2015 Ram 2500 Tradesman
Verdict #1199 · 434,391 miles · VIN 3C6UR5HLXFG592313 · Stock # MOOSED
“2015 Ram 2500 Tradesman at $11,500 — the 6.7L Cummins is legendary, but 434,391 miles is past reasonable service life.”
Pros
- 6.7L Cummins is one of the longest-lived diesel engines ever built — 400k+ examples exist
- $11,500 is less than half the ~$25,973 average for a 2015 Ram 2500 (CarGurus)
- Tradesman work-truck spec — less to break, built to work
Cons
- 434,391 miles — the engine may survive it, but the 68RFE transmission, turbo, injectors, and DPF/EGR system likely will not without major money
- Diesel emissions repairs at this age run into the thousands per system
- No service history cited — a $11,500 diesel with unknown maintenance is a gamble, not a deal
- Financing and insuring a 434k-mile truck is difficult
Analysis
The Cummins reputation is real — owners report 400,000-mile 6.7Ls running strong — but an engine is not a truck. At 434,391 miles, everything bolted to that engine is the risk: the 68RFE automatic, the turbocharger, the injectors, and the entire DPF/EGR emissions system, each a multi-thousand-dollar repair on a diesel. One owner’s account of a 2015 Tradesman needed its first major engine repair (head gasket) at 374,000 miles — this truck is 60,000 miles past that.
The price reflects the mileage: $11,500 against a ~$25,973 average for 2015 Ram 2500s. But the discount does not cover the risk — a single emissions or transmission failure erases it. This is a fleet-buyer-with-a-shop truck, not a consumer purchase, and it is priced for exactly that buyer.
Verdict: MOOSED — respect the Cummins, fear everything around it. Only buy with a diesel-shop pre-purchase inspection and a repair budget, not a payment budget.
Market Comparison
CarGurus: 2015 Ram 2500 average price $25,973 (1,422 listed); typical examples with 120k–150k miles ask $30,000–$36,000. This Tradesman at $11,500 / 434,391 miles is priced at less than half the average — the market has already discounted it for the odometer, and the discount is still not enough for most buyers.
The Original Listing
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