Bought my 2011 4x4 Platinum with 81K miles in May of 2019 and letting her go now with 125K on the clock.
I put relatively little money into this car over those years but I DID do all the maintenance as needed as well as regular oil changes, rotors, pads, etc... I replaced the clock spring, the intake manifold gaskets and some other things. The car was great that whole time and I really grew to love it. Unfortunately at my last inspection the whole thing went down the tubes:
Driver side manifold and cat (the usual issue): quoted $1,700 to fix
Left rear control arm ($500 installed)
Transfer case leaking
Engine oil leak
Rear suspension air bags in trouble....
I don't want to put the money into this car to keep it going due to its age. I know one day soon the right manifold will die and things will keep cropping up. The 13mpg was getting old too.
I'm going to miss how amazingly useful this truck is and I understand a lot of you are going to say I should just put the $4k into it or whatever but I live in an apartment complex and can't do any of the work myself. Ability wise I am capable of doing most of what it needs myself with the exception of the exhaust manifold, but I don't have the time or energy to tackle it, especially without a place to work.
A few months ago I bought everything you need to convert the front and rear suspension to Bilsteins (4600 front) but I never installed them if someone wants to buy them.
Good luck everyone and keep enjoying these rigs!
I put relatively little money into this car over those years but I DID do all the maintenance as needed as well as regular oil changes, rotors, pads, etc... I replaced the clock spring, the intake manifold gaskets and some other things. The car was great that whole time and I really grew to love it. Unfortunately at my last inspection the whole thing went down the tubes:
Driver side manifold and cat (the usual issue): quoted $1,700 to fix
Left rear control arm ($500 installed)
Transfer case leaking
Engine oil leak
Rear suspension air bags in trouble....
I don't want to put the money into this car to keep it going due to its age. I know one day soon the right manifold will die and things will keep cropping up. The 13mpg was getting old too.
I'm going to miss how amazingly useful this truck is and I understand a lot of you are going to say I should just put the $4k into it or whatever but I live in an apartment complex and can't do any of the work myself. Ability wise I am capable of doing most of what it needs myself with the exception of the exhaust manifold, but I don't have the time or energy to tackle it, especially without a place to work.
A few months ago I bought everything you need to convert the front and rear suspension to Bilsteins (4600 front) but I never installed them if someone wants to buy them.
Good luck everyone and keep enjoying these rigs!
