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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^Yup, remember , most Diesel engines are great, last a long time, the internals anyway. The rest of it is just another vehicle subject to the same component life spans and repairs as any other.
A big part of judging whether a vehicle is worth keeping or selling is how knowledgeable and willing a person is to do their own work. Example. Just got a work truck back from the shop. $2700 for a new front unit bearing, serpentine belts, t case seal, tune up, service diffs/t case and an exhaust manifold stud replacement. Sounds like a lot of work and that would be like most of a weekend in the garage at home to do, but less than $500 in parts.
I consider that a $500+ 1 case of beer repair. To someone else that's 3 grand and nothing is "better" about the truck except the front wheel isn't grinding.
A big part of judging whether a vehicle is worth keeping or selling is how knowledgeable and willing a person is to do their own work. Example. Just got a work truck back from the shop. $2700 for a new front unit bearing, serpentine belts, t case seal, tune up, service diffs/t case and an exhaust manifold stud replacement. Sounds like a lot of work and that would be like most of a weekend in the garage at home to do, but less than $500 in parts.
I consider that a $500+ 1 case of beer repair. To someone else that's 3 grand and nothing is "better" about the truck except the front wheel isn't grinding.
