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Thursday, January 23, 2025
The original Dodge pickup, first of three. What a beast that was!
The neighbor was frustrated with his 92. Maxed out extended warranty at 60K. Got damn sick of that sh*t. Claiming there is no market for those trucks, dealer only offered scrap value for trade-in. Another neighbor said he'd buy it for scrap value. Well: By then all the customary high-failure OEM parts were replaced with high quality after market parts. Today, that highly updated truck has over 300 grand and is still going. The original sheet metal and logos are about the only thing CHRYSLER left.
My only Dodge was a '76 Adventurer. 318 c.i, power nothing except steering and brakes. Bench seat, metal headliner and vent windows. Owned it for 23 years and the odometer had 322,000 miles when I sold it. My son was three months from being born and it was not practical carrying a baby seat. I still miss it to this day, but concede my present truck is more comfortable.
Years ago, a friend in MA had a Dodge model PU that had "Sno-Fiter" decals on the front fenders. A 4X4 with a big block power plant and a plow. The thing was a monster. - WDS
My dad had an '89 model. He had it back to the dealer multiple times under warranty replacing fuel pumps. when the warranty expired, he replaced one more pump, put a for sale sign in the window, and went and bought a used square body Chevy to replace it.
If it were mine I'd remove those rubber bumpers on day one. I think that is the last year or two ('92-'93) of that series.
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Naw man, it protects the chrome when you have to push someone's ass out of your way
DeleteThe neighbor was frustrated with his 92. Maxed out extended warranty at 60K. Got damn sick of that sh*t. Claiming there is no market for those trucks, dealer only offered scrap value for trade-in. Another neighbor said he'd buy it for scrap value. Well: By then all the customary high-failure OEM parts were replaced with high quality after market parts. Today, that highly updated truck has over 300 grand and is still going. The original sheet metal and logos are about the only thing CHRYSLER left.
ReplyDeleteMy only Dodge was a '76 Adventurer. 318 c.i, power nothing except steering and brakes. Bench seat, metal headliner and vent windows. Owned it for 23 years and the odometer had 322,000 miles when I sold it. My son was three months from being born and it was not practical carrying a baby seat. I still miss it to this day, but concede my present truck is more comfortable.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, a friend in MA had a Dodge model PU that had "Sno-Fiter" decals on the front fenders. A 4X4 with a big block power plant and a plow. The thing was a monster.
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My dad had an '89 model. He had it back to the dealer multiple times under warranty replacing fuel pumps. when the warranty expired, he replaced one more pump, put a for sale sign in the window, and went and bought a used square body Chevy to replace it.
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