I really appreciate how candid and real you are, Tim. You’ve earned the respect of your colleagues (esp TFL) on how you’ve bootstrapped this thing. Kudos sir.
You were the reason I got my Rebel from Mark Dodge. Huge price discount plus rebates and it was all done on the web. Best buying experience ever Thanks !
Thank you so much for putting onto Mark Dodge! I went to my local dealership and told them about what kind of discounts they give and they matched them! Score for me! I ordered a 2025 Ram Rebel fully loaded. Sticker was 85K and I ended up ordering the truck for 69K. Thanks again for this and your channel! Now the wait.
Tim, I totally understand why you buy the trucks so often, and the Tax reasons. Makes perfect sense for your business. Its amazing how much of a discount that dealership gave you, and I can see why they pre-sold 400 units.
This is great insight! I appreciate the transparency for sure. I also enjoy hearing that some dealers are working with people and giving incentives to buy again.. I just saved around 10k on an f150 xlt that was a loaner with a couple of incentives in north ga. They were also offering a killer financing rate with ford financial. Thanks again!
We just bought a 2025 Ram 1500 bighorn with the standard output Hurricane. Looking forward to follow your ownership experience and how it compares to mine.
Just bought my 2025 Ram 1500 Limited night edition from Mark Dodge as well right before Christmas. Flew down and drove it home. They are 100% the best to work with. Absolutely suggest anyone to get their next truck from them!
Tip on the new 2025 Rams. If you find zero power when starting it, like nothing happens when you hit the start button and you have to use the key to get into the truck do this. Boost the stop/start battery near the firewall. The main battery is not the issue most of the time. Sometimes both batteries need to be boosted at the same time. I keep our lot organized at a Ram dealership. We use the Noco GB70 fwiw.
$1,000 a month payments are relative to each individual. Working, I wouldn't have done it, I'm now retired with a guaranteed pension (as long as the government doesn't shutdown 😅)and it's time to reward myself. I feel that I deserve it. I have 2024 Ram 1500 Limited and I love it.
Retirement is indeed about enjoying your life after some hard work in your career. Enjoy it! I’m 37, I stopped living like I’m retired lol got too expensive. So I’m living like I’m poor (bought a much cheaper car) and just eating at home more. Starting to pay iff slowly! Enjoy! Nice truck!
I hit 60 in 2023 and bought a Ram 1500 limited when I retired from the corporate world. We also have a family business and just picked up a 2025 GMC 3500 srw AT4. I use the Ram for everyday driving and use the HD truck to pull skid steer and tractors. There is no better riding truck than the Ram. It rides just as good as the wife’s Lincoln Aviator!
Granger Motors in Granger IA is the next best dealership to order a Ram from. I ordered a 2022 Ram 3500 and ended up $14K below MSRP. Also a very easy, good experience.
I actually bought my Ford F150 XLT online never stepped in the dealership come home one day and they had delivered it to my driveway never left. My house was the best experience of my life and buying a new vehicle.
Good video, especially on business/tax side. I see same advantages to buying a new truck every year in my ag consulting business. Although I’ll never buy a Ram or Ford I’ll watch your videos. But when you buy a GM truck, I’ll watch your videos twice! I currently own a ‘24 ZR2 Silverado with 3.0L DuraMax and love it. Your 2023 Silverado videos were spot on the 3.0 LZ0 DuraMax!
I have a ram Laramie gt. Love it. It has the hemi in it. I also have a 2009 ram with a hemi in it. With 216000 miles and still running strong. I still not sure about the 6 cylinder turbo.
I hope you have better luck than I did. Bought RHO next day engine light came on. Took it to dealership they had to have engineers look at it bc of the issue. It needs 2 new catalytic converters and of course they are on B/O. I’m worried this line might have a ton of issues. Which is a total bummer bc I love the look and drive of the truck
I subscribed to you back when you did the video with the F-150 STX with the 2.7 ecoboost you borrowed from a dealership way back when. So glad I stayed, your reviews and honesty (including that first one) were why I bought now two EcoBoost trucks. You and TFL are the only two new vehicle channels I still watch. Thanks for keeping it real Tim, along with that your journey (as well as a couple others) were my inspiration to start doing my own RUclips where I definitely keep things real.
Any initial defects are just part of your intent to show the real customer experience of buying and owning a new Ram. I have a feeling though that the dealer (for their reputation) will go over that truck with a fine-toothed comb and will prep it as perfect as possible as all dealers should do. I predict it will be a great truck.
I have a 22 Ram 1500. Was talking to the technician. He mentioned the wagoneer Ho Engine has has thermostat issues. Which has caused overheating. Just FYI.
congrats on new ride! bought several trucks online, 2 of them delivered to my house and they drove my trade back to the dealership...this was 2020/2021 car buying is not even remotely what it used to be.....Doc u Sign is wonderful thing, use it for work as well... bought 8 or 9 trucks since and only reason to visit dealership is to take delivery from out of state or past 200 mile radius, all paperwork is done online prior to going in....at the dealership maybe 20 minutes.... days of going to in there to start the process are long gone
I definitely get your business model. As long as you can make money for however you want to live, and plan for the future and the happiness of your family, you do you. I get clarifying what you're doing because some people don't understand certain things, and these same people are probably subscribers. Those subscribers have friends and family that are potential subscribers. I get it dude.
