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Old 10-15-2013, 10:05 AM   #21
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I buy the easiest thing to work on. Let's face it, no matter what you do you are going to have to work on it because it is all junk!
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Old 10-15-2013, 10:12 AM   #22
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I buy the easiest thing to work on. Let's face it, no matter what you do you are going to have to work on it because it is all junk!
see, over the last few years of owning Dodges, I realized that I had no desire to work on them. Thankfully I didn't have to, but what little needed done, I just farmed it out.

I don't want to work on my Fords, but I don't want to work on anything!

They've needed less work than my Dodges. Good times
 
Old 10-15-2013, 11:25 AM   #23
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I was born and bred a ford freak. I have a 78 f250 4x4 my wife drives a 73 f250 2x4 and i have a fox body. But my dad has drivin trucks his whole life and loves cummins. So when it came time to buy a diesel i bought a first gen. 21Mpg all day long, easiest thing ive ever worked on, and out runs alot of the newer trucks. I cant complain one bit.
 
Old 10-15-2013, 11:25 AM   #24
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What brand do you run and why???

Started out with fords, the 7.3s never started in the cold, ate more ether than I care to admit, bought a 98 12v and everything changed. Had every generation since then, and have had the best luck with the 6.7s, running 4 of them now with a bunch of older 5.9s... No reason to switch anytime soon.
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Old 10-15-2013, 01:28 PM   #25
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see, over the last few years of owning Dodges, I realized that I had no desire to work on them. Thankfully I didn't have to, but what little needed done, I just farmed it out.

I don't want to work on my Fords, but I don't want to work on anything!

They've needed less work than my Dodges. Good times
I agree, I just have too much money into my truck to let it go now. Instead I got a project that I want to work on. It has no fenders to lean over, no hood to hit my head on, and if something gets in the way I just cut it off. LMAO!
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Old 10-15-2013, 03:08 PM   #26
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I agree, I just have too much money into my truck to let it go now. Instead I got a project that I want to work on. It has no fenders to lean over, no hood to hit my head on, and if something gets in the way I just cut it off. LMAO!
I would LOVE a hot rod like that...
 
Old 10-15-2013, 04:15 PM   #27
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Any truck you can stick a loader bucket under the bumper, move the truck around, and hop back in and drive without denting it. Aka any old square bodied trucks. But I dd an 06 Cummins with a dodge body for the efi live and straight 6 torque/reliability/ease of maintenance and lack of emissions.

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Old 10-15-2013, 04:27 PM   #28
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I am not really biased to any one specific brand. I have VW, Toyota, GM, Cummins, Ford all in the garage or driveway. I love Heeps, BMWs, hell even the British have some sweet cars I would love to own. I feel like every manufacturer (for the most part) has had their good and bad throughout the years. I just try and nit-pick where I can and snag the ones that are the most fun and the best bang for the buck.
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Old 10-15-2013, 04:37 PM   #29
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I worked on 5,000+ cars in my career. I buy based on what I seen.

Ford builds is the only company that builds 3/4+ ton trucks. Everyone elese has glorified suvs. Honda makes the best cars, nothing else even compares.

Fyi, I was raised in a dodge/gm home.
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Old 10-15-2013, 04:49 PM   #30
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Fyi, I was raised in a dodge/gm home.
I Know what you mean, our house had wheels too

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Old 10-15-2013, 05:44 PM   #31
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What brand do you run and why???

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Bought the Cummins, dodge came along with it.

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I have Dodge because of the engine, not because of the truck it comes in.

This^

It started for me because i did everything opposite of my dad. He never liked trucks, i bought one. As well as motorcycles, boats, pool table, and a house way to big for me. And to think, i could have been miserable like him.
My next truck will be a GM or a Ford though, they seem to be getting it more right lately.
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Old 10-15-2013, 05:53 PM   #32
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I have 14 trucks between business trucks and personal. Our shop trucks are Chevy 5.3 and 6.0 gasses and one 5.4 F-250. The Chevys have always held up well to what we do, the Ford was a good buy and is a good truck so far.

Our personal trucks which are used for business also are 2 F-150s an Expedition and a 13 F-350 dually which I drive. I chose my Ford because I like the 6.7, it's my 2nd one. I have also had 2 Duramax trucks which were great, but I was tired of GMs.

My first truck was a Dodge and it was ok, but we haven't bought a Dodge shop truck since 04. They have never lasted for us.
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Old 10-15-2013, 06:07 PM   #33
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I was a Ford fan by birth. My dad had a bunch of different trucks, but I loved the '79 F-250 he had and cried at the age of 14 when he sold it. Then one day I came home on vaction from college and he had a brand new '93 Dodge Cummins. I was hooked the very frist time I drove it. I absolutely fell in love with the sound, feel, and power of the diesel. I knew right then that would be my first new truck. Once I graduated college and started getting a paycheck from the Navy, I ordered my '97. 16 years and 300K miles later and I still love driving that truck.
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