Which new truck??

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

Stay away from Dodge, and I have had four new ones all top of the line SLT 4x4's.
They have lost my business for good.

I may regret opening this can o worms......
But, would you like to tell us why that is John?

[Bruins Fan]

Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

I may regret opening this can o worms......
But, would you like to tell us why that is John?

We will start with this first, it came from the factory missing the trailer hitch I ordered, and I had to purchases again, the molding was missing on the passengers side, I did not notice it until I drove it off the lot, the dealer would not fix it told me to write Chrysler to make it good.
The computer let go went full throttle on the highway got it shut down after it hit 95 or so.
I can not use my plug in jacks all the bells and whistles go off spent two days in the shop for this still don't work, they might be ok now the bells and whistles are burnt out.
The bolt fell out of the a frame for the top ball joint, glad I noticed it backing up and not on the highway, had to replace two ball joints, two u joints, battery first two weeks, alternator, wiper assembly, power window switches, transmission lines had to be replaced, power steering hose had to be replaced, fabric on the drivers seat worn out hole in the fabric. I have a whine in the tranny, I am sure I forgot a few things.
Most of this occurred after the 36000 warranty was up. The truck is a 05 all highway miles and never been abused, I need the 4x4 to haul my 20' boat one mile to the ramp.
If you have a good one I am happy for you,me never again.

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

We will start with this first, it came from the factory missing the trailer hitch I ordered, and I had to purchases again, the molding was missing on the passengers side, I did not notice it until I drove it off the lot, the dealer would not fix it told me to write Chrysler to make it good.
The computer let go went full throttle on the highway got it shut down after it hit 95 or so.
I can not use my plug in jacks all the bells and whistles go off spent two days in the shop for this still don't work, they might be ok now the bells and whistles are burnt out.
The bolt fell out of the a frame for the top ball joint, glad I noticed it backing up and not on the highway, had to replace two ball joints, two u joints, battery first two weeks, alternator, wiper assembly, power window switches, transmission lines had to be replaced, power steering hose had to be replaced, fabric on the drivers seat worn out hole in the fabric. I have a whine in the tranny, I am sure I forgot a few things.
Most of this occurred after the 36000 warranty was up. The truck is a 05 all highway miles and never been abused, I need the 4x4 to haul my 20' boat one mile to the ramp.
If you have a good one I am happy for you,me never again.

Whew!
No regret here..... I actually was hoping for this reply rather than some company in bankruptcy BS.....

Understandable why you would wish to stay away as it sounds like you have had some less than desirable luck with their trucks..... I have owned several and never had such luck..... but then again... I don't keep 'em past 36k miles.
I prefer Dodges because their interiors are superior to Chebby and Furd.... I do really like Furds though..... if they had nicer interiors.... Chebby, a not so much.

[Bruins Fan]

I liked the Dodge B/C of the cab had lots of room, and it has lots of pulling power.
This one was or is a lemon, and I got no satisfaction from the dealer.
I have to hold them longer then the 36, when I am working I can do that in less then two years, my commute can be over 150 a day.

[CasaDooley]

I drive an 06 F150 and love it. My last one was a 1987 F250 with just over 200,000 miles on it and it still did not burn a drop of oil. Buy American, buy Ford

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

I liked the Dodge B/C of the cab had lots of room, and it has lots of pulling power.
This one was or is a lemon, and I got no satisfaction from the dealer.
I have to hold them longer then the 36, when I am working I can do that in less then two years, my commute can be over 150 a day.

Same here brother... you ain't half bad for a Red Sox fan (Cardinals here... you made our last season at the old Busch Stadium hell, remember? )
I commuted 80 miles a day in an 04 Hemi Quad Cab 2500 4x4 back in the height of the gas price BS!

Sounds like ya got a bad one.... I only ever had one problem... in warranty (thank goodness).
Don't give up on em yet.... unless you want to sacrifice that nice, large interior just to spite them!

[Bruins Fan]

I sure do, it was pay back for 67 what a great season that was. We had Jim Lonborg you guys had Bob Gibson.
Two tuff SOB that would knock you down in a heart beat.
They would eat up and spit out today's players.
Sorry for the tread drift

[AAlmeter]

In my opinion, if you're big into the pro-America thing, its worth your while to see just which trucks are UAW made, and to avoid or buy in accordance with your beliefs. Remember, many 'US' trucks are made largely outside the US and then assembled by an organization which may or may not have very negative effects on US manufacturing and the economy as a whole, depending of course on your personal assessment of the situation.

Between the competition's performance and reliability and this fact, I certainly had very little difficulty in making the decision that I made when truck shopping.