Nice looking truck. I would have cheerfully bought another used truck
too but I did not want to spend a lot of time looking. They do exist but
the hunting can be discouraging.
A neighbor bought a decent looking F150 shortly after I got my 2013. I
do not recall the year or the mileage but he paid $12K and I would have
been prepared to pay that for it.
Unless I have bad luck and it gets wrecked, I will probably have my 2013
for a very long time. I don't put huge miles on and I am fairly easy on
a vehicle in my opinion so I am not likely to wear it out fast so buying
a new one is not the worst idea I have ever had.
My 02 had 90K miles on it when I bought it and now has 180K and is going
strong. I gave it to my younger son and he has repaired a couple of
things but so far nothing really major. There was an exhaust leak that
was fixed with nothing more than new gaskets and studs. He has done a
bit of work on the suspension and brakes but just normal wear items.
It has a bit of rust in the rocker panels and the seats are worn a bit
but it still looks good and runs and rides well. He is going to put new
shocks on it. I never did and cannot say if the one's on it are original
or not.
RB
On 05/09/2014 1:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this:
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg
2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8,
4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I
just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than
new and only has 75,000 miles.
Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to
drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on
the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on
long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge
is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do
well on the highway.
I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the
ground, its going to get a 2" leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and
probably a limited slip differential.
I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or
an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers
and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad
performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious.
-Curt
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those
individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no
control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
