Well, I was just too cheap for too long. Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". Me: "That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.

Frogwatch wrote:
Well, I was just too cheap for too long. Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". Me: "That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.
Well now. A Dodge Dealer was/is offering a two fer deal on trucks. A
little shopping should get one, at a reasonable price. The warranty is
great if they stay in business. I don't remember the name of the Dealer
or I would post it. I have seen a lot of thes type deal over the last
several months though. One was a Dodge Diesel and a free Jeep. Of course
the Truck was loaded ant at MSRP and the Jeep was not loaded, I suppose.

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Well, I was just too cheap for too long. Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". Me: "That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.

Getting the Christmas tree earlier in the week. Guy where we always cut
tree, says a friend just bought a brand new 1/2 ton chevy. Navigation, etc.
$10k!

On Dec 12, 11:26*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
Well, I was just too cheap for too long. *Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. *Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. *Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. *BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. *Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. *I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". *Me: *"That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. *When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. *I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. *Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.

What;'s worse is scrap is at an extreme low about now. it went from
$220.-240.00 per ton, down to about twenty bucks a ton!...

Tim wrote:

What;'s worse is scrap is at an extreme low about now. it went from
$220.-240.00 per ton, down to about twenty bucks a ton!...

I am afraid I am going see a surcharge on my "Waste Removal Fee" next year.

Frogwatch wrote:
Well, I was just too cheap for too long. Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". Me: "That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.


From what I have read here about your "stuff," you run everything into
the ground, avoid maintenance, and then whine when it all breaks.
Payback is a bitch.

Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
Well, I was just too cheap for too long. Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". Me: "That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.


From what I have read here about your "stuff," you run everything into
the ground, avoid maintenance, and then whine when it all breaks.
Payback is a bitch.

Id like to know what he's putting into the gas tank to run a truck
320,000 miles without performing maintenance? I like to have that
problem. I could get about 20 years from that mileage.

On Dec 13, 6:30*am, Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
Well, I was just too cheap for too long. *Both my old trucks were
a'dyin, my old Nissan with 320,000 miles and the old Dodge with
somewhere near 200,000. *Truck payments just arent in my nature so I
resisted as long as possible. *Then the Nissan's timing chain slipped
(cue up the funeral dirge here) and that along with her worn tranny
input shaft and she's goin to the great 4wd road in the sky. *BUT, I
still had the Dodge...........then SHE started making odd noises and
the transmission didn't want to shift but I figgered I had a couple
months. *Early this week, I finally ordered a sorta new Nissan
Frontier 4wd double cab longbed. *I told em, "No hurry, take your time
about delivery" cuz i hate those payments.
Tonite, my son calls me with the bad news "Dad, the driveshaft FELL
OFF the Dodge". *Me: *"That musta been cool, I 'll come get you".
Fortunately, I had a rental from a business trip. *When I get there, I
immediately crawl under the Dodge to find the output shaft from the
transmission (the sliding yoke) has actually broken. *I Crawl back
from under her with the broken yoke in hand laughing only to notice a
girl in the Dodge, ooops..........my son had been taking this very
pretty little thang to dinner at Atlanta Bread Company. *Good Gawd,
the pore girl thinks I am a total lunatic and my son just rolls his
eyes.
So, now I got two dead trucks in the yard and am emotionally attached
to both and my son is mad at me.

*From what I have read here about your "stuff," you run everything into
the ground, avoid maintenance, and then whine when it all breaks.
Payback is a bitch.- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah, that's why he only got 300k out of them, you idiot.