When Hoovie takes this to the Car Wizard, he needs to cover the odometer with a piece of electrical tape and make Wizard guess the mileage after he does the inspection
The fuel mileage is calculated based on throttle input and miles driven. With the "performance chip" installed it takes less throttle input to make power so it throws off the algorithm of the factory mileage calculator. As everyone has said this truck has been loved and appreciated. I can only imagine how nicely organized and maintained the previous owners tools are.
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).
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
Currently at 642k miles on my 2001 5.9 Cummins with the 6 speed manual. Truck still runs and drives like a 100k mile truck. Always starts up instantly, no smoke, even when its cold out. Just wish the rest of the truck would be as tough as the powertrain!
Thanks for having a real vehicle once in a while. I’ve OD’d on super cars, unobtainable classics and other vehicles that I will never see much less own in my life. Your Pre-DEF Cummins is a keeper. They truly do not make them like that anymore.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
The regular long highway trips it was doing definitely contributed to its longevity. City driving, short trips and storage may keep the mileage low but they kill cars significantly faster. Keep it going and it will keep going!
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
The common rail Cummins is one of my favorite Diesel engines of all time. My grandpa left us an 03 single cab 4wd with 150k miles. Runs like a champ. The rest of the truck likes to give us shit, but it’s an older Chrysler product. Saw it coming haha
@@F9023JFjcDfsdfw2e 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.
Much respect to the previous owner. It's clear they spared no expense to make sure it never failed them on the job. Also, the cosmetics show a very high level of professionalism in making an impression with appearance.
If I had been the previous owner, I would have just had to have seen 1 million on the clock, probably would have only taken him a week! A testament to a well designed engine looked after by a good owner. It probably had an oil change every couple of days! Nice
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.
Not too surprised to see a million miles on a Cummins. Shocked to see the rest of the truck in that shape. It looks better than most 200k mile RAMs that I've seen.
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.
@@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
One of my favorite Hoovie buys! My personal record is over 400K on an '89 Volvo 240 sedan. With regular maintenance a well engineered vehicle can last a LONG time.
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
"This wasn't gentle...this was work" Hauling can actually be easier on the engines if it's at constant speed over long distances. Easier than constant stop/start city driving. That's why semi trucks can last for several million miles.
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.
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'm pushing 400k on my RAM. Renew the suspension, put some aftermarket lights in, new padding in the seat, go many more millions of miles. I think my 2012 was the ideal year, right before the DEF system. They do have issues with electrical connectors from time to time. 99% of the time just a wiggle on the connector fixes it for years. The only real issues I've had are A-holes stealing my catalytic converters.
@@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.
You started going through Spanish Fork Canyon...then down through Price, and Green River before connecting up to 70 and all points east...and got to see lots of beautiful scenery!
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).
Great story, Hoovie! and glad that Utah treated you well. To echo some of the comments, it would be great to hear more about the maintenance history. Particularly, how many transmissions, turbos, motor rebuilds, transfer case/differential rebuilds a Dodge Cummins requires to reach the 1 M mile mark.
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.
@@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.
The gig with James, Nick and friends was priceless. On both your uploads, you did not mention the visit or the collaboration, but all of the regulars instantly recognized Tyler on the Strad upload, and Nick's place on the Hoovie's upload. Priceless! Oh, and yes.... Nice Truck. Did you mention the mileage?
@@davidg4781 The guys playing in the background are Burlacher (Nick) and his neighbor Johny. Burlacher was Stradman's boss before he became a famous RUclipsr. Along with being the boss who laid him off leading to his gamble as a full time RUclipsr, 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 RUclipsr.
Crazy enough Hoovie, I looked at that exact truck a couple of days ago and texted my friend to say "Look at the mileage on this. It looks so clean!". Hope you get some more use out of it!
You should ask him how many windshields he went through running oilfield roads. I am on my 4th (2012 Silverado) and I only drive those roads once a week.
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.
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.
Yes! This is Hoovie's best purchase ever. A (almost) million mile turbo diesel truck that's still very clean and a road trip to start with! Can't wait to hear what the wizard has to say about it!
