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SW MN | Looking at a 1995 Dodge with a V10 and automatic transmission.
Would be a farm truck.
What is the good and bad on these?
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SW North Dakota | Got a 97 auto with 160000 on the odometer. Very reliable. Pulls good for a gas. The main downfall of these is the fuel economy. I average around 8-10 mpg. 5 when towing. |
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swohio | I have a 99. Trans rebuilt 2times before 120,000. 1st rebuild wasn't done well I don't think. Shifts good and works fine since 2 do over, so hope will last a long time. V10 has all the power I will ever need. I've put new plugs and wires on, thermostat, rad., and some a/c work. Gas mpg sucks. Maybe 10 on highway with nothing in the bed. Friend used it to tow a 30 GP drill home and it didn't get 6mph. I'd say around farm about 8 or so. However, I didn't buy it for fuel mileage. Truck gets maybe 4,000 miles a year. It will tow anything I need. Would I buy another, yes. Love the pulling power. Cheap power in todays world. The truck has treated me well, other than the trans.. Hope that is over. |
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| Had a 95 ram 3/4 ton v10 auto. Decent pulling power, was cheap to buy, would pull anything I needed to. But couldn't pass a gas station without needing to stop for a drink. Pulling usually got between 4-6mpg and empty 10mpg. I prefer my Cummins over the old V10. |
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SW MN | This would be a 1 ton pickup. |
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ECIL | I have a '96 with a manual tranny. Strong puller, but part of that is due to it being a manual. The ratio for first in an automatic is very close to second in a manual. I bought mine new and chose the manual with that being one of the reasons. Back then the automatics couldn't really stand up to the torque of the V-10. I haven't checked mileage in a few years, but last time I did I got 13 mpg highway at 70 mph. I probably get closer to 6 mpg pulling wagons, depends if I'm on the road or pulling out of a field.
I'd check to see if the automatic has been worked on or replaced with a stronger one. The automatic will be the weak spot. The engine will last a long time. |
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Central Illinois | Had a 1994 2500 W/ V10 ,Auto ,4.11 axles. Over 140K and no tranny problems and would get up to 16 mpg cruising and around 8 pulling. Now have a 2003 V10 ,Auto ,3.73 axles and @ 90K never got even close to 10 mpg even going down hill. The 03 does seem smoother but always seems seems like it should of had 4.11 or lower gearing. Neither truck ever failed at pulling what I needed moved. |
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Looking at a Dodge with V10. Good or bad idea?