Awesome news. I'll have yo admit though. Last year i was on the fence between f150 tremor and RHO as the tremor as i speckes it out was 83ish. Saw your video, called and verified. That solidified my decision and ordered that day 😂 happily part of the 400 they got. Truck is at rhe lot, dealing with logistics to get it shipped to me. Enjoy the drive back home!
Tim, your experience is why I say it's absurd for anyone to go to a dealer for anything other than taking delivery of a vehicle. Glad you had a great experience buying. One question I do have; were you able to role your Nebraska sales tax into the loan? I've been told out of state purchases don't allow for that.
I think it depends on the relationship between the state of residency and the state where the sale was made. I live in NW VA and bought a 2022 Tundra from a dealer in eastern MD. They were able to roll VA taxes into the note, although I put 5G down and a trade in so the state taxes get lost in the wash.
@kirkdunn1379 yep. I live in Spring, TX and purchased my last few vehicles at Planet Ford. I believe they are the largest volume F150 dealership in the country. Typically sell 500+ F150s a month. They are great to work with because everything is online and easy. Plus, they have AWESOME discounts.
Almost bought a 2025 Rebel fully loaded. Ended up with an AT4 with the 3.0 Duramax. That Ram really had some power with the standard SST. I had trouble with the resale value of the Ram and wanted to drive something else since I had Ram for the last 10 years. A regular Rebel likely will not hold value like the RHO though.
Mark Dodge did the same discounts with the TRX starting in 2022. Granger in Iowa, Dan Cummins in KY as well. Got 2 TRXs for 67k and 75k OTD. Wild how prices are the same/more for a 6 cylinder. Hopefully Tim Kuniskis brings the TRX back
I believe this is one of the many videos where you explain to people why you’re doing what you’re doing. I still don’t quite understand why people feel the need to give you their opinions about what you should do or whether what you’re doing is right or wrong. I guess they do it because they care. Anyway, congratulations on the new truck! I think if you encounter any problems with it, you’ll probably get even more views. It’s strange how people tend to focus more on things going wrong than on things going well.
the Ram RHO is going to be a hot seller for Ram so shouldn't depreciate that bad.. they ride so nice and definitely feel more nimble when compared to the trx because the engine is like 300-400lbs lighter so offroad it turns a little better with less effort when you start whipping it around corners on the dirt and it's cheaper than raptor especially the one ur getting at 72k
@sirBighead12 look I'm not hyping it up im just saying it's not that bad except for the missing sound of that iconic v8 which I think is the dumbest thing ram could ever do especially at a time with huge inflation costs on trucks and suv's like i never thought I'd see a day where a half ton or any truck for that matter would cost well over $100k hell the raptor R's I've seen for $120 & as high as $150k.. then thers thebmidsize ranger and canyons as high as $70k i don't like the way the market headed which is why I've kept a few classics that I still drulive until they all can come back from the fantasy land they've been living in for past few years.. i wasn't promoting the truck just sayin it's not that bad but in no way did I say its better than the TRX, cuz a TRX it will never be or exceed
You need to talk to Roman/TFL - they always sound like they get bad deals and lose money on their acquisitions while it sounds like you’re making out on your purchases!! I would love to hear Andrey’s, “D’oh!”
People say Ram has lowest resale value because it is based on MSRP. What they do not factor in is that Ram traditionally give much bigger up front discounts. The overall all % is about the same on all trucks if you factor this in.
my 21 Ram Laramie had the biggest hit of all the trucks Ive bought, I sold it at peak so came out even but followed it when things went back to normal and between GM and Ford the Ram by a good margin took biggest hit.....purchased 9 trucks since 2020 and followed them all.....actually KBB, Carvana follow them and send me updates automatically when price changes Ram typically sells their trucks for a bigger discount off MSRP to begin with so that effects resale
Thank you for an open video. Interesting all these pricings all over the US. NJ here, when I went to look at a new RAM, a very large dealer by me had 2 of them, one in the showroom. 89K and not much discount. Same for a Limited. Insane pricing and I always lease them, cause I like to move to a new tech every 3 years or so. I don't own a business and so for me, its a big expense. I was able to take a new Laramie, pack 2 with Sport and bed packs and Pano-roof, black/black with chrome for out the door at 690.00 per month/39 with 0 down. I was comfortable with that. My insurance, here in NJ, is 1400 a year. Here, if you are looking for the higher trims, you will pay heavy and no mercy from any dealer.
You saved 12% on a truck that had its price raised by over 50% when normally it should have been 15% from 2019 until now. Trying to figure out how this is a good deal?
They didn’t have that truck in 2019 but the Limited was 53k so after discounts it was probably in the 45k range. So is it too much of a stretch to think it could have been about the same since the limited MSRP is about the same as the one you just bought.
@ Okay but it doesn’t justify the significant price increases. Pure corporate greed is what drove the prices to where they are. People continuing to buy at these prices with 84 month loans is going to encourage them to keep prices high. Luckily most people have stopped buying now. You said the dealer gave you a great deal at 10k off. I disagree. In Texas you can get 15k off a ram 1500 without even asking. And given a little more time that 15k will become 25k and then we will be back to fair prices again.
@ every truck I’ve bought since 2020 has been around the same price. And each year they have gotten better and more mandatory safety equipment. That’s what I know.