Thanks for the video sir, it looks like it's in nice shape. My pickup is an '03 with less than 100,000 miles on it, so it's good to know it might have some life in it yet. I see the previous owner changed out the hose between the airbox and the turbo, that helps some for sure. Mine had death wobble, but we rebuilt some of the front end using '08 parts which are larger, keep on top of the ball joints and also run fairly good front tires which seems to help. Lastly, keep an eye on the front drive shaft as it's a bit of a consumable item and if it lets go it's messy and costly. I've had mine rebuilt twice in those miles, but we do lots of 4x4 use with it. Hope that was useful for you or someone out there.
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 fell in love! I've been following you for years now (you were still buying cheap, beaten up cars) and after all the special cars you got, the Ferraris and Lambos, your SLS, the Beemers and the classics.... this is the one that made my heart skip a beat XD. That's absurd, but how can't you love something that has so many stories to tell and was cared after so thoroughly? Fun fact, I'm not even into cars (motorcycles are my cup of tea), I love this channel just because of you. Thanks Hoovie/Tyler, a 'well-done pat on the back' from Milan, Italy. Keep loving that truck, it does deserves it.
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 👍
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
When I was a development engineer I worked on the truck version of that engine (on the Italian FPT version that goes into CNH tractors actually) and it is a beast... it is designed for heavy duty operation on a farm tractor with plows and balers, or on a heavy truck loaded with tons of goods. A RAM is nothing for it, it can do 3 million miles! 1 million is nothing for this beast, trust me...
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.
@@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
I'm SO impressed by this truck, at least so far. ..and boy do i have love for vehicles that make it that far, and the owners who have taken such good care of them.
Near 350,000 miles on my 2015 3500. Consistent 20 MPG hand calculated. They just go and go and go. That old rig is amazing! You gotta join the Cummins Million Mile club with that one. Cummins really does know their stuff!
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.
The bit with the dog while discussing diesel seems like a tribute to top gear and the split screen they did with kittens while Jeremy was discussing the 5 series diesel. Nice touch Tyler
I love seeing videos like this that showcase what good ownership and maintenance can do for a vehicle! I myself own a 2006 bmw 325 with over 200k miles and I am trying to break the stigma of “unreliable bmws with expensive maintenance”. I learned how to do oil changes myself and other regular maintenance as well on this specific car. It’s not about the car, but in most cases it’s how you take care of it!
Whether its an early intercooled 7.3 PS, or 5.9 cummins, it warms my heart to still see these rigs pulling stock and loading up the miles. Although being a Ford fan myself, its pretty uncommon for the 7.3s to be at that 500k+ mark. Really humbling to see a 'clean' example cummins with so many miles.
You got yourself a nice truck there. I would hold onto it. Looks very well maintained. I would at least have the wizard check out the transmission. I know these were a common failure point after seeing my uncle go through a couple with his 06 megacab. But a stage 4 transmission fixed that issue.
I love stories like this! I don't care what brand car or truck. It's always so fricking cool to see the payoff of good maintenance. You gotta wonder how many farts that seat has seen but then again the way that was maintained he probably stopped the truck & got out to fart. It is shocking to me that the previous owner wouldn't have wanted to turn it over to 1 million after all that work of getting it this far.
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.
20 years ago when I started working in the oilfield we had a 92 Dodge 1 ton dually that the odometer quit working at around 720000 miles and it had quit working a couple of years before I started. I think when retired an old farmer bought it and I wouldn't be surprised if it still on the road. We currently have a fleet of real hotshot trucks (not saying this one wasn't but it looks more like a truck used to hotshot lighter loads between vendors and hasn't seen many active drilling/production locations plus a single axle one ton hotshot truck isn't ideal for the weight of loads that are typically hauled to active drilling/production locations) and there is no way anyone is getting a million miles out of the new trucks. The customer always under estimates the weight of the loads by thousands of pounds wearing out just about everything and the new emissions typically repetitively fail making it cost prohibited to keep fixing. We generally retire our hotshots around the 300,000 mark. I think it possible to get more miles out of them but our hotshot trucks spend more time on dirt/gravel loads then pavement. Hauling lighter loads at highway speeds on pavement one could probably get over the 500,000 mark pretty easy.
