De-Chipped my 7.3
I was having problems with my TS 6 Position performance chip for my 7.3 in that it wasn't starting about 60 percent of the time. I would have to cycle the keys before the chip would successfully work ...
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Kayteg1 wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
Guess that's why our 'vintage' trucks are appreciating in value. Informed people know that the 'new breed' of trucks will be money pits down the road.
It is not just trucks, looks like diesel vehicles got appreciated this year.
My 2008 diesel Mercedes seems to be worth double what I paid for it 2 years ago (I got good deal).
Part of that might be that diesel fuel was cheap this year, at least before hurricanes messed it up. I hold the receipt for $1.99/g fill up this July.
Other thing is that 500 000 of diesel VW were removed from US market and once diesel owner, will not go easy to gasoline engine.
It is what it is and I don't complain ;)
Wish I could say the same about the cost of diesel fuel in "Utopian" California but our legislative critters decided a 36 cents a gallon tax for diesel fuel was in our best interests... Overnight we went from paying $3.09 in the Bay Area to $3.45. This increase is in addition to the taxes already paid so now the total amount of taxes on a gallon of fuel is ~76 cents. The sad irony about "big oil" is that the entity that makes the most "obscene profits" is the great state of California...
My 2001 Jetta TDI with 321k miles is still cheaper to drive than most vehicles today (getting close to 50mpg) but the 7.3 with camper and trailer in tow at 11mpg (downhill with a tailwind) is another story. I can't wait to start taking longer trips outside of the state and seeing some new country!
