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Old 05-06-2006, 08:18 AM   eBay Motors   #5 (permalink)
Cummins
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It is still under warranty, hopefully they will cover it, if it is bad. No it doesn't overheat, man I hope not!!!! Alaska, wow can get cold there. It was -15 that morning, even the anti-gel was gelled, that supprised me. How does it work if it gets gelled in the bottle???
I guess if fuel was still 1.28 I wouldn't be trying to figure out how to keep from loosing more money. I think I got a good deal on the truck, it rides better than a Dodge. I was expecting much better mileage, imagine my supprise when I brought it home from MN and checked the mileage, I got 17mpg going 55mph for 2.5 hours. I put on 265 tires and picked up .5 mpg, I was mistified why they put 245 tires on a 373 gear ratio.
I don't get caught up on brand of vehicle as much as I did when I had my ss Chevells. I feel since the three truck companies use New Process manual trans, and transfer cases they are not that much different. It seems it matters more on what day of the week they were built than what brand of truck you buy.
All I want is a product I don't have to take to the shop, very often, one that gets decent mileage, and isn't hard to look at.
'75 to '89 I had three Chevelle SS's I thought Chevy's ruled. I was bothered that they discontinued the 283 and 327 for the junk 307 and poor 350 engine. That 327 was a real good engine, it would blow the doors off of a 350. In '89 I bought my first new truck, an extended cab 1990 S-10, 4wd. I thought wow I finally have something I shouldn't have to work on for 75-100,000 miles. I'm not sure which vehicle was the worse one, my wife's '95 Intrepid or the lemon S-10 I bought. The S-10 quickly deflated my idea that Chevy was the best. I swore that I would never buy a Chevy again, now I might if only the mileage would be better, and as long as I don't have to take it to the shop like the S-10. geez talk about a wind bag=me! KY
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