![]() I'm guessing in an attempt to improve fuel economy and 0-60 acceleration they ran an unheard of axle ratio of 4.60-1 and incredibly low 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears, and countered with an equally excessive high overdrive of. If I had to choose something to complain about, it would be lack of power, and the intense revving just trying to get off the line to change lanes or merge on the freeway it sounds like it's going to explode, until it hits overdrive. I tell you this truck just runs better every day. In the last couple months I've taken it on a dozen trips of over 50 miles, the longest being 170 miles in the mountains on the Fourth of July, at 100+ degree F., up and down huge inclines at an average speed of 70 MPH with a short burst of up to 95 MPH. I never drove it more than 20 miles from home and not on the freeway for the first 10-12 months I owned. The last two parts to replace were plug wires and coil never got to the coil. Soon after purchase, it developed some electrical shorts (poor gas mileage & rough running when radio on, horn honking when turning, vehicle stalling when turning or braking). I expected this car to be completely trashed, and was afraid to ever put my foot into it. ![]() The story is this vehicle was originally purchased as a fleet vehicle and was used as a Forest Ranger utility vehicle (computer cables, GPS receiver, radio & light bar switches, and multiple antennae lend credibility). Really, no major problems with this vehicle in the 18 months I have been driving it. The front end is loose and rattles, but I expect that with 221,000+ miles. Water pump went out after I rear ended a Jeep and ruptured my radiator. Top end ticking, but research on the internet indicates that, while annoying, it won't cause harm to the motor (anytime soon).
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