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Posted on 12/1/22 at 8:42 pm to gsvar2004
So now is the time to sell my wife's Jeep GC with a Hemi 
Posted on 12/1/22 at 9:16 pm to White Bear
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They’re disposable pieces of shite, crawl under and check out an eco boost one day.
I think they’re fine for 250k with a 170° thermostat and tune, good oil and gapped plugs, and replacing oil and coolant lines and coolant pump when they start to leak. The heaviest duty engines use turbos. Don’t let them scare you.
If I was going to try to get more than 250k I’d go with a V8. But not a GM or Dodge. Or a Nissan. Toyota out by default. Pretty much just Ford.
Posted on 12/2/22 at 7:48 am to armsdealer
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Lots of these small motors are putting out the power of V8 trucks from not that long ago
Yep technology and shite
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I still want a big arse V8 in my truck
Bingo
Posted on 12/2/22 at 9:39 am to TigersnJeeps
quote:Before the truck became the family vehicle.
I remember when the F-150 was pretty common with the 300CI I-6.
Check out a few of the old Ford commercials from the 1980s, damned fuel mileage was (advertised as) the same then in the 300. That 300 would run forever but wouldn’t get out of its own way.
This post was edited on 12/2/22 at 10:23 am
Posted on 12/2/22 at 1:08 pm to GREENHEAD22
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GM has completely lost me as a customer and I am now a cheerleader against buying their vehicles.
Ram is the most attractive package to me right now honestly.
Posted on 12/2/22 at 2:10 pm to gsvar2004
2023 Colorado will not even have V6 option. The 4 cylinder they are putting in them have more HP and better gas mileage
Posted on 12/2/22 at 8:54 pm to Higgysmalls
Yeah, they're going with the 2.7 Turbo that's in the Silverados. Should be a ton of power in a Colorado.
Posted on 12/2/22 at 9:55 pm to gsvar2004
Have a Rebel with the Hemi. Ain’t getting rid of that workhorse anytime soon. It’s a beast!!!
Posted on 12/3/22 at 1:32 am to GREENHEAD22
I passed on with GM five years ago when I wanted a Silverado with the 6.2 V8. Well GM is (or was) extraordinarily stingy with the 6.2. You had to buy a $75k High Country to get it. So screw them.
I bought a Tundra which I love but it’s now throwing up codes for exhaust/catalytic converter issue. Which is bc some prick stole my cats last year and the replacements were not OEM.
I bought a Tundra which I love but it’s now throwing up codes for exhaust/catalytic converter issue. Which is bc some prick stole my cats last year and the replacements were not OEM.
Posted on 12/3/22 at 8:09 pm to bbvdd
That is the key. Today’s V6’s will tow almost everything you want and get better gas mileage than the V8’s when you are not towing.
Posted on 12/3/22 at 8:24 pm to CoyoteSong
I agree they will tow it, won't get any better mileage when doing it but do around town. I am still not convinced they will last if used for towing more than occasional light to moderate loads.
I know three guys who have had turbos go out on trucks with less than 100k miles, two under 75k.
I know three guys who have had turbos go out on trucks with less than 100k miles, two under 75k.
Posted on 12/3/22 at 8:49 pm to CoyoteSong
A turbo V6 offers plenty power. But I’ll never buy a full size truck with a naturally aspirated V6. I had a 1999 F150 with the 4.2 V6 and my god was it a gas guzzling slug. 13-14mpg and struggled to stay at 75mph. Yeah I know new V6s have more hp, yada yada.
Posted on 12/3/22 at 10:48 pm to biglego
Glad I grabbed my 2020 TRD Pro with the 5.7L
Was worried about the ttV6
Was worried about the ttV6
Posted on 12/4/22 at 9:27 am to 3deadtrolls
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Ram is the most attractive package to me right now honestly
I plan to hold onto my 2021 Hemi for a very long time.
Posted on 12/4/22 at 2:25 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
Yea I think I’ve decided ram is my next one too.
Posted on 12/4/22 at 9:39 pm to gsvar2004
quote:US gov is definitely evil - forcing folks into buying dodge trucks
Yea I think I’ve decided ram is my next one too.
Posted on 12/4/22 at 9:46 pm to gsvar2004
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im amazed at how many full size trucks are coming with v6 and i4 now.
I'm somewhat surprised by the push for small, turbocharged engines. I like those engines in little Japanese cars, but I don't want one in a truck.
V6 engines have a much better history in pickups.
Posted on 12/5/22 at 6:59 pm to TigersnJeeps
Ford 300 I6...still blessed to drive one
Posted on 12/6/22 at 8:29 am to GREENHEAD22
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agree they will tow it, won't get any better mileage when doing it but do around town.
That’s what I don’t get… if you are going to force people from v8 to v6, shouldn’t we get better than a 4mpg advertised improvement? And the reality is the towing mpg is a wash or loss.
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