I’m very well off I have no debt I’m own business I live very comfortably and I have no idea how anybody can buy an $80,000 truck. Personally, I could never do that even though I have the money I just could not spend that kind of money on a vehicle. My daily driver is a 2021 tundra TRD pro double cap I paid $48,881 for that truck in December 2020. Outside of maintenance I haven’t spent a dime on that truck and 64,000 miles of driving it. My insurance is pretty reasonable. Do you want to get rich? You can’t buy $80,000 vehicles. It’s just that simple.
@@briandonald Every person is different but common sense is common sense, and stupidity is stupidity no matter who you are. To be able to comfortably afford a $80,000 vehicle and live in a home that costs more than $350,000 with a family of four and expenses, you would have to be making at least $250,000 a year. Only 7.3% of families in the US make more money then that. That means the vast majority of Americans buying these outrageously expensive vehicles are making poor economic decisions that combined are negatively impacting us all.
dont worry about other people....they live a different life, 24k is not the difference between rich or poor being very well off 24k shouldnt even be a blip on the radar....its a months salary
@@SuperSnakePlissken Thanks for sharing your opinion. One thing I don't do is judge what other people do with their money. My job is to take care of my personal finances and this household that my wife and I maintain. Why call other people stupid and imply that they have no common sense? It's great that you're "well off" but you come across as being a pompous jerk.
Good morning watching your video and came upon the Chevy with diesel and you explained how the expanded there line option with the diesel more trim levels etc. but my complaint/ opinion is this I bought a 2024 gmc sierra regular cab short bed 1500 back in August (tax purposes) while the standard 2.7 turbo has more then exceeded my expectations I would love to have a diesel option in this truck. Even if they would decrease power numbers slightly the longevity of the engine is why I would buy it. I’m not saying the 2.7 turbo four cylinder is bad ( acts like a little diesel) just don’t know about the longevity of it I quest time will tell. My point is I was wondering if you you tubers relay these messages to the manufacturers and if the give feed back on this kind of stuff. Thanks
tim ????how long did did it take u to get ur 2025 1500 rho ,from order to delivery.U dontnharevto b exact ,give me a ball park......very informative video.
With all the rumors of upcoming Stellantis price cuts, why didn’t you walk away from a Ram? Is a future video about how you took it in the shorts on depreciation.
I've had about six or seven trucks over the years every one of them have been a Dodge Ram. None of them are perfect whether it is a Ford or GM. I will not buy a foreign vehicle but there is nothing wrong with the others. I feel the Rams are always playing catch up and it because they are the third best selling people are picking at them more. None of my Rams have been 100% perfect but I don't have a problem with turbochargers on a 6 cylinder truck and I don't have frames rusting out
So are you saying that the last “ Dodge Ram” you had was the 3 rd Gen which is at least 15 years old ? That was the last Dodge made Ram. Production moved to Chrysler plants when they split into seperate brands and manufacturers 15 years ago dude.
Stellantis is slated to reduce the price on their trucks 35% and 40% for 2025 models in the second quarter. CDJR is in freefall and the quality of their products after 2022 is dismal. My buddy made it 42 miles off the dealer lot before his 2024 1500 had to be towed back to the dealer. The Hurricane motor is less than reliable and made mostly of plastic. Hope it holds up for you, seriously.
With interest rates this high i hope people that plan to keep the auto weighs out the rebates compared to zero percent financing. When your taking a 50k+ loan at these high rates finance cost add up fast. Just bought a new gmc for 58k. Got it for 8k off sticker and zero percent finance. Could of gotten an additional $1750 off but would of had to go with 7% finance cost. Way cheaper over all to skip that $1750 rebate and take the zero percent.
This will be good for video viewing. The new Ranger and a new Ram. Problem is you really will not have them long enough to reveal issues. I’m a diesel guy so you having the 3.0 for a longer time than you really wanted is proof of ownership that it’s a good vehicle. But hey let’s see how it goes with Ford with the Ranger. (As Ford is really out on left field when it comes to Engineering) Stellantis seems to be even better at screwing up even the simplest engineering, so this should be good also. Not picking on Ford and Sellantis, but they both have been at the top of the list for recalls on ether using the cheapest parts possible or worst engineering.
@ Tim I been a fan of your channel for a long time. I have a 2018 Colorado Diesel and it is such an impressive truck to drive . It’s fun when I get that heavy foot that is going to get me in trouble with the Leo’s . I don’t mean it’s fast I mean it has lots of torque for those times when leaving stripes just makes me feel young again. I have owned 4 Rangers in the past. All manual shift. I just bought a Bronco Sport for the wife. Top of the line Badlands. Bought it site on seen from a dealer out of town. Ran out of gas with 2 bars still showing on the fuel gauge. Blind spot monitoring doesn’t come on until a car is almost up to the drivers door. It’s useless and dangerous. Right side rear wheel is towed in and tipped in at the top. I have read that there is no alignment adjustment on the rear of these vehicles. Steering is to touchy with no centre feel so your constantly correcting to keep in your lane. It’s tiresome to drive for any length of time. The cabin is extremely noisy on the hyway. The road noise is so loud you can’t hold a conversation at times. Really makes for a cheaply built vehicle. The adaptive cruise control leaves so much space between you and the car your following (even at it’s closest setting) that other cars pass you and pull in between you and the vehicle in front and the adaptive cruise hammers on the brakes because it thinks your going to have a crash. The Bronco Sport was a good idea to bring to market. It’s a cool vehicle with an insane amount of options. But in typical Ford fashion not enough effort was put into the evacuation.
