Chevy trucks rust so bad on the rockers and wheel wells. Trust me, guys at work have fairly new ones and rust rust rust. Another co-worker bought a brand new Ford in 2010, and it has rusted wheel wells. Here is my '01 Ram, 236,*** miles and no rust. Frame is black, like new! not brown. Yes, I live in a rust belt state.
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Soooooo true. I rented a chevy suburban on vacation last year. Had to be a 40 grand rig, minimum. If I had paid 40k and that is what I got, id have been PISSED! Plastic, cheapie, **** navagation, un-intuitive, etc. I'm letting someone else take the hit, and then buying used from now on, but then used trucks are way overpriced too. Hell, everything is overpriced vehicle wise.
i bought my 2014 silverado wt regular cab long bed 4x4 with the 5.3 no carpet no power windows etc new for 20k still a lot of money but seems to me if you actually buy a truck, (not a suv with a 4 foot box) prices are fairly reasonable
Where ever you live, don't move. I see 20-25yr old GM's every day on the road. Fords from the 90s are becoming a rare sight, and old Dodges are non-existent. I can't even remember the last W/D Dodge I saw on the road. I'll see an old square body Ford occasionally. An old WD Dodge is generally seen rusting behind a barn around here and the inspection sticker is from '97.
My daily driver is a reg cab long bed work truck. Rubber floor, manual transfer case, ect. $28k out the door.
What's the corrosion warranty?
Doesn't matter what the warranty says. Everything with Dodge is a fight. Paid roughly $3000 for the "lifetime" warranty on my wife's Challenger. That POS is growing roots in my garage. Someday the lawyers will figure it out. Until then they've got my $50k. GM will just about buy me dinner for a squeek or rattle.
2004 Dakota. No rust at all...ya'know California and all
When I bought it, I read the Consumer Reports info on my truck, it didn't get the greatest reviews.
This truck has been rock solid. Only had to replace the water pump, battery and gen. maintenance since new. 178,000 miles. Plan to own it another 20 years as I don't drive it much anymore.
Sticker was $24,000 - Paid $16,000
if anything take a powerwasher to the underside often, that helps tremendously, often the people complaining about rust dont wash their vehicles more than once or twice a year
This is the third one. The other ones sucked too. This one is a 2012 392 6spd. Not even gonna get into the electrical issues or overall problems. The engine on this thing sounds like a Cummins. Actually more like a diesel powered sewing machine. It's had the entire valve train replaced multiple times. The mechanics know it's f'd up, the service manager knows it's f'd up, and Dodge will not let them do a crate motor. They had their regional specialist come in and the guy lied right to my face. Told me that the clearances were within spec. What clearances? What spec? No answer. A hydraulic roller with clearance? Go f' yourself! A Toyota minivan could kick this cars *** and they tell me everything is fine. The steering issues... Well let's just say that a car that does whatever it wants is a bit unnerving. Like I said, the lawyers can figure it out.
You mean a car wash? Read the rest of my post.
i read it the first time... funny only cost about 5 bucks for a good 8 minutes at the powerwashing station here, i do it every 2 weeks whether theres snow or not, 90degrees or -10 no real issues for me, main point is salt and brine doesnt get much a chance to eat at the metal if youre constantly washing it off, when you live in a cold weather climate i consider it just basic maintenance
