It’s the last of the good old school solid axle 4x4’s in half tons. And just enough electronics. Unlike the 3rd gens where EVERYTHING electrical goes through the Totally Integrated Power Module. Just good old trucks.
Nowadays the beds are getting shorter, cabs are getting bigger. They’re stuffing every option you can think of in them. People just drive em around like a car. Hauling 5.5 foot of air. Some of the GMC’s even have vibrating seats cause that’s not completely unnecessary and borderline gay.
Believe it or not, the 94 Ram was the beginning of automakers starting to market trucks as fully-equipped luxury vehicles. And its where truck buyers started to use them as a flex. Ford and Chevrolet followed suit and now if you go on a dealer lot looking for a truck, you won't find any for less than 25 to 30k - forget about a non crewcab or a longbed.
I went to the local dodge dealer with my great grandfather in '98 to get some work done on his Spirit. I walked into the showroom and there were all sorts of 90's Dodge cars including a badass Viper.
BluegrassMedia My father went into a Dodge dealer in 2005 to get his 2003 Durango serviced and I saw Chargers and Magnums in the showroom and wanted to open the door and sit in one of them. Now I wish I was 18 in 2005 that way I could buy myself a 2006 Charger R/T Daytona Edition like the one I saw in the showroom in Yellow. I want to open the door and get in the driver’s seat. I have two used 2009 Chargers, one a V6, the other is a V8 Daytona Edition. Both are blue.
I wish I was 18 in 2005 so I could see Dodge dealers flooded with Chargers of all specs, and order one and take delivery of it. By 2008-09 I could buy a Challenger but there wouldn’t be a reason to drive them because welp, gas prices at the time.
I got a kick out of the “you can hear your cellular phone” and he picks up the brick while I’m watching on my smartphone. How times have changed lol. Love my 97 Ram 1500!
I can’t hear my phone because my rusted off exhaust that makes it sound like a top fuel dragster. Nothing better than yelling over your engine sound so people can hear you 😂
Trucks aren't supposed to have abs or air bags either lol no.wonder trucks are for men because only we are dumb enough to drive these death machines.🤣🤣🤣
My dad had this video on VHS from the dealership when he thought about buying one. He was driving a 46 Dodge pickup for 20 years when this came out. I bought a 2001 Ram and loved that truck.
This truck changed everything. By the late 90’s people were buying trucks as a status symbol instead of just work. I think this body style still looks modern today. When the Durango hit the market, it was over for the S-10 blazer.
Loooooved the Durango. I had a chance to drive a 99 Durango 5.9 4x4 for a few weeks (back in 03) and I was in love. The design of the Durango after that first generation was just trash and has been ever since.
Uh... you mean the Dakota? The Dakota was dumb. Yeah.. it was bigger and had a V8... but that was the stupid mentality that killed the light truck market. If you wanted a big truck with a V8.. you just bought an F-150 or Silverado 1500 or Ram 1500. But no.. here’s a truck that costs 90% of what a full size truck does and it can’t carry a sheet of plywood flat in the box like any minivan can. So it’s just there to look pretty. It’s not small, cheap, or economical nor can it do anything. Now Ford Rangers and S-10s and Sonomas are going up in value because there’s nothing to replace them.
@@Bartonovich52 No, I meant the Durango. It had the same design language as the full size and it looked great. I can remember back then how it was seen as something special to have and then the redesigned Tahoe took over as the cool SUV but the Durango was still good looking. The Dakota has always been a little bit bigger than the ranger and S-series. Personally, i like/d the Ranger and bought one instead. We still have a ‘11 Ranger in our fleet and a ‘11 Tacoma but the Ranger is my preference out of the two. Even though the interior is pretty much the exact same as the 95, I still choose the Ranger every time over the Taco. I’m with ya, I wish they made a compact truck and maybe we’ll actually get a courier in the US
By the late 90s? Lol you kids must have not been alive when people started buying them as “status symbols” or personal A to B transporters back in the 70s, or hell even before then. Back around that time, Ford trucks had a “premium trim” called the Lariat (still do) and the interior looked like something out of a Mercury car. Something out of the ordinary for a pickup truck at the time.
Absolutely Nick, I have a 94 with only 60k miles on it and is totally rust free. It is a pleasure to drive, feels like a big car, just like they say in the video. Zero plastic issues yet, it's still too young.
This is the first car commercial ive seen with a Real Truck race, Passing a vehicle on a 2 way street, offroading, and talking on the phone while driving. This is epic
talking is much less of a problem than reading/typing a text, scrolling through facebook, reading an email, etc..... I get your point, any distraction is not good.... but again, there's a difference between talking and staring at something other than the road
True that engineering and efficiency has improved, but the quality of parts has gone down. It's like the new parts are designed to minimally meet expectations, when back then they were way more solid.
Though I'm not overly partial to one brand of truck, I can say without hesitation that this was the truck that got me interested in trucks! In 94, this one changed everything.
I'm more of a Chevy truck guy myself and I won't say anything inappropriate or childish about other brand trucks. But I have to admit, I've always and still love the 1994 year model on the Dodge Ram truck, I don't give a rat's behind what other immature pick up truck haters with partially issues out there think! Give me as a gift any pick up truck from any brand, hell, I'll take it.
