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Originally Posted by Lee in Ottawa
Hey guys I just got back from a 12 hour round trip to see this Dodge I was talking about. The truck was beautiful, every available option, clean body, well taken care of, nice mods etc. However just like u all mentioned the motor was great but the rest just felt cheap. The steering was the main reason we didn't get it. It was extremely loose and the wheels could be turned almost 1/4 - 3/8 of a turn and the truck wouldn't move. Another problem was that it had an edge juice on stock fuel system and was only seeing 3-4 psi of fuel at WOT. and only 9-10 at idle. Also the motor was loud, WAY louder than a 01 duramax we test drove, I usually don't mind but this was a little annoying I could have lived with it though. Anyways, for a dodge enthusiast this truck is perfect. needs fuel system upgrade and some front end work. Honestly if he would have come down on his price $1500 it'd be in my driveway right now but such is life. Looks like it's either a psd or duramax on the list now.
We didn't have time to go and see the f350 but hopefully will be able to check it out this weekend.
Thanks for all your advice guys it was bang on.
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Yeah, dodges steering does wander a lot...it's hard to keep the dern things in the road...but if your looking at a cummins...at least buy a 12V...used to have an old 12V that we put almost 600,000 miles on...also, at the local truck pull, an old 12V outpulled an International CXT...a 7.3 came in just a few feet short of the CXT too
What are you going to be using the truck for?...if your doing any real work, such as farmwork or anything related...I sure wouldn't buy a d-max...i'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed with a 7.3...they are true and tried engines...and they've stood up to almost all the hell i've put them through over the years