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Old 03-16-2017, 05:41 PM   #136 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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The new 25mpg truck costs as much as an affordable house.
Why would you pay $400 a month in payments plus $200 a month for full insurance to get +5mpg?
The most common complaints about these trucks is they they are not getting the advertised fuel economy.
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