2018 RAM 2500 Pickup Tradesman
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Tradesman
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Baton Rouge, LA 70818
Is this 2018 RAM 2500 Pickup Tradesman a good deal?
OAV verdict: Overpriced
Why: Listed at $27,599, comparable market range $6,686–$22,393, based on 11 comparable listings.
The verdict judges the asking price only. It does not assess the vehicle's condition, history, fees or total purchase cost.
Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 24 days.
Market price position
$27,599 · $5,206 above market high
- Comparable range
- $6,686 – $22,393
- vs. market high
- + $5,206 (23% above)
- Comparable vehicles
- 11
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$14,540This vehicle $27,599 · $13,059 (90%) above 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™)
$24,781This vehicle $27,599 · $2,818 (11%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-29) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 11–61 days.
Local Market Range
Comparable listings in this vehicle's local market, rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.
Saia Auto Consultants Llc
Baton Rouge, LA
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About This 2018 RAM 2500 Pickup
Listing updated: Sep 29, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Baton Rouge, LA · On lot for 24 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 RAM 2500 Pickup Tradesman is listed at $27,599 by Saia Auto Consultants LLC in Baton Rouge, LA 70818. It has 134,777 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 6.7L I6 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Overpriced — priced above the supported comparable range. Based on 11 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $6,686 to $22,393. The local comparable range around Baton Rouge, LA is $6,686 to $22,393; the local cohort is drawn around this dealer's market and can include listings across a state line. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 24 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 29, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Baton Rouge, LA trucks market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2018 RAM 2500 Pickup against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
- Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
- Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Baton Rouge, LA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3C6UR5CL2JG261063 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 vehicle market standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.
2018 RAM 2500 Pickup Market in LA
LA Market Listings
69
Average Price
$28,554
Price Range
$18,103–$38,002
Avg Days on Lot
68
Based on all 69 2016-2020 RAM 2500 Pickup listings in the LA market, the average asking price is $28,554. This listing at $27,599 is $955 below the broader LA average (3% below the LA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across LA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in LA range from $18,103 to $38,002. Similar vehicles spend an average of 68 days on dealer lots in this market.
Similar RAM 2500 Pickup Listings in LA
8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: Tradesman — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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