Dually Truck.. What is this feeling?
I am a retired auto mechanic... worked on cars and trucks for years.(43) in 2005 Purchase a New Ram 1500 for up coming retirement. (never owned a truck before) fast forward to last year.. change o...
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4x4ord wrote:burningman wrote:
The Ford is hands-down most difficult to service because most operations require the cab to be removed from the chassis. I'd have a Ford if it weren't for that.
The Cummins by nature of being a straight six is the easiest to work on.
You would think something is wrong with me, I have THREE crewcab duallies, a Dodge (my daily driver) and two Chevys. But I'll 'splain it quick and simple: my daily drivers for many years were Mazda Miatas. I had two... both were destroyed in collisions in intersections. Both times I managed to walk away unharmed. I'm not pushing my luck any further!!
The heck with gas mileage, I don't wanna get killed!
I sure don't expect to have to do anything other than change the oil and maybe a filter or two on any of my vehicles in the time I plan to own them. Even my old 1992 Honda Accord has never had more than an oil change and 1 battery replaced in the last 15 years.
No disrespect intended but that 1992 Accord has a much better track record for reliability than the PSD. One would be hard pressed to own a more reliable vehicle than a Honda; we have owned 3 of them including our current 2005 Acura MDX.
I believe that if one isn't planning on keeping the PSD for a long period of time then they are likely fine. However, if one plans on keeping their truck for a LONG time (like I do) then I do not believe they will return the lowest operating cost due to their complexity. The 6.7L PSD is a beautiful running engine (we have several of them at my work now) but one look under the hood scared the heck out of me! :B
