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'92 GMC
350 ci, 340,000 miles, 1 Map sensor & 1 starter:


'99 F250
7.3L, 278,000 miles, Vehicle Speed Sensor $21, new batteries every four years:

Never have figured that out myself.

And this only serves to illustrate Dodge's inability to engineer/match a ball joint that would hold up to the weight of their front end...

I'm not so sure Dodge employs engineers. I often wonder what goes through their head. All I've seen since the 80's is disposable vehicles.

Oh brilliant. Yeah, let's upside all those wear parts. Makes sense, right? Until you realize that if you do that, the weight of the vehicle goes up, the mileage goes down, bed capacity goes down and tow ratings go down. Don't want that do we? Everything is a trade off. Just don't try to compare a grocery getter with a truck that can actually work and don't complain when your heavy duty truck that can tow 20,000 pounds needs more maintenance than some Asian truck that will struggle to pull the float for your next gay pride parade.

Are you saying that driving my US made Toyota makes me a traitor?
Because if you are GFY, and when you get done with that, take your boyfriend out for a snow cone in your Mexican made Dodge.

Let me give you an example. The ball joints on my Taco went at 13 years and 300,000 miles.

The front end of my 2006 Dodge Cummins went at 3 years and 105,000 miles.

Sample of one, but illustrates the point pretty poetically. [/quote]

It only serves illustrate your complete lack of automotive understanding. Just the Cummins engine alone in your truck weights around 1000 pounds. Your Taco engine around 300 pounds. All that weight travels to the ground through the ball joints. So, over three times the mass means the Dodge Cummins ball joints lasted just as long as those in your Taco when the weight they had to carry is factored in.
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And this only serves to illustrate Dodge's inability to engineer/match a ball joint that would hold up to the weight of their front end... [/quote]

Oh brilliant. Yeah, let's upside all those wear parts. Makes sense, right? Until you realize that if you do that, the weight of the vehicle goes up, the mileage goes down, bed capacity goes down and tow ratings go down. Don't want that do we? Everything is a trade off. Just don't try to compare a grocery getter with a truck that can actually work and don't complain when your heavy duty truck that can tow 20,000 pounds needs more maintenance than some Asian truck that will struggle to pull the float for your next gay pride parade.[/quote]

You've never put a battery in that Chevy?

Hah!

travis don't need no encouragement!

Yes, you're a [bleep] traitor. Is that simple enough for you? Doesn't matter where it is made, it is where the profits go. And they go to the shareholders - who aren't here in the United States. You're sending your money to a foreign government who has waged economic warfare on the United States for decades. A country that has subsidized their industry for decades. A country that can afford to subsidize their industry because they don't have to pay for their national defense, U.S. taxpayers do that for them.

Look, I don't care what you drive. Just don't come on here and advertise Toyota's schit and not expect a challenge. Got it? I doubt it. Expect to see a lot more Ford advertising here on the forums in the future, now that I know it is accepted practice.

Walt - do you work for Ford?

I think Gruff's truck needed new ball joints before the 50K mark. It's a 1/2 ton.

My buddy has a 1 ton Dodge that has been a great truck. It's no Toyota but it has been a good truck for him.



Travis

They could use the help.




Travis

You should play the lottery.

A lot.



Travis

I hate to tell you this, but anybody can own a chunk of Toyota. It's ticker symbol[US] is TM.
Even you can get in on the profits.

I've never worked for any automaker, supplier or dealer. Nothing...nada, unless you want to include that summer job I had during college driving the parts truck for Napa.

Dude.

STFU!



Clark

OK. Just wondering.

BUY AMERICAN! The purchase that keeps supporting the American economy, $3500 here and $1700 there.