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Old 01-17-2005, 12:05 AM   #51 (permalink)
High Plains Thumper
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Originally Posted by Texas Jay
I drive Fords, Chevys, & Dodges at work and they're all junk. After 1,000 miles, the armrest falls off. At 5,000 miles, the windshield wipers stop working. At 20,000 miles, they leak oil.
My 1990 Dodge D150 pickup with 3.9L V6 now has 241K miles on it, still gets 17 MPG, doesn't use excessive oil. Two months ago I replaced the valve cover gaskets, stopped the leaking. But then I'd expect some of that from a 15 YO truck. Still has the original engine and transmission. I use it back and forth to work daily, 24 mile R/T.

Not all American stuff is bad.

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