to change the tune

Nice info!

ESPECIALLY diesels

This. My department vehicles get started daily but often woken from cold and roared a short distance to the other side of town at speed before they are shut down for a half hour, then off again. Rinse repeat. They tend to be pretty unhappy by 70,000 miles (110k kilometers) let alone a million!!

@@boingkster my family and my girlfriend family used to have the same model car Our did city and long highway trips Their did only short city trips Ours is top shape at 124.000 km and running like a clock They sold theirs because it was aways breaking down and the thermostat valve seized closed Oh, ours interestingly had more power than theirs, even being the same car

Lol, best comment.

😂😂😂

When it hits 000000 he can sell it as new.

Plot twist, its rolled over once already, lol.

Tapeh tor yeh tah

Exactly. I watch this channel because he buys old stuff. Supercars are a dime a dozen on RU-vid

Yeah, honestly if he bought a ragged out 1994 G20 conversion van for $500 that was owned by a homeless man it'd be more interesting than buying a brand new McLaren.

I agree, I’d rather watch him buy a Ford Windstar and swap in a Taurus SHO V8 then sort out some lamborato. A VW Touareg V10 would be cool too

I agree. I wouldn't mind seeing hoovie in a Donk as well

Well said. His original hooptie content is what made me love this channel. However a lot of his Wichita YT amigos are featuring hoopties. I think it’s all a great balance. Exotics and unique finds like this.

Did the transmission need any rebuilds?

Yes sir

If the rest of the truck is giving you problems that's a you problem. These trucks are dead reliable to people that know how to read.

@@whateveryousaygroomer131 you can be a dodge guy and still acknowledge that 94-07 dodges definitely fell flat in the quality department. Chrysler was never known for that. Note the vehicle in the profile picture. Chrysler. Same thing.

@@4literfandaniel373 I'm not brand loyal, brand loyalty is for people that don't have a clue. There's a reason why there's hundreds of times more million dodges than the rest and why there's 10 times as many dodges from the 90's on the road than fords or chevies (and dodge sold 1/10 of either of those brands). These are hands down the longest lasting trucks for those years. No idea about new trucks because I've never worked on them. In 94 to 02's the cummins engine, the transfer cases, the manual transmissions, and the axles and frames (edit and the front ends***) are the best you can get in a non commercial truck. The auto's easily were twice as good as a 4L60 or 80 and on par but seemingly longer lasting compared to the 4R100. Fords and chevies still had frames rot before the bodies making the trucks unusable in salt. Never seen a 4R100 past 200k though, but I've seen a couple dozen 46,47,and 48 re's well past 250 to 350k. The 02's to 2010's were different axles, transfer cases and went to the 48re and a common rail, still the best powertrain and frames money could buy, not even close,. Bodies were ugly as shit and paper thin steel too. 7.3 ford was a distant second. But i'd buy a 7.3 right now for a good price. I can't break mine and my trucks stay matted.

When the replacement model of what u currently has is shitier and cost more to run then what you have, it makes sense to keep what you have running.

I have found if I keep the wife and kids out of my truck it stays a lot cleaner.

My last car had 263000 miles and a perfect interior. If they're taking care of the interior, you can bet they're up to date on the mechanicals too.

@@nfullenwider certainly a lot of truth to that. My highest mileage vehicle is my Evo VIII and you'd never suspect it has almost 200k miles looking at the interior and powertrain

Could've had much trim replaced and even the driver's seat. Not too hard to find replacement trim when so many were made.

@@MrCarGuy awe look at the Debbie downer🥺. Poo pooing the Chrysler. If this was one of those horrible Japanese crap cans would you be saying this?

😂

Thank you Tyler! I have the same truck but 6 speed 😁

I’m not really a Dodge guy, but I picked up an 03 5.2L cheap a few years back, it was a dog and beat to hell when I got it , but it was reliable as hell, towed a heavy as hell uhaul over 1000 miles with no issues, I wish I kept it.

Yep, my 2007 straight piped 6.7 cummins is now worth $5000 more. Thanks!