I’m a Ford guy myself, but I’ve owned from all Big Three brands, as well as the Japanese trucks. I’ve driven a Tundra with the 5.7 iForce V8 and it’s powerful with 381 hp. I still have my 2012 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi.
My dad still has his single cab '94 ram v8 2500 5 speed. The fucking truck still runs with 300,000 miles 🙏. What a truck. He bought it before I was born, I basically grew up in that truck haha.
@@jmin8400 ok let's get something straight. I have this truck. The door handles and buttons work the same way in any other old truck. he isn't dumb to say so
I remember how big of a deal these trucks were when they came out. Huge disrupter to the market. My grandpa got a 96 (model year) 2500 cummins and still has it today! Still sounds like a mini-semi truck. One thing I love about these 90's videos is the music that is created from banging things or random sounds. "The rules have changed."
Ive got two 96 12 valves. 3500 and 2500 5 speeds. Ive had my 2500 for 16 years and has 500,000 (i put 400k of them on it) and the 3500 has 330,000. Wouldnt bat a eye driving either across the country tomorrow!
I have a beat up 96 3500 12v cummins and get more waves and attention in this truck then any other car ive driven. Couldn't ask for a better truck honestly
@@jeffclark5024 I've been looking for a 12 valve since my buddy's cousin drove down from Amarillo in one. He showed up in the coolest loudest meanest dirtiest looking truck I'd ever seen. I've got a 94 5.2 that I'm rebuilding as we speak. Putting the fluids in her now. I'll die in this truck.
Thank you for posting this. I remember watching this VHS tape when I was 7 years old! Big nostalgia factor here. I remember wanting a Dodge Ram pickup truck because of that center console. I like when they are listing features and they say “door handles” as one of the features. Thanks again!
I remember wandering the Dodge lots, as these things were being drop shipped here in Phx. AZ. As someone else mentioned here, the most game changing truck introduction EVER. Amazing how airbags needed to be so huge back then. Now you would swear a steering wheel airbag doesn’t even exist. The seats in these new Rams were unbelievably comfortable for the time. But, over time the dash proved to be the worst ever. Especially here in AZ. I owned three of these over the years of this generation, and had ZERO problems with any of them. Thanks for sharing this with the UA-cam community. 🤙
Last year when dodge made good trucks the newer ones are junk I still see the old 2nd Gen still on the road today with over 400k on the original engine the magnums engines are bulletproof engines
Ricky Davis i got a 95 1500 with a v6 magnum , 253,00 miles on original engine and trans its been my daily work whore (im a brick layer , haul all kinds of heavy shit) for past few years gets great mileage plenty of power for a v6 its geared out nicely. Gonna drive it into the ground
Ive had about 10 rams I'll tell ya those magnum engines are truly bulletproof, I have my racetrack ram sec gen 5.9 magnum with wild cam a supercharger stock bottom end hold it like a boss
@@nmelkhunter1 I'm at a point now in my life where I've outgrown the vehicle I had since high-school / college. A truck fits what I want but I can barely manage the prices of a 1500 or 150 equivalent (assuming I go with the big 3)
I've owned and maintained Ford, Chev, and Dodge trucks of this era. It is comparing to apples and oranges.... but honestly tho I feel the Ram was overall the most indestructible and looked the best. I've heard a people say, Chev body, Ford frame and running gear and Cummins engine.
Agree, I loved the 90's. Maybe that's a lot of nostalgia talking, but I have a ton of great memories. I was born in 83, so maybe it's different as an adult vs. a kid/teenager lol
I bought a new Ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 in 1998. It's still my daily driver. The MSRP on it was $29,325. That's $46,760 in today's money. You get a lot more truck for the same inflation-adjusted amount today than you did in 1998. And 7.25% APR was a great auto loan interest rate back then!
Thanks for putting pictures up of the VHS case. I almost ordered it on eBay the other day thinking it wasn’t this video. But at least now I’m here watching it again. Lol
@Ike N No, Ford introduced the new F-Series for the '97 model year (Actually came out in like March of '96) and GM counterparts updated theirs for the 1998 model year so they're right.
Chevy was probably the worst when it comes to instrumentation during the time this video was made. But honestly I like chevy's exteriors the best. At least they dont rust as badly as most rams from this era of trucks.
I remember this video....wow the nostalgia....my Papa was looking at getting himself a new body style Ram and they gave him this vhs and booklets and ads, brought it all home and sat around at their new house in the living room with him and grandma watching this. RIP old man....this video brought back memories I had forgotten. I used to watch this vhs all the time, still got it somewhere over there.
I remember when I was a kid back then. I did not like these Ram trucks. But over the past 15 years. They've really grown on me, I actually like them alot now! However, I still prefer the 1972-1993 D-series Ram Pickup! Those were the best Dodge Trucks ever made.
For those wondering, no this is not the truck in Twister. Twister filmed in late 1995, and the truck in the movie was a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 Club Cab SLT Laramie 4x4.
When these trucks came out I thought they looked like mini semi trucks... Im a GM guy but there's always been a place in my heart for these ram trucks. Especially the dually cummins variation. 👍
I owned a brand new one exactly like the commercial with the 5.2 Magnum . I put 152,000 miles on it the 1st year and then traded it in for the 1995 model. Kept it for the 1999 model until 2004 Hemi and still own it to this day.
