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I need a truck to take the daily driving duties from the bronco. I don't want a little car or a small truck. I want a diesel with a manual trans and 4x4. I have a budget of $6000-$10000. I have been looking at the 7.3L powerstroke and i think thats what i want to get. I know the cummins is a good motor but it is in a horrible truck (for the years that are in my price range).
what are your suggestions?
sounds like you have already made up your mind.
I had a 99 powerstroke with the 6 speed and really enjoyed the truck, ended up selling it the last summer for 10k.
http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9757
I know what i want but i don't know if it is a good choice. Was just checking around to see if anyone had any opinions.
I like the 99-03 7.3's. the thread I posted was of my 99, i suggest readding through it.
I.E. I thought I could get 18 mpg but the best I ever got was 15.5 (IIRC).
I had a 99 power stroke, good engine, decent trans. Pulled great, I now have a duramax. The duramax is a better truck for the following reasons:
1) Much quieter
2) rides much better
That being said I would buy an F-250 again, it is just loud and can sometimes make funny noises.
That's what she said...Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02
your language is offensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV
if anything i think a 98.5-2002 24v is the ****tiest design of all cummins motors. lift and injection pumps suck ass.
i personally find nothing wrong with a 94-02 dodge, but like already said, you sound biased in your findings and already know what you want.
Buy my Excursion. PM me, let's talk.
The only real thing i dislike about mine, actually i fooking HATE it, is the raging piece of **** dash that is cracked all to hell...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
Do it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun
I have an opinion.
wolverton, i feel your pain. we did a few of those at trn and they suck.
andy, you never posted pics. i was thinking the other day how badass excursions are.
did you know they still make excurisions?
i thought they scrapped them, but i sure did see 2 of them cruising down 290 with all badges and lettering on them... and paper plates
they were pretty pimp
EDIT:
i am sure it was a company like this that made them
http://www.customautosbytim.com/13.html
I'll sell an old dodge if you change your mind. Has cracked dash, blow out damage to bed, and 200K miles, but it's in your price range.
wow, those are sexyQuote:
Originally Posted by J Cooper
8.1, Solves all problems, including money saved over buying a diesel ;) I am always amazed how much more diesels are to comprable trucks. Paid 11.700 for my 04 crew cab dually with an 8.1. Diesel would be 5K more.
Btw, I jones for the murdered out excusion on 20's you see around town.
what does that thing get on the highway? 11? 12?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackasic
After reading that entire dually thread it made me wonder
1. How did it run with 200k before the upgrades?
2. What's the most cost efficient way to get safe power?
3. Is a powerstroke a good choice for a dd? It seems like you had to dump a bunch of money into things like clutches etc.
4. How expensive are parts compared to my bronco.
I bought my F-250 with 100k on it, I sold it with 265k. I daily drove it for like 4 years. I never installed a single "performance part" on it. The heaviest thing I towed was a 4k goose neck with a 6k load (10k), It would do 95+ mph with this 10k load.
At 150k, the throw out bearing on the clutch went out. I put a new clutch and flywheel in it. Travis put some super spank off clutch in his and it f' up. I put the LUK stock like clutch and never had an issue.
Parts, it does not matter if it is Ford, Dodge, or Chevy, if it is a 3/4 or 1 ton parts cost more. Example, my '96 Bronco, I could do a complete clutch job for under $500, my F-250 the parts are closer to $800. The unit bearings on the front axle are like $500 a set.
Having a hard time understanding why you want a 3/4 or 1-ton diesel truck to take over daily driving duties from your trail rig. Is your trail rig street legal? Relatively reliable? What does your daily drive entail? Hauling heavy machinery? Car payments suck. Driving a beat-ass 4x4 to school kicks ass. Buying a big ass truck so you can be more comfortable driving from bryan to campus every day with the occasional trip to Houston (or wherever your parents live) is retarded. Snip a couple branches off that money tree and fix whatever's wrong with your wheeling rig and you will be much better off in the end.
That being said about F-250's, mine always had a little oil leak.
Clarke has one too, and has similar oil leak issues.
Like karl said, he had a '99 and put that truck through every kind of hell there is, and it kept coming back for more. Even all bashed up and wore the fork out at 200k+ miles, it still would push you back in the seat if you let it wind up.