Views on views!!!! Hahahaha love the second colab with the Utah crew! I hope Oscar didn’t pee on the new truck too much 😂 you should totally drive down to see Freddy and do a drag race against the million mile Lexus. Or even better get one more million mile vehicle and do a “3 million mile” car trek special!!! be well Mr Hoover 🙏
I know of a 3gen dodge dually cummins that its a hotshot truck they use it to pull campers across the U.S. and it has 1.4 million on the motor the only thing that has been changed on the motor was injectors the motor is pretty much stock except a tuner
Haacke Motors!! Layton Utah!! I’ve been in that building and my very good friend of the family is a salesman there! I live just down the street! Then visiting stradman!! Hell yea hoovie!! Utah is a amazing place!
Loved this one. I´m a Swede watching a lot of pick-up videos. And it seems there are a bit too many completely clapped out US trucks showing up. Especially RAM´s. Nice to see they aren´t too bad if given the care they deserve. I liked that.
You will love that truck, I have a 07 6.7 cummins 4x4 6spd with about 1.3 million kms on the original drivetrain. Still my daily driver... ohh and yes there is rust haha
Goes to show how long cars can go for when looked after. I would prefer a well maintained high mileage vechile than a newer one that has been neglected.
@@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.
This is so refreshing - the bullshit stigma that a cars life is over once it gets to 100k is such nonsense! Good for you and thanks for the down to earth vid, keep them coming!
@@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 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.
I love it! Sometimes the highest mileage engines get the best maintenance. I'm happy with my Cummins engine in my 1991. I wonder how many transmissions this truck has had, im guessing 4 or 5.
A video in Utah without Stradman is not a video in Utah... unless it had Oscar and Burlacher 🤣 Aaaand the RAM story is Epic, as usual on this channel! Hahahaha
Well, it was REALLY well taken care of. I mean, it's a Dodge, almost at 1million miles and only have 2-3 small rust spots and a couple of little leaks.
I have an '04 3500 with 666k miles on it, I recommend you upgrade your steering linkage. It looks like you have the OEM one that has cause Death Wobble in a lot of trucks. You can install a linkage from a slightly newer truck to solve these issues. Drive Safe!!!
My 04 and 05 both have the older style tie rod steering linkage and haven’t had death wobble luckily. If it’s not broke don’t fix it haha. I did upgrade the steering on my 03 tho.
My 2nd gen has major death wobble bouncing over big bumps rn. Tie rod ends are bad, so its a white knuckle ride when the road is rough. Other than that she's a great unit. Ok... cracked dash haha
My buddy was a Cummins mechanic at Woodhouse(huge car dealership in Nebraska). He has see 10 different trucks with over a month miles on them. My 01 24v Cummins just turned over 250,000 miles this week and runs great.
@@zackbiegs93 shows you know 0 info. 7.3 is still an international engine. I see tons online at 600k+ all the time..nothing new. Take care of your vehicles and they will take care of you. Highway miles helps tons.
This may be the undumbest thing I've seen on this channel. Clearly there's no reason for manufacturers to continue to sell such an indestructible unit. Nice score.
Awesome episode and very refreshing. I agree with those who are excited it's not another German money-pit, and the Dodge being in such great shape and with that many miles is a testament to the brand, engine, and previous owner! But we all know it won't last. How many updates can we truly expect that go like this "Ram still running flawlessly..... so I had to get rid of it and buy this rare twin-turbo Alipina!"
I still have my 2004 Dodge 2500 Cummins 4x4 I bought new. I had the trans rebuilt(bad torque converter) , rebuilt the entire front end myself last winter at 270 k miles. The engine is stock with new Bosch injectors and cp3 pump. The first ten years I drove the Alaska highway just about yearly towing 12k trailer since then I hardly drive far. I love this truck and I’m going to give it a new paint (black) this year. P.S. I got over 35 mpg driving from Colorado to Kentucky during a bad winter storm where I was limited to 45-50 mph when my son got back from his deployment in Afghanistan. Usually I get 19- 20. mpg.
Personally not a fan of Dodge but it’s hard to go wrong with a Cummins. Honestly the best combination would be the Cummins from a Dodge with a Allison transmission usually from a GM truck.
Then drop all that in a ford body and your golden. Funny thing is you can get ford f700 or f900 with a cummins engine Alison trans and a ford frame/cab.