And killed the dreams of buyers

On Craigslist now...

Don't understand why, those converters are not worth very much at all

@@thecomanchekid Apparently the RAM has more platinum in them than most. The insurance companies bill was about 4500 each time. I heard they get 400 on the street for them. It's also an easy grab because the truck sits up so high.

I doubt he changed it every few days but he damn sure took better care of it than most. I'd like to learn more about the additives he used as well.

And I agree I'd have at least drove around the neighborhood or a large parking lot to at least 999'999. That's what I did when my old '94 1500 hit 250'000 miles I was surprised she made it that far.

Most likely a company truck . So the driver had no choice . Even if it was his own company .Time comes to spend money taxes and stuff like that and off the truck goes.

Tyler might have paid more for it just under 1 million so he can film himself crossing that milestone in a future video.

@@jmoney7289 I recently bought a 96' 1500 with 245K on the clock. Can't wait to see 250,000 on the dash and beyond!

Watch him say in about a hour saying it has a 4,000 dollar repair bill and that it’s heater core is bad…

@@fallingstar6191 and the transmission needs to be rebuilt every 100k 😂

@@codystrom8708 😆Accurate.

This is why mileage cars are a good thing for me. They have to be reliable to get that far. Tried and tested! More unknown with a low mileage car (especially older low miles).

@@snackler6102 Well this truck certainly didn't have city miles, if the guy was transporting equipment to oil fields XD

Not impossible to do, especially if you are an on-call parts guy.

@@MakeItWithCalvin actually is very possible lol … you can drive 160 miles which is like 3 hours in total everyday

@@mtbridingog9083 thats what he said.

@@chloedegurechaff1941 read that 2 fast my bad 🤣🤣🤣....

I did the same math lol. I anticipated more than 160/day.

It’s less rusty than most 100,000 mile rams I see

That was my first thought as well. Dodge trucks have always had pretty reliable and long lasting running gear, it has always been the rest of the vehicle that falls apart fairly quickly.

@@jcdawg8363 transmission?!?! Dodge 42re,44re,46re/rh are notoriously bad

@@codystrom8708 It's probably built on this truck. There's no way any automatic would last that long.

@@Tracert-mc1hu no doubt about that no automatic transmission would last 1 million miles.. but the dodge transmissions I listed above are usually lucky to see 100-150k before needing a rebuild unlike the Allison transmission and 4r100/5r100 used in Chevy and ford trucks

In the next video he says 3 tranny rebuilds. About right with my experience. I usually have them rebuilt them at about 200,000, before they give trouble. Last 2 rebuilds I was told everything was still within specs but the last shop put the wrong oil in it. Ran it 50,000 miles before noticing (turned gunmetal grey). Flushed and replaced filter, ran 10 miles, rinse and repeat 2 more times. That was 60,000 miles ago, still strong. 2nd Cummins since 1995, (currently a 2006) over 500,000 each. Never touched a turbo, transfer case, or differential. AC compressors, Brakes and rotors, Blend door, and one evaporator. One of the compressors internally imploded, elected to change every component (condenser, evaporator, hoses, and compressor) for fear of contamination. Also injectors about every 250,000.

Was the seat replaced?

@@meko1896 Should get nearly double those miles out of those transmissions. The RE auto is the best autos for those years of trucks, easily 300k for any of them. Trick is you have to know how to read and most people don't know how to do that. Tells you right in the manual what you need to do and when to do it. If you don't change your trany fluid yearly for a work truck, there's no point to change your engine oil either. Also yearly band adjustments and filters.

yeah it's not a 70s porsche RS haha, its just an old work TRUK

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Cummins is a keeper. They truly do not make them like that anymore.

Can’t believe everyone in the comments isn’t like “I’m sure it’s been through 10 transmissions”. All about how you take care of it and do regular maintenance. Awesome truck

The reason semi truck last so long is because they are slow lazy engines that will almost never reach higher than 2000rpm. There is near to no stress on those engines. They just plod long like old tractor engines.

@@AnythingGasoline Partly true because, like I mentioned, they plod along at highway speeds all day and don't have to frequently start/stop like your average car.

