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Originally Posted by jungleboy
Paid $13 grand for my 08 gmc 5.3 10 yrs ago. Now has 347000 on it and runs between 11 and 12l/100 on the highway depending on the weight of my foot.
I’m not sure any new truck will measure up to the out right reliability and value for money of this rig.
Crusty but trusty.
I think the new vehicles in general are adding a lot of fancy fru fru bells and whistles and amazing tech at the expense of long term reliability and value
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The older engines were so reliable, because they were so much simpler. Adding the part time cylinder deactivation was the cause of a large percentage of the issues with GM and Dodge engines, and the cam phasers caused Ford a lot of issues. I don't think any gas truck will ever be as reliable as my 2007 Tundra, but while the mileage was competitive in 2007, it couldn't compete in 2022, so the V8 was replaced with a twin turbo V6.