- Jan 22, 2014
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Hi all, just wondering what if anything I should be overly concerned about with this type of vehicle? I am looking to trade into one of these, but the one I am looking at has 180k on the clock. It doesn't bother me that much, as my current vehicle has 165k on the clock (dodge avenger), but if/when I go to take a look at this thing, I'm wondering if there is something specific to keep an eye on.
It has the 5.3 v8, and I believe it has cylinder deactivation as well. Appears to be a 1 owner vehicle who did just basic maintenance on it but drove a lot. I don't mind working on the fluid changes myself (practicing on the 'voy currently) or pretty much any other maintenance, because I feel its got to be 100 times easier than the avenger. My plan would probably be to toss another 100k miles on this thing over the next 5 years or so, with 90% of that being highway stuff.
Just trying to figure out what to look out for and get informed before I take a look. I figure I could probably hook my torque app up to it and check for impending codes, but I'm more interesting in how it should sound, shift, react, etc. I've never owned or spent anytime driving a v8 vehicle.
It has the 5.3 v8, and I believe it has cylinder deactivation as well. Appears to be a 1 owner vehicle who did just basic maintenance on it but drove a lot. I don't mind working on the fluid changes myself (practicing on the 'voy currently) or pretty much any other maintenance, because I feel its got to be 100 times easier than the avenger. My plan would probably be to toss another 100k miles on this thing over the next 5 years or so, with 90% of that being highway stuff.
Just trying to figure out what to look out for and get informed before I take a look. I figure I could probably hook my torque app up to it and check for impending codes, but I'm more interesting in how it should sound, shift, react, etc. I've never owned or spent anytime driving a v8 vehicle.