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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
that is why they come pretty devoid of trim.
the trim is cheap but none of mine has fallen off yet.
03 dodge 2500 cummins with six manual
64,000 miles
original front tires: over 50% tread
original brake pads
routine maintenance only
two warranty jobs: both seeping plugs on the head (like little freeze plugs)
one slow leak on the rf tire repaired by removing tire and reinstalling with some gook on the edge. also had to have some ac oil removed.
14mph around town
20+ on highway running empty at 75-80
50% of the mileage is towing either
9000 # 35' airstream
utility trailer with and without car
other trailers
so i dont think any new mercedes can compare with that really. anybody out there still running the factory front tires and brake pads at 64k miles? how about no warrenty work?
its so good i am tempted to just let my car sit and drive it exclusively. it is just a beast to park though. 140" wheelbase quad cab.
tom w
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Sounds like a great truck but I would absolutely hate driving something that size unless I needed it for work. I pretty much hate driving any truck or SUV. Hell I couldn't stand our Isuzu Trooper and that's a tiny thing compared to a quad cab. High center of gravity and surprisingly useless brakes scared me sometimes.
And I don't know how, but the brake pads were still original at 120K miles before we got rid of it. I probably would have changed them just for the hell of it.
Unfortunately the thing started getting horrible gas mileage and started leaking ATF everywhere. Parents traded it in for a Honda Element. Ugly ass vehicle and the brake pedal travels an astonishing amount but I think Honda makes some of the best shifting manual transmissions (from what I've driven, S2000, Civic Si, and now Element) so it drives well.