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101 messages, Last post on Oct 15, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Replying to: xbbuster (Oct 15, 2007 4:16 am)
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Replying to: thor2074 (Oct 16, 2007 6:43 am) If you bought a truck new, and paid a little over invoice, and paid for the Premium Warranty, and paid all them taxes, at what point is it financially right to sell the truck and take a hit on all that money I'll be loosing? I know I'll loose a lot as it is, but how can I minimze my loss?
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Replying to: thor2074 (Oct 16, 2007 6:46 am) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWjTbiYo3x0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRfE_XAk2mE
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Replying to: obyone (Oct 16, 2007 10:24 am) |
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Did you know on the 99-03 1500s had only two leaf springs? Not sure on the Dodges as the only experience I've had are a couple of rentals and the only thing I remember was the dismal gas mileage. Course that couldve improved by now. One thing interesting that I noticed was that I test drove all the trucks before buying my last one. The silverado/sierra had the best ride of them all. Unfortunately couldnt come to an agreement with the dealers on pricing forcing me to buy something else. Course one of the items on the table was that the dealer replace those crappy Generals before I would take delivery.
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Replying to: obyone (Oct 17, 2007 8:37 am) I should have walked away. |
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Replying to: obyone (Oct 17, 2007 8:37 am) I had an '00 Silverado ext. cab that I bought new but didn't keep it long. GM bought it back under the Lemon Law. The "vibration problem". |
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a vibration problem. We had gone through 3 sets of General tires with the last set losing chuncks of rubber as I drove. General had agreed to replace sets of 4 at a time with shipping costs ($270) exceeding the value of the tires ($25 ea. wholesale). When the fourth set shipped I asked the service manager if it would be possible to replace them with Michelins. He asked the zone rep and got approval with me paying the difference (wholesale). Thats when I found out the value of the General tires as it cost me close to $400 to do the swap. When the service advisor was rolling the Generals then the Michelins around the shop he had commented the the Generals weighed less than half of the Michelins and when pressing down on the Generals there was a great amount of flex in the sidewalls. BTW, the vibration problem was solved with a TSB issued by the general to replace the rack and pinion and welding part of the rack to the frame for additional support. Lo and behold the vibrations were gone. You might get a little bit for those Generals at a Michelin dealership or try to sell them on your own. Regardless they are not worth much even as new. I saw my equivalent on sale at tirerack.com for $35 each. That wasn't funny. Course with the Chinese driving up oil costs, tire costs have risen though the quality hasn't. You could check tirerack and see what they are worth.
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Replying to: obyone (Oct 18, 2007 9:18 am)
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Replying to: xbbuster (Oct 23, 2007 7:46 am) TSB/Recall
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