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I purchased my old POS 97 RAM 1500 in 2009 for 3k. Originally bought it only for towing and hauling since my daily driver was a 2000 Acura TL. Well, after my TL gave me constant issues (trans, engine mounts, etc) I finally traded it in on my wife’s new car. At that point the RAM became my daily driver. I’ve put over 40k on it since I bought it (over 200k on it now) and no major issues of any kind. I’ve done the usual maintenance items on it (trans fluid/filter, tires, ujoints) but nothing major. Just keeps on running. Of course it’s rusted out and not much to look at it but my only major cost is gas since the insurance and taxes are so low. There really is no better way to own a vehicle from a cost perspective than something you can buy cheap and maintenance yourself.
I purchased my old POS 97 RAM 1500 in 2009 for 3k. Originally bought it only for towing and hauling since my daily driver was a 2000 Acura TL. Well, after my TL gave me constant issues (trans, engine mounts, etc) I finally traded it in on my wife’s new car. At that point the RAM became my daily driver. I’ve put over 40k on it since I bought it (over 200k on it now) and no major issues of any kind. I’ve done the usual maintenance items on it (trans fluid/filter, tires, ujoints) but nothing major. Just keeps on running. Of course it’s rusted out and not much to look at it but my only major cost is gas since the insurance and taxes are so low. There really is no better way to own a vehicle from a cost perspective than something you can buy cheap and maintenance yourself.