Oh i totally agree. I drive my 08 sierra like a 2 dollar whore and only have put front bearings and axles in it. Other than that, it takes whatever i give it. Those ecoboosts are fun while they last but you just cant throw twin turbos on anything you want and expect it to last. Almost every truck that came in at 120k either needed turbos, or had just got them and the timing chain and solenoids were going out. Thats the next thing to go bad.

The hemi V8s are outstanding but like with any motor that has displacement on demand (4 cyl shut off mode) i would either have it tuned to have that shit shut off, deleted all together, or an aftermarket obd2 plug that can keep it from switching to that mode. When these newer vehicles shut those 4 cyls down, its hard as FUCK on the motor. If you turn that mode off, theyll run and last like any other old school motor. Engineers could learn a thing or two from us rednecks about how to make a motor run right because ive made a pretty good living fixing their bullshit lmao.