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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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mpeastend,
If you are going to tow anything that has any size to it, get a manual gearbox. Otherwise you need to get something that monitors auto tranny temps. The Edge w/Attitude does this. Its not hooked up on mine as I could care less how warm the 6 speed is.
Regarding the "Cummins vs Power stroke vs Duramax" issue, the Cummins was made from scratch to be a diesel engine. The others were in many areas a gas engine that was adapted.
I just bought my Dodge about a year ago for $12k. It had 111k miles on it and is frankly still breaking in. These engines are warranteed for 100k and routinely go 500,000 miles with no issue, as long as clean air, oil and fuel are used.
Am not a fan of Dodge, Ford or Chevy. I bought the truck based on one thing, the Cummins engine. A year later still feel the same, only a bit stronger. Love the engine, like the truck. My best friend who is a Ford Power Stroke nut is slowly coming over to the Cummins side. Everytime he drives it and realizes that it has as much power as the PS yet gets DOUBLE the fuel mileage, its another nail in the coffin for his PS.
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
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