At 11:36 AM 1/25/2013, OK Don wrote:
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I forgot to mention that I want 4 wheel drive. Although we haven't received
much ice/snow the last two years, the red dirt road to our house does get
slippery when wet. The ML is really nice with all-wheel drive all the time.
Are any of the truck 4x4 systems at all sophisticated, or are they all
manual?
I bought a new Chevy 1/2 ton 4WD RCSB in 2008 and it has been
fine - no problems, and I have beat it around pretty hard. Most
rural folks here favor Chevy, Ford, and Dodge, in that order. (The
Dodges have a poorer reputation for quality.) I think the short
wheelbase trucks handle much better than the crewcab or long bed
models on our WV twisty roads. And they are less prone to getting
hung up off road.
Mine is a budget model with a manual 4 X 4 shift. Just pull
back on the lever on the hump. Obviously, going into low range
requires stopping first. I have the old fashioned 4.3 iron V6 which
seems to me to have plenty of power. I get 15 mpg around the farm,
20 on the highway.
There is fierce price competition on the basic work truck
models, especially if you are a cash buyer who shows up at the end of
the month interested in one they already have on the lot.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
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