All other points aside I can verify these trucks (in good condition ie seals not destroyed) are exceptionally quiet on the inside even on the highway with aggressive mud tires. My 2003 f350 is an extended cab and that thing is loud in comparison on the highway truly unbelievable.
Yep my 95 Cummins with muffler delete is quiet inside too surprisingly, the seats are very plush and comfortable but all the rest of interior is junk. Decent interior, bulletproof motor, chinsey frame, attractive body, great truck for me
true, there's still some 88-98 chevy/gmc's driving around my town, but still see quite a few 2nd gen rams. A lot are cookie-cutter modern cars and suvs, and grocery getter expensive newer trucks.
That 8L pushing 300hp 450 torque is nuts!! You would think Cummins would be top performer ! I just bought a 98 5.9 mag and I immediately fell in love only 139,000 original
It was for the most part. This issue was that they required regular servicing (band adjustment) and fluid changes. They called for ATF+4. But people and even some dealers would put in far cheaper mercon/dextron trans fluid in them. That kills them in a heartbeat. Even if you change the fluid back to ATF+4, the life of the trans was already severely shortened.
UA-cam algorithms brought me here. Something really cool because of how 90s the video is. Although those power and torque figures for those size of engines is shocking 😂
Yeah those are rookie numbers by today's standards lol 175hp out of a 3.9 V6? My 2017 Mazda with a 2.5L NA 4 cylinder puts out 187. Technology has come a long way. Even V6's today are putting out over 300.
@@jw11432 my Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo had a 1.6tdi and that was 120bhp and 250lbft torque. My current car is a mk7 Golf R-line and that's a 1.4 TSI with 150bhp and 180lbft torque 😂
Always been a ford and dodge guy, the 2nd gen will always have a special place in my heart. About 10 years ago we had a 99 2500 Laramie with the v10, was horrible on gas but was a great truck, plenty of power to run the snow plow for dad's business. Probably one of the nicest 2nd gens I've seen to date, other than the cracked dash LOL!
My 98 ram 1500 5.2 with just about 3 hunder thousands an still running strong in 2021 an my 1990 dodge w250 3/4 4x4 gas 360 still solid an running an driving I love an old dodge
I wish my 97 ram 1500 still looked like that LOL😂😂 everyone that sees mine says its ugly 😂😂 but with 206,000 miles on and still running I'd say its a kickass truck still
I love my 1997 Ram 1500 4x4 with the 5.9l v-8 and 46re automatic. Scored it for $600 7 years ago and replaced the transmission, rebuilt the suspension and brakes and replaced the bench seat. The only things left to do is dash, windshield and paint.
It’s sad seeing these rotting away in junk yards now. Still see some on the road but vehicles don’t fare well after 30 years in Illinois. Such a good looking truck back in the day.
I like how everyone is saying they wish trucks went back to being trucks again and not grocery haulers. Hate to break it to you, but in 1993 when these were introduced these were seen as the soccer mom trucks of the truck world. The 1994 Dodge Ram was single handedly THE truck that started the trend that we now see today in pickups. The 1994 Dodge Ram was also the first pickup in history that had considerable amount of female buyers.
Funny that the video starts with a guy holding a toolbox because he knows he’s gonna be fixing the piece of shit for the rest of his life. I love my 96’ 3500
They have a cupholder? Lmao. That dash kills me. Missing the cupholder, top of the dash is in about 12 pieces under the cloth and the little coin tray has the side busted out
My 1999 ram 1500 is still currently my first vehicle ( I’m 18 in high school) , this pickup with the 5.9 v8 magnum and extended cab with 273,000 miles is insane that it runs fine when all I’ve had to do is change the spark plugs once along with regular oil changes, 10/10 perfect vehicle aside from gas mileage but that’s to be expected with all full size pickups
Um Actually it was the Twister movie that sold these trucks Not Walker Texas Ranger Because after everyone seen how durable they were everyone wanted one
Most game changing truck of all time yet with the worst plastic dash known to humankind lol
For real tho😂
😂
I just look at it and it breaks every day lmao
Pyro Maniac 😆👍🏻
Honestly.... its crumbling from driving
I love old truck commercials
Same here
Me too.
Mmmhmmm it’s like an ASMR
Agreed
Back when you can Rely on them I would pick a 2nd gen cummins
I’m a ford guy... but man this generation of the Ram was amazing
Agree
Yes well built and last forever if maintain right the newer ones are junk
@@rickydavis5541
Ur an idiot...stfu
It’s the last of the good old school solid axle 4x4’s in half tons. And just enough electronics. Unlike the 3rd gens where EVERYTHING electrical goes through the Totally Integrated Power Module. Just good old trucks.
RAM TRUCKS I not a idiot newer trucks are overpriced junk and don’t make like they used to anymore and you can’t work on them anymore!
I wish we could go back to when trucks were trucks and easy to work on
That’s why I drive a 1st and 2nd gen Ram. 👍
Nowadays the beds are getting shorter, cabs are getting bigger. They’re stuffing every option you can think of in them. People just drive em around like a car. Hauling 5.5 foot of air. Some of the GMC’s even have vibrating seats cause that’s not completely unnecessary and borderline gay.
Believe it or not, the 94 Ram was the beginning of automakers starting to market trucks as fully-equipped luxury vehicles. And its where truck buyers started to use them as a flex. Ford and Chevrolet followed suit and now if you go on a dealer lot looking for a truck, you won't find any for less than 25 to 30k - forget about a non crewcab or a longbed.
