my truck just rolled over 180,000 miles and im proud to say that this is the most reliable vehical that i have owned....

the only other vehical tha ti have owned over that was my 96 pontiac grand am GT adn it had 206,000 good news i sold it 200 miles b4 the engine blew lol

other then minnor stuff like bund buld and a lil oil leak i plan on keeping this truck for every and just keep rebuilding uit b/c the way things are goin i probably wont find another like it

 

180k...wow. I've got 155K miles on mine and it's still runnin strong. I feel the same way you do...might as well keep rebuilding as long as the body is holding together. At this point it's much cheaper than a new car payment. I figure if I put the money into the truck that I would spend on even a el-cheap-o car payment each month my truck would be near perfect (and new) in no time. I'm hoping to hit over 200K before I replace anything major like the engine/trans. So far the dakota has been one of only a few cars/trucks I have actually enjoyed owning. I bought mine off the original owner with about 121k miles and it has been a dependable truck so far. I've had to replace a few things but it's to be expected with a 10 yr old truck.

 

yea i love my truck so much...its just i cant afford to drive it this summer with expected gas to be at 4.12 here....

i have greatly considered a 600ccbike to toot around in for the summer and keep it through college(the bike being paid off) and sell my dakota for it and when winter rolles around ill probably get a small 4-6 banger for climate comforts i just dont like the fact of getting rid of my truck but my plans are toput in a 408 strocker, procharged, 6-speed, 3:93 gears posi, 4/6 drop with low pro tires on my twenties, and paint damn near everything black

but it all depend on weather my parents trust me on a bike

 

115k and the damn thing still ain't dead yet.
thats a good thing i guess.
running hard on all 4

 

I have 214.000 on my 2000 4x4 and only replaced the alt,and water pump 1000 miles ago. air conditioner comp at 180.000 other than that all original,even the battery! This by far is the best vehical i have ever owned.it has never failed me.I got it with the v-6 cause i thought i would save on gas,but my buddy has the same truck with the v-8 and we get the same millage.

 

I know how it is with the gas prices...it's getting harder and harder to feed the beast... 4x4 + V8= empty wallet...I've considered a bike or even a scooter for running around but by the time I buy one and insure it I could've just put the money in the tank and kept driving my faithful truck. Sounds like big plans if you keep the truck. I'm hoping to do a few things to mine but nothing too extreme. I'd be happy with a 300-350HP crate engine and everything else freshened up. (rebuild trans, t-case, rear diff w/fresh posi unit)

 

My wife's 2000 R/T has 34,300 miles on it.

 

yea im goin to a tech school in milford nebraska....and i just found out that im might be moving to topeka and thats like a 3hr drive and that would drain my wallet if i go back every weekend.... the college im goin to will allow me to do all that to my truck and it can do it all my self and that will save on the cost(instalition that is)