Same principles as 18 wheelers. Most truckers are all about that name plate. But these days if you roll that hood forward or crawl under? They’re all virtually the same mix match. Petrrbilt, Kenworth, Volvo, Frieghtliner, International. Especially with all the regulations these days. For example I’m currently running a 2021 Volvo 860 with a big Cummins and a 13 speed manual, instead of the typical Volvo with a Volvo engine (which is VERY similar to a Detroit engine). Basically the same pigs with different shades of lipstick 💄 Damn I miss a good old Cat
@@FishFind3000 I have 2008 F650 Flat bed Tow truck with no Def with a Cummins engine and Allison transmission that I picked up in San Diego drove it back to Chicago 2,400 miles with no problems in 3 1/2 days . Great Engine's
Beautiful. America’s greatest engine. I have owned multiple 5.9 cummins and they are the best, you get great mileage as well. I bought one in Florida and drove it to Maryland, a 1,400 mile journey and was able to get 31-35 mpg
LOL Tyler‘s million mile dodge is the most reliable thing he’s ever bought
Vote this to the top!👆
FACTS!
And the excursion
Yall really forgot about the excursion
Because its not German
When Hoovie takes this to the Car Wizard, he needs to cover the odometer with a piece of electrical tape and make Wizard guess the mileage after he does the inspection
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.
Good thing he sold it before it hit a million miles. Everyone knows that the resale value tanks when you hit a million miles lol
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
The fuel mileage is calculated based on throttle input and miles driven. With the "performance chip" installed it takes less throttle input to make power so it throws off the algorithm of the factory mileage calculator. As everyone has said this truck has been loved and appreciated. I can only imagine how nicely organized and maintained the previous owners tools are.
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!
Currently at 642k miles on my 2001 5.9 Cummins with the 6 speed manual. Truck still runs and drives like a 100k mile truck. Always starts up instantly, no smoke, even when its cold out. Just wish the rest of the truck would be as tough as the powertrain!
Did the transmission need any rebuilds?
Thanks for having a real vehicle once in a while. I’ve OD’d on super cars, unobtainable classics and other vehicles that I will never see much less own in my life. Your Pre-DEF Cummins is a keeper. They truly do not make them like that anymore.
Exactly. I watch this channel because he buys old stuff. Supercars are a dime a dozen on RUclips
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.
Tyler you have just singlehandedly raised the value of old high-mileage Cummins-powered Dodge Rams. All the owners should thank you
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...
The condition of the interior for a million mile truck is insane. That owner took really good care of this thing.
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?
The regular long highway trips it was doing definitely contributed to its longevity. City driving, short trips and storage may keep the mileage low but they kill cars significantly faster. Keep it going and it will keep going!
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
@@djp279*new diesels
The common rail Cummins is one of my favorite Diesel engines of all time. My grandpa left us an 03 single cab 4wd with 150k miles. Runs like a champ. The rest of the truck likes to give us shit, but it’s an older Chrysler product. Saw it coming haha
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.
@@F9023JFjcDfsdfw2e 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.
Much respect to the previous owner. It's clear they spared no expense to make sure it never failed them on the job. Also, the cosmetics show a very high level of professionalism in making an impression with appearance.
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.
If I had been the previous owner, I would have just had to have seen 1 million on the clock, probably would have only taken him a week! A testament to a well designed engine looked after by a good owner. It probably had an oil change every couple of days! Nice
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!
Not too surprised to see a million miles on a Cummins. Shocked to see the rest of the truck in that shape. It looks better than most 200k mile RAMs that I've seen.
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
3rd gen Cummins Rams are my favorite. I have an 06 2500 4X4.
One of my favorite Hoovie buys! My personal record is over 400K on an '89 Volvo 240 sedan. With regular maintenance a well engineered vehicle can last a LONG time.
Love the shenanigans happening in the background at Burlacher’s house as Hoovie is trying to have an intelligent segment on diesel trucks.
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
When the TRX is broken from jumping I won't have to walk far for a tow vehicle now at least!
😂
"This wasn't gentle...this was work"
Hauling can actually be easier on the engines if it's at constant speed over long distances. Easier than constant stop/start city driving. That's why semi trucks can last for several million miles.