$1100 x 84 months is $92,400, we get it that you are a business so its an expense write off for you but people watching your videos to buy these trucks are not. Then $200/ month insurance, in VA where I live another $200 month property tax, thats $1500/month
This is a business writeoff with taxes. People need to do their due diligence with the finances. Society is dumbed down now with social media. If someone makes thier financial purchase price off a RUclips video. You can’t fix stupid. Anything over 48 months finance and I cringe with people financing 5+ years on deprciating asset. That includes knowing your insurance premium cost.
Wow. 84 months. Who financed a truck for 84 months! I’m sorry but people have lost their minds! OMG 84 months! If you need to finance a vehicle that long you can’t afford it!
Its a crazy price for someone who is not using it to make money or write off for taxes. If they do lower MSRPs 30%. Then those people well be in bad shape.
just go to the forums of the brand of vehicle, thats where youll find the volume dealers, I found Mark Dodge in 2020 thru the Ram forums and Laura chevy/GMC in GM forums....sure its same for all of them
I’m not in the business you are. No tax benefit for me. I normally traded trucks every 10 yrs, buying a vehicle every 5 yrs alternating with a car for the wife. But with all the vehicle shortages and problems with new vehicles. I’m now at almost 18 yrs on my truck. I’ll be watching how everything goes with that new Ranger.
This RHO costs too much....just like every other truck right now....tired of the these overworked turbo V6's in these full sized trucks....just my opinion....hope you enjoy the truck man.....👍
Math doesn’t appear to be right. 72k truck at 7%, with no $$ down, for 60 mo (1500 a month) and 72 mo (1299 a month) That’s if he also pays for tax up front and doesn’t add it to the financing. Also, ram TRX for example, depreciated 30-40% in the first few years. Let’s call it, appx $800-$900 a month in depreciation, loss of value. Now add that to the monthly financing premium, and you’re out appx 2200-2500 a month. Not including insurance premiums
I really appreciate how candid and real you are, Tim. You’ve earned the respect of your colleagues (esp TFL) on how you’ve bootstrapped this thing.
Kudos sir.
Pretty sure I saw your truck there last Thursday. I believe it’s in my last video
You were the reason I got my Rebel from Mark Dodge. Huge price discount plus rebates and it was all done on the web. Best buying experience ever Thanks !
Thank you so much for putting onto Mark Dodge! I went to my local dealership and told them about what kind of discounts they give and they matched them! Score for me! I ordered a 2025 Ram Rebel fully loaded. Sticker was 85K and I ended up ordering the truck for 69K. Thanks again for this and your channel! Now the wait.
Tim, I totally understand why you buy the trucks so often, and the Tax reasons. Makes perfect sense for your business. Its amazing how much of a discount that dealership gave you, and I can see why they pre-sold 400 units.
This is great insight! I appreciate the transparency for sure. I also enjoy hearing that some dealers are working with people and giving incentives to buy again.. I just saved around 10k on an f150 xlt that was a loaner with a couple of incentives in north ga. They were also offering a killer financing rate with ford financial. Thanks again!
I have a 2023 Silverado Trail Boss with the 3L Duramax, and I very much appreciated your videos!
Congratulations Tim! The only thing I would say is “YOU DO YOU!” I like your content and you have to do what’s best for you and your business.
I got $20K off my Tungsten from Mark Dodge as well...they are delivering it Wednesday.
You got a great deal! Congrats on the new truck!
We just bought a 2025 Ram 1500 bighorn with the standard output Hurricane. Looking forward to follow your ownership experience and how it compares to mine.
Congratulations on your truck, thanks for sharing your experience. I’m looking forward to the RHO videos.
Just bought my 2025 Ram 1500 Limited night edition from Mark Dodge as well right before Christmas. Flew down and drove it home. They are 100% the best to work with. Absolutely suggest anyone to get their next truck from them!
Keep doing your thing Tim. I love watching your videos.
Tip on the new 2025 Rams. If you find zero power when starting it, like nothing happens when you hit the start button and you have to use the key to get into the truck do this. Boost the stop/start battery near the firewall. The main battery is not the issue most of the time. Sometimes both batteries need to be boosted at the same time. I keep our lot organized at a Ram dealership. We use the Noco GB70 fwiw.
$1,000 a month payments are relative to each individual. Working, I wouldn't have done it, I'm now retired with a guaranteed pension (as long as the government doesn't shutdown 😅)and it's time to reward myself. I feel that I deserve it. I have 2024 Ram 1500 Limited and I love it.
Retirement is indeed about enjoying your life after some hard work in your career. Enjoy it! I’m 37, I stopped living like I’m retired lol got too expensive. So I’m living like I’m poor (bought a much cheaper car) and just eating at home more. Starting to pay iff slowly! Enjoy! Nice truck!
Thank you. Your day will come to. God bless you.
Same, I retired and bought a new 22 Rebel. Paid cash for it after working so hard my whole life. Drove cheap vehicles my whole life.
@@markthees5650 Congratulations 🎊 and welcome to the club. God bless.
I hit 60 in 2023 and bought a Ram 1500 limited when I retired from the corporate world. We also have a family business and just picked up a 2025 GMC 3500 srw AT4.
I use the Ram for everyday driving and use the HD truck to pull skid steer and tractors. There is no better riding truck than the Ram. It rides just as good as the wife’s Lincoln Aviator!
