You already know this, but….

[DKCDKC]

1999 F-150. Dented farm truck but runs well. I'll be passing it to my heirs.

 

[ovrszd]

1999 F-150. Dented farm truck but runs well. I'll be passing it to my heirs.

Same here with my '00 and '02 F250s.

 

[sree251]

I have a 2005 Jeep with 27K miles on it. Average 1,600 miles per year. No tender. On it's second battery.

What kind of battery is that?

I travel abroad quite a bit and away at east 6 months a year. Cars (three of them) on battery tenders. Drove each of them no more than 3000 miles a year. I never found out if their batteries could have lasted like yours without tenders.

 

[sree251]

1999 F-150. Dented farm truck but runs well. I'll be passing it to my heirs.

Has it been worthwhile keeping that truck in running condition? I have a 2004 BMW X5 with 70,000 miles on it. I plan to keep it going but every time I took it to my mechanic for annual check up and maintenance and suggested he replaced big items like serpentine belt, he would talk me out of it. His rationale was that if it ain't broke don't touch it; the replacements wouldn't be worth it because the car is worth nothing on the market now and I would be better off getting a new car.

 

[ovrszd]

What kind of battery is that?

I travel abroad quite a bit and away at east 6 months a year. Cars (three of them) on battery tenders. Drove each of them no more than 3000 miles a year. I never found out if their batteries could have lasted like yours without tenders.

Mopar factory. Not sure on the replacement would have to look.

 

[bvanek]

FYI, denigrating a specific dealer is against forum rules. Updated January 2022.

I wonder if a perfectly innocent post could be hijacked by righteousness? Seems you might be bored?

 

[bvanek]

Maybe part of the plan to get everyone into an EV?

good insight......Yes that is the plan

 

[bvanek]

My '96 Ford F250 has only 112K miles and is running great. I did some needed maintenance - full tune up, fixing the AC, etc. The problem is I just paid the registration at $295 plus $70 to smog it! I only drive it 1500 miles a year but they don't take that into account. The government wanted to buy it for $1000 to get it off the road! It is definitely a keeper.

yes you live in CA and unfortunately that "climate" disease is now in Oregon and Washington........carbon tax anyone?

Ps I don't deny climate change but I do deny the hoax that man can change it. 78% of our atmosphere is nitrogen 21% oxygen, argon .93%. This leaves about ,07 % left for all other (mostly greenhouse gases) Of these trace gases approx.(95 %) is water vapor(varies a lot) with Co2 about 5%. ...out of this, 5% is human caused......even if the math is done with a 5-7% error it still amounts to a very small proportion attributed to man. Climate is much more complicated than those zany political advocates wish to portray ....so they don't..... and purposely leave it out of their data. When they want to blow up our economy at the expense of most everyone but the ruling class elites, I get interested enough to do my own research. I found that the "Science" isn't settled and the consensus (that it is) is fake. Lots of missing info that refutes the political narrative. Sound familiar?

 

[Jstpssng]

Another nuisance device are these so called infotainment centers. They are far worse than a cell because they absolutely demand you take your eyes off the road. Secondly the touchscreens are very unforgiving….if you reach yo touch the pad and hit a bump you are not likely to get what you intended. Sometimes it wii complete take you to another function that requires you to spend more time with eyes directed at the screen. I like my old radio with push buttons that will not activate with the slightest touch. Lots of marginally useful gimmicks.

I have the same gripe. Also, the new GM radios suck, for lack of a better way of putting it. There are times when I can't get anything to come in. I would love to throw my old Supertuner III in it, but can't because of their proprietory sound system.
It's like cell phones all over again... make them so fancy that they are useless.

 

[ultrarunner]

I have an old 1950's Rambler and the AM radio that needs time to warm up is far superior to the AM in s new $80,000 BMW... go figure.