I am at lost. Another bad luck with my TV

jrp26789 wrote:
I owned a 98 ram 3/4 extended cab v10. Auto. Nice truck towed great. After 2 yrs I added up all the parts I had bought. ( I only needed a 1/2 ton for the previous camper) I bought a new 2012 1500 truck and made payments for what I spent in parts on the 98. Not to mention my time. A new truck doesn't have to be 60 thousand. Buy a new last years model in December. New, warranty and no headaches. You will make payments either way. The question is whether you make them with your time and parts purchases or with your wallet.

There is nothing wrong with buying a new vehicle.. It is what I do in order to avoid buying one that was not well taken care of.. I tend to keep my vehicles until they are rusted out. I know the history on my vehicles.

However, I recognize that not EVERYONE can afford to buy a new vehicle and that is most likely where the OP is..

The OP has fixed the blown plug which most likely was due to the previous owner not doing preventative maintenance or if they did change the plugs they FAILED TO USE A TORQUE WRENCH on the plugs.

The OP fixed the problem and as long as they have properly torqued the plugs should not have any further issues with popping plugs.

The OP does not need to tear down the engine and needlessly replace parts nor does the OP need to sell the vehicle at this time.. The OP needs to simply start routine maintenance like oil changes, check brakes, tires and other wear items and drive the vehicle.

Yes, it is used and yes, it does rattle your cage when something breaks but you face those when it happens and get it fixed at that time and move on.

Buying new does not guaranty that you will not have a break down, in fact chances are you will have something happen due to newer vehicles having more complex systems. That is great when under warranty but getting a newer vehicle fixed out of warranty is very expensive..