I bought my 2024 Ram 2500 at Mark Dodge in June got $15,000 off. They are one of the biggest volume dealerships in the country
72g's is great compared to Canada. Base price is$112945,average on the lot is $135,000 to $139,000. A Rebel starts around $75,000
Granger Motors in Granger IA is the next best dealership to order a Ram from. I ordered a 2022 Ram 3500 and ended up $14K below MSRP. Also a very easy, good experience.
Yep I was transporting TRXs to California like crazy😂
I actually bought my Ford F150 XLT online never stepped in the dealership come home one day and they had delivered it to my driveway never left. My house was the best experience of my life and buying a new vehicle.
did that twice during Covid...though I had to be there and signed papers on my porch....changed the way I bought vehicles ever since
Good video, especially on business/tax side. I see same advantages to buying a new truck every year in my ag consulting business. Although I’ll never buy a Ram or Ford I’ll watch your videos. But when you buy a GM truck, I’ll watch your videos twice! I currently own a ‘24 ZR2 Silverado with 3.0L DuraMax and love it. Your 2023 Silverado videos were spot on the 3.0 LZ0 DuraMax!
Happy for you congratulations on new pickup good video 🎉🎉
Bought my TRX from Mark Dodge in 2022, was in and out in 15min. Best car buying experience ever. I will always buy from them if i can.
Congrats Tim! Looking forward to seeing videos of this
I have a ram Laramie gt. Love it. It has the hemi in it. I also have a 2009 ram with a hemi in it. With 216000 miles and still running strong. I still not sure about the 6 cylinder turbo.
I hope you have better luck than I did. Bought RHO next day engine light came on. Took it to dealership they had to have engineers look at it bc of the issue. It needs 2 new catalytic converters and of course they are on B/O. I’m worried this line might have a ton of issues. Which is a total bummer bc I love the look and drive of the truck
Have them check for a wire that isn’t in the schematics. Saw this on a big horn. Moved the wire, no more issues
I subscribed to you back when you did the video with the F-150 STX with the 2.7 ecoboost you borrowed from a dealership way back when. So glad I stayed, your reviews and honesty (including that first one) were why I bought now two EcoBoost trucks. You and TFL are the only two new vehicle channels I still watch. Thanks for keeping it real Tim, along with that your journey (as well as a couple others) were my inspiration to start doing my own RUclips where I definitely keep things real.
Any initial defects are just part of your intent to show the real customer experience of buying and owning a new Ram. I have a feeling though that the dealer (for their reputation) will go over that truck with a fine-toothed comb and will prep it as perfect as possible as all dealers should do. I predict it will be a great truck.
I have a 22 Ram 1500. Was talking to the technician. He mentioned the wagoneer Ho Engine has has thermostat issues. Which has caused overheating. Just FYI.
I can’t wait to see some videos !! Not to mention the great deal !!
This is a great deal, Tim! For reference, you were going to pay over $72k for a cloth and cheap plastic bighorn this time last year.
congrats on new ride!
bought several trucks online, 2 of them delivered to my house and they drove my trade back to the dealership...this was 2020/2021
car buying is not even remotely what it used to be.....Doc u Sign is wonderful thing, use it for work as well...
bought 8 or 9 trucks since and only reason to visit dealership is to take delivery from out of state or past 200 mile radius, all paperwork is done online prior to going in....at the dealership maybe 20 minutes....
days of going to in there to start the process are long gone
I really enjoy your long truck videos and your explanation on why you buy them.
I definitely get your business model.
As long as you can make money for however you want to live, and plan for the future and the happiness of your family, you do you.
I get clarifying what you're doing because some people don't understand certain things, and these same people are probably subscribers. Those subscribers have friends and family that are potential subscribers.
I get it dude.
I’m excited for these videos! We are rooting for Ram and Tim Kuniskis!
What was your MPG on the Chevy Duramax Diesel?
Near 30 most times.
Awesome news. I'll have yo admit though. Last year i was on the fence between f150 tremor and RHO as the tremor as i speckes it out was 83ish. Saw your video, called and verified. That solidified my decision and ordered that day 😂 happily part of the 400 they got. Truck is at rhe lot, dealing with logistics to get it shipped to me. Enjoy the drive back home!
Tim, your experience is why I say it's absurd for anyone to go to a dealer for anything other than taking delivery of a vehicle. Glad you had a great experience buying.
One question I do have; were you able to role your Nebraska sales tax into the loan? I've been told out of state purchases don't allow for that.
I think it depends on the relationship between the state of residency and the state where the sale was made.
I live in NW VA and bought a 2022 Tundra from a dealer in eastern MD. They were able to roll VA taxes into the note, although I put 5G down and a trade in so the state taxes get lost in the wash.
@@markf8256 Neighboring states probably work together more often too.
@@ryansheard8092 yup Nebraska sales tax in the loan.
you pay taxes where you live, many dealers especially big volume ones do all the paperwork
@kirkdunn1379 yep. I live in Spring, TX and purchased my last few vehicles at Planet Ford. I believe they are the largest volume F150 dealership in the country. Typically sell 500+ F150s a month. They are great to work with because everything is online and easy. Plus, they have AWESOME discounts.
Almost bought a 2025 Rebel fully loaded. Ended up with an AT4 with the 3.0 Duramax. That Ram really had some power with the standard SST. I had trouble with the resale value of the Ram and wanted to drive something else since I had Ram for the last 10 years. A regular Rebel likely will not hold value like the RHO though.
