the end of our TC days?
My wife and I are trying to make a really tough decision to sell our truck and camper. We have had so much trouble with our truck over 120,000 miles that it's very difficult to spend the 60 or 70K it ...
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MN Ben wrote:
But maybe this will be the LAST repair you will need to do. Oh wait, you probably said that many repairs ago.
Some great comments here - thanks for taking the time to do so. I laughed loudly when I saw MN Ben's. How true!
My wife and I have excellent lives and the best part of them is the simplicity of the things we love - getting outside, being active, having great friends, living with dogs. There will be times in the future when life will make decisions for us that will add complexity, and I don't want to sound like I am whining about a "first world" problem, which the TC decision is.
Owning our truck and camper is the least simple (and most irritating!) part of our lucky lives, and maybe not owning THIS truck is the decision we will come to. That's part of it for sure. And don't think we haven't thought long and hard about what we would be giving up. It's very possible that we could be some of those "I'm back" people if we end up selling.
I am still summarizing all the service records but I do believe the majority of the problems with this truck have been diesel related and repeatedly have been leaking coolant and transmission lines. I think that the head gasket problem existed long before it was diagnosed (conveniently that happened just a few thousand miles after warranty); how many times can a mechanic enter "FOUND EVIDENCE OF COOLANT LEAK; REPLACED ..." before a shop manager or a service rep stops to think about why? That rant aside, given the initial cost of the engine and transmission, I would probably buy gas next time, although I do love driving a diesel. In our case it's a luxury item.
We have lost faith in the vehicle getting us from A to B; in winter we put a canopy on it and travel long distances in the mountains and out of cell phone range. It could be a serious problem late in the afternoon on a cold day in January if the truck didn't get us home. We're fortunate enough to have a Toyota Tacoma as our other winter vehicle so we'll start using it.
We live in a booming economy here in Alberta and there is no market for used vehicles with 120,000 miles on them. Dealers are not interested in trading and leaving the doors unlocked with the keys in it has only resulted in lost change from the coin tray. :)
