Not happy with my9 95

[MToney]

First of all I love the cummins, but the dodge around it is very, very disappointing. I have had the truck less than 2 months and so far I have personaly replaced all U-joints in the front and rear drive shafts due to failure, truck has a shimmy at interstate speeds that comes and goes, the dealer put over $1000 into the front end just to get it past PA state inspection, new tires, and the truck as a nice shudder when in OD Lockup between 40-50mph when trying to maintain speed. Dealer says its not bad enough to pull the trans under the 3 month engine/trans warrenty I got with the truck, she only has 66K on the ticker. My 95F--- drove and ran better than this, granted it was a 5spd truck and not an automatic. I plan to go have a discussion with the dealer about the trucks continual problems, although it probably wont get me anywhere. I dont have the income to keep thowing money at the truck or upgrade it with trans mods and track bar upgrades. With the rapidly rising cost of diesel localy I am wondering if I am better off to get rid of the truck to someone who can better afford to upgrade her. I dont want a gas powered rig but diesel is now at 1.79 and is always more than cheep gas where I live. I am not a brand specific owner but prefer the reliablity that comes with specific vehicles. I had a 1990 2wd 7.3 idi na diesel ford that had the automatic and it drove like a dream, I took her to southern GA for job training several times and I not one complaint about how it drove and rode on the interstate running 65-75 mph. I dont need a truck that is all tricked out mechnicaly, but just runs and doesnt nickle and dime me to death. Will the dodge hold up in the short run without any attention to the trans or the shimmy. I cant do all the upgrade work myself and must pay others to do it for me. I dont need the big arguments about Ford, Dodge and Chevy. I know the good bad and the ugly about each others diesels. I had a 6.2 blazer that was fine for my use, ran good, but the body rotted away on it. I just see to many issues with the dodge, not the cummins, it runs like a swiss watch, What does everybody think. Or if anybody is interested in making me an offer on a low milage 95 4x4 straight cab let me know. Thanks Mike