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- Well, you'd better get rid of it before that tensioner breaks the bank! :B
Seriously I would keep it if I were you. It is paid for and even if you did have an expensive repair in the next few years it is still much cheaper than a new truck. I know I will be keeping mine for a very long time after it is paid for.
Saying that, that black 2017 F-350 I looked at on Sunday was pretty sweet. I got out of there quickly before anyone asked me if I wanted to take it for a drive! :B - What's the news? Texas has been known as Super Duty country for many years.
Ron3rd wrote:
What's the news? Texas has been known as Super Duty country for many years.
X2 Although I have noticed the last few years a lot HD Rams hauling on the Texas highways.- I did my usual count of "independently" owned RV and car transporters on my trip from WA to SoCal last week. There was one GM Dually car hauler and one F450 car hauler with two standard size cars on it's trailer. The GM sat level as it should and the Ford was VERY low in the rear. There were no others from GM or Ford the rest around 12 were RAM's.
I spoke to one guy who has hauled for Horizon Transport for 7 years, he could not say enough good about them. His last RAM had 488K when he sold it and now has a 14 RAM 3500 LB SRW with a bit over 100k. He said the Aisin is really the way to his last truck was a 6sp. Cummins12V98 wrote:
I did my usual count of "independently" owned RV and car transporters on my trip from WA to SoCal last week. There was one GM Dually car hauler and one F450 car hauler with two standard size cars on it's trailer. The GM sat level as it should and the Ford was VERY low in the rear. There were no others from GM or Ford the rest around 12 were RAM's.
I spoke to one guy who has hauled for Horizon Transport for 7 years, he could not say enough good about them. His last RAM had 488K when he sold it and now has a 14 RAM 3500 LB SRW with a bit over 100k. He said the Aisin is really the way to his last truck was a 6sp.
Wrong... :B
The amount of Super Duty's sold vs the Ram is well documented and I will say there's quite a few Ram's here in Texas, go east to Florida and we hardly seen any Rams in over 1,400 miles. Perhaps the transporters don't work along the Gulf states.- When I came through Idaho earlier this month 90 % of the working trucks were RAMs.
Me Again wrote:
When I came through Idaho earlier this month 90 % of the working trucks were RAMs.
Sure they were... LOL- Its a wonder that the rest of us see any Ram trucks at all.
FishOnOne wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Fish that's great. 18 years I would sure hope they won! Now get out your check book since yours has no warranty left.
Why should I? From a common sense point of view my truck is payed for, and is 4.5 years old and at 103k miles, not one single issue to date. I still have the original shocks on the truck and has been very inexpensive to operate.
Having said that these new Super Duty's look like a jewel so the itch continues!
At only 103K that truck is still like new. I would hope nothing significant has failed at this point. your truck has at least another 100K to goLantley wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Fish that's great. 18 years I would sure hope they won! Now get out your check book since yours has no warranty left.
Why should I? From a common sense point of view my truck is payed for, and is 4.5 years old and at 103k miles, not one single issue to date. I still have the original shocks on the truck and has been very inexpensive to operate.
Having said that these new Super Duty's look like a jewel so the itch continues!
At only 103K that truck is still like new. I would hope nothing significant has failed at this point. your truck has at least another 100K to go
I agree but the complex emissions on these trucks have been a struggle for the manufacturers. The emissions on my Power Stroke have been very transparent to the point I don't even pay attention to it anymore. I feel this truck can make an easy 250k miles without any major issues.
