dannanw
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Mom's rig that dad and I take wheeling.
My/our other ride
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dannanw
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My truck.
The shadow, DD for now track car later.
And wife's car.
The shadow, DD for now track car later.
And wife's car.
DutchVDub
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Funny how the wife's get the nice car and we get stuck with the junkers. I spent the entire time I was in Iraq dreaming of buying an S4 and a year after my return I finally got it. I drove it for about 3wks and then it somehow became the wife's car. My only chances of getting it back now that its at over 200,000miles is to get her something newer and nicer. :huh:
Flat bed dually's rock btw. Yours looks like an 03 w/ the 6.0L, is that right? Manual or automatic?
Flat bed dually's rock btw. Yours looks like an 03 w/ the 6.0L, is that right? Manual or automatic?
dannanw
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Yea hers is the nice car, and my truck is a e99 with auto...but it does have a 6.0 trans cooler does that count? I would never buy a 6.0
DutchVDub
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Lights looked different on my phone. I also didn't see the smaller powerstroke badge on the doors that I thought was on all the 7.3L SuperDuty's.
dannanw
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E99's was on the front fender, and i/we just found that her car might of lost a cylinder. Compression check failed, going into the shop today.
DutchVDub
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Subaru's are notorious for head gaskets.
ClarkPeach
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Subaru = Job security 
eflores
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Cyl 3 no compression? Usually the first to go.....
DutchVDub
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Subaru = Job security
I though VW's were?? Oh wait, they're built correctly and don't have issues. (minus the damn tiptronic transmissions). In your face Subaru!!!
Actually Subaru is the only Japanese manufacture I'd be proud to buy a car from. Mainly because they use a VW Beetle engine though.
ClarkPeach
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I though VW's were?? Oh wait, they're built correctly and don't have issues. (minus the damn tiptronic transmissions). In your face Subaru!!!
Actually Subaru is the only Japanese manufacture I'd be proud to buy a car from. Mainly because they use a VW Beetle engine though.
Please pass me whatever it is you are smoking, as it seems to have you thouroughly convinced that VW makes a solid, reliable, yet easy to maintain vehicle. :bs:
As soon as I get this last little bit of my tools paid off I plan to save a few pennies and pick up an older Subie, toyota, or honda. Just kinda depends which one finds it's way into my life on a flatbed first. :shhh:
DutchVDub
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VW does make a solid, reliable, and easy to maintain vehicle. I mean I could be wrong, maybe I just lucked out and all 10+ VW's I've own/owned are the exception? :dunno: Hell, even the Purple Passat of Despair is still running strong after like 6mos. I have't done anything more than put gas in it when that stupid light comes on and throw on a set of used tires. Otherwise zero maintenance to date.
Oh, and I'm on my second Audi S4 to surpass 200,000 miles with factory turbos. The first was a 93 5cyl with 240,000ish and now my 2000 2.7T with 204,000. I'm just saying.
Oh, and I'm on my second Audi S4 to surpass 200,000 miles with factory turbos. The first was a 93 5cyl with 240,000ish and now my 2000 2.7T with 204,000. I'm just saying.
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ClarkPeach
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DutchVDub
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I don't get it, but ok.
ClarkPeach
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Just never seen a vdub go past the 170 mark. I just like giving you (and every other vw owner I run into) a bunch of crap. =P Sorry to the OP for going so off topic with this... haha
DutchVDub
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As opposed to what? All of the "super reliable" Honda B and D series motors I've swapped out for people at barely over 100,000?
Some of us are old enough to remember when 100,000 miles was the most you cou;d expect from your car. Me personally, I've only ever owned 2 vehicles with less than 100,000 miles on them from the get go. But again, I could be blessed. I made a Chevy 2.8L V6 last almost 300,000.
Some of us are old enough to remember when 100,000 miles was the most you cou;d expect from your car. Me personally, I've only ever owned 2 vehicles with less than 100,000 miles on them from the get go. But again, I could be blessed. I made a Chevy 2.8L V6 last almost 300,000.
dannanw
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It had 80,000 on it when we got it. It seems to be burnt valves on #4 real bad and #1 too. $4700 if both heads are gone and it needs all valves. Long story short....should be done (i hope) in a week or so.
Parts for the jeep and paying off truck and getting a new DD for me is gonna be a while. Turned down the boost on the shadow to 5-6 lbs to make it last longer till I can afford to make it faster. Oh and warn hubs do work on a dually even though they say they don't. Yea between the truck hubs, her car and Christmas I am more than broke.
Parts for the jeep and paying off truck and getting a new DD for me is gonna be a while. Turned down the boost on the shadow to 5-6 lbs to make it last longer till I can afford to make it faster. Oh and warn hubs do work on a dually even though they say they don't. Yea between the truck hubs, her car and Christmas I am more than broke.
dannanw
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Can you spot what's wrong?
DutchVDub
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That sucks man, good luck getting it all fixed.
dannanw
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Just got it back, hope it is good for a while. 2700 later means not to much parts going on the jeep this year.
