OT - Purchase of a new pickup - OT

badinfluence · October 2015

Ya all are nuts. I don't se hemi on the side of either of these brands.

tarheelmatt · October 2015

I don't have a newer ride. I have a 02 Dodge Ram, quad cab, w/360 and just clicked 60k miles. I liked Chevy/GMC for the longest time, then bought that Dodge. I always like the stance Dodge's have.

Now, I really dig the new Chevy's look.

theyolksonyou · October 2015

60k on a '02

nolaegghead · October 2015

I have an 06 Dodge with a huge dent in the passenger side door thanks to Randy the Gumbo man at brisket fest.

theyolksonyou · October 2015

nolaegghead said:

I have an 06 Dodge with a huge dent in the passenger side door thanks to Randy the Gumbo man at brisket fest.

But, he had to get to the bar.....

tarheelmatt · October 2015

theyolksonyou said:

60k on a '02

Yeah, just put new tires on it last year since new. My brother had some bad luck with one of his vehicles and borrowed it for a while and put about 7k miles on it. He's placed more miles on it in the time he borrowed it than I did in like two years. At one time, the truck only seen rain about 6 times. Now my wife gets the garage spot, so that is not the case any more.

DoubleEgger · October 2015

06 Tundra here with 220k. Runs like a sewing machine.

BIll-W221 · October 2015

Do a search on "2014 silverado vibration" and you wouldn't even consider GM. It affects a good number of 2014 and 2015 SIlverado's and Sierras. Look at dealer lots, they are filling up with 14 and 15 GM trucks people are dumping due to this issue. It starts to creep in once you get 1500 miles on them.

Here is 400+ pages from just one forum

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/153186-shake-or-vibration-issues/page-421

badinfluence · October 2015

I just got a 2015 Ram sport 4X4 ignition orange package. Was not even in the market till I saw one then found out Ram only made 1000 of them so I jumped on it. Have had it for 3 months so far and had to go into the shop 4 times already. It had a vibration at highway speed. End result was 3 bad tires and a bad wheel all shipped from the factory. Now I know the tires were/are a Goodyear problem and not a Ram problem. When they ordered the 3 new ones 2 of them failed the load test. They pulled another new Ram off the lot and pulled 2 tires off it (the other 2 Also failed the load test).

The hemi is better on mileage then I expected getting 19 on the highway. Now remember I NEVER speed as I usually set the cruse 2 mph under the limit (hey if ya all had a bad a$$ truck like I do you would want everyone to see it too...lol). At highway speed the new hemi cuts 4 cylinders so it gets better mileage. I have not checked the city mileage yet as the truck don't get driven a whole lot. Right now get about 1400 miles on it with about 600 put on going to and from the dealer 4 times.

I did look at the new ford but damn I really don't like the new front end they put on the 2015.

badinfluence · October 2015

Oh. Quick story about my 06 Ram 2500 with the Cummings. Bought the truck and said damn this thing needs a lift kit. So decided to start getting the new lift kit and new bigger tires and wheels and said great winter project! So winter showed up and I tore into it. Got the 6" lift on it and put the new 40" tires and wheels on. Sat back and said "bad a$$!" Then I said "oh $hit!"....can ya all see where this is going???....yep you guessed it. I did not measure the garage door. I could not get the truck out!!! Moral point of the story. Measure twice and cut once.

txhawkeye · October 2015

@Hokie_Smoker pm me if you like I work at a Ford store and will tell you if you are getting a good deal and what you should pay. Don't worry about the aluminum body most body shops can work on aluminum. A lot of hoods have been made from aluminum for years.

fishlessman · October 2015

if your not in a salt zone i dont think it much matters which of the trucks you get, ford chevy, dodge toyota. all the newer plow trucks that come in my shop where the frame rotted out from salt are chevys,4 to5 year old trucks. the toyota frames rot out in 8 to 10 years but toyota has a great policy of replacing the whole frame even way out of warranty. ive been driving my 1989 dodge convertible dakota since 1989, i would probably buy dodge if buying another truck, but current prices say keep on driving my 89

AintEZbeingme · October 2015

Drive a 2000 F150 extended cab w/ 160k on it. Nothing but regular maintenance, drive less than 10 miles a day to work and best of all it is paid for! Go #2 Miller Lite!!!!
Everyone have a great weekend!!!!

