[fabsroman]

I hear that.

Since I have worked on Fords, Lincolns, and Mercuries since I was able to drive, it is easier for me.

One other thing to take into consideration is that you were buying used Broncos. While you might have babied them, the previous owner might not have. For instance, take my brother's 1995 F-150. He didn't change the oil in it for the first 25,000 miles. It developed a terrible valve tap and I had to replace the oil pump and screen three years ago, but the truck is now 10 years old and it has around 90,000 miles on it. Another thing is the Ford rear end. Had to change the differential in the F-150 and it wasn't too hard to do. However, I have heard that Chevy's are a pain in the rear in this area.

At the end of the day, I buy new cars, baby the heck out of them, and hope they last quite a while. With the Taurus having 132,000 miles on it, I am getting mentally prepared to start having to do repair work on it. Oh yeah, I left off all the wear and tear stuff and maintenance on the Taurus (e.g., brake pad changes, spark plugs) and I forgot to mention that last winter the coolant reservoir cracked when it was really cold out. That was a $35 part that took about 30 minutes to change. All in all, I am pretty happy with the Taurus since it is over 7 years old and it has 132,000 miles on it.

I hope the Dodge truck treats you as well.