valhalla360 wrote:
blofgren wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
Speaking of rust belt and snow. I remember reading something a ways back ago stating the Rams were the longest lasting pickips in Canada. Something like 80% of the trucks sold between 1988 and 2012 were still registered. Apparently they now how to keep these trucks from being "ghetto cruisers" better than we do.
Rust buckets often keep chugging along, so percentage on the road doesn't mean they aren't rust buckets.
Average age of a vehicle when it goes to the big junkyard in the sky is around 21yrs, so give the date range you listed, 80% is about right (not every truck goes at exactly 21yrs).
I guess I better tell my 2001 Yukon she only has a couple of years left.....I am quite confident it has many miles and time left in it.
There are still many Ram/Cummins trucks in my area including the first gens. And they don't have any more rust on them than Fords and GM's of the same era.
Did you read the last statement...(not every truck goes at exactly 21yrs).
Yes, it was a bit of a tongue in cheek statement... ;)
