New England B.S. Thread

Hopefully by 'fixed' you mean he's now going to get an e-mail notification for ALL threads, right?

Oh, hey Jason

 

Even better would be for every thread on the site @tcBob

 

Mawnin

 

I'm pretty sure all of our stuff is out there, and "they have it". It just depends on if someone bought your info or not. Sometimes its just sitting out there.

I am not against the password apps, and they must help, but honestly, if someone wants your shit, they can get it in 10 minutes probably.

Just like I cover my webcam, but my phone is watching right next to it.

There is always a backdoor with tech, which I view as one of the greatest evils in the world, even if I also understand its one of the most important ones too.



I often wish I could go back in time and kill the man who invented the clock. That was the beginning of man's downfall.

 

Morning, bipeds. Happy Tuesday.

 

I was holding my breath for the 5.0 Cummins V8 to come to the Tundra. Then Nissan got it for their "5/8 ton" truck. That Titan XD only lasted for about 4 years with the diesel option. I think it was a massive flop. Who volunteers to go and buy a new Nissan Titan? They are styled like they were in 2005, with hardly any updates or modernization. Its just sloppy. What a waste of a decent motor.

If that 5.0 was in the Tundra, as a LOT of Tundra owners I talked to in my time at Toyota proves, it would've sold like crazy! They want something with more grunt and better mileage. Lots of people use their Tundras as work trucks, and it just doesn't have enough capability.

I would be daily driving a Cummins Tundra

Same here, but turbo noises! And the occasional black smoke

I have also been using 2FA and it has already saved me twice this year!

 

You say that, but the 5.0 in the Tundra would have suffered from the same capacity issue that the Titan XD did. On paper, it was nothing more than a half ton truck. I heard (when they were running) they pulled very well but legally, it was just another half ton truck. You got all of the complications of dealing with a modern diesel, you didn't really get the MPG gains you get from the half ton diesel options and none of the big diesel grunt you get by going with one of the 3/4 ton diesels. On paper, it was a fantastic idea, in reality it filled a void that never existed.

Toyota, stateside, also doesn't really deal with diesels. I'm not sure I'd be convinced that Toyota would have done any better servicing the diesel Tundra than Nissan did. That was the biggest downfall of the 5.0 Cummins, it was a nice platform but Nissan had no idea how to make them run right. Customers had issues, dealers had no idea how to fix the problems, customers got really frustrated, word got out and the resale values plummeted ultimately killing that engine offering.

As far as the rest of the Titan XD lineup, the 5.6 is a strong engine and the cab is one of the most comfortable I've ever been in. I'd consider the 5.6 version but it had the same issue as the Tundra. If I'm going to get 3/4 ton gasser fuel economy, I'm just going to buy a 3/4 ton gasser.

 

Yep. 91k miles on it. I haven't even done brake pads yet.

The shop I use is real good, he has worked with a transmission guy in Manchester for the past 20 years that rebuilds them himself with an upgraded torque convertor and fluid pump.

No mine is the 6spd. It's a problem in these trucks. My mechanic says he has done 8 of them since March and there is one in the shop next to mine getting done right now.

It's a GM, so I was nervous already... but my buddy who bought a Sierra the same week as I did had his trans fail at right around the same mileage as mine. So I knew it was coming. Out of 5 of my friends that all bought the GM 5.3L V8 with a 6spd in 2017, only one of them now hasn't required a MAJOR repair in under 100k miles.

These GM trucks are SHIT.

 

Yeah..... you're right... I just wanna diesel all the things.

I was actually looking at EE20 swapping (Subaru 2.0L turbo diesel boxer motor) my Crosstrek in the effort of making it at least somewhat enjoyable...

I'm just going to save my pennies and buy a F-250 DCLB with the blackout package in that ruby red... Hopefully they still offer those in 2035!

 

I actually kind of LIKE the Titan! Well, the older ones. You said it though, waste of a good engine. They spent all their marketing time and funds on the stupid altima CVT shits.

I thought the Titan had somewhat better mileage. The newer ones are meh but the older ones (and the Frontier!) are awesome trucks.

Correction: GM transmissions are SHIT. Just look at the 8 speed in the coloardo/canyon. That thing shreds itself within about 20k miles. The 5.3 is bitchin', the transmissions are shit. And then they infected Ferrrd by working together on that 10 speed. So far it hasn't raised a ton of red flags, but Ford had no problems with their transmissions. Nothing good or bad to write home about. Now they let GM get their grubby mitts on the design of the 10 speed, what a terrible idea.

When my Tacoma goes, I am really considering a 3.5NA V6 F150, and let that truck outlive me.

 

I heard Ford did almost all of the development of the 10-speed and GM did the front wheel drive 9-speed as part of the deal. Then Ford didn't end up using the 9-speed in anything.

 

Get the 5.0 in the F-150 and thank everyone later.

As for GM trucks.. The only truck I would get from GM would have an Allison trans and a LB Duramax

 

Hm, I didn't actually dig into it more than "Ford and GM worked together on the 10R80"

That makes sense though.

