Re: [DMCForum] Re: At least Auto related

[Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My parents neighbor just got a new 3500duly Cummings... The have made so 
so many improvements its not even funny, and with all the sound 
insulation it no longer sounds like a locomotive engine.

Andrei

Jack Stiefel wrote:

>I live in my 03 Ram 2500, and it is the best built truck I have ever
>owned.  I get 15 mpg highway, but don't ask me to talk about towing mpg.
>That’s why I am switching to the 05 Ram 2500 Cummings HO Diesel.  The
>newest version is around 320 HP and 600 FT/lbs or torque.  Plus with a
>cheap plug in chip programmer I found I can add about 100 hp and 125
>ft/lbs of torque.  All with around mid teens towing loaded.
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>Jack
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrei Cular [mailto:acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:16 PM
>To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Re: At least Auto related
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>My biggest problem with Nissan products, of which I personaly have 2, is
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>the finish of the interior and the price of the common parts.  For 
>example rear rotors on my Zx run about $140 for my Porsche thay are $75 
>and that is a disk with a parking drum inside.  A rebuilt alternator on 
>the Z is $99 +$50 core, a lifetime warranty rebuilt alternator on my 
>Porsche is only $60 +$30core.
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>Personaly I would get another ford powerstroke.  For some reason the 
>F250 and F350 seem to get slightly better quality parts over the F150, 
>maybe it has to do with the fact they know construction guys live in the
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>Andrei
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>>I just put my third steering column @ 55,000 miles ($1200 each time) 
>>in my Ram.  Dodge will do nothing to help me out.  Since it is 8 
>>years old, the lemon law doesn't help me.  I'm going to either set 
>>it on fire or crash it into a tree just to make myself feel better.  
>>It isn't worth trading in.
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>>Well, if you bought your 99 in 99, Nissan wouldn't have been an 
>>option.  2004 was the first year for a full size truck from Nissan.
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>>Titan has 9200 lbs towing capacity.
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>>Tundra is like 5000 or 6000 lbs. 
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>>Most of the America trucks 1500 class trucks are around 9000lbs 
>>towning capacity.
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>>>I regret the '99 GMC truck I bought.  I have had way too
>>>many problems to try to mention.  I wish I bought a Nissan
>>>instead.  I cant speak for towing capacity, tho.
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