mguthrie
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I just picked up another f-250 with the 7.3. It’s a 99 model 2wd crew cab. It will be a backup work truck. My suburban needs a tranny.
With the super low miles on those I wouldn’t be concerned at all with a new vehicle. Those Chevy 5.3 from that era are the best engines around.I drive a 2001 Silverado 71.000 miles I also have a 2012 sonic with 54.000 miles. I’ve looked at new one and just can’t see paying what they want.
1997 Dodge Ram 2500 cummings
01 silverado 2500 4wd, I work on late model vehicles daily, I won't own one ! They've continued to over-complicate, over-computerize every aspect of todays vehicles, which only leads to problems with electrical circuits, connections, grounds, etc,, drivetrains are designed to get the most fuel mileage possible, which the majority of the time means it is NOT going to be durable, or last very long without having to have major repairs, for example just rebuilt the trans in a 2017 silverado with only 90k on the clock, seeing a lot of them not making it to 100k before needing a major rebuild.
I won't own stuff I can't depend on
To your point about vehicles being over-complicated now:
I remember when the guy who fixed your car was called a ‘mechanic’ not a ‘tech’.
Yes, in all fairness though, now with the stuff we have to know in order to work on these vehicles, we're a lot more "technical" than we used to be, my laptop sits on top of my toolbox,, and its not there for social media,, its where I have all my tech resources,,, and access to Alldata , and Corporate technical information .
Makes sense.
Nowadays I not only rebuild transmissions, but reprogram the software in some of them, to make them more durable than the manufacturer intended