While we do purchase plenty of vehicles for long-term reviews, it’s rare that we hold onto them for nearly three years.
What were you doing back in January 2022? Even though most folks were starting to put the worst impacts of the COVID pandemic behind them, it wasn’t exactly a great time to buy a brand-new vehicle — and especially a brand-new truck. Prices went through the roof over that couple-year period, though the team ultimately decided to pick up a (then-new) 2022 Ram 2500 Big Horn in our usual rotation of long-term vehicles to review. Fast forward nearly three years, and after a plethora of videos doing pretty much everything imaginable with this truck, it’s time for us to move “Trailhound” on to a new home.
To recap: We originally bought this truck for around $68,000 as the new workhorse of the TFL fleet. At the time, we were working to build out Tumbleweed Ranch into the sort of off-road test ground it’s since become, and we generally need a bigger and beefier truck on hand for tackling a variety of towing tests you all watch, or long-distance runs to pick up and drop off equipment. We wanted to do something a bit different with the Ram, though, so we worked with various partners to build up the truck into the ultimate Cummins-powered overlanding rig.
Over the past three years, we’ve also done pretty much every possible test with the Ram 2500 to test its mettle. Denver 100 MPG loop against an electric truck? Check. We’ve off-road tested it against the biggest, baddest and most expensive factory-built off-road trucks like the GMC Sierra HD AT4X. We torture tested it during a 100-degree Colorado summer, and you know we ran it up the infamous Ike Gauntlet, the World’s Toughest Towing Test.
The 2022 Ram 2500 Big Horn quickly proved its usefulness as both a towing rig and (one built out) an off-road juggernaut, to the point where we time and again decided to keep it when having our in-office discussions about what vehicles to replace. That said, while it’s proven to be a great truck, we have done everything we can think of with it, apart from Andre taking it on as his daily driver. Instead of Andre picking up the Ram from the company to replace his Chevy Colorado, he ultimately wound up buying a last-gen Toyota Tundra TRD Pro (and he offers his thoughts on that here).
Want to buy TFL’s Ram 2500 Trailhound? Here’s what we’re asking and how to get in touch
So, closing in on the three-year mark since we originally purchased this 2022 Ram 2500, we’re asking $49,900 for the truck all-in. I can say from personal experience — even beyond what you saw in the videos — this has been one of the best residents in the TFL fleet because it’s come in so damn handy for so many different tasks. With just over 30,000 miles on the clock, as well, it still has plenty of usefulness left for the next owner in line.
Salesman pitch aside, if you are interested in buying Trailhound from our team (and it is still available as of November 11, 2024), reach out to us at ask@tfltruck.com and we’ll help answer any questions you have after checking out the video below!