Griffin · October 2015

badinfluence said:

Oh. Quick story about my 06 Ram 2500 with the Cummings. Bought the truck and said damn this thing needs a lift kit. So decided to start getting the new lift kit and new bigger tires and wheels and said great winter project! So winter showed up and I tore into it. Got the 6" lift on it and put the new 40" tires and wheels on. Sat back and said "bad a$$!" Then I said "oh $hit!"....can ya all see where this is going???....yep you guessed it. I did not measure the garage door. I could not get the truck out!!! Moral point of the story. Measure twice and cut once.

So is it still in there? How did you get it out? Deflate the tires? Inquiring minds want to know.

Griffin · October 2015

Something to think about, and I don't know if its true, but I heard they moved the back up cameras into the tail lights on the new ford. So if your tail light gets cracked, you have to replace the whole thing which runs over $600 if I remember correctly. Sounds like bad design flaw to me.

Legume · October 2015

that would really suck @Griffin but it would let me use the camera when my gate is down which I can't do now. I sure wouldn't want to pay $600 for a tail light though.

Griffin · October 2015

Legume said:

that would really suck @Griffin but it would let me use the camera when my gate is down which I can't do now. I sure wouldn't want to pay $600 for a tail light though.

I think my buddy said it was in Consumer Reports review of it.

YEMTrey · October 2015

Griffin said:

badinfluence said:

Oh. Quick story about my 06 Ram 2500 with the Cummings. Bought the truck and said damn this thing needs a lift kit. So decided to start getting the new lift kit and new bigger tires and wheels and said great winter project! So winter showed up and I tore into it. Got the 6" lift on it and put the new 40" tires and wheels on. Sat back and said "bad a$$!" Then I said "oh $hit!"....can ya all see where this is going???....yep you guessed it. I did not measure the garage door. I could not get the truck out!!! Moral point of the story. Measure twice and cut once.

So is it still in there? How did you get it out? Deflate the tires? Inquiring minds want to know.

I'm with ya @Griffin , my first thought was to deflate the tires. Inquiring minds want to know!

badinfluence · October 2015

Should have told ya that part also. Had to take the new tires and wheels back off and put the old tires and wheels back on and deflate those tires. Then put the new back on. Needless to say it was kept outside till I sold it. After the lift it rode like a tank, but it looked cool.

nolaegghead · October 2015

fishlessman said:

if your not in a salt zone i dont think it much matters which of the trucks you get, ford chevy, dodge toyota. all the newer plow trucks that come in my shop where the frame rotted out from salt are chevys,4 to5 year old trucks. the toyota frames rot out in 8 to 10 years but toyota has a great policy of replacing the whole frame even way out of warranty. ive been driving my 1989 dodge convertible dakota since 1989, i would probably buy dodge if buying another truck, but current prices say keep on driving my 89

I had an all-aluminum car (Audi A8 - body made from Alcoa Al) and had done a bit of research on it. In general, they are almost impervious to road salt, unlike steel vehicles. Aluminum oxide protects the aluminum metal under it. Where you can get a serious problem is if you use the incorrect fasteners - steel or something that doesn't have the surface treatment. You create galvanic corrosion and the aluminum can fall apart through oxidation. Salt - no worries.

fishlessman · October 2015

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

if your not in a salt zone i dont think it much matters which of the trucks you get, ford chevy, dodge toyota. all the newer plow trucks that come in my shop where the frame rotted out from salt are chevys,4 to5 year old trucks. the toyota frames rot out in 8 to 10 years but toyota has a great policy of replacing the whole frame even way out of warranty. ive been driving my 1989 dodge convertible dakota since 1989, i would probably buy dodge if buying another truck, but current prices say keep on driving my 89

I had an all-aluminum car (Audi A8 - body made from Alcoa Al) and had done a bit of research on it. In general, they are almost impervious to road salt, unlike steel vehicles. Aluminum oxide protects the aluminum metal under it. Where you can get a serious problem is if you use the incorrect fasteners - steel or something that doesn't have the surface treatment. You create galvanic corrosion and the aluminum can fall apart through oxidation. Salt - no worries.

i have to be careful with some of my high end fishing reels, even polished stainless touching aluminum can be bad. i have always liked my dodge, it just keeps going, have a ford 350 work truck that nickels and dimes me and had a f150 that absolutuly fell apart in 40 k miles, the only thing that worked on that truck was the airfreshener

im more confident with dodges but im not sold on all the gadgets they put in trucks nowadays, i dont see these 60,000 dollar vehicles holding up down the road. my next truck will probably be an older truck thats been gone thru new, i want window vents, that gutter over the window, rollup windows, rubber floors that i can take a hose to. i really dont want frills, dont want a truck that rides like a caddalac, dont want huge payments either. it does need big speakers, an amp, and mudd tires

