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Nope. They won't be able to start tearing into it until Thursday.
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carringb wrote:Nope. They won't be able to start tearing into it until Thursday.
Let us know the outcome. At least warranty coverage will take some of the pain out of the situation.
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Don't worry, I will post if they figure out happened.
PS - Getting a Sterling worked on is not easy anymore. The main Sterling service center was NorthSide Ford, and they won't do Sterling warranty work anymore. I left it at the nearest Freightliner dealer, but they don't have parts or tools for it so it has to go to Freightliner in Portland (not a bad thing, and they are shipping from the dealer in Salem). First thing the service writer said was "That has an Allison, right?"
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy
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OK I have to ask........the Sterling is just a rebaged Ram......so why pay more for the same thing? Kind of like someone buying a VW minivan.....it's just a rebaged Chrysler Town and Country with one less year warranty. Just does not make since to me.
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:OK I have to ask........the Sterling is just a rebaged Ram......so why pay more for the same thing? Kind of like someone buying a VW minivan.....it's just a rebaged Chrysler Town and Country with one less year warranty. Just does not make since to me.
Don
Actually, the Sterlings tended to sell for for less since not everyone knew they existed, so they sat on lots longer. Our '08 Sterling didn't enter service until September '09. And.... most Sterlings dealer were Ford dealers, so there was a higher chance of pulling a buyer away from a Ford. shopper. (Don't forget Sterling was Ford before Daimler bought the line).
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Since the Sterling is mechanically and otherwise the same as a Dodge cab/chassis truck of the same year, '07-'10, why not take it to a Dodge dealer for the tranny work?
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:Since the Sterling is mechanically and otherwise the same as a Dodge cab/chassis truck of the same year, '07-'10, why not take it to a Dodge dealer for the tranny work?
Dodge dealers won't do Sterling warranties. Already tried that.
Still haven't heard why the tranny failed, but the Freightliner dealer also decided the turbo was beyond just needing a cleaning, and that is being replaced too.
It's a good thing it happened in our slow month. Could have hurt much more if it was any other time of the year. Also, one of our '05's we recently retired is still in the yard so we put it back into service.
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy
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I know when Ford droped the class 8 tractor line at their Kentucky plant they where having Sterling build them for them for a short time. Then they dropped them all together and allowed Sterling to take over the Aeromax line. Never know Ford had any ownership in Sterling though.
Also I have never seen a Sterling Ram sold anywhere other then at a Dodge, Freightliner or Sterling dealer but I will take you at your word thar Ford dealers could sell them.
Don
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Don,
The Sterling line was Ford Louisville line of trucks before FL bought that part of fords MDT/HDT lineup. Ford kept the F series up to 750's.
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I didn't know that, I drove a L9000 Aeromax HD wrecker for a buddy of mine but it said Ford on it. I was told and appears incorrectly that Ford sold the dies and tooling to Sterling as they no long wanted to build class 8 tractors.
The body dies where all built here in Toledo by Modern Tool and Die.
Don
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