Had to let it go...

[Vettster]

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush

When you say “has balls”, are you talking about the Jeep? I hope it has a different V6 than my wife’s 2008 wrangler does, what a POS! (3.8 litre) She has 33” tires with a 3” lift kit and she has to drive around with the overdrive button off.

Because she’ll never off road it, I specifically bought a 2WD instead of a 4WD, thinking it would even help with gas economy. She’s lucky if she gets 14 mpg on the highway.

I really need to put a set of 4.56 gears or something to offset the apparently huge [insert sarcastic smirk here] tires on it.


To the original poster, ya should have done the diesel conversion. It would have cost you less than what you paid for that Ford and you’d have better gas mileage. I just returned from Tenn with my trailer and UTV on the back running 72-75 through the mountains (NC/TN) and averaged a little more than 15 mpg. If I didn’t have the trailer I would have done at least 3-5 mpg better.

Nonetheless, hope you like it...

Mark

Mark,
It is different believe me. It's got the "new" Pentastar 3.6 in it.
I too have plenty of experience with the 3.8. Her old truck was a Dakota with the POS 3.8 in it.
The 3.6 has about 80 hp more! And a new 5 speed transmission to go along with it!
If the thing holds together, I will be ecstatic. I sure hope it doesn't turn out to be just another POS Dodge though.