DFWZR2
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- Feb 10, 2022
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Hey guys, I thought this might be interesting for some general discussion. What is your vehicle ownership history and what kind of issues have you experienced with each vehicle you've owned? Which were your favorites/least favorites? This is going to be a silly large post for some of us, I've include photos where I could find them.
For me, I've owned the following, and encountered these issues:
I've only ever owned American-made vehicles, and it's been mostly good to me - outside of the Chrysler umbrella. The 2000 Silverado was a 2WD and I put a 7" Fabtech suspension lift and 35" tires on it, without re-gearing, and the front hubs were just not made for that so I don't really fault Chevrolet for those failures.
For me, I've owned the following, and encountered these issues:
- 2000 Silverado 5.3L - Front driver's side wheel bearing and hub assembly failure (3x), the truck was lifted. Traded in at 191,000 miles. 2nd owner, bought at 33,000 miles. This was the GOAT, it was a step-side and my first vehicle, I had so much fun in it, memories I'll never lose.
- 2006 Ram 1500 5.7L - Engine failure at 67,000 miles. Transmission failure at 81,000 miles. Let the repo man take it at 94,000 miles. 2nd owner, bought at 49,000 miles. This was, far and away, the worst vehicle I've ever owned. Terrible quality, completely unreliable, biggest financial mistake of my life.
- 1993 K5 Blazer 5.7L - Alternator(2x), AC compressor, sold privately at 234,000 miles. I was 3rd owner, bought at 155,000 miles. This was a very fun weekend truck. I bought it for $3,400. I bet if I had it today I could have sold it for upwards of $8k, but sold it in 2017 for $4.4k.
- 2008 Ford Mustang GT/CS 4.6L V8 - Electrical short & wiring harness replacement at 54,000 miles. 2nd owner bought at 41,000 miles. This was fun, but annoying to come out to a dead battery once a week and I couldn't take it off-road.
- 2016 Impala 3.6L V6 - Battery, traded in at 108,000 miles. 2nd owner bought at 27,000 miles. This was the most sensible vehicle purchase I ever made. We averaged 30.1mpg over the life of the vehicle, and it was a stylish, well-equipped, powerful, and comfortable grocery-getter. I only got to put about 8k miles on it myself, at that point I gave it to my fiance so she had a safe and reliable vehicle to get her to and from Tulsa (from DFW) every weekend while she was in grad school. Her Honda Accord was literally falling apart, I sold it and bought the Wrangler.
- 2003 Express 1500 5.3L - No issues. Going strong at 165,000 miles. Grandparents original owner. Best road-tripper vehicle, it's a Regency conversion with very plush interior. This is a family vehicle, my cousin currently owns it.
- 1997 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L V6 - 32RH 3-Speed Transmission rebuild at 121,000 miles, slipping was getting very bad starting at about 108,000 miles. 2nd owner, bought at 81,000 miles. Like the blazer, a great weekend warrior, but less reliable.
- 2020 LT Trail Boss 6.2L - No issues, traded at 35,000 miles. This was my favorite vehicle at the time, my first brand new vehicle purchase and we took it on tons of adventures during the COVID lock-down period.
- 2022 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4XE - No issues, currently at 9,000 miles. I was iffy about this one, I've heard horror stories about PCM and the Hybrid powertrain, but haven't so far encountered any. We're averaged 34mpg and it's a zippy little vehicle, can go 0-60 in about 5.3s. My wife is happy, so I'm happy. It also looks cool and saved us $7,500 at tax time.
- 2022 ZR2 - No issues, traded at 8,500 miles. Awesome vehicle, loved the look immediately and was very impressed with its off-road capability.
- 2022 Ram TRX - Brake failure at 300 miles. Traded at 4,500 miles. This was the most disappointing purchase, failure 6hrs driving off the lot in the most expensive vehicle I've ever even considered owning.
- 2022 ZR2 - No issues (yet), 1800 miles. It's a beauty and its story is still being written.
I've only ever owned American-made vehicles, and it's been mostly good to me - outside of the Chrysler umbrella. The 2000 Silverado was a 2WD and I put a 7" Fabtech suspension lift and 35" tires on it, without re-gearing, and the front hubs were just not made for that so I don't really fault Chevrolet for those failures.
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