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<blockquote data-quote="NationalMatch" data-source="post: 3985710" data-attributes="member: 48586">It&#039;s off my farm in Seminole and I brought it to Tulsa to sell.&nbsp; A dealer wanted it but he&#039;s apparently changed his mind.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to drive it all the way back to Seminole. I&#039;ll share the specifics and you can recommend the best approach.&nbsp; It&#039;s a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 2WD regular cab with 8 foot bed.&nbsp; SLT pickup, 5.7 liter Hemi.&nbsp; It&#039;s got some dents and scratches but the upholstery looks ok.&nbsp; No rust that I can see.&nbsp; 148,000 miles. It&#039;s got a new (1 month old) battery but needs an oil change.&nbsp; I took it to Robertson&#039;s to change the oil but they failed to do that.&nbsp; They did run an engine diagnostics to see&nbsp; why the &quot;check engine&quot; light is on.&nbsp; (It&#039;s been on for several years.)&nbsp; The diagnostic determined the light was on because the variable cylinder module was no longer varying the cylinder performance. As I understand, that feature fires all eight cylinders when accelerating, but then drops to only fours cylinders running at cruising speed?&nbsp; Anyway, my understanding is likely all eight cylinders are firing all the time.&nbsp; I drove it from Seminole to Tulsa and it runs strong. The &quot;low tire pressure&quot; light also stays on.&nbsp; The TPMS sensor batteries are dead and the sensors have to be replaced which, I&#039;m not going to do.&nbsp; I just check the air pressure like always.&nbsp; The tires are good. I went to Kelley&#039;s for some ideas for pricing.&nbsp; For private party pricing in &quot;fair&quot; condition it starts at $4066 to $6899 with the average of $5483.&nbsp; I tried to see what it would be in &quot;poor&quot; condition but that wasn&#039;t available. Trade in value in &quot;fair&quot; condition is $2793 to $4978 with the avg of $3886. Is &quot;fair&quot; condition accurate?&nbsp; If I sell to a private party, do we go to his bank to cash a check? Do I keep my license plate and registration?&nbsp; Transfer title, does it have to be done at a notary?Is carmax any good?&nbsp; Do they take old/high mileage vehicles? Any advice is appreciated.[ATTACH=full]355649[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NationalMatch, post: 3985710, member: 48586"] It's off my farm in Seminole and I brought it to Tulsa to sell. A dealer wanted it but he's apparently changed his mind. I don't want to drive it all the way back to Seminole. I'll share the specifics and you can recommend the best approach. It's a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 2WD regular cab with 8 foot bed. SLT pickup, 5.7 liter Hemi. It's got some dents and scratches but the upholstery looks ok. No rust that I can see. 148,000 miles. It's got a new (1 month old) battery but needs an oil change. I took it to Robertson's to change the oil but they failed to do that. They did run an engine diagnostics to see why the "check engine" light is on. (It's been on for several years.) The diagnostic determined the light was on because the variable cylinder module was no longer varying the cylinder performance. As I understand, that feature fires all eight cylinders when accelerating, but then drops to only fours cylinders running at cruising speed? Anyway, my understanding is likely all eight cylinders are firing all the time. I drove it from Seminole to Tulsa and it runs strong. The "low tire pressure" light also stays on. The TPMS sensor batteries are dead and the sensors have to be replaced which, I'm not going to do. I just check the air pressure like always. The tires are good. I went to Kelley's for some ideas for pricing. For private party pricing in "fair" condition it starts at $4066 to $6899 with the average of $5483. I tried to see what it would be in "poor" condition but that wasn't available. Trade in value in "fair" condition is $2793 to $4978 with the avg of $3886. Is "fair" condition accurate? If I sell to a private party, do we go to his bank to cash a check? Do I keep my license plate and registration? Transfer title, does it have to be done at a notary? Is carmax any good? Do they take old/high mileage vehicles? Any advice is appreciated. [ATTACH type="full"]355649[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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