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path1
Sep 18, 2017Explorer
Anyone else taking long road trips with an older higher mileage truck.
I'm older but not high mileage. Your 180k just getting broke in. I've got 107,000 on my 2001. Just carry a "boonie box" for most items that break down. We go (or used to) Seattle area to AZ every year, no problems (other than mechanic ripped us one time, but that could happen no matter the year model). We would see lots of older stuff out there. Saw older style "square box" first gen with little over 400,000 on it. Ask the old owner if he added any goodies to trans when it was re-built. Most Dodges not known for strong trans. The place we normally stay at has 6 that make that trip almost every year. 4 of them from BC Canada. Normal for (Dodge, gm,or ford) stuff to fall apart. Still better then new imo. Here are tsb's from Dodge for 2005. Looks like a lot but all OEM's have problems. http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2005-index.htm
Look up TSB's for new ones...Mostly smog related that costs a fortune to fix and they paid a fortune when they bought. Double whammy.
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