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Just filled up tooday- and lowest mileage I have had. 253 miles on 16.6 gallons for 15.24 MPG. At least 100 miles were for a trip to work Highway, and most of rest was 35-45 mph. This is Northeast with that wonderful winter mix Gas!!! Chris

Hi- I wanted one of the Burgandy R50's, but when I bouht mine- all could find was Black, Silver, and Green- all SE'e with the Charcoal trim. I grabbed the Green SE Limited and have loved it since. I always see Black and Silver everywhere, and I never liked Silver anyway- ever since my father had a mid 70's GM Regal in Silver(it flaked off). Turned me right off, and yes I know paint is better now. As much as I like my Green, I also liked the Bayshore Blue in 2001 and 2002, but the 2003 Blue is too bright. I also like the Pewter and the Copper from 2003 as well. Chris

Hey Nasty- Nice truck- I always liked that color combo...was one for sale here(it was a 2000) last year that I gave a look at, but if was gonna get a newer one- it'd have the 3.5. BTW- I am from Mass also- where do you live? Chris

When you hit bumps or ripples in the road does the shaking get worse? I went through the rebalance sydrome only to find it didn't work. However - the stealer mentioned that the struts were leaking and my aftermarket sway bar links were shot. He would be happy to do it for about $700. $125 each for struts, $40 each for links, and yes I needed rear shocks for $55 each(I really did- not included in the $650). Went to my local stealer instead- and bought the struts for $75 or $80, links for $30 each, and shocks for $40 each. Installed shocks in 20 minutes, and brought the balance to a local who did it for $40 a side. I would have done the struts myself, but it was still too cold up here to bother. No more shaking through the wheel or vibration from front end! Chris

Yikes!!! Thats a lot of coin. I don't have anything to compare it to- as I've never had em done yet- I have 73K on mine in Mass. Based on what I've been reading here and on 4x4parts- I will definitely pay to have this done. Chris

Hey- its something can actually answer!!! I went through this last winter on mine- and what did it for me was sway bar end links. Look behind each wheel, and find the end of way bar. Atached to this will be a little bar 6 to 8 inches with rubber boots. One end attaches to sway bar, and other goes to strut I think. I think they were $35 for both. To check to see if this might be it- put you hand around each of the rubber bushings and have someone push up and down on front end. In my case- I couldn't see any play, but with my hand around the joint I could feel a pop with each compression and rebound. Good to go after that. Easier done removing wheel. Good Luck Chris