@@12799MaDeuce this truck must've been babied while working. Oilfield trucks get beat from roads and weather conditions.

@@AnythingGasoline most diesels do that

Stop and go driving isn't that hard either. There are cabs, delivery vans, police cars and tow trucks with a 1,000,000 miles racked up, and much of what they do is city driving and tons of idling. What kills engines is lack of proper maintenance, sitting, cold starts, heat soak and hard RPM.

I drive a 2016 3.0 ecodiesel. It's been great I get 30 mpgs on the highway. I use it as a work truck for landscaping. I find it comfortable and good to drive.

This is Hoovie driving, though...

We need more kitty content, Rich!

Hahahaha YES! I was hoping you would have a smart comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just curious, did it have a lift kit on the front end? I have had 2 2500's since 1995. Gave the first one to my son in 2006 when I bought a 4 wheel drive one. Still driving it way north of 300,000. Neither truck ever showed any sign of a death wobble.

@@meko1896 It has a 2" leveling kit, so technically yes, but not much of a one. About a third of the folks I talk to up here with that year series - 03, 04, 04½ get death wobble. Nobody seems to know exactly why, but knock on wood mine has been behaving for about 5 years now.

I doubt he will keep it long enough to even see it hit 1 million miles. Maybe a few videos to make money back on content and then flip it .

Love this idea 🤣😭

I'll throw my 2011 Duramax with over a million miles on it in the ring. Lol

Ed gonna find a S55 with 1.1m miles, 14 previous owners, 3 reposetions, 2 loaded handguns and an outstanding warrant in Mexico

Yeeeeeeeeesssss!!!!!!

One could only hope

That's what she said

the longest dipstick of your life SO FAR.......

@@kylehansen2122 lol I was just thinking that!

Don't lie.

I'll be dipped!

I think this is the first one I've ever seen with it intact dash as well 😆

@@burnerphone5120 In that generation the dashes don't fall apart like the older ones. Build quality went way up going into the 2000s, no way one of the older trucks would be in this shape with that mileage

Thats a 3rd gen, they didnt have the "tissue paper" dash pads like the 1st & 2nd. When i bought my 2001 2nd gen, i pulled the remaining dash pieces out and put one of those carpet dash covers on it and let it be. It looks good and doesnt drop pieces on the floor anymore.

@@GRIMRPR6942 Third gen trucks aren't as bad about completely falling apart but they still crack pretty bad. This one looks uncracked.

@@GRIMRPR6942 1st generation did not have dash cracking issues. 2 and 3rd generation were bad. This truck is exceptional in all ways. Take care of stuff,they last.

6:21 OSCAR!!!!!!

8:42 😂

I was wondering who they were (still don’t know). I skipped back to see if I maybe miss him say it.

@@davidg4781 The guys playing in the background are Burlacher (Nick) and his neighbor Johny. Burlacher was Stradman's boss before he became a famous RU-vidr. Along with being the boss who laid him off leading to his gamble as a full time RU-vidr, he is a best friend. James(Stradman) moved in with Burlacher and his wife to save on rent and became a featured regular on his channel. Many of the neighbors became celebreties as extras on the Strad channel. Burlacher launched his own channel and has become quite successful as a part time RU-vidr.

@@user-od9iz9cv1w couldn’t have said it better myself 😁👍

Was that James ? Or his neighbor with the Supra ? Ether way . It was awesome . Lol

@@jamesbishopproject6375 pretty sure it was the neighbor

I’m excited to see Randy take care of his kids…..oh wait

Definitely should make the trip, if the engine has been serviced.

Omg stop making your self a fool randy trying to get some subs

Regretting letting go the 2019 2WD BigHorn 2500 HD White Ram Cummins , that was a mouthful

Excited to see a genuine nice decent human being, do a video on 1M mile RAM. Shame you will never have half the moral fortitude of Hoovie.

And the Ford truck parked behind the Cummins had a purple plaid wrap?

