looking to buy...need some hel
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<IMG src=smileys/smiley17.gif border="0">Hi everyone. i just joined and i am actively looking to buy a beautiful durango! i love these beasts, but before i do...i need to know, what is the expected mileage to be received out of these. I know with the usual maintenance and upkeeping, but at what point do they start to lose there engine power? Do i stay with low miles or go average miles? Please help...thank yous....<IMG src=smileys/smiley4.gif border="0"></P>
What other problems, if any, do people have with these?</P>
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looking to buy...need some hel
Well, a friend of mine had a 5.9L Durango and he drove the heck out of it, it resulted in awful, awfulgas mileage... Although he SHOULD have been using premium, or at leastPlusbut didn't... LOL! Anyway, the engine's are solid, at no point has any Durango I've been around ever had power loss issues. Keep up on the oil changes, and no matter what the previous owner says, put a little money into it, change the oil and filter, air filter, spark plugs and wires... trans flush if you're so inclined... LOL! But start off right, driveit right and they are FABULOUS fun SUV's to drive... I always think the lower the miles the better...
Hope I helped... LOL!</P>Ooh yea, I think brand new tires feel better on the Durango for handling at higher speeds...</P>
~Amanda</P>
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thank you dodgegirl....i am really hoping that i can find something wiht low miles. i actually am waiting to hear back from a dealer with one that only 40k on it right now. its a 99, so hopefully with any luck....i will be owning this one!!! Thanks again for your feedback...and i will keep you posted!!!<IMG src=smileys/smiley17.gif border="0"></P>
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