Think its time for a new DD

[Stevoone]

I've had my 2004 Ram 1500 for about 3-4 years now. Haven't had any problems with it. It's a Hemi 2wd and it does better in the snow than my F150 did. I get about 13-14 mpg around town and about 17-20 on the highway.

Maintenance would have been nicer with a GM truck tho, 100k mile spark plugs. Dodge recommends them every 30k for the Hemi and theirs 16 of them.

[sweetbmxrider]

plus the ignition wires! man those hemi's are something special. if a coil pack goes, it potentially knocks out 2 cylinders instead of 1

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

sorry nick, never had good luck with them. they are nicknamed exploders in the business.

granted there are always exceptions to the norm, but in a generalized format those were my thoughts.

I haven't had any problems in my 06 (55k), my cousin has 85k on his 02, and my friend has 60k on his 04.

I thought they got the name Exploder because they were infamous for the tire blowouts back in the day?

[sweetbmxrider]

no, they break alot. you have relatively low miles though so don't be too worried.

[SilverDropTop]

I don't know how tall you are (I'm 6'2) but I think you should look at a nice 02 and up Tahoe. I found a few that may fit the bill of what your looking for but this looked like an awesome deal:

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=268118663&dealer_id=64159417&c ar_year=2004&rdm=1255720906028&lastStartYear=1981& model=TAHOE&num_records=50&systime=&make2=&highlig htFirstMakeModel=&start_year=2002&keywordsfyc=&key wordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&aws p=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipErr or=false&search_lang=en&sownerid=6365807&showZipEr ror=n&make=CHEV&keywords_display=&color=&page_loca tion=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=0&drive =&default_sort=&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_f lag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=10314&advanced=& end_year=2010&doors=&transmission=&max_price=10000 &cardist=11&standard=false

[Miles]

My buddy is selling his 97 Suburban with a 454 if you are interested..

[usp55]

6'8" 247

Im loving the seats in the tahoes, they look so wide and nice. Im not likeing the sound of 13mpg but i really need to ride in a larger car.

anyway to squeeze a one or two more mpg more out of them? besides layin off the gas. sort of feel if im gona be burning through gas like thati should just get a truck

[The Fixer]

Originally Posted by usp55

6'8" 247

OK, forget the Cherokee Sport then. The GC would definitely be more comfortable for ya!

[B4C]

Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy

I haven't had any problems in my 06 (55k), my cousin has 85k on his 02, and my friend has 60k on his 04.

I thought they got the name Exploder because they were infamous for the tire blowouts back in the day?

The new ones arent that bad, I used to work at a ford dealer. I think the most common problems on the 06+ models were the rad's kept going bad in them. I think the new ones like to waste wheel bearings, and the diff's tend to whine and need to be rebuilt too. Nothing else I can think of. Do you have a 4.0 or 4.6??

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Originally Posted by B4C

The new ones arent that bad, I used to work at a ford dealer. I think the most common problems on the 06+ models were the rad's kept going bad in them. I think the new ones like to waste wheel bearings, and the diff's tend to whine and need to be rebuilt too. Nothing else I can think of. Do you have a 4.0 or 4.6??

Me, my cousin and my friend all have 4.0's.

[imjustinlampe]

corolla ftw hahahaha and its good on gas haha



why not look into an f150

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by imjustinlampe

why not look into an f150

- Justin