Vehicle Details
1997 Dodge Ram Pickup
LT
Marion, NC 28752
Is this 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup LT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Unscored
Why: Listed at $5,495, comparable market range $5,495–$5,495. Days on lot: 19 days (market average 113 days).
Market price position
$5,495 · only listing at this price
- Regional range
- $5,495 (0 listings)
- vs. market
- Exact match — no spread
- Comparable vehicles
- 0
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$5,495This vehicle $5,495 · priced at MRP
MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.
True Retail Value (TRV™)
$12,254This vehicle $5,495 · $6,759 (55%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-23) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 11–54 days.
What does Demand-Verified mean?
Carolina Auto Sales 2 Llc
Marion, NC
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About This 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup
Listing updated: Jul 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Marion, NC · On lot for 19 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup LT is listed at $5,495 by carolina auto sales 2 llc in Marion, NC 28752. It has 189,896 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Silver. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 5.2L V8 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on available similar vehicles in the Marion market, the estimated market range is $5,495 to $5,495.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 19 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Marion, NC trucks market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Marion, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1B7HF16Y5VJ501178 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is updated daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.
1997 Dodge Ram Pickup Market in NC
Comparable Vehicles
8
Average Price
$9,182
Price Range
$4,995–$13,995
Avg Days on Lot
113
Based on 8 comparable 1995-1999 Dodge Ram Pickup listings in NC, the average asking price is $9,182. This listing at $5,495 is $3,687 below average (40% below market). Comparable prices in NC range from $4,995 to $13,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 113 days on dealer lots in this market.
Similar Dodge Ram Pickup Listings in NC
2 comparable vehicles within ±2 model years and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: LT — compare trims below)