At $26,888, Is This 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SRT-10 a Deal?

If you happen to’ve ever needed a Viper however discovered that automobile’s 50/50 weight distribution to be just a little too good, then at present’s Nice Price or No Dice SRT-10 Ram with its 56/44 steadiness is likely to be your cup of loopy. Let’s see if its asking value is simply as nuts.

Talking of off steadiness, $43,000 for yesterday’s 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt definitely appeared off-kilter to the overwhelming majority of you. Good as that pony was — and it did look fairly good — it nonetheless landed a large 88 p.c No Cube loss.

Right this moment we’re sticking with American efficiency, however wrapped in a complete completely different trend with a very completely different backstory. Let’s begin off with Dodge introducing the Viper sports activities automobile in 1991. That two-seater terror carried as its centerpiece an aluminum 8.0-liter V10 engine that Chrysler constructed with the assistance of then-accomplice Lamborghini.

Not too lengthy after the V10 Viper started giving drivers “code brown” alerts when the go pedal was pushed too arduous, Dodge added a much less highly effective however doubtlessly extra sturdy forged iron V10 to its Ram truck line. It could not have been an Ozzy Osbourne-level craziness of the alloy engine, nevertheless it did provide class-leading energy and towing.

This 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SRT-10 melds the Ram truck physique with the bad-boy alloy Viper mill, making for what’s probably essentially the most enjoyable you may have in a (truck) mattress together with your garments on.

With the usual cab SRT-10 Ram, you don’t simply get the 8.3-liter, 500 horsepower Viper engine. You additionally get a Tremec T-56 six-speed guide, good-looking alloy wheels, and a wind tunnel-tested physique equipment that reveals the truck means enterprise. And what precisely is that enterprise? Effectively, just about sucking down useless dinosaurs sooner than they went extinct. The Ram SRT-10 in normal cab guise like this one was EPA-rated at 9 miles to the gallon round city and solely about 5 extra per jug when heeding the decision of the open street.

For people who find themselves comfortable with funding tremendous yachts for OPEC bigwigs, there’s rather a lot to love right here. The Flame Purple paint — which was second solely to Black in reputation on this mannequin — seems to be to be in glorious form, and accents the clear and un-marred 10-spoke wheels adeptly. Within the entrance, the headlamp lenses have been given a smoked look. That makes the truck appear to be it’s sporting sun shades, as if it thinks it’s Jack Nicholson or one thing. The taillamps have had an analogous remedy. All of the trim and badging on the truck seems to be intact and there’s a ghostly Viper brand on the hood.

Oh, and earlier than you ask, I believe the colour distinction between the bodywork and the decrease trim evidenced within the footage is only a trick of the sunshine.

Based on the advert, there are 99,475 miles on the truck, nonetheless, the inside doesn’t appear to point out these. An add-on A-pillar gauge, Viper-logo ground mats, and up to date double-DIN stereo unit appear to be the one post-factory bits in right here, too.

The advert doesn’t give us a lot to go on regarding the truck’s mechanical situation, the vendor selecting as an alternative to simply checklist its options. It’s famous on the advert’s outset, although, that the truck comes with a clear title. That’s an necessary point out, as is the truck’s price ticket, which is available in at $26,888. After yesterday’s nose-bleed-priced Mustang, which will really feel like a little bit of a palate cleanser for the checking account, however we’ll nonetheless have to evaluate whether or not or not it really represents deal. Let’s do this proper now.

What do you say? Is this Viper-powered Ram price that $26,888 asking? Or, does that value really feel like the vendor’s making an attempt to ram consumers one other means?

You determine!

Sacramento, California, Craigslist, or go here if the advert disappears.

H/T to Don R. for the hookup!

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