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First I will say this is a great car. I tried to write this up on my laptop but the keyboard seems to hate forums and locks up so I'm trying to do this on my phone.
The mpg avg is 50 mpgs for the history of the car. It's been reality trouble free exept for a failed EGR valve at 52000 miles (could of been loose clamps)and a dead battery around 80000 miles.
I'm 6'1 at 240 and I fit comfortably in the car. This is not my daily driver. It's strictly a work car. My commute is 184 miles round trip to and from work. Some rural but mostly interstate.
I use Mobil 1 ESP 5w30 and change it at 7000 miles. It could go further but I like changing it at that. Still on original tires and have a lot of tread left. Brakes still original and look new
I went to dealer and got a timing belt and serpentine belt change quote. Diesel I need your mechanic. My quote wasn't pretty as yours but here's the breakdown.
55578485 belt. 57.01
55580776. belt. 66.28
55562865. Pulley 32.28
55568637. Pump 219.04
55580981. Tensioner 114.13
12855142. Gasket. 15.92
Total. 557.17 plus tax. Total 593.39 parts
Parts and labor 1042.50
PROs
Great passing power
Great fuel milage 50 mpgs
Built well for a mid size
Comfortable for its size
DEF goes a long way
CONs
No diesel emblems
No spare tire. Been towed twice for flats
Weak rear window defrost. Works but doesn't melt ice.
Stereo could be better.
Phone some times doesn't connect to radio
Key pod doesn't always auto start car till you lock it again then it will start.
I waited for this car to be be released and would buy it again. Yes there are some learning to do with it but to me its been a great car. I drive a semi truck for Fedex for a living and have 30 years experience. So I had a little bit of diesel knowledge of diesel engines.
If you go to my fuelly account you can see all my fill ups and mpg avg.
I'm not great at write ups but I hope this helps anyone debating on buying a CTD.
Next one 150000
The mpg avg is 50 mpgs for the history of the car. It's been reality trouble free exept for a failed EGR valve at 52000 miles (could of been loose clamps)and a dead battery around 80000 miles.
I'm 6'1 at 240 and I fit comfortably in the car. This is not my daily driver. It's strictly a work car. My commute is 184 miles round trip to and from work. Some rural but mostly interstate.
I use Mobil 1 ESP 5w30 and change it at 7000 miles. It could go further but I like changing it at that. Still on original tires and have a lot of tread left. Brakes still original and look new
I went to dealer and got a timing belt and serpentine belt change quote. Diesel I need your mechanic. My quote wasn't pretty as yours but here's the breakdown.
55578485 belt. 57.01
55580776. belt. 66.28
55562865. Pulley 32.28
55568637. Pump 219.04
55580981. Tensioner 114.13
12855142. Gasket. 15.92
Total. 557.17 plus tax. Total 593.39 parts
Parts and labor 1042.50
PROs
Great passing power
Great fuel milage 50 mpgs
Built well for a mid size
Comfortable for its size
DEF goes a long way
CONs
No diesel emblems
No spare tire. Been towed twice for flats
Weak rear window defrost. Works but doesn't melt ice.
Stereo could be better.
Phone some times doesn't connect to radio
Key pod doesn't always auto start car till you lock it again then it will start.
I waited for this car to be be released and would buy it again. Yes there are some learning to do with it but to me its been a great car. I drive a semi truck for Fedex for a living and have 30 years experience. So I had a little bit of diesel knowledge of diesel engines.
If you go to my fuelly account you can see all my fill ups and mpg avg.
I'm not great at write ups but I hope this helps anyone debating on buying a CTD.
Next one 150000