@Adam Bergold All modern trucks are easy to work on if your not an idiot like you
Simplicity doesn’t equal reliability.
I own a 97. Wish i was 21 back in 97 rather then now. Want to see dodge dealerships flooded with these trucks😂
I went to the local dodge dealer with my great grandfather in '98 to get some work done on his Spirit. I walked into the showroom and there were all sorts of 90's Dodge cars including a badass Viper.
BluegrassMedia My father went into a Dodge dealer in 2005 to get his 2003 Durango serviced and I saw Chargers and Magnums in the showroom and wanted to open the door and sit in one of them. Now I wish I was 18 in 2005 that way I could buy myself a 2006 Charger R/T Daytona Edition like the one I saw in the showroom in Yellow. I want to open the door and get in the driver’s seat. I have two used 2009 Chargers, one a V6, the other is a V8 Daytona Edition. Both are blue.
I wish I was 18 in 2005 so I could see Dodge dealers flooded with Chargers of all specs, and order one and take delivery of it. By 2008-09 I could buy a Challenger but there wouldn’t be a reason to drive them because welp, gas prices at the time.
Could not agree more
I remember seeing all those trucks new at O'Connor's in the 90's
I got a kick out of the “you can hear your cellular phone” and he picks up the brick while I’m watching on my smartphone. How times have changed lol. Love my 97 Ram 1500!
That brick was expensive to use too. You bought plans that only offered so many minutes back then. You didn't bullshit on a cellphone back then.
I can’t hear my phone because my rusted off exhaust that makes it sound like a top fuel dragster. Nothing better than yelling over your engine sound so people can hear you 😂
Dude had the same fucking reaction😂
And environmentally safe r134a refrigerant which is now being phased out because it’s dangerous to the environment.
This truck reminds me of the movie Twister 🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️
Jeremie Bell WE HAVE COWS
WERE GOING IN!!!!
1995 dodge ram 2500 club cab SLT 4x4 ext cab long bed v10
Jeremie Bell lmfao for real! And I just watch that film today! One of my favourites!
If it was gray it would be like the one on walker Texas Ranger
i see the vhs tape lasted longer then the dashes in those trucks
That's a good one lol
They used the right plastic on something I guess 😂
@@thatwidecateye yep
lmao they say dodge trucks body's fall apart around the engine too😂
TS Vader it does
"Dodge Ram is loaded with features pickup trucks aren't supposed to have....door handles."
Trucks aren't supposed to have abs or air bags either lol no.wonder trucks are for men because only we are dumb enough to drive these death machines.🤣🤣🤣
hobosloveham ethan This was revolutionary for 1994. Trucks had door straps, no ABS, and no airbags.
@@HbEthan. lol your not wrong
Suprised its dash lasted long enough to shoot the commercial
The rules... have changed
My dad had this video on VHS from the dealership when he thought about buying one. He was driving a 46 Dodge pickup for 20 years when this came out. I bought a 2001 Ram and loved that truck.
This truck changed everything. By the late 90’s people were buying trucks as a status symbol instead of just work. I think this body style still looks modern today. When the Durango hit the market, it was over for the S-10 blazer.
Loooooved the Durango. I had a chance to drive a 99 Durango 5.9 4x4 for a few weeks (back in 03) and I was in love. The design of the Durango after that first generation was just trash and has been ever since.
Uh... you mean the Dakota?
The Dakota was dumb. Yeah.. it was bigger and had a V8... but that was the stupid mentality that killed the light truck market.
If you wanted a big truck with a V8.. you just bought an F-150 or Silverado 1500 or Ram 1500.
But no.. here’s a truck that costs 90% of what a full size truck does and it can’t carry a sheet of plywood flat in the box like any minivan can. So it’s just there to look pretty. It’s not small, cheap, or economical nor can it do anything.
Now Ford Rangers and S-10s and Sonomas are going up in value because there’s nothing to replace them.
@@Bartonovich52
No, I meant the Durango. It had the same design language as the full size and it looked great. I can remember back then how it was seen as something special to have and then the redesigned Tahoe took over as the cool SUV but the Durango was still good looking. The Dakota has always been a little bit bigger than the ranger and S-series. Personally, i like/d the Ranger and bought one instead. We still have a ‘11 Ranger in our fleet and a ‘11 Tacoma but the Ranger is my preference out of the two. Even though the interior is pretty much the exact same as the 95, I still choose the Ranger every time over the Taco. I’m with ya, I wish they made a compact truck and maybe we’ll actually get a courier in the US
@@jw11432 I drive a 2000 Durango rt, young people don’t like it but the older guys love it
By the late 90s? Lol you kids must have not been alive when people started buying them as “status symbols” or personal A to B transporters back in the 70s, or hell even before then. Back around that time, Ford trucks had a “premium trim” called the Lariat (still do) and the interior looked like something out of a Mercury car. Something out of the ordinary for a pickup truck at the time.
It doesn't matter if you're a Ford, GM, or a Mopar guy. These were great trucks at the time. Comfortable and strong
Absolutely Nick, I have a 94 with only 60k miles on it and is totally rust free. It is a pleasure to drive, feels like a big car, just like they say in the video. Zero plastic issues yet, it's still too young.
