Glad to know I'm not the only one! It's hard to part with these old 24 valves, they have their Achilles heel but once they are dialed in, they are hard to beat. It's of course, much cheaper to keep it, but I figured out that over the past few years I've spent nearly as much on maintenance as I would have on payments. Trans rebuild, VP44 Pump, all the big ticket items. That's the killer. I've even debated parting it out....I would get way more out of it. Whoever gets it will get a dialed in 2gen though, with alot of new parts. Thanks for the info on the dealers, I may have to make a few phone calls, the 4th gen trucks are nice.
Nice looking 99 - but I have a thing for white 99 Ram diesels.
I am actually looking at the same dilemma and have the same issue - truck is great for hauling the camper but less so for driving around town the rest of the year and parking at work.
For 32k you can come close (by a couple of grand) to a new 2500 Ram 6.7 Diesel 4x4 at one fo the high volume dealers. Or for 32k you could really refresh your 99 and get a nice daily driver and still be money ahead. That is kind of where I am leaning right now with mine.
-Vic
2001 Hawk on a 2009 4WD Dodge 2500 Diesel.