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Originally Posted by porsche4life
The dodge guys say it's broke in at 200k and good till at least 300k....
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No the CUMMINS guys say the ENGINE is broke in at 200K.
The DODGE guys say the truck is junk at 100K
You will find very few people who disagree that the 5.9L Cummins is a bulletproof motor. In stock form it will easily outlast the Dodge it came in.
I kept my '95 Dodge 2500 Cummins until 4 years ago when the truck had 215K miles (IIRC) at which point it had gone through two auto transmissions, one rear end, two front suspension rebuilds (and needed another), one injection pump, paint peeled off most surfaces, rust along doors and bed, and seat was broken absolutely gone. But the longblock was 'just broke in'.
If a bulletproof longblock is the only attribute you seek in your next truck purchase, by all means buy a Dodge Cummins. If you want refinement, quietness, elastic powerband, a good transmission, or a worthwhile chassis.....seek elsewhere.
The great part is that you get to pay significantly more for the Dodge Cummins than a Ford PS with similar age, miles, options, and condition. So if/when you do have to pay for anything wrong with a Powerstroke, you saved the money up-front.
Denis paid, what, $15K for his 05 XLT 4x4 w/50K mi? Good luck touching a similar Cummins for under $20K. The $5K he saved would easily pay for a new 6.0 longblock IF (and that's a big IF) Denis ever had that major failure everyone fears.
Sometimes the market is irrational. And guys like _____ keep feeding that delusion.