My silverado has a 1/4 million miles and runs great.. Best vehicle I've ever owned

@@illmannered1 what year is your silverado?

@@d13g0_6 it's a 2007 Classic... So essentially a 2006. For some reason in 2007 they started putting out the updated model and still put out the older model as a "classic". Not exactly sure on the backstory, they must have just had some 2006s left over I guess 🤷🏽‍♂️

@@illmannered1 Pretty sure that they were meeting new emissions standards mid-2007 model year, so the “updated” models (LMM) have a DPF and the “classic” (LBZ) are EGR only.

LOL, got you beat. 2017 cab over Mitsubishi Fuso FG 4x4. 45,000 miles and I’m on my third windshield. Cab overs are rock magnets. Luckily a new windshield is only about $250.

Utah roads alone would be 1 to 2 per year

Oilfield myself. On my 3rd windshield on my truck. Oh and I’ve only had this truck for 3 years. Oilfield for 15 years. Getting a windshield to last for more than 2 years is more luck than anything.

HA I used to do hotshots in one. I'm near Durango CO. We would haul trucks down to oil fields in Carlsbad a lot. That and repos to Manheim in Denver or salt lake.

@@joeg5414 I am around the North Dakota oilfields. I am surprised that thing lasted a million miles with how often they are towing and how crazy most of those hotshot guys drive.

Watch - he'll tell Tyler that this truck is too good for him & offer to buy it on the spot.

@Martin you're remind me of Tyler's 90's LEXUS ES 5 speed manual,that he once used to have...

That is so interesting - we met an engineer from Italy and told us something similar to what you are saying..he was a blow mold manufacturer and stated that you will probably go thru various trucks and with appropriate maintenance....will last a lifetime.

What engine is this?

@@GrantRTanner Cummins 5.9 6BT or at least that's where it started haha

Do you know which models got this engine? I recall the Case MX series and maybe McCormick, but I'd be interested if there's more

@@petermolnar8667 I worked on the 6.7 liter version, common rail 4-valve per cylinder, a colleague of mine had it installed on his own RAM and tuned it to 350 horsepower. The 6.7 went on several Case and New Holland tractors, and in Europe on various Iveco trucks

Most dodge transmissions were killed by oil change places putting dexron atf in them. Funny nobody ever talks about the trash transmissions in the early 2000s Hondas that my local dealer used to stock the replacements

I mean it definitely has had a transmission or 3. The autos in those were junk. But typically once you wreck one, you put in a built one and you are usually golden

Not normal for that gen. Those are some of the worst. This is a miracle.

Def had atleast 3 transmissions replaced or rebuilt, possibly even 5-6...

@@stephenhayes3765 I own one, everyone talks about them. Trust me.

Thats the sad thing about the Cummins, the engines always outlast the garbage chassis they’re put into.

I would have turned it over myself just for the moment.

When Canada's speed limits went metric in the mid to late 70s, our cars were sold with 5 digit metric odometers, meaning that they would roll over at the equivalent of 62,000 miles (100,000 km). Had the owner rolled this truck's odo over, it would have been easy to sell it as a 17 year old "low mileage" truck given its condition, if the buyer did not ask for a Carfax.

Agreed. So close to a million

That is my dream rig! Only I would have an f550.

My work truck is a 2015 f650 with a6.7 cummins with an Allison trans

@@Willg95 sweet ride!

That KN filter begs to differ

yeah its def boosted bro lol who keeps their diesel stock * *roll eyes* *

Ummm... Not in today's diesel world. Delete delete delete!

The K&N filter isn't a good sign. It's not worth using those. Terrible filtration.

@@MrCarGuy Yeah, that engine is going to be shot in another 500,000 miles. It doesn't appear the K&N filter has done any damage.

Getting there, just about to 300k

My 97 PS is running strong at 330k

I was thinking the same thing LOL

Stradman was there though, he had his cowboy hat on

@@TaffPlays no that's the neighbor Johnny

Strad is bald

James was in the 10 gallon hat

stradman is for kids

I worked it out, its about a service a month doing around 50000 a year. About 6000 mile intervals.