@@daveswinfield WOW! You cant find rams like that anymore, especially where I live, Connecticut. You have a unicorn of a truck
@@nick044
I sure do brother!
Got it from an old couple, SLT, reg cab, long box, 2wd, 2500, 8 l V10.
1 of 1 in Canada.....unicorn.
@@nick044
If you'd like to have a look at it, I just so happened to have this...
ua-cam.com/video/eHDnzwC-5aY/v-deo.html
@@daveswinfield Once again WOW. The body is in great shape and with that (What I think is) wrap, it looks great
when this truck came out it shook everything up...these were beautiful trucks
This is the first car commercial ive seen with a Real Truck race, Passing a vehicle on a 2 way street, offroading, and talking on the phone while driving.
This is epic
Mopar baby!!!!!
Used to to get 4 across in my 95 Ram in college. The girls loved it.
pfft. my ford gets all the ladies. my truck doesnt have brakes.
@@funnytree6197 Do you mean it gets all the ladies because it hits them lmao?, *I will walk myself out the door*
@@doge751k precisely.
@@funnytree6197 lmao, enjoy your Ford :)
@@doge751k its is very enjoyable
Thats the nicest VHS tape, brings some back in nostalgia.
Nah.... beta tapes were sexier.
My first vehicle. I miss it so much. Had its flaws, but was very reliable.
Back when they advertised that driving while talking on the phone was ok 😅
Yea I noticed that lol
Is still ok right?
And cutting off semi's.
talking is much less of a problem than reading/typing a text, scrolling through facebook, reading an email, etc..... I get your point, any distraction is not good.... but again, there's a difference between talking and staring at something other than the road
Man if they showed the buddy passing a oil guy ppl would bitch how that’s unsafe
I bought a new 1998 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4. It's still my daily driver over 22 years later.
When trucks were trucks, not grocery getters.
such a farce that is.
some things were better 25 years ago but some things are better now
Nothing worse than a little man in a pickup truck "Hauling" groceries
True that engineering and efficiency has improved, but the quality of parts has gone down. It's like the new parts are designed to minimally meet expectations, when back then they were way more solid.
Blame the demographic that buys them.
Though I'm not overly partial to one brand of truck, I can say without hesitation that this was the truck that got me interested in trucks! In 94, this one changed everything.
Yay someone who thinks like me and isn't loyal to 1 brand of truck.
yeah, brand loyalty is borderline stupid once you realize anything from the big three isn’t all that great lol.
I'm more of a Chevy truck guy myself and I won't say anything inappropriate or childish about other brand trucks. But I have to admit, I've always and still love the 1994 year model on the Dodge Ram truck, I don't give a rat's behind what other immature pick up truck haters with partially issues out there think! Give me as a gift any pick up truck from any brand, hell, I'll take it.
Retro Gamer74 you mean 1994-2001/2?
@@Kyle_Godfrey111 yes you're right. I was just specifying that year model.
I’m a Ford guy myself, but I’ve owned from all Big Three brands, as well as the Japanese trucks. I’ve driven a Tundra with the 5.7 iForce V8 and it’s powerful with 381 hp. I still have my 2012 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi.
You, I like you.
I'm a Chevy guy too but I'm not ashamed to say the first truck I ever drove was a 98 Ram 2500
My dad still has his single cab '94 ram v8 2500 5 speed. The fucking truck still runs with 300,000 miles 🙏. What a truck. He bought it before I was born, I basically grew up in that truck haha.
“Full with features trucks aren’t supposed to have, door handles” 😂
Same thing I thought man LMFAO xD!
It's a damn good thing it's got door handles am I right 😂👎
Apparently your dumb-- missed how they were more user friendly for the time period.
@@jmin8400 ok let's get something straight. I have this truck. The door handles and buttons work the same way in any other old truck. he isn't dumb to say so
Definitely the coolest truck of the '90s. Loved watching the Ram in action in Walker Texas Ranger.
If they ever invent a time machine, I’m going back to 94 buying one of these and bring it back with me.
That truck still looks great today
I had a 97 4×4 short box extended cab with a 318. Best truck I have ever owned!
That truck is really beautiful.
Juhan Cruuz 478 yep I’m not a long bed guy but it pretty that why I watch the video
I remember how big of a deal these trucks were when they came out. Huge disrupter to the market. My grandpa got a 96 (model year) 2500 cummins and still has it today! Still sounds like a mini-semi truck. One thing I love about these 90's videos is the music that is created from banging things or random sounds. "The rules have changed."
They should make one of these for today's Rams. Be a good throwback to another time in the world when trucks were once looked at differently.
I miss the 90's
I got a 97 cummins with a 5 speed, never let me down 👌🏾
there's nothing to go wrong with the essentials
Ive got two 96 12 valves. 3500 and 2500 5 speeds. Ive had my 2500 for 16 years and has 500,000 (i put 400k of them on it) and the 3500 has 330,000. Wouldnt bat a eye driving either across the country tomorrow!
@@chainsawmike01 no kidding, my 94 has never let me down in 13 years of owning it.
12 valve or 24?
24 valve 💪🏽
2nd gen 12 valve is still the best truck ever built and set the iconic look for all the dodge full size trucks to follow
I have a beat up 96 3500 12v cummins and get more waves and attention in this truck then any other car ive driven. Couldn't ask for a better truck honestly
Boosted_l32 You just described Dale Brisby’s first gen. For sale, not on sale Ol’ Son.