I dont prefer the interiors on those trucks or the dodges of that era either for that matter. I could live with the crew cab but the ext cab on karl's 99 was a step away from a jump seat.
I would pimp a powerstroke, i think you'll have trouble finding one with low enough miles below $10k.
As long as you dont try to rice it out, it will be reliable. Karl's was bone stock and pulled one rig just fine and im quite sure it could pull more weight fine.
Travis riced the fork out of his, i bet that's most of his problems (im not going to back to read his whole thread)
Parts for diesels arent cheap like 78 bronco parts will be.
Yeah, my parents will be moving to germany this summer and they want me to have a car that I won't have to work on every weekend. My bronco is in no way reliabe, in fact I will be pulling the motor out as soon as I get back from colorado.
Double post
They run fine with 200K, unless they're worn out. My dad's got one with 230 that's good, my little brother had one with 140 that had enough blow by to blow out the dipstick. Take the oil fill cap off with the engine running, if there's a shocking amount of blow-by coming out, don't buy it.
Just put a 60-80hp tune on it. Seems much more and the clutch will slip.
Gonna be just as good DD as anything else of similar age.
Anything to do with the engine or drivetrain will be much more expensive. Figure 4x for engine, 2x for drivetrain.
Before I replaced the 2nd motor in my bronco it was spraying oil out of the dipstick and it had so much crank pressure it crushed ny valley pan
is your bronco a trailer queen?
Nope I drive it every day
Keep logic out of this decisionQuote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
Ah I see. Yeah you definitely need a 3/4 ton truck then :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV
Howabout take that 10k budget and buy a pimp ass crate motor and put the rest in the bank to pay for repairs as needed. Because that will put you in a much more reliable rig than any smokemachine you're gonna pick up within your budget. Unless you buy Andy's, of course. :)
agreed, unless you are looking for a vehicle to tow your bronco around. just pimp out the bronco for like ~$5-7KQuote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
or if you just want a nice daily driver w/o the need of a tow rig, just buy a car or a tacoma or something. cheap/easy to drive.
i rode a bike to school :gigem:
Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryg79
putting a 80 hp "econo" setting on a 7.3 is ricing it?
yeah, screw 3/4 ton diesels. they are worthless!
dump 6k into a bronco that will never ever be worth that. that would be the smart thing to do.
If i wasnt rebuilding my '03 from my ****-up. id be looking for a clean 91-93 dodge cummins to buy. super clean ones can be had for around 5k. motors rarely have anything go wrong with them. leave it stock and get 20mpg. good solid truck. i love the 'ugly' body style. but alot of people hate it.i know several people who have over 300k on these era dodge's. greg from 4wd factory comes to mind, he drives his dually non stop.
my dads power joke started falling apart around 220-230k. expensive repairs just werent worth the cost.
First gen Dodge's looks tits and you cant beat the drivetrain but jesus a more uncomfortable to drive truck has never been made.
thank you :gigem:, Andy's excursion is more "riced" than mine was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy
just as Karl did I drove the hell out of it, and never had any serious problems besides the clutch. The valair clutch was a flaming piece of **** and the second one they sent me would not even bolt to the flywheel, which they also sent.
Ford is gay and the harness for the injectors is built into the valve covers gaskets. i knew you had problams with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoJo
he is driving a 79 ford bronco. i am currently driving a 79 f350. believe me, a 1st gen dodge would be a helluva step up.
I don't know what the deal was with that, remember it worked fine for you but would not allow me to get out of first gear. but that was a easy < 1 hour fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
I drove a sub 1k beater in college and was happy. I am with coop, get a bike.
Why does every college kind need two rides? just buy a 2K acord and put the rest in stock, you will be better off.
or buy a 2k honda and a 3K used gasser pickup from the early 90's.
or just the truck.
or just take the 10k, invest it, and drive your bronco.
My old Scout drove all over the USA and still found some trail time. I am amazed the "hard" decision people have, I am chuckling along with hippy and JB.
You could finance a cheap car and spend the rest of your moolahs on gettin the bronco up to par
If you're secure enough to drive a car...