Motor Trend had an article a couple of months ago that said Ford sold out
it's 25% (or so) interest in Cummins. I just moved and haven't found the
box that has my old magazines in it yet.
Anyone else read this??? Or am I going to have to dig through boxes to set
things straight?
Thanks,
Gregg
-----Original Message-----
From: jim miller <jmiller@eramp.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Cat question
>
>Mike Crumley wrote:
>
>> I don't know about CC switching over to Cats, but as a former truck
driver
>> I can confirm that most all truckers would rather have a Cat than
anything
>> else. Unfortunately, I also have to tell you that Cats are _way_ more
>> expensive than Cummins, so if CC does switch over, I would expect a nice
>> price increase :(
>> This is Jim in Waco and I heard this from a shop foreman at a Caterpillar
shop.
>> He was not sure of this but the word has gone around in Cat shops. I
would
>> expect that with the volume of
>
>engines Dodge would buy, they could get them much cheaper than ordering 1
in a
>semi. Alsothe engine for a pickup would have to be much smaller lighter
model
>than most semis use. This
>also would lessen the cost. Anyway I dont know this as fact just something
I
>heard. But it is
>TRUE that Ford bought out Cummins a year or 2 ago! I am sure CC had a
contract
>but it cant
>last forever. Besides this gives Ford a chance to get rid of the often
>problematic International
>engines they have been using.
>
>> Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
>> 97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
>> 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto
>> DDBC Bug Shield Mud Flaps
>
>
>
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