You sound like we could drink a lot of beer together.
@@waydebaker33 🍻
@@jeffclark5024 I've been looking for a 12 valve since my buddy's cousin drove down from Amarillo in one. He showed up in the coolest loudest meanest dirtiest looking truck I'd ever seen.
I've got a 94 5.2 that I'm rebuilding as we speak. Putting the fluids in her now. I'll die in this truck.
This thing DEFINITELY looked much newer than the Fords in that aeoronose generation.
I think the big 3 all had good looking trucks in 94, I don’t much care for the looks ford went for in 97 when they reworked the whole design
But the 94 Chevys looked better.
They don’t make truck commercials like this anymore.
They hardly even make truck commercials at all, I honestly don’t remember the last one I saw.
I like dodge ram
Me too, not Fiat Ram lol
As a Chevy man I definitely like this truck.
Thank you for posting this. I remember watching this VHS tape when I was 7 years old! Big nostalgia factor here. I remember wanting a Dodge Ram pickup truck because of that center console. I like when they are listing features and they say “door handles” as one of the features. Thanks again!
Back when trucks were for men.
Allen Davis simple single cab with a long box and toolbox just factory wheels and factory suspension
@@Kballs Amen brother
A truck built for a Man
And boys were boys and I was 1
I think the better word would be functional and not a expensive truck that never seen a work site or anything off road
Proud owner, and driver of a custom flame red 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 V8 Magnum, 4x4 5.9.
Same but white
Anthony Epperson #TeamDodge! I bet it looks beautiful!
I remember wandering the Dodge lots, as these things were being drop shipped here in Phx. AZ. As someone else mentioned here, the most game changing truck introduction EVER. Amazing how airbags needed to be so huge back then. Now you would swear a steering wheel airbag doesn’t even exist. The seats in these new Rams were unbelievably comfortable for the time. But, over time the dash proved to be the worst ever. Especially here in AZ. I owned three of these over the years of this generation, and had ZERO problems with any of them. Thanks for sharing this with the UA-cam community. 🤙
Last year when dodge made good trucks the newer ones are junk I still see the old 2nd Gen still on the road today with over 400k on the original engine the magnums engines are bulletproof engines
Ricky Davis i got a 95 1500 with a v6 magnum , 253,00 miles on original engine and trans its been my daily work whore (im a brick layer , haul all kinds of heavy shit) for past few years gets great mileage plenty of power for a v6 its geared out nicely. Gonna drive it into the ground
Yeah I still see them around
Can’t kill these old trucks man I’ve got 376,000km on my 5.2
Ive had about 10 rams I'll tell ya those magnum engines are truly bulletproof, I have my racetrack ram sec gen 5.9 magnum with wild cam a supercharger stock bottom end hold it like a boss
The 360 for sure the 318 not so much
I wish I could get a 2500 cummins for about $20,000 like you could back then 😑
You and me both! Hell, $35K would be fine with me.
@@nmelkhunter1 I'm at a point now in my life where I've outgrown the vehicle I had since high-school / college. A truck fits what I want but I can barely manage the prices of a 1500 or 150 equivalent (assuming I go with the big 3)
Austin Bennett I feel your pain. Especially since I use my truck for hunting and hauling horse trailers, etc.
20k is more like 35k now
Absolutely love my uncle's 1996 12 valve 4x4 had it since i was little
These trucks were such in improvement over the 93. I love my first gen dodge but these newer trucks were so much better in every way.
I hear you on that man. My 1993 cummins is falling apart.
Cause that “1st generation” lasted from the late 60s to 1993 with minor changes. You can actually bolt a fender from a 93 to a 73.
“Who said that...”
Dude, nobody has ever said those things.
I've owned and maintained Ford, Chev, and Dodge trucks of this era. It is comparing to apples and oranges.... but honestly tho I feel the Ram was overall the most indestructible and looked the best. I've heard a people say, Chev body, Ford frame and running gear and Cummins engine.
"The most brittle dash in the entire truck segment."
God the 90s were so much better in every single way. Even the trucks were much more unique and fun.
Agree, I loved the 90's. Maybe that's a lot of nostalgia talking, but I have a ton of great memories. I was born in 83, so maybe it's different as an adult vs. a kid/teenager lol
@@jw11432 We're about the same age bud. Tons of great memories here too, without the blandness/sh*tshow that is well into the 21st century.
@@BigBossIvan Well that's your opinion.
Back when new trucks like this didnt cost an arm a leg a first child and maybe a kidney!
It’s not that trucks got more expensive, it’s that wages for most Americans never kept up with inflation....
And where they still offer a manual transmission
@@cameronstoltie5952 I only buy trucks with a manual transmission so my trucks are between 10 and 1000 years old
They were high back then too. Seems cheap now though because of inflation.
I bought a new Ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 in 1998. It's still my daily driver. The MSRP on it was $29,325. That's $46,760 in today's money. You get a lot more truck for the same inflation-adjusted amount today than you did in 1998. And 7.25% APR was a great auto loan interest rate back then!
