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Oct 20th 2014, 1:52 am

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Yorkieabroad

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Re: Used vs new car

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Originally Posted by Bob

<snip>the others have had numerous trannies and suspension die on them<snip>.

Not a truck, but a Dodge - we had a Durango that I used to use to tow our travel trailer. It had the 5.7 Hemi in it, and the trailer was well within the "on paper" limits, but it was a horrible tow vehicle. The transmission just couldn't handle it. I lost count of the number of times I had to stop to let it take a breather on hills....
And the back end was weirdly mobile with the trailer on the back, even with a 4-way equalizer hitch on it. I always felt like a very small dog being wagged by a very large tail when I was towing with that....very glad to see the back of it.

Oct 21st 2014, 1:06 am

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RICH

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Re: Used vs new car

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Originally Posted by andrewlohnes

Is it the 3.7 V6 or V8? It's says both in the ad. I quite like it but unlike these other gentlemen have never owned or driven 1. "buying a dodge: the ultimate trick or treat"