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'm pushing 400k on my RAM. Renew the suspension, put some aftermarket lights in, new padding in the seat, go many more millions of miles. I think my 2012 was the ideal year, right before the DEF system. They do have issues with electrical connectors from time to time. 99% of the time just a wiggle on the connector fixes it for years. The only real issues I've had are A-holes stealing my catalytic converters.
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.
You started going through Spanish Fork Canyon...then down through Price, and Green River before connecting up to 70 and all points east...and got to see lots of beautiful scenery!
This is easily Tyler’s most reliable car 😂
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
I'm excited for vehicles that are more accessible to us, the masses.
yeah it's not a 70s porsche RS haha, its just an old work TRUK
Car Throttle
By a quick calculation, that thing did roughly 160 miles EVERY SINGLE DAY since it was made.
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.
The 5.9 Cummins was one of the best engines period.
Great story, Hoovie! and glad that Utah treated you well. To echo some of the comments, it would be great to hear more about the maintenance history. Particularly, how many transmissions, turbos, motor rebuilds, transfer case/differential rebuilds a Dodge Cummins requires to reach the 1 M mile mark.
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.
Yes it will. Any more questions?
This is Hoovie driving, though...
We need more kitty content, Rich!
Hahahaha YES! I was hoping you would have a smart comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The gig with James, Nick and friends was priceless. On both your uploads, you did not mention the visit or the collaboration, but all of the regulars instantly recognized Tyler on the Strad upload, and Nick's place on the Hoovie's upload. Priceless!
Oh, and yes.... Nice Truck. Did you mention the mileage?
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 RUclipsr. Along with being the boss who laid him off leading to his gamble as a full time RUclipsr, 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 RUclipsr.
@@user-od9iz9cv1w couldn’t have said it better myself 😁👍
The previous owner definitely took incredible care of this truck. Impressive, to say the least.
That’s amazing! Shows how much you can get out of an old Cummins if you simply maintain it.
Crazy enough Hoovie, I looked at that exact truck a couple of days ago and texted my friend to say "Look at the mileage on this. It looks so clean!". Hope you get some more use out of it!
James and Burlacher playing like kids is a great backdrop. Welcome to the Ram fam! Never regret the decision!
Was that James ? Or his neighbor with the Supra ? Ether way . It was awesome . Lol
@@jamesbishopproject6375 pretty sure it was the neighbor
You should ask him how many windshields he went through running oilfield roads. I am on my 4th (2012 Silverado) and I only drive those roads once a week.
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.
Yes! This is Hoovie's best purchase ever. A (almost) million mile turbo diesel truck that's still very clean and a road trip to start with!
Can't wait to hear what the wizard has to say about it!
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...
Thanks for the video sir, it looks like it's in nice shape. My pickup is an '03 with less than 100,000 miles on it, so it's good to know it might have some life in it yet. I see the previous owner changed out the hose between the airbox and the turbo, that helps some for sure. Mine had death wobble, but we rebuilt some of the front end using '08 parts which are larger, keep on top of the ball joints and also run fairly good front tires which seems to help. Lastly, keep an eye on the front drive shaft as it's a bit of a consumable item and if it lets go it's messy and costly. I've had mine rebuilt twice in those miles, but we do lots of 4x4 use with it. Hope that was useful for you or someone out there.
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 fell in love! I've been following you for years now (you were still buying cheap, beaten up cars) and after all the special cars you got, the Ferraris and Lambos, your SLS, the Beemers and the classics.... this is the one that made my heart skip a beat XD. That's absurd, but how can't you love something that has so many stories to tell and was cared after so thoroughly? Fun fact, I'm not even into cars (motorcycles are my cup of tea), I love this channel just because of you. Thanks Hoovie/Tyler, a 'well-done pat on the back' from Milan, Italy. Keep loving that truck, it does deserves it.
Next Car Trek going to be the battle of the million mile vehicles?
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
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 👍
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.
“Duramax, powerstroke, and cummins. They all sound like condom brands or something inappropriate” - underrated joke haha
A worked diesel is a happy diesel. A diesel engine is at its happiest at 70% load all day long.