that said dodge or ford, either of those for new but sticking with dodge. have not driven a newer ford, hope they fixed the turning radius on those, you needed 5 lanes to turn my old 85 around. when i say fell apart the front wheel even fell off on the highway, it did a sudden lane change on the highway at 70 mph, i pulled over, walked all around it, saw nothing, kicked the tire and the front spindle broke right off, about 30k miles

nolaegghead · October 2015

I have an old Dodge. Crappy gas milage (13), bad towing capacity (V6), rides like a shopping cart on a cobblestone road (off road tires), but it was cheap. Doors sound like a Mercedes when you close them and it had seat belts for 6. Got it for $3200 with a blown engine. Turns out it had a broken intake valve and spring, which I fixed for a few hunnert bucks and about 40 hours of labor (I'm a slow mechanic).

nolaegghead · October 2015

Zinc is a good anode for steel. Aluminum is also.

Anodic index[11][*page needed*]
Metal	Index (V)
Most Cathodic
Gold, solid and plated, Gold-platinum alloy	−0.00
Rhodium plated on silver-plated copper	−0.05
Silver, solid or plated; monel metal. High nickel-copper alloys	−0.15
Nickel, solid or plated, titanium an s alloys, Monel	−0.30
Copper, solid or plated; low brasses or bronzes; silver solder; German silvery high copper-nickel alloys; nickel-chromium alloys	−0.35
Brass and bronzes	−0.40
High brasses and bronzes	−0.45
18% chromium type corrosion-resistant steels	−0.50
Chromium plated; tin plated; 12% chromium type corrosion-resistant steels	−0.60
Tin-plate; tin-lead solder	−0.65
Lead, solid or plated; high lead alloys	−0.70
2000 series wrought aluminum	−0.75
Iron, wrought, gray or malleable, plain carbon and low alloy steels	−0.85
Aluminum, wrought alloys other than 2000 series aluminum, cast alloys of the silicon type	−0.90
Aluminum, cast alloys other than silicon type, cadmium, plated and chromate	−0.95
Hot-dip-zinc plate; galvanized steel	−1.20
Zinc, wrought; zinc-base die-casting alloys; zinc plated	−1.25
Magnesium & magnesium-base alloys, cast or wrought	−1.75
Beryllium	−1.85
Most Anodic

Phatchris · October 2015

I have a 14 Ram sport and love it.. I average 18 mpg city/highway and it has Hemi balls

Griffin · October 2015

badinfluence said:

Should have told ya that part also. Had to take the new tires and wheels back off and put the old tires and wheels back on and deflate those tires. Then put the new back on. Needless to say it was kept outside till I sold it. After the lift it rode like a tank, but it looked cool.

Just had to ask. I put a lift on a truck once in a garage and it barely squeezed out. Like talking less than half an inch. Measured a few times very carefully and backed out really slowly. Was ready to deflate if needed.

fishlessman · October 2015

thats a great deal on a truck. mines a complete slug with 125 hp on the v6

but the tops down and cruising, pedal floored, at 45 mph down hill with the wind, towing the boat.

Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/fishlessman/9f0360ba.jpg

WeberWho · October 2015

I'm glad to hear that Ford is bringing the Ranger back.

My first Ranger I bought used for $2,600 from a hobby farmer. I put on an additional 100,000 miles on the truck. Hardly threw any money into it. She was a beater but couldn't have been happier

On my 2nd Ranger now. It can't tow much but gets my mower and motorcycles around. Averages 27 mpg and is manual transmission. I can't own an automatic. So the Ranger has been good to me. Ford fan here

nolaegghead · October 2015

@fishlessman That's a sweet boat. Commercial right?

Ladeback69 · October 2015

Another nice feature on the 2015 F150 is the lock for the tailgate is tied into the electric locks. I like that feature, because tailgate theft is bad in the area here. When I lock mine and go to open the tailgate I forgot I locked it. With having it built into the electric locks makes it easier. It seems to be quieter then 2011. If you can afford the Platinum it comes with an electric tailgate. Goes up and down at the push of a button. I would like a new 2015 and my dealer want's my truck, but I am only a year or so from it being paid off and really don't want a truck payment for another 5 years.

fishlessman · October 2015

nolaegghead said:

@fishlessman That's a sweet boat. Commercial right?

commercial "Eastern" lobster boat, the hull is about 1 inch thick fiberglass so you can literally bounce it off the rocks. this one was built for fishing up close to the islands where the bigger boats cant get to. i had it in the salt for about 15 years and now its rigged for salmon in fresh. best thing i ever bought, the new ones now are worth more than my house

its pretty sad when a boat is a better investment than a 401k

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