Wow u got a steal congrats! Just got mine in last week!
Mark Dodge did the same discounts with the TRX starting in 2022. Granger in Iowa, Dan Cummins in KY as well. Got 2 TRXs for 67k and 75k OTD. Wild how prices are the same/more for a 6 cylinder. Hopefully Tim Kuniskis brings the TRX back
I paid 67,800 on a 24 zr2 duramax 1 year ago. I would have waited and got the RHO if I knew i could get one for basically the same price. Good video
Most folks don’t run any form of business themselves and don’t understand taxes at all.
Can’t wait to see the new girl!
I believe this is one of the many videos where you explain to people why you’re doing what you’re doing. I still don’t quite understand why people feel the need to give you their opinions about what you should do or whether what you’re doing is right or wrong.
I guess they do it because they care. Anyway, congratulations on the new truck! I think if you encounter any problems with it, you’ll probably get even more views. It’s strange how people tend to focus more on things going wrong than on things going well.
The coolest truck you've had yet
Makes sense, hope you have fun with your truck, looks awesome
Thanks for your videos, Tim.
the Ram RHO is going to be a hot seller for Ram so shouldn't depreciate that bad.. they ride so nice and definitely feel more nimble when compared to the trx because the engine is like 300-400lbs lighter so offroad it turns a little better with less effort when you start whipping it around corners on the dirt and it's cheaper than raptor especially the one ur getting at 72k
Homosexuals are lining up, I can see it now. Dude stop it with the euro truck hype. Real men say no
@sirBighead12 look I'm not hyping it up im just saying it's not that bad except for the missing sound of that iconic v8 which I think is the dumbest thing ram could ever do especially at a time with huge inflation costs on trucks and suv's like i never thought I'd see a day where a half ton or any truck for that matter would cost well over $100k hell the raptor R's I've seen for $120 & as high as $150k.. then thers thebmidsize ranger and canyons as high as $70k i don't like the way the market headed which is why I've kept a few classics that I still drulive until they all can come back from the fantasy land they've been living in for past few years.. i wasn't promoting the truck just sayin it's not that bad but in no way did I say its better than the TRX, cuz a TRX it will never be or exceed
Just got mine, already ripped it all apart for paint match and powdering the wheels and burger tuning comes Monday lol
You need to talk to Roman/TFL - they always sound like they get bad deals and lose money on their acquisitions while it sounds like you’re making out on your purchases!! I would love to hear Andrey’s, “D’oh!”
I’ve talked to Roman a bunch about it. He gave me the idea to buy a truck to begin with.
People say Ram has lowest resale value because it is based on MSRP. What they do not factor in is that Ram traditionally give much bigger up front discounts. The overall all % is about the same on all trucks if you factor this in.
my 21 Ram Laramie had the biggest hit of all the trucks Ive bought, I sold it at peak so came out even but followed it when things went back to normal and between GM and Ford the Ram by a good margin took biggest hit.....purchased 9 trucks since 2020 and followed them all.....actually KBB, Carvana follow them and send me updates automatically when price changes
Ram typically sells their trucks for a bigger discount off MSRP to begin with so that effects resale
Have a safe and hopefully fun trip. Good luck and God speed
Interested to see the video for the commute back home with it... Mpg, first impressions, comfort, etc..
Thank you for an open video. Interesting all these pricings all over the US. NJ here, when I went to look at a new RAM, a very large dealer by me had 2 of them, one in the showroom. 89K and not much discount. Same for a Limited. Insane pricing and I always lease them, cause I like to move to a new tech every 3 years or so. I don't own a business and so for me, its a big expense. I was able to take a new Laramie, pack 2 with Sport and bed packs and Pano-roof, black/black with chrome for out the door at 690.00 per month/39 with 0 down. I was comfortable with that. My insurance, here in NJ, is 1400 a year. Here, if you are looking for the higher trims, you will pay heavy and no mercy from any dealer.
Hows the process to register a vehicle with a loan from another state? I assume it could be slightly different for each state.
@@syntheticjuice9279 not anything different really.
Great transparency thanks Tim
You saved 12% on a truck that had its price raised by over 50% when normally it should have been 15% from 2019 until now. Trying to figure out how this is a good deal?
You think this truck would have been $40k in 2019?
They didn’t have that truck in 2019 but the Limited was 53k so after discounts it was probably in the 45k range. So is it too much of a stretch to think it could have been about the same since the limited MSRP is about the same as the one you just bought.
@ you said it. This truck, engine, equipment, interior materials, safety tech, technology didn’t exist in 2019.
@ Okay but it doesn’t justify the significant price increases. Pure corporate greed is what drove the prices to where they are. People continuing to buy at these prices with 84 month loans is going to encourage them to keep prices high. Luckily most people have stopped buying now. You said the dealer gave you a great deal at 10k off. I disagree. In Texas you can get 15k off a ram 1500 without even asking. And given a little more time that 15k will become 25k and then we will be back to fair prices again.
@ every truck I’ve bought since 2020 has been around the same price. And each year they have gotten better and more mandatory safety equipment. That’s what I know.
I’m very well off I have no debt I’m own business I live very comfortably and I have no idea how anybody can buy an $80,000 truck.
Personally, I could never do that even though I have the money I just could not spend that kind of money on a vehicle.
My daily driver is a 2021 tundra TRD pro double cap I paid $48,881 for that truck in December 2020.