18 MPG?! My 4 Cylinder 2019 Honda Accord 2.0T will barely break 20 MPG city and it is a 3300 lb sedan lol. That’s insane, this truck seems incredible
When I was a development engineer I worked on the truck version of that engine (on the Italian FPT version that goes into CNH tractors actually) and it is a beast... it is designed for heavy duty operation on a farm tractor with plows and balers, or on a heavy truck loaded with tons of goods. A RAM is nothing for it, it can do 3 million miles! 1 million is nothing for this beast, trust me...
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
I’m very excited to see Hoovie in a 1M mile RAM!!
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.
I'm SO impressed by this truck, at least so far. ..and boy do i have love for vehicles that make it that far, and the owners who have taken such good care of them.
I've owned these trucks since the 90's. Cummins Ram tucks truly are very durable and reliable. This video is a validation of that!
Near 350,000 miles on my 2015 3500. Consistent 20 MPG hand calculated. They just go and go and go. That old rig is amazing! You gotta join the Cummins Million Mile club with that one. Cummins really does know their stuff!
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.
Keeping a diesel stock is what will make it last longer as well. Truck looks to be all stock motor wise.
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.
The old Cummins are a pleasure to own. I have a 2001. Runs great. Needs a dashboard.
Thats the sad thing about the Cummins, the engines always outlast the garbage chassis they’re put into.
Most diesel trucks drivers want the Cummins, on a Ford chassis with the Allison trans
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!
The bit with the dog while discussing diesel seems like a tribute to top gear and the split screen they did with kittens while Jeremy was discussing the 5 series diesel. Nice touch Tyler
I love seeing videos like this that showcase what good ownership and maintenance can do for a vehicle! I myself own a 2006 bmw 325 with over 200k miles and I am trying to break the stigma of “unreliable bmws with expensive maintenance”. I learned how to do oil changes myself and other regular maintenance as well on this specific car. It’s not about the car, but in most cases it’s how you take care of it!
That’s the longest dipstick I’ve ever seen in my life.
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!
Whether its an early intercooled 7.3 PS, or 5.9 cummins, it warms my heart to still see these rigs pulling stock and loading up the miles.
Although being a Ford fan myself, its pretty uncommon for the 7.3s to be at that 500k+ mark. Really humbling to see a 'clean' example cummins with so many miles.
Getting there, just about to 300k
My 97 PS is running strong at 330k
That uncut dog scene was worldclass!
And the Ford truck parked behind the Cummins had a purple plaid wrap?
I have a 2003 Cummins Dodge ram 3500 with 232K miles,,,, still runs like new!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the stop from Vail - into Silverthorne
You got yourself a nice truck there. I would hold onto it. Looks very well maintained. I would at least have the wizard check out the transmission. I know these were a common failure point after seeing my uncle go through a couple with his 06 megacab. But a stage 4 transmission fixed that issue.
I love stories like this! I don't care what brand car or truck. It's always so fricking cool to see the payoff of good maintenance. You gotta wonder how many farts that seat has seen but then again the way that was maintained he probably stopped the truck & got out to fart. It is shocking to me that the previous owner wouldn't have wanted to turn it over to 1 million after all that work of getting it this far.
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
This is the content I enjoy not Euro Moneypits. Good video Hoovie. Looking forward to the Wizards lookover and checkout.
I would love to own this, this is so bad ass, I was scared to buy a cummins with more then like 220k miles, this has opened my mind, I'm impressed
20 years ago when I started working in the oilfield we had a 92 Dodge 1 ton dually that the odometer quit working at around 720000 miles and it had quit working a couple of years before I started. I think when retired an old farmer bought it and I wouldn't be surprised if it still on the road. We currently have a fleet of real hotshot trucks (not saying this one wasn't but it looks more like a truck used to hotshot lighter loads between vendors and hasn't seen many active drilling/production locations plus a single axle one ton hotshot truck isn't ideal for the weight of loads that are typically hauled to active drilling/production locations) and there is no way anyone is getting a million miles out of the new trucks. The customer always under estimates the weight of the loads by thousands of pounds wearing out just about everything and the new emissions typically repetitively fail making it cost prohibited to keep fixing. We generally retire our hotshots around the 300,000 mark. I think it possible to get more miles out of them but our hotshot trucks spend more time on dirt/gravel loads then pavement. Hauling lighter loads at highway speeds on pavement one could probably get over the 500,000 mark pretty easy.
