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JLP
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The internet
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Apr 28, 2018 - 10:22pm PT
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Nice work. Search "Black Death" on the Sprinter forums - check to make sure. There's a workaround for "rumble strip noise" as well, but it seems an infrequent complaint. Beyond that, people seem pretty pleased with these rigs.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 29, 2018 - 06:43am PT
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Congrats, Steve! I'm envious, especially of that mpg.
@Batrock: Schweet!
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the Fet
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Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Apr 29, 2018 - 09:44am PT
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Nice Shipoopi.
BAd the issue with Subarus is the head gasket. It doesn't affect all years but it's enough to bring the brand down. I have and 06 Impreza and had the issue around 100k. I fixed it and it still drives like new at 150k. I love it and won't sell it because it's not worth much money but its great for my purposes.
I drove trucks, mostly Toyotas from age 16 to 38 then I bought the Subaru. It's so much nicer to drive. With only one vehicle sometimes you need a truck. But once I was married and we had multiple rides I got a car that's fun to drive and a full size truck that only gets used when I need it.
In an earlier thread someone mentioned the Nissan NV cargo van. Which is basically at Titan pickup with a van body. I just looked and you they don't come in 4x4 which is lame. You can get a quigly conversion but that a lot of cheddar.
I just read an article where all the boomers were inspired by the millennials #vanlife posts and are now all buying camper vans.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 29, 2018 - 10:40am PT
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Yeah, Fet, that's our setup now. Subie for around town/trips w/low cargo, etc. Tundra for big cargo, camping, etc. I expect to be driving these rigs for at least another ten years or so. Only about 50k miles on each of them. I'm thinking our next passenger car might well be an electric by then.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Apr 29, 2018 - 12:34pm PT
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Yeah BAd it works well. Subie for day ski trips, stuff on the roof rack. F250 Diesel, 4x4, crew cab, long bed beast for camper, home depot runs. Our other car is a Prius. Love it. 45 mpg. Room in the backseat for 6' adults. The first choice for around town and trips is always the Prius because it's so comfortable and inexpensive to drive.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 29, 2018 - 12:46pm PT
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the Prius because it's so comfortable and inexpensive to drive.
Yer lucky you got one without the melting inverter.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Apr 29, 2018 - 12:55pm PT
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the issue with Subarus is the head gasket. It doesn't affect all years but it's enough to bring the brand down.
The head gasket is an issue on the 2.5L. I fixed my 99 with ARP head studs and metal gaskets, only to have a new (non-OEM) timing belt break at 20k miles in Indian Creek. Junked the 2.5 and put a 2.0L used engine in, half the price of a used 2.5L. 2.0 does not have the head gasket issue that the 2.5 has.
Have driven the new motor at 3k miles and love it. Slightly less power (10%) but I recently got 30 mpg from IC to San Diego, 800 miles. I would not recommend the 2.0 if you carry a full load and you have a lead foot.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Apr 29, 2018 - 02:39pm PT
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this being an american thing ... it never gets old. if this is a lift bed
or a roll back, i guess just point it down the fall line and it would still level up
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 29, 2018 - 04:00pm PT
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@Fet: Curious about mpg on the big truck. I bet it beats my Tundra V8.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Apr 29, 2018 - 10:36pm PT
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BAd
It's the biggest/heaviest version you can buy, but it's got the great 7.3L powerstroke in it.
I get 17 mpg average. 19 if doing under 65 on the freeway.
13 with a 9.5 foot cabover camper.
Reilly, no issue with our Prius. Ours is a third generation. Maybe that was a 1st generation issue? Quality rating is great. Only the Sequoia and Tundra are currently higher: http://www.dashboard-light.com/reports/Toyota.html
Actually for our year, 2010, quality is rated 100, better than anything on the road.
http://www.dashboard-light.com/vehicles/Toyota_Prius.html
Weird, I haven't looked at that website for a couple years and some ratings have changed pretty drastically. Subaru used to be about average with a rating of about 50, now it's WAY down. Even the older models which shouldn't have changed much in the last couple years have really changed, how would that happen legitimately? Oh well, I always take info with a grain of salt, but I don't trust this website as much as I used to.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 30, 2018 - 07:17am PT
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Nice, Fet. Unloaded, our Tundra could get up to 18 at best. When we had a pop up cab-over camper, we'd get between 13--15. Now, hauling an rPod, we get about 11. Ugh. I really wanted a diesel, but they were just so expensive. We were able to get the Tundra totally new for about $25k off the lot--2wd, however. Still, a lot of truck for the doubloons.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 30, 2018 - 07:20am PT
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Damn, Rurp. That's rig is rad.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Apr 30, 2018 - 01:13pm PT
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re: Prius reliability... I'm at 180k miles on my 2009 (bought in late 2008). Majority of the miles are interstate, and lots of adventure off-roading including some labeled for 4wd high clearance. Don't remember how many sets of tires, but still on my first battery and no problems at all with hybrid system. It was great for many 2-week adventures in the boonies with 1 adult and 2 kids (but had to sleep outside). Good for 2 adults to sleep inside, but only good for 1 to sleep with lots of gear.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 30, 2018 - 05:35pm PT
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Euro vanpeeps...
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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May 13, 2018 - 12:54pm PT
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^^^^ 145k. To give you an idea of how overpriced it is, 35k was spent on the climbing wall.
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