Quote Originally Posted by deermagnet View Post
What is incredibly obvious? The list should question odors, but not if the engine starts easily, runs smooth, and idles correctly? Nothing about how well the transmission shifts and operates? Every VX engine and trans obviously works perfectly, so that stuff should not be questioned?

Mark
Mark- you know you complained about that exact issue (engine/tranny omissions) when we first developed it and asked for input. So Tom, Mav and I (and I think a few others) tried to make it even more detailed, and it quickly expanded to about 100 questions. That was just way too much....so we kind of just settled back into using the "first" version and never got around to revising it any further. Mostly because so many felt it was already long enough. Over the many years, we've all learned this truck has some specific quirks and "issues"...we just thought it was a good idea to list them.

This forum is usually about helping owners and owners-to-be... so why bash this list and get sarcastic when it's just trying to help buyers and sellers? It's not etched in stone, so what's preventing you or anybody else from adding or deleting questions to it?
I recall a few sellers truncated the list and provided only some of the info or just said "N/A"....no fault, no foul...that's fine.

It's just a simple tool/outline/starting point, totally flexible and changeable to however the user finds most helpful, including not using it at all.
Is it not analogous to you frequently posting TSBs on various issues?.... to help get info to people so they can do with it what they may?


to Willy...you couldn't use this on a new car cuz most of this stuff wasn't known for several years.....plus it's just info...it's not a pass/fail test.

And to catskill...it looks worse than it is , takes no more than 5 minutes, tops. They're not super specific or technical....they're mostly yes/no.