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    Places to buy used cars and/or aftermarket warranty for used car

    Don't really have a specific preference for make/model of truck other than dependable and decent mileage if possible. F150, chevy/gmc 1500, dodge 1500, etc. A ballpark range of cost would probably be 15-20k at lowest finance rate. New I know I could get 0% in places that offer it but not sure...
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    Places to buy used cars and/or aftermarket warranty for used car

    I am looking to get a newer truck soon that is either stock or close to it. I am mainly looking for advice on places to find used vehicles that have THE best warranty OR if there are places similar to what American Home Shield is to houses but for vehicles that I could buy a great warranty for...
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    Most Reliable Trucks between $5k and $15K

    The only real goals I have with the truck is First by a huge margin is reliability, next is easy to work on, and next would be fuel economy.
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    Most Reliable Trucks between $5k and $15K

    What about going for the slightly newer f150 2012 range with a 5.0 or 3.5 ecoboost? How are they as far as reliability and real world mpg? How do the f150s compare to a ranger or dodge ram of similar year?
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    Most Reliable Trucks between $5k and $15K

    Its a 6.0 lq9 with cam/heads/stall fbo N/A. Truck body has 220k-250k on it Motor and transmission have about 70k on them. Problem is its getting to the point where all suspension components need to be replaced, heater core is dead, some blend/vent actuators aren't working right even after...
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    Most Reliable Trucks between $5k and $15K

    My current truck is a 1999 GMC Sierra regular cab 1500. The only thing I need the truck for is occasional hauling of some paint to a job basically. It would likely be my only vehicle other than my wife's car. It would be what I daily drive. This may be obvious but I want a vehicle that...
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    Most Reliable Trucks between $5k and $15K

    I'm looking to get into a newer truck than my current one and wanted some of the best reliable options out there on other trucks between $5k and $15k. Midsize or Fullsize (1500) is what I'm looking for, not 2500/3500 unless there is some great options there I should look at. What are your...
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    Most reliable $2000-2500 beaters

    What mpg do they normally get?
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    Most reliable $2000-2500 beaters

    Are the accord seats vs. Civic a decent bit larger? Trying to decide if its worth the extra comfort for the higher cost and lower mpg. I also still need to decide if I will go with a manual or auto transmission. If I new for sure traffic would be light I would go manual for sure. Lots of...
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    Most reliable $2000-2500 beaters

    If I went with a civic does anyone see any benefit to going with an ex over a dx?
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    Most reliable $2000-2500 beaters

    All awesome information Thank you What sort of mileage could I expect out of the p71 cars? What about xj Cherokee mpg?
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    Most reliable $2000-2500 beaters

    I will be driving a good bit more soon for a new job and would love to save the money on gas and wear and tear on my current vehicle. I'm looking for something around 30mpg highway. I don't know if there are any fun vehicles at this price point and mpg. Anything like a old 5 or 6 speed...
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    2015 Ford Edge Sport 2.7 ecoboost mods WANTED!!

    I would just like to let all the vendors know that I am VERY interested in performance parts for my 2.7 ecoboost ford edge awd. Please make tunes/tuners, cai, full exhaust, turbos, intercoolers, etc. Thanks
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    Ceramic Coating near Baton Rouge, LA?

    Looking for a good quality shop in or around baton rouge, la to do some coating of exhaust parts? Mostly for temperature insulating effects, keeping more heat in the gas, rather than on the exhaust components. Any places? suggestions, etc?
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    For Sale Eagle Alloy (Boyd Timeless 6s) Clones (4) 20x9.0 in Baton Rouge, LA /w tires

    4 Eagle Alloy (Boyd Timeless 6s) Clones 20x9.0 with near brand new tires for sale in Baton Rouge, LA area. Polished forged aluminum 6 lug 2 rims have 275/45/R20 General Grabber UHP with only 3000 miles on them 2 rims have 295/45/R20 General Grabber UHP with only 3000 miles on them as well...

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