Thanks for putting pictures up of the VHS case. I almost ordered it on eBay the other day thinking it wasn’t this video. But at least now I’m here watching it again. Lol
Ford and chevy did not start this process of making their trucks comfortable and made the gauges easy to read until 1997 and 1998
Yup. Dodge paved the way for the more comfortable work truck.
@Ike N No, Ford introduced the new F-Series for the '97 model year (Actually came out in like March of '96) and GM counterparts updated theirs for the 1998 model year so they're right.
Chevy was probably the worst when it comes to instrumentation during the time this video was made. But honestly I like chevy's exteriors the best. At least they dont rust as badly as most rams from this era of trucks.
@@dr.samsung_8855 I have to admit, even I'm a ram truck guy that's owned a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen, but ram has its flaws just like any other company
My 95 chevy is way more comfortable than my 2014
Looks dated now. Nobody advertises a single truck cab anymore.
So true, now all you see are 4 door people movers 😂
they have nostalgic value now, multi-colored 2nd gen ram highly valued and prized on used sites.
yeah, every truck now is a four door with a 5 and a half foot bed
They barely even advertise at all now.
"Dodge Ram is loaded with features pickups aren't supposed to have...door handles". I'm sold!
I've been looking for a high quality version of this video for a while!
I still see a ton of these on the road...I won’t mind having all 3
I have a 94 this just gave me alot of info on it that i didn't know
I remember this video....wow the nostalgia....my Papa was looking at getting himself a new body style Ram and they gave him this vhs and booklets and ads, brought it all home and sat around at their new house in the living room with him and grandma watching this. RIP old man....this video brought back memories I had forgotten. I used to watch this vhs all the time, still got it somewhere over there.
I just bought a one owner 1994 Ram 1500 swb Ram truck with 56,000 original miles and I love it!
I remember when I was a kid back then. I did not like these Ram trucks. But over the past 15 years. They've really grown on me, I actually like them alot now! However, I still prefer the 1972-1993 D-series Ram Pickup! Those were the best Dodge Trucks ever made.
Bill Paxton sold more of these trucks than this video.
I grew up on twister and I really wanna get a Ram just because of it. Such a beautiful truck
For those wondering, no this is not the truck in Twister. Twister filmed in late 1995, and the truck in the movie was a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 Club Cab SLT Laramie 4x4.
May 10, 1996
Thank you for the sensible comment.
@@ripjeffhanneman5838 Release doesn't matter, use common sense. Movie was filmed way before it came out obviously.
@@jmin8400 Obviously.
Back when trucks were still offered with a stick shift and a truck was actually a truck.
When these trucks came out I thought they looked like mini semi trucks... Im a GM guy but there's always been a place in my heart for these ram trucks. Especially the dually cummins variation. 👍
Love my 98 ram 1500 w/ the 5.9, 5spd, and 4wd!
I owned a brand new one exactly like the commercial with the 5.2 Magnum . I put 152,000 miles on it the 1st year and then traded it in for the 1995 model. Kept it for the 1999 model until 2004 Hemi and still own it to this day.
All other points aside I can verify these trucks (in good condition ie seals not destroyed) are exceptionally quiet on the inside even on the highway with aggressive mud tires. My 2003 f350 is an extended cab and that thing is loud in comparison on the highway truly unbelievable.
Yep my 95 Cummins with muffler delete is quiet inside too surprisingly, the seats are very plush and comfortable but all the rest of interior is junk. Decent interior, bulletproof motor, chinsey frame, attractive body, great truck for me
There's more of those second gen Rams still on the road compared to ford or Chevy in those years !
BS the Chevy Silverado of that time are absolutely tank work horses
true, there's still some 88-98 chevy/gmc's driving around my town, but still see quite a few 2nd gen rams. A lot are cookie-cutter modern cars and suvs, and grocery getter expensive newer trucks.
Mexicans love these and the GMT400s.
No. A see a lot more 88-98 GM trucks on the road. The only Dodges of this generation are the early 2000s ones that haven’t completely rusted out.
@@SolidSnake4Ever2003 a good amount of the Fords as well
I remember when these came out I had to get one! '95 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9l V8., what a beast of a truck!
That 8L pushing 300hp 450 torque is nuts!! You would think Cummins would be top performer ! I just bought a 98 5.9 mag and I immediately fell in love only 139,000 original
People hate them but there the most iconic truck with the square body Chevy being the first
"Heavy duty automatic" yeah, okay.
It was for the most part. This issue was that they required regular servicing (band adjustment) and fluid changes. They called for ATF+4. But people and even some dealers would put in far cheaper mercon/dextron trans fluid in them. That kills them in a heartbeat. Even if you change the fluid back to ATF+4, the life of the trans was already severely shortened.
@@CamaroAmx I remember that that then you had to fight the dealer for a replacement
HAHA yeah no shit!
Don't forget the world's best truck commerical, Twister.
Thank you for sharing
The VHS was actually the movie Twister.
UA-cam algorithms brought me here. Something really cool because of how 90s the video is. Although those power and torque figures for those size of engines is shocking 😂
Yeah those are rookie numbers by today's standards lol 175hp out of a 3.9 V6? My 2017 Mazda with a 2.5L NA 4 cylinder puts out 187. Technology has come a long way. Even V6's today are putting out over 300.