Outside of maintenance I haven’t spent a dime on that truck and 64,000 miles of driving it. My insurance is pretty reasonable.
Do you want to get rich? You can’t buy $80,000 vehicles. It’s just that simple.
Every person is different.
😂😂😂😂 “I’m VERY well off…”
@@briandonald Every person is different but common sense is common sense, and stupidity is stupidity no matter who you are.
To be able to comfortably afford a $80,000 vehicle and live in a home that costs more than $350,000 with a family of four and expenses, you would have to be making at least $250,000 a year.
Only 7.3% of families in the US make more money then that.
That means the vast majority of Americans buying these outrageously expensive vehicles are making poor economic decisions that combined are negatively impacting us all.
dont worry about other people....they live a different life, 24k is not the difference between rich or poor being very well off 24k shouldnt even be a blip on the radar....its a months salary
@@SuperSnakePlissken Thanks for sharing your opinion. One thing I don't do is judge what other people do with their money. My job is to take care of my personal finances and this household that my wife and I maintain. Why call other people stupid and imply that they have no common sense? It's great that you're "well off" but you come across as being a pompous jerk.
Watch the weather reports, big snowstorms and major icestorm between Louisiana and Nebraska for this week.
Yeah, I've been watching that's for sure.
Congrats!
Before Cov-d it was common for a 45k truck to be discounted 10-15k. A 75k truck should be 20k off or zero% finance.
The good ole days.
With buying out of state, how do you avoid double sales tax?
You only pay sales tax in the state you register. The dealer looks up my sales tax for my area before I close the deal and includes it in the loan.
Looking to buy a big horn level 2 night edition soon. Definitely looking at mark dodge with their discounts now
I’m looking forward to you getting the truck.
I like the ranger. The RHO looks pretty good too. But I think it's overpriced. Should start around 55k. Maybe top end high 60's
With the $10K discount from Mark Dodge you can get an RHO with no options for $60-$65K.
Very nice truck
Good morning watching your video and came upon the Chevy with diesel and you explained how the expanded there line option with the diesel more trim levels etc. but my complaint/ opinion is this I bought a 2024 gmc sierra regular cab short bed 1500 back in August (tax purposes) while the standard 2.7 turbo has more then exceeded my expectations I would love to have a diesel option in this truck. Even if they would decrease power numbers slightly the longevity of the engine is why I would buy it. I’m not saying the 2.7 turbo four cylinder is bad ( acts like a little diesel) just don’t know about the longevity of it I quest time will tell. My point is I was wondering if you you tubers relay these messages to the manufacturers and if the give feed back on this kind of stuff.
Thanks
The more people who buy the diesel, the more it will expand in their lineup. It really is consumer driven.
Well Put!
You may want to ask about the 2k off for owning you ranger as well
@@TVH476 apparently it has to be longer than 30 days of ownership to get that deal.
tim ????how long did did it take u to get ur 2025 1500 rho ,from order to delivery.U dontnharevto b exact ,give me a ball park......very informative video.
I don’t know. Like 6 months or so. I didn’t really keep track.
I hope ram up the payload on the 2025 hd
Great value in class
With all the rumors of upcoming Stellantis price cuts, why didn’t you walk away from a Ram? Is a future video about how you took it in the shorts on depreciation.
you bought a Ram? Traitor!!! At least you got a really good deal :) I do love the inline 6 though. Good luck with it.
Feel for you, brother. When do I get to vent about boat slip rentals?
I paid 150,000 Canadian for my TRX and no payments , just cash 😂😂😂😂, now dealers want to
Pay more for it than what I paid , love it
$150,000.00 k? 🤣 you got rooked.
Great film sir
Almost 20k in interest? 84x1100
I placed an order in September for RHO, 86k msrp and got 19.5% off the sticker, taking delivery in mid January.
It’s not 20K in interest, when your only keeping it 6-9-12 months.
Good deal, Tim 👍🏾
I've had about six or seven trucks over the years every one of them have been a Dodge Ram. None of them are perfect whether it is a Ford or GM. I will not buy a foreign vehicle but there is nothing wrong with the others. I feel the Rams are always playing catch up and it because they are the third best selling people are picking at them more. None of my Rams have been 100% perfect but I don't have a problem with turbochargers on a 6 cylinder truck and I don't have frames rusting out
So are you saying that the last “ Dodge Ram” you had was the 3 rd Gen which is at least 15 years old ?
That was the last Dodge made Ram. Production moved to Chrysler plants when they split into seperate brands and manufacturers 15 years ago dude.
@@Dazza-u4cMaybe he was saying he doesn’t buy modern RAM’s because Stellantis is a “foreign” automaker, and he will not buy a foreign vehicle. Idk.
Stellantis is slated to reduce the price on their trucks 35% and 40% for 2025 models in the second quarter. CDJR is in freefall and the quality of their products after 2022 is dismal. My buddy made it 42 miles off the dealer lot before his 2024 1500 had to be towed back to the dealer. The Hurricane motor is less than reliable and made mostly of plastic. Hope it holds up for you, seriously.
2024 rams didn’t have the hurricane…. So this story doesn’t add up 🤨
With interest rates this high i hope people that plan to keep the auto weighs out the rebates compared to zero percent financing. When your taking a 50k+ loan at these high rates finance cost add up fast. Just bought a new gmc for 58k. Got it for 8k off sticker and zero percent finance. Could of gotten an additional $1750 off but would of had to go with 7% finance cost. Way cheaper over all to skip that $1750 rebate and take the zero percent.
