I just wanted to thank everyone that responded to my many questions about the 03 and 04 trucks this past month or so. I learned so much from you all that I felt confident enough to make a purchase. I now am the second owner of a 2004 3500 SLT 4x4 short bed HO CTD with 52k on it. It's an auto with a4:10 ratio ( would of prefered a stick with 3:73's ) Aside from a few small stone chips and very small ding in the rear bumper, the truck looks like new insde and out. The trucks previous owners are retired an did use it to pull a 10,000# 5er, (est. 15 to 20k out of the 52k ) it was also thier daily driver. He is a former DC worker and fellow TDR member. And for those of you who are dying to know,,,,,,,, I paid $ 23,750 which I thought was a fair deal. He followed the DC maintenance schedule at the local Dodge dealer and I noticed the Mopar oil filter. It still has the factory tires on it but they will need to be replaced sometime this summer. Color is grafite gray ext. and charcoal int. It has a few extras too, running boards, road lights, soft tonneau cover, and under rail bed liner (slide in ) Well, I would like to know what you guys think. Did I do OK, Did I pay too much, Let me hear it and don't spare my feelings ( I've got pretty thick skin ) I want your honest opinions. Thanks, Doug