Who's the best? Chevy ~ Ford ~ Dodge...
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Read through this whole thread cause I'm in the market for a used truck. Was looking at a Dodge Dakota; not so sure now after the reviews on Dodge
I think the forum could use a good old fashioned auto financing thread
If you are looking for OLD used, my dad's 1940 Chevy was still running in 1967 when I went to college. Never changed oil, just added old oil from the car. Put chains on in winter and load it up with baled hay - nothing stops it but a fence row!!
Yep, lol. And if you believe that, then I've got a real nice bridge in a great location (downtown DM) that I can sell you.
I resurrected that old thread just to add some humor to the board. Thought things might be getting a little boring for some people with the other threads that are being beaten to death.
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Yep, lol. And if you believe that, then I've got a real nice bridge in a great location (downtown DM) that I can sell you.
I resurrected that old thread just to add some humor to the board. Thought things might be getting a little boring for some people with the other threads that are being beaten to death.
You mean you got tired of SIP and Iowa’s Tight Ends?
Love my Hemi, rust seems to be harder on dodges though.
The 6.0L chevys will run forever.
Never had a use for a ford.
The 6.0L chevys will run forever.
Never had a use for a ford.
LOL. We had a '50 Chevy. Similar situation. My Dad put "re-refined" oil in it. Which is used oil that's refined again. So of no particular grade or viscosity.
All but one of the windows were full of cracks (from throwing ear corn into the back from the crib - and the passenger side windshield my oldest brother smacked with his head when Dad hit a particularly deep hole in the timber). The thing had no heater.
You didn't turn the key two positions to engage the starter; you turned it one position to 'on' then hit another little round pedal next to the accelerator pedal on the floor.
The other thing I remember about it was the cab was so rusty rain would splatter your feet if we drove in the rain. My dad attempting to address the situation with old license plates and duct tape, which failed rather quickly.
Eventually the rust was so bad the cab settled on the frame enough the clutch and brake pedals would not release, hanging up on the openings in the floor. I remember putting my foot under the brake pedal to pull it up.
I think we had it until about 1970.
The issues on Dodges are a bit overplayed. Rust is the main issue for them really but you can still find nice ones around.Read through this whole thread cause I'm in the market for a used truck. Was looking at a Dodge Dakota; not so sure now after the reviews on Dodge
I miss having my Ram after selling it for the family hauler, I have the work truck now basically all the time untill we find a new guy at work but it's only the V6..
The GM 6.0 and the old 5.3 pre AFM will run till the truck rusts away around them, but are kind of gutless.
Good story. The 40 Chevy had a working gasoline powered heater. Worked well, but best when setting still as the cab had enough air leaks to nearly cancel out the heater. Had a similar starter to the 50 - turn key to close the circuit, hit the starter pedal on the floor to start - if the battery was good. Otherwise, park on a grade so you could pop the clutch to start. Lots of sediment in the gas tank would occasionally plug the fuel line. Since the fuel pump was very accessible under the butterfly type hood, we just took a pliers and disconnected the fuel line from it, pursed our lips, and blew back through the line to clear it, then start'er up!!
My old roommate in college had a Fiat that he did that with, only he had one of those little hand held tire pumps he used instead of having to put his lips on the gasoline drenched hose.
I'm trying to remember, but you're mentioning the battery made me remember that the battery was under the cab floor? Maybe?
One other story about Dad. At some point he reused an old brake fluid can, he put some leftover kerosene in the can and marked it with a magic marker. Then later, forgetting that he did that, he dumped the kerosene into the brake master cylinder of that same truck (and also the 62 Ford that was basically my sister's car at the time). Needless to say that didn't work out too well. Both vehicles needed rubber parts replaced and full bleeding of their brake systems.