This will be good for video viewing. The new Ranger and a new Ram. Problem is you really will not have them long enough to reveal issues. I’m a diesel guy so you having the 3.0 for a longer time than you really wanted is proof of ownership that it’s a good vehicle. But hey let’s see how it goes with Ford with the Ranger. (As Ford is really out on left field when it comes to Engineering) Stellantis seems to be even better at screwing up even the simplest engineering, so this should be good also.
Not picking on Ford and Sellantis, but they both have been at the top of the list for recalls on ether using the cheapest parts possible or worst engineering.
Yup that’s why I look to you and others for long-term reliability.
@ Tim I been a fan of your channel for a long time. I have a 2018 Colorado Diesel and it is such an impressive truck to drive . It’s fun when I get that heavy foot that is going to get me in trouble with the Leo’s . I don’t mean it’s fast I mean it has lots of torque for those times when leaving stripes just makes me feel young again. I have owned 4 Rangers in the past. All manual shift. I just bought a Bronco Sport for the wife. Top of the line Badlands. Bought it site on seen from a dealer out of town. Ran out of gas with 2 bars still showing on the fuel gauge. Blind spot monitoring doesn’t come on until a car is almost up to the drivers door. It’s useless and dangerous. Right side rear wheel is towed in and tipped in at the top. I have read that there is no alignment adjustment on the rear of these vehicles. Steering is to touchy with no centre feel so your constantly correcting to keep in your lane. It’s tiresome to drive for any length of time. The cabin is extremely noisy on the hyway. The road noise is so loud you can’t hold a conversation at times. Really makes for a cheaply built vehicle. The adaptive cruise control leaves so much space between you and the car your following (even at it’s closest setting) that other cars pass you and pull in between you and the vehicle in front and the adaptive cruise hammers on the brakes because it thinks your going to have a crash. The Bronco Sport was a good idea to bring to market. It’s a cool vehicle with an insane amount of options. But in typical Ford fashion not enough effort was put into the evacuation.
@ that Bronco Sport sure sounds like a dud.
Hey Tim, just curious, do you and your wife Heather file your taxes as Joint every year or separate since you have started your RUclips channel?
Still joint.
Only business owners truly understand taxes i feel.
Hey Tim,you haven’t seen taxes until you pay Canadian taxes.We are taxed to death!
Yeah you guys screwed.
Why not just do short term leases? Idk what the shortest term you can do is but worth a thought since it’s just extended demoing for your business
@@oherroprease207 can’t write off the purchase only the lease payments. Not much of a write off.
I don't understand why Dodge Granger in IOwa is selling them for 185k?
$1100 x 84 months is $92,400, we get it that you are a business so its an expense write off for you but people watching your videos to buy these trucks are not. Then $200/ month insurance, in VA where I live another $200 month property tax, thats $1500/month
Yep.
This is a business writeoff with taxes. People need to do their due diligence with the finances. Society is dumbed down now with social media. If someone makes thier financial purchase price off a RUclips video. You can’t fix stupid. Anything over 48 months finance and I cringe with people financing 5+ years on deprciating asset. That includes knowing your insurance premium cost.
You should see what my TRX cost me!
Wow. 84 months. Who financed a truck for 84 months! I’m sorry but people have lost their minds! OMG 84 months! If you need to finance a vehicle that long you can’t afford it!
@@darrelldoty7757I don’t think you understand what the word afford means
You think the rho is quicker than the trx?
Its a crazy price for someone who is not using it to make money or write off for taxes. If they do lower MSRPs 30%. Then those people well be in bad shape.
U got a great deal!!!!
Heard a lot of good things from mark dodge…even here in the northeast
just go to the forums of the brand of vehicle, thats where youll find the volume dealers, I found Mark Dodge in 2020 thru the Ram forums and Laura chevy/GMC in GM forums....sure its same for all of them
I’m not in the business you are. No tax benefit for me. I normally traded trucks every 10 yrs, buying a vehicle every 5 yrs alternating with a car for the wife. But with all the vehicle shortages and problems with new vehicles. I’m now at almost 18 yrs on my truck. I’ll be watching how everything goes with that new Ranger.
They're not doing that deal on the RHO any longer, it's a flat -$4K off the RHO. Tim screwed it up for everyone by making his video🤣
Mark Dodge isn’t?
@@Pickuptrucktalk Nope, they offer large discounts on the other models, but not the RHO.
Wow really?
good video
This RHO costs too much....just like every other truck right now....tired of the these overworked turbo V6's in these full sized trucks....just my opinion....hope you enjoy the truck man.....👍
Love the TRX but RHO is very nice for the $$$.
Don't forget to pack the golf clubs and take the Southern route. 😉
@@wilmarbarrick3194 I wish! 44 degrees in Dallas when I’m passing through.
Math doesn’t appear to be right. 72k truck at 7%, with no $$ down, for 60 mo (1500 a month) and 72 mo (1299 a month)
That’s if he also pays for tax up front and doesn’t add it to the financing.
Also, ram TRX for example, depreciated 30-40% in the first few years. Let’s call it, appx $800-$900 a month in depreciation, loss of value. Now add that to the monthly financing premium, and you’re out appx 2200-2500 a month. Not including insurance premiums
84 months. I added that to the video.
@Pickuptrucktalk got it! Thank you kindly. Looking forward to the new RAM videos.