I bought my '85 back in '96 with 163,000 miles. I figured at those miles it would be junk and the motor would blow at any time, but maybe I'd get one or two years out of it. It's still running as my daily driver and just turned 240,000 miles. 77,000 miles in 10 years, at a total cost of $5,500, so that's awfully respectable service! So respectable, that I couldn't have done any better by buying a brand new car, and it would have cost 5 times as much. I know a lot of people wish Dodge still was making this truck.

I purchased my 86 Ramcharger in 2001, I've gone through four rear differentials, entire front end, all of the u-joints, both front seats, two windshields, three sets of tires, two sets of brakes, and a power window motor. There are various other things that I've done to the truck, but the truth is, it's been a tough old truck. Every one of those repairs and so many more were caused from the truck being used in a insane manor. From either pulling trees down or pulling other people out with their buried off road machines. I have found however it's becoming difficult to keep up with the electrical on the old girl. But, I'm sure I'll find all of the cures eventually.

I love my Ram Charger. It's super cool and stuff. It's got room for the boom boom and vrooom for the zoom zoom.

Got ya beat, 1985 royal shortbox, 4x4. what a monster. lasvegastruckmaster@yahoo.com.

I use my baby to haul trees out of the woods. I was getting small bulldozers out and I only have a 5.2. In 4low, that thing could pull a sturdy house down.