Some Math Concerning Our Trucks

[Begood]

Plus the RCs top gear (6th in RC 4th in QC) is way better suited for cruising, and gets way better gas mileage.

Bill.

 

[SilvrSRT10]

Plus the RCs top gear (6th in RC 4th in QC) is way better suited for cruising, and gets way better gas mileage.

Bill.

I think the 04's with the 4.10 gear do even better than the 05's with the 4.56 gear.:dontknow:

 

[Silverback]

Plus the RCs top gear (6th in RC 4th in QC) is way better suited for cruising, and gets way better gas mileage.

Bill.

Good point Bill. 4th gear in the auto is .74, and 5th gear in the 6 speed is .75 (I may have those reversed). 6th in manual is .5.

That's a considerable difference.

 

[Begood]

See I am more than just another pretty face.

Bill.

 

[Silverback]

See I am more than just another pretty face.

Bill.

That's true. Mikey say's you have a nice ass too.

 

[Venom Power]

I scraped my first set of aftermarket wheels on a stupid bank drive through, it was so retarded narrow and you had to turn abruptly.

Happened to me at the bank too. I got more than just a scrap though. Talk about "jagged edge". SHEESH!!

DO NOT USE CAR WASHES!!! Carspa scraped my rims!!!

Dang it you're absolutely right. Rim scraping is almost eminent in a drive thru car wash. I’ve got to replace two of mine so now I get to factor in the price for new wheels. It looks like I’m spiraling into the money pit as well. But just a little while on the road makes me forget the great fall.

 

[Venom Power]

I would rather masterbate with 80 grit sandpaper, than use a drive through carwash.


And here's my advice for the day. Don't use anything rougher that 200 grit to polish the knob. It's not worth it.

And I may as well add that I get free lifetime oil changes. Everyone can now go back to hating me.

Do you really???:dontknow: WTF!!! How did you pull that off?:rock:

I have bought 13 vehicles since 1990 from the same dealer. Hell, most from the same salesman.

They treat me nice to say the least.

Forget the oil changes Silver, I want to know how you pulled off the 200 grit sandpaper job.:dontknow:

 

[Texas Yellow Fever]

For me the big expense is MODS.

Everything else is cheap in comparison..................................

:dito: :dito: :dito:

I agree with Jack. You can't really say it costs you $27,500 or whatever to drive these trucks 100k miles. You have to assume you'd be driving something anyway, so while there maybe a delta for the privildge of driving an SRT-10, it's not the whole $27,500 or whatever you individual calculation might be. Now the same holds true for mods, Hell if I was driving a Honda Civic I couldn't leave it alone, but the cost of the mods for these trucks is huge comparitively speaking.

 

[Hamrhead]

I have a Focus that gets me 26+mpg around town.

The truck is a toy, and it's gotta be cheaper than doin' drugs. (I guess so anyway? Never did any drugs.:dontknow: Told ya I was boring. )

 

[QClikeKW]

you guys need to ligten up on the throttle a lllliittttllleeee bit. i went to albany and back not too long ago. it's 450ish miles round trip and i made it there and back on 19 gallons with 2 people in the truck. that averages out to about 22mpg's.

QC's get almost 12mpg on the freeway due to running 2500rpm at 80mph.
I get 8.5 rest of the time.

Why is anyone dropping synthetic oil at 3000 miles?
Did the dealer reccomend it along with checking your tail light voltage at only $60 per visit per side?

 

[Hamrhead]

Why is anyone dropping synthetic oil at 3000 miles?
Did the dealer reccomend it along with checking your tail light voltage at only $60 per visit per side?

For me anyway, 3,000 miles is roughy ~18 months at the rate I put miles on the truck now.

I changed my oil this past October, so I'm good for a while now.

 

[Azmal]

:dito: :dito: :dito:

I agree with Jack. You can't really say it costs you $27,500 or whatever to drive these trucks 100k miles. You have to assume you'd be driving something anyway, so while there maybe a delta for the privildge of driving an SRT-10, it's not the whole $27,500 or whatever you individual calculation might be. Now the same holds true for mods, Hell if I was driving a Honda Civic I couldn't leave it alone, but the cost of the mods for these trucks is huge comparitively speaking.

You're preaching to the choir lol I'll have more mod cost than what my truck cost before long
Like I said, random thinking tangent, its not like I really care. Just give the true Dodge answer when somebody askes you your MPG. "Who Cares!?"

Anyway I just follow what the service manuel for oil changes, tire rots., etc. Maybe that's silly, what -should- I do as far as oil changes etc?

 

[QuickSilver]

I've only 16,000/miles and have already surpassed that number!!!! :rock: :dancing: :star:

Quick

 

[Texas Yellow Fever]

I've only 16.000/miles and have already surpassed that number!!!!:rock: :dancing: :star:

Quick

At the rate I'm going, it won't be long for me...LOL!