I've got a few of them for work trucks. Hate them. Invariably they will end up shutting you down where you're barely creeping back to the shop. That DEF crap is wonderful for taking the stink out of diesel exhaust but these new engines are notorious for running you out of coolant through that system and you don't know it till it's too late because it's all going out the pipe and there's no obvious leak.

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Posted by I B Freeman

Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 5/27/15 at 10:41 pm to Captain Rumbeard

Takes a brave man to buy a first year motor!

cost of engine, cost of fuel, cost of maintenance--I just don't see it.

One guy that works with us using his dodge for mostly road miles and claims he gets 23 mpg out of his hemi. The diesel is only claiming 28

I am Ford and Toyota man but those Dodges are a pretty good bit cheaper. I can't get over the quality reputation of Dodge being so bad. Fiat has a poor reputation worldwide.

Just looking for real life stories to tell the guy.

Can't have shutdowns. That alone is enough to not buy one. Just think how reliable gas engines are now. I can't remember the last time a vehicle let me down on the road. I run em to at least 200K miles too.

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Posted by Barf

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Member since Feb 2015

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Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:40 am to Captain Rumbeard

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That DEF crap is wonderful for taking the stink out of diesel exhaust but these new engines are notorious for running you out of coolant through that system and you don't know it till it's too late because it's all going out the pipe and there's no obvious leak.

What?

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