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Old 07-24-2010, 08:30 AM
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New Fords are quiet.

I was up in Utah for a couple of weeks and just happened to be by 3 different Fords when they started up and boy were they quiet. First time I have heard a new one but have to admit I have not heard the new Dodge either.
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go start a new dodge with 6.7 u will wonder if its running its so quiet even with the hood open .really nice
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My neigbor just got a new chevy diesel. You can stand next to it and it sounds like a gasser runing. I still like the sound of my old 93 cummins, allthough it dose get old needing to shut it down to hear the speaker at the drive thru.
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Originally Posted by rustbucket
allthough it dose get old needing to shut it down to hear the speaker at the drive thru.
I get asked to turn my truck off all the time in drive thrus.
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Are you sure the FRODS were actually running?
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Like the old commercial said: (and didn't say)

9 Out Of 10 Fords Ever Built
Are Still On The Road
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The other 10% actually made it all the way home.
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Real trucks don't have spark plugs, electronic injectors, and they rattle !!!

By the way i just smile and nod at the bank drive up window

Was that them asking me to shut it off

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You can have quiet, complex and expensive or ---- noisy, simple and cheap !!
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I miss the seats on my '98.5. That's the end of the list.
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Originally Posted by Danderson
I miss the seats on my '98.5. That's the end of the list.
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I don't miss the rattle or noise of my '98.5. The seats though..very comfortable compared to the '07.
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I love the rattle of my brothers 02,I wish my 06 sounded like that.
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i bought my '02 on purpose cause it was the last of the rattlers .... + my stacks are even better at 3am
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I loved the rumble of my first car- 69 mustang w 427 and dual turbo thrush, My first bike- cb900 w/kerkers and I love my 99 cummins
If I can't hear it, it aint runnin right!!
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Originally Posted by Danderson
I miss the seats on my '98.5. That's the end of the list.

What about fuel economy? Didn't your 2nd Gen do a little better?
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detroit

I like the sound of my 02 almost as much as my 6/71 Detroit. Twogun


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