Oh, correction, I WANT the 5.0. I would get it in a mustang for sure. But the 3.5NA is basically the same thing as a Tacoma for a lot cheaper with more space, same mileage, and bulletproof especially with the 6 speed. It's way down the road, I've talked about like a million different "next" vehicles here already, Jeeps, BRZ, another Tacoma, a 4 banger tacoma, the NA F150, now a mustang....Probably Miata, Mazdas....yeahh....I'm indecisive. I do like a truck though now that I'm back in one.

If I got the 5.0 I would beat the piss out of it constantly. Because it would be fun to. Good in a mustang, bad in a truck. I don't drive my trucks like racecars, I tend to be slow. I have semi's and old-man-in-hats passing me usually.

 

I'm super indecisive too... That's why I never let go of vehicles. I just add more

I've been kicking around trading the STi for a Mustang GT... The V8 noises make my underwear tingle

 

The Titan XD 5.0 Cummins and the 5.6 gas model got similar fuel economy. The diesel did a little better, but it wasn't night and day like it is with most other vehicles. The half ton diesels are pushing upper 20's for fuel economy, the 3/4 ton diesels are hanging right around 20 MPG and the 5.0 Cummins was 18ish (all unloaded). The 5.6 gas wasn't doing much worse and it had the 7 speed to help it out. The Titan XD had the Aisin tranny which didn't help things, there were a lot of complaints about it as well where as the 7 speed in the gasser was smooth and seemed to do really well.

I think Jethro had it right, GM's are shit. The cylinder deactivation isn't a good thing for the 5.3 engine also.

Can't refute that, although the new GM HD trucks got absolutely throttled with the ugly stick. They be U-G-L-Y! The Duramax and Alison combo is solid though. I tease my dad about his but, in reality, they're good trucks. He keeps saying how well his tows, I keep telling him he should have bought a Ford so he could have had all the power (since GM seems to be the bottom of the pile for HP and Torque). The coating GM uses on the frames is complete and utter dog shit though and has been for a long time.

 

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I think Jethro had it right, GM's are shit. The cylinder deactivation isn't a good thing for the 5.3 engine also.

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I don't really think the cyl. deactivation is a problem. You are the only one I have heard of with problems regarding that, and you are only assuming that is what killed your uncles Tahoe motor prematurely. But maybe? That certainly isn't a known problem like these transmissions.

 

One of my tech's parents have a newer (2018 I think) GMC 3500 DCLB dually. With 56k, the trans did what most GM products do, it replaced any forward or reverse gears with neutrals. The people who are still devoted to GM products blow my mind. How can you pay THAT much for products with such a long running history for piss-poor reliability? I suppose the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different outcome.

I'm actually kinda interested in the 3.3L powerstroke. I want to road test one of those. I would never get a half ton truck, but I just want to let Ford know that they should keep building them lol.

 

MUST BE NICE. Adding vehicles in RI is ridiculous.
MV Tax based on the NADA CLEAN value, minus 2k in my town. So even if it's a 15 year old new england rust bucket, NADA Clean says it's worth 10k so we get to pay tax on 10-2=8k in value. I traded in my mazda for 3.5k (I regret trading it in now, should have just kept it!) and was paying taxes on it being worth about 7 or 8 I think.

And insurance. I had a normal mazda 3, my wife has a normal '15 camry, for the two of us it's 200/mo give or take a few bucks. Let alone if I got a BRZ or something.

55/2 years for inspection. Registration I can't remember off the cuff it's about 100/year I think.

Everyone who calls it "Taxachusetts" has no idea - RI is concentrated Mass. Talk funnier, drive worse, taxes are worse. Our houses are cheaper though, probably because our schools are shit. I don't have kids though so

Forgot about that. I'm very much so not a fan of it, I know it was way worse when it started, the newer setups aren't as bad but still gives me the heebies.

 

To be fair to my old man, so much of it comes down to personal past experience. He had Fords for a long time, but owned them when they weren’t at their greatest... he had a Bronco, which was cool but a fuel pig, a 150 with the 5.4 (which actually did pretty well), a 250 with the 5.4 which was a complete dog, a 7.3 diesel which he actually had really bad luck with, damn thing wouldn’t stay running. It was then that he switched to the GM lineup and the Duramax. He’s had pretty good luck with the 3/4 tons since then. He had a Tahoe blow and engine at 150k due to the cylinder deactivation (which would have irritated me a lot more than it did him but oh well). He likes his Chebies.

I’m curious about the 3.3 as well. Right now, strictly talking engine and performance, GM, in my opinion, has the best half ton diesel option. The in line 6 was a good move. Ford and Ram need to step up.

 

I was always amazed at that. The 5.4 in the F150 had plenty of power, but in the Super Duties it was a boat anchor. My former boss had a F350 5.4 with an 8 foot dump body on it briefly, and that thing was so underpowered it was insane. You'd step on the throttle and it would just say "You want me to what now?" and nothing would really happen aside from more noise.