Views on views!!!! Hahahaha love the second colab with the Utah crew! I hope Oscar didn’t pee on the new truck too much 😂 you should totally drive down to see Freddy and do a drag race against the million mile Lexus. Or even better get one more million mile vehicle and do a “3 million mile” car trek special!!!
be well Mr Hoover 🙏
The previous owner clearly cared about the truck. Amazing condition for its age, especially given how those trucks weren't known for quality.
Whenever I’m having a shitty day a hoovies garage video always cheers me up.
I know of a 3gen dodge dually cummins that its a hotshot truck they use it to pull campers across the U.S. and it has 1.4 million on the motor the only thing that has been changed on the motor was injectors the motor is pretty much stock except a tuner
Haacke Motors!! Layton Utah!!
I’ve been in that building and my very good friend of the family is a salesman there! I live just down the street! Then visiting stradman!! Hell yea hoovie!! Utah is a amazing place!
Loved this one. I´m a Swede watching a lot of pick-up videos. And it seems there are a bit too many completely clapped out US trucks showing up. Especially RAM´s. Nice to see they aren´t too bad if given the care they deserve. I liked that.
amazing how the real hoovie attracts incredible attention, we love to know more and definitely you have to drive around the clock
Nothing makes me more happy than a RUclips collaboration. OMG.
Yes indeed brother those Cummins Last 4EVER.. N CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BABY BOY
I love these road trip videos, and this one went a bit better than the E63! I really hope you keep this thing around and see how far it will go.
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 .
You will love that truck, I have a 07 6.7 cummins 4x4 6spd with about 1.3 million kms on the original drivetrain. Still my daily driver... ohh and yes there is rust haha
There’s some of these older dodges that have like 2.5 million miles on them lol. The Cummins B series is a pretty fantastic engine.
Im always so happy to see vids when u upload. Thank you for the time you take filming and uploading. Much love!
Goes to show how long cars can go for when looked after. I would prefer a well maintained high mileage vechile than a newer one that has been neglected.
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.
This is a testament to American truck durability and how proper maintenance will keep a rig running fine for ages.
THIS is the stuff I want to see more of.
This is so refreshing - the bullshit stigma that a cars life is over once it gets to 100k is such nonsense! Good for you and thanks for the down to earth vid, keep them coming!
This will last 4 times longer then many vechiles lol. It is not your acerage car, and also a pre emmisions diesel.
Carbonization is a big issue...
@@intel2133 Carbonization ?
@@Calebflying2025 dried oil inside the engine.
@@intel2133 What are you saying this is a big issue in ?
I absolutely love that generation of ram trucks❤️
I got myself a 2002 1500 model and I love driving it
Im more impressed with the dash being in one piece than the motor still ticking.
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.
Nicely done Hoovie. 1 million miles, it's just broken in especially with the Cummins.
I love it! Sometimes the highest mileage engines get the best maintenance. I'm happy with my Cummins engine in my 1991. I wonder how many transmissions this truck has had, im guessing 4 or 5.
A video in Utah without Stradman is not a video in Utah... unless it had Oscar and Burlacher 🤣
Aaaand the RAM story is Epic, as usual on this channel! Hahahaha
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
Well, it was REALLY well taken care of. I mean, it's a Dodge, almost at 1million miles and only have 2-3 small rust spots and a couple of little leaks.
Ram is the heavy duty truck king, just look out on the road
Love how he just dipped off from stradman LMFAOOO that shit had me rolling.
This thing needs preserving. A look over the service history would be really interesting. Nice find Tyler 👍🏻
I second this...
We wanna see what needed to get it this far.
Cant wait to see the WIZARD take on this one and be amazed@!
I have an '04 3500 with 666k miles on it, I recommend you upgrade your steering linkage. It looks like you have the OEM one that has cause Death Wobble in a lot of trucks. You can install a linkage from a slightly newer truck to solve these issues. Drive Safe!!!
My 04 and 05 both have the older style tie rod steering linkage and haven’t had death wobble luckily. If it’s not broke don’t fix it haha. I did upgrade the steering on my 03 tho.
Ya, pretty sure this truck has already proven it doesn't have this issue.
