All New Dodge Durango.............FINISHED???
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Here is a link to the Detroit News article about the Durango.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0401/14/autos-35623.htm
Here is a link to the Detroit News article about the Durango.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0401/14/autos-35623.htm
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I try to tell people about them but they just don't listen...
I am FLOORED over this. How in the world can a new vehicle make it out of testing without SOMEBODY saying,
"Hey BuBBa - We need to try this thing in the cold - don't we?"
Of course the logic of a LEAF SPRING in anything built after 1976 is still a mystery to me - but so is the use of DRUM BRAKES.
I remember a luncheon I was at where I was talking with a Chrysler engineer and I asked "Does Kelvinator still design your interiors?" to which he replied "I think they transferred him to suspension design".
If you know what I'm taking about here - you can thank me after you quit laughing and wiping your eyes.
God save us all...
I try to tell people about them but they just don't listen...
I am FLOORED over this. How in the world can a new vehicle make it out of testing without SOMEBODY saying,
"Hey BuBBa - We need to try this thing in the cold - don't we?"
Of course the logic of a LEAF SPRING in anything built after 1976 is still a mystery to me - but so is the use of DRUM BRAKES.
I remember a luncheon I was at where I was talking with a Chrysler engineer and I asked "Does Kelvinator still design your interiors?" to which he replied "I think they transferred him to suspension design".
If you know what I'm taking about here - you can thank me after you quit laughing and wiping your eyes.
God save us all...
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Now that was a good one Brad. LMAO
Now that was a good one Brad. LMAO
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that whole for her, for him campaign was so gay anyways.
that whole for her, for him campaign was so gay anyways.
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Except of course a Corvette, right? And a "plastic" spring at that.
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Except of course a Corvette, right? And a "plastic" spring at that.
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a leaf spring is a perfectly valid engineering solution. There is no reason that a coil spring or torsion bar is inherently better than a leaf spring. It's the design that matters. Look at the vette. On drum brakes, well, i don't like those much. They get clogged with mud and don't perform as well. But they're cheap, and they are self-energizing.
If you notice, it said the V6 and 4.7L v8 models. I don't think that includes the hemi. The 4.7 and the Hemi are two different engines, right?
i had a sticking throttle problem on my '78 last winter. It invariably sticks open, never closed
. I came close to wrecking it once because the throttle was stuck open, i just spun out though, and didn't hit anything. Shortly thereafter i installed a piece of wire on the throttle running into the cab that i could pull to close the throttle.
a leaf spring is a perfectly valid engineering solution. There is no reason that a coil spring or torsion bar is inherently better than a leaf spring. It's the design that matters. Look at the vette. On drum brakes, well, i don't like those much. They get clogged with mud and don't perform as well. But they're cheap, and they are self-energizing.
If you notice, it said the V6 and 4.7L v8 models. I don't think that includes the hemi. The 4.7 and the Hemi are two different engines, right?
i had a sticking throttle problem on my '78 last winter. It invariably sticks open, never closed
. I came close to wrecking it once because the throttle was stuck open, i just spun out though, and didn't hit anything. Shortly thereafter i installed a piece of wire on the throttle running into the cab that i could pull to close the throttle.RE: All New Dodge Durango.............FINISHED???
There was also a serious problem with the new style Explorer, of which my buddy had the misfortune of owning one. Ford to this day refuse to acknowledge a real problem. (the problem is the vehicle stall without warning). There have been several accidents, and a mechanic testing one out got in a bad wreck because of this..
There was also a serious problem with the new style Explorer, of which my buddy had the misfortune of owning one. Ford to this day refuse to acknowledge a real problem. (the problem is the vehicle stall without warning). There have been several accidents, and a mechanic testing one out got in a bad wreck because of this..
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I will, Show me another truck with IFS that comes close there are none!? and last time i checked i havent seen too many hummers lifted in the Mud or rocks with me . IFS + trucks = your camry with 4 inches more ground clearence
I will, Show me another truck with IFS that comes close there are none!? and last time i checked i havent seen too many hummers lifted in the Mud or rocks with me . IFS + trucks = your camry with 4 inches more ground clearence
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And ladies and gentlemen, that is not a pretty sight!
And ladies and gentlemen, that is not a pretty sight!
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what kind of backward ass logic goes into only selling the 4wd models in Fla and releasing it around winter time?
what kind of backward ass logic goes into only selling the 4wd models in Fla and releasing it around winter time?
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what kind of backward ass logic goes into only selling the 4wd models in Fla and releasing it around winter time?
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Isn't it better to release the 4WD drive models in the winter in Fla rather than in the summer in Fla?? I mean...REALLY, it's 4 wheel drive and all and that's better to be released in the winter, than in the summer, yes?! Most of the Snow-Birds that come down in the winter fly down and leave their Durangos up north - right? Okay, now (if you are following this) so they come down to Fla and they rent a car, so they're not gonna go for the $35,000 Durango to rent. However, permanent Fla. residents who buy a Durango would buy a Durango for the fla winters, right? A durango seems to be a perfect car for the Fla winters!
Now....you were saying....what? I lost my place or thought or something
what kind of backward ass logic goes into only selling the 4wd models in Fla and releasing it around winter time?
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Isn't it better to release the 4WD drive models in the winter in Fla rather than in the summer in Fla?? I mean...REALLY, it's 4 wheel drive and all and that's better to be released in the winter, than in the summer, yes?! Most of the Snow-Birds that come down in the winter fly down and leave their Durangos up north - right? Okay, now (if you are following this) so they come down to Fla and they rent a car, so they're not gonna go for the $35,000 Durango to rent. However, permanent Fla. residents who buy a Durango would buy a Durango for the fla winters, right? A durango seems to be a perfect car for the Fla winters!
Now....you were saying....what? I lost my place or thought or something