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Old 07-17-2008, 12:00 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Has Anyone Bought a New Truck This Year?

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Originally Posted by D Team Brothers View Post
Bought an 08 end of 07 - big mistake (as others have correctly pointed out). Low fuel mileage, numerous problems with the new emissions causing excessive down time, repairs are being treated as tests - we'll see if this works!
I really feel for you. That whole program had disaster written all over it. They didn't then, and still don't have enough qualified techs to even work on them. Part of the reason we went the route we did.
The other annoying factor is that many weren't tested for longevity except in controlled environments. Truck that are in the 100k range are having all kind of components prematurely failing. That includes regular hard parts right down to hoses giving out. Just makes you want to give the EPA a big hug.
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