My 2nd gen has major death wobble bouncing over big bumps rn. Tie rod ends are bad, so its a white knuckle ride when the road is rough. Other than that she's a great unit. Ok... cracked dash haha
If you can get a million out of the original linkage it's safe to say it wasn't defective...
@@MrCarGuy highly doubt its the original steering linkage assembly.
My buddy was a Cummins mechanic at Woodhouse(huge car dealership in Nebraska). He has see 10 different trucks with over a month miles on them. My 01 24v Cummins just turned over 250,000 miles this week and runs great.
I will definitely be watching for more installments on the million mile Cummins.
That's crazy, I think now you need to find the highest mile LBZ Duramax and 7.3 powerstroke and see which one lasts the longest without breaking!
No such thing as a high mile LBZ OR 7.3😂
@@zackbiegs93 shows you know 0 info. 7.3 is still an international engine. I see tons online at 600k+ all the time..nothing new. Take care of your vehicles and they will take care of you. Highway miles helps tons.
This may be the undumbest thing I've seen on this channel. Clearly there's no reason for manufacturers to continue to sell such an indestructible unit. Nice score.
I'd buy it. It would be interesting though, how much work was done to the engine, and how many transmissions it had.
We see these 48re’s with over 600k all original before they needed rebuilt at my transmission shop. All depends on how it was taken care of.
@@waterloo123100 My 48 re was still good at 270 k but the torque went bad so I had the trans rebuilt and mildly upgraded since it was out.
I'd bet two rebuilds in its life. Automatic transmissions are a wear item in these
Awesome episode and very refreshing. I agree with those who are excited it's not another German money-pit, and the Dodge being in such great shape and with that many miles is a testament to the brand, engine, and previous owner!
But we all know it won't last. How many updates can we truly expect that go like this "Ram still running flawlessly..... so I had to get rid of it and buy this rare twin-turbo Alipina!"
I still have my 2004 Dodge 2500 Cummins 4x4 I bought new. I had the trans rebuilt(bad torque converter) , rebuilt the entire front end myself last winter at 270 k miles. The engine is stock with new Bosch injectors and cp3 pump. The first ten years I drove the Alaska highway just about yearly towing 12k trailer since then I hardly drive far. I love this truck and I’m going to give it a new paint (black) this year. P.S. I got over 35 mpg driving from Colorado to Kentucky during a bad winter storm where I was limited to 45-50 mph when my son got back from his deployment in Afghanistan. Usually I get 19- 20. mpg.
We have a few nearing or over a million mile duramaxes that come into our dealership routinely for service. Always an impressive sight to see!
Personally not a fan of Dodge but it’s hard to go wrong with a Cummins. Honestly the best combination would be the Cummins from a Dodge with a Allison transmission usually from a GM truck.
Cummins engine, Allison trans, and a Super Duty axles would make the perfect truck
In a Toyota Hilux body
Then drop all that in a ford body and your golden. Funny thing is you can get ford f700 or f900 with a cummins engine Alison trans and a ford frame/cab.
Same principles as 18 wheelers. Most truckers are all about that name plate. But these days if you roll that hood forward or crawl under? They’re all virtually the same mix match. Petrrbilt, Kenworth, Volvo, Frieghtliner, International. Especially with all the regulations these days. For example I’m currently running a 2021 Volvo 860 with a big Cummins and a 13 speed manual, instead of the typical Volvo with a Volvo engine (which is VERY similar to a Detroit engine). Basically the same pigs with different shades of lipstick 💄
Damn I miss a good old Cat
@@FishFind3000 I have 2008 F650 Flat bed Tow truck with no Def with a Cummins engine and Allison transmission that I picked up in San Diego drove it back to Chicago 2,400 miles with no problems in 3 1/2 days . Great Engine's
Hoovie: Buys car that lasted 994k miles. Ten minutes later: I broke it.
Lucky that didn’t happen 😆
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@@Heatwave555 yet....TICK TICK TICK...
It may not be chipped, the 5.9 in 2004 made roughly 300hp and over 600fp of torque so when you get up in the rpm it rips
Beautiful. America’s greatest engine. I have owned multiple 5.9 cummins and they are the best, you get great mileage as well. I bought one in Florida and drove it to Maryland, a 1,400 mile journey and was able to get 31-35 mpg