Looking at 2005 Dodge 3500 for out Lance
A guy I work with has a 2005 Dodge 3500 crew dab 4x4 for sale. It's a diesel of course, automatic and 4x4. He has 180k miles on it with a transmission rebuild at 130k and the front end just rebuilt. H...
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I'm still running our 06 3500 Dodge diesel (in signature) with the Host Yellowstone camper and at 300K miles, most with the camper loaded. The original manual transmission went out at 50K miles and was replaced under partial warranty by Dodge and there were no issues since.
I just put it in the shop this week to replace a noisy (possible failing) vacuum pump and vacuum booster.
There have been issues while traveling but I am still committed to get it as reliable as an old truck can be for extended travel. A big problem for us during this process has been lousy replacement parts that fail prematurely (ac compressors, AC condenser, clutch), then having to deal with the repair again, sometimes in precarious situations!) .
There have been no significant engine or transmission issues yet. Investment in the best parts to fix anything to keep it going is wise. It takes a lot of repairs to get to $60K.
I just put it in the shop this week to replace a noisy (possible failing) vacuum pump and vacuum booster.
There have been issues while traveling but I am still committed to get it as reliable as an old truck can be for extended travel. A big problem for us during this process has been lousy replacement parts that fail prematurely (ac compressors, AC condenser, clutch), then having to deal with the repair again, sometimes in precarious situations!) .
There have been no significant engine or transmission issues yet. Investment in the best parts to fix anything to keep it going is wise. It takes a lot of repairs to get to $60K.
