99 RAM 1500 Sport. Opinions

Bought a 97 5.9 4x4 1500 new in sept of 96. Only reason i sold it is I bought a bigger truck for the bigger camper in 07. Sold it with 127k on it to a guy in Pittsburg. He ie repainting it after adding another 1ook to the clock. Says the truck is still too tight to even think about getting rid of.

Only real issue I had with it was the normal catalytic convertor clogged up, rear window leaked once and flodded the floor with puddles of rain water, typical antifreeze leak at the thermostat housing and then at the timing cover where it meets the block.

Never had a problem with the transmission, nor the trans in the wife's 02 5.9 Durango (currently at 70k). I think the key to them is to NOT leave it so it shifts into overdrive while driving around town. I always turned OD off when I started the truck andonly turned it on if I was going to be hitting 40-45 mph for exyended runs. And I never towed anything in overdrive.