@@jw11432 my Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo had a 1.6tdi and that was 120bhp and 250lbft torque. My current car is a mk7 Golf R-line and that's a 1.4 TSI with 150bhp and 180lbft torque 😂
My good ol' 94 still running strong to this day.
Mine too and still no rust
Always been a ford and dodge guy, the 2nd gen will always have a special place in my heart. About 10 years ago we had a 99 2500 Laramie with the v10, was horrible on gas but was a great truck, plenty of power to run the snow plow for dad's business. Probably one of the nicest 2nd gens I've seen to date, other than the cracked dash LOL!
“It’s square, it rattles, and it smells like a gym bag”
Old 90s trucks smell lol
Sounds like the 94 f150 to me
Take a shower first dude .... lol
We had this at home, I don't know how many times I watched the stupid thing. God, I was a weird kid
Perhaps are you "weird" Al Yankovic
It's amazing how they kept the same theme with it's signature ram styling and interior comfort into the current fifth gen Ram
My 98 ram 1500 5.2 with just about 3 hunder thousands an still running strong in 2021 an my 1990 dodge w250 3/4 4x4 gas 360 still solid an running an driving I love an old dodge
Before 94 you hardly ever seen a Dodge truck except government fleets.
Hardly ever saw. Randy, it's "saw". Not seen.
You need to look past your driveway, sunshine
I wish my 97 ram 1500 still looked like that LOL😂😂 everyone that sees mine says its ugly 😂😂 but with 206,000 miles on and still running I'd say its a kickass truck still
they are immortal i swear. I have a 94 that is falling apart around the cummins but i'm slowly restoring it.
@@Jon-jk8vd nice l bought mine for 400.00 bucks and 30 pack LOL😂😂 but I'm fixing up slowly 👍👍
@@timchase4268 great deal!
@@Jon-jk8vd heck yeah don't regret it one bit I pay 30 bucks every six months for insurance 😎😎👍👍
I love my 1997 Ram 1500 4x4 with the 5.9l v-8 and 46re automatic. Scored it for $600 7 years ago and replaced the transmission, rebuilt the suspension and brakes and replaced the bench seat. The only things left to do is dash, windshield and paint.
It’s sad seeing these rotting away in junk yards now. Still see some on the road but vehicles don’t fare well after 30 years in Illinois. Such a good looking truck back in the day.
Really great truck, had a 2001 white regular pick up. Best truck I drove.
I like how everyone is saying they wish trucks went back to being trucks again and not grocery haulers.
Hate to break it to you, but in 1993 when these were introduced these were seen as the soccer mom trucks of the truck world. The 1994 Dodge Ram was single handedly THE truck that started the trend that we now see today in pickups.
The 1994 Dodge Ram was also the first pickup in history that had considerable amount of female buyers.
Only one who makes sense here.👍
Funny that the video starts with a guy holding a toolbox because he knows he’s gonna be fixing the piece of shit for the rest of his life. I love my 96’ 3500
I’m dead. Lol
its kinda weird how my truck is that piece of shit
Awesome 👍👍 1994 Dodge Ram commercial review .
Definitely going to be looking for a nice one here pretty soon.
“NEVER BUY A DODGE!”
Greatest Advice My Father Ever Told Me.
Every 2nd gen dodge owner knows, you don't buy it for the dodge, you buy it for the cummins.
Apparently your dad didn't love you 🤣🤣
@@TruckerMike089 HAHA! Of course he loved me! He is a FORD Dad!
Bet he also told you to never have candy or go to theme parks
They lied about the cup holders lmao I had a McDonald’s sweet tea fly all over me one day worst place for a cup holder
I can agree. I own a 97 1500. And that cup holder placement was a horrible idea. I never use mine
My cup holder isnt even there! Had to get the cupholder that straps onto the center console seat .
They have a cupholder? Lmao. That dash kills me. Missing the cupholder, top of the dash is in about 12 pieces under the cloth and the little coin tray has the side busted out
That's not a cup holder. Lol it's a cup launcher!
@@shuffleday1234 where did you order that. Cant find it on amazon
Pretty clear audio for a 1994 vhs tape.
1993 tape actually.
The 90's were peak 2-tone paint job coolness and no truck pulled this off better than the Ram!
Inspired by Mercedes-Benz
I had a 2001 2nd gen 3/4 ton Cummins Ram for 15 years and it was awesome. 250K when I sold it and last I heard still going strong at close to 400K!
Auto or manual?
I can say one thing my 1997 Dodge Ram with a Cummins diesel definitely does not ride like a car lol
The 2500's have front solid axles and drive like tanks. 1500's have independant front suspension and drive more closer like cars.
@@watferfoot1467 2nd gen 1500 4x4s had solid axles just like the 3/4 and 1 ton 4x4s. All three of them in 2wd had IFS.
My 1999 ram 1500 is still currently my first vehicle ( I’m 18 in high school) , this pickup with the 5.9 v8 magnum and extended cab with 273,000 miles is insane that it runs fine when all I’ve had to do is change the spark plugs once along with regular oil changes, 10/10 perfect vehicle aside from gas mileage but that’s to be expected with all full size pickups
Are they going to admit that it was Walker Texas ranger who sold all these trucks not this crappy video?
Um Actually it was the Twister movie that sold these trucks Not Walker Texas Ranger Because after everyone seen how durable they were everyone wanted one
@Wolf, talk to him!!!
Who? Didn’t he die?