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On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:00:19 -0300, "YukonBound"
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On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote:
Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too
damn
expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this:

http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo

Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a
great
rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds.

Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck three
model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it!

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Not to mention it's only a 2WD model.
If I was going that deep in the hole.... especially for a used truck, it
would be 4WD

I am not sure why anyone in Northern Va would need a 4wd. That is
needless complexity and lower gas mileage for a feature you might only
use once or twice a year in a freak snow storm.
I had a Jeep for 5 years across the river from him and I may have
actually used the 4wd for something where I really needed it 6 or 7
times. I probably should have stayed home and enjoyed my fireplace but
I had a Jeep.. Most of the time I was just out on the beltway heating
up 2 extra gear cases full of 90 wt.


Boat launching and off road camping come to mind. And there is the occasional ice storm.

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The magnificent Boatless Harry

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:08:02 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:03:02 -0400, Harry®
wrote:

I am not sure why anyone in Northern Va would need a 4wd. That is
needless complexity and lower gas mileage for a feature you might only
use once or twice a year in a freak snow storm.
I had a Jeep for 5 years across the river from him and I may have
actually used the 4wd for something where I really needed it 6 or 7
times. I probably should have stayed home and enjoyed my fireplace but
I had a Jeep.. Most of the time I was just out on the beltway heating
up 2 extra gear cases full of 90 wt.


Boat launching and off road camping come to mind. And there is the occasional ice storm.

If you are dunking your truck tires on a ramp you have a trailer
problem and 4wd is useless on ice. You end up losing all 4 wheels at
once and turns your vehicle into a hockey puck. It may be handy in
deep snow but that is not a huge problem around DC.

4WD isn't all that necessary around here, although it came in handy with all the
snow we had last winter. I did use my 4WD while in Utah. There are many roads
and trails off the beaten path where a 4WD comes in right handy.

Will I need it a lot? No. But, when I do, it'll be nice to have.
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John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

"John H" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:08:02 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:03:02 -0400, Harry®
wrote:

I am not sure why anyone in Northern Va would need a 4wd. That is
needless complexity and lower gas mileage for a feature you might only
use once or twice a year in a freak snow storm.
I had a Jeep for 5 years across the river from him and I may have
actually used the 4wd for something where I really needed it 6 or 7
times. I probably should have stayed home and enjoyed my fireplace but
I had a Jeep.. Most of the time I was just out on the beltway heating
up 2 extra gear cases full of 90 wt.


Boat launching and off road camping come to mind. And there is the
occasional ice storm.

If you are dunking your truck tires on a ramp you have a trailer
problem and 4wd is useless on ice. You end up losing all 4 wheels at
once and turns your vehicle into a hockey puck. It may be handy in
deep snow but that is not a huge problem around DC.

4WD isn't all that necessary around here, although it came in handy with
all the
snow we had last winter. I did use my 4WD while in Utah. There are many
roads
and trails off the beaten path where a 4WD comes in right handy.

Will I need it a lot? No. But, when I do, it'll be nice to have.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

Yeah and when you do need it and don't have it "aw crap! why didn't I pony
up the extra couple grand?"

On 10/16/10 7:01 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:09:59 -0400, John
wrote:

If you are dunking your truck tires on a ramp you have a trailer
problem and 4wd is useless on ice. You end up losing all 4 wheels at
once and turns your vehicle into a hockey puck. It may be handy in
deep snow but that is not a huge problem around DC.

4WD isn't all that necessary around here, although it came in handy with all the
snow we had last winter. I did use my 4WD while in Utah. There are many roads
and trails off the beaten path where a 4WD comes in right handy.

Will I need it a lot? No. But, when I do, it'll be nice to have.
--

Every once in a while I think it would be nice to have a back hoe too
;-)


I want a firetruck, too.

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Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People!

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:01:49 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:09:59 -0400, John H
wrote:

If you are dunking your truck tires on a ramp you have a trailer
problem and 4wd is useless on ice. You end up losing all 4 wheels at
once and turns your vehicle into a hockey puck. It may be handy in
deep snow but that is not a huge problem around DC.

4WD isn't all that necessary around here, although it came in handy with all the
snow we had last winter. I did use my 4WD while in Utah. There are many roads
and trails off the beaten path where a 4WD comes in right handy.

Will I need it a lot? No. But, when I do, it'll be nice to have.
--

Every once in a while I think it would be nice to have a back hoe too
;-)

My favorite toy would be a Bob Cat with all the attachments.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:08:02 -0400, wrote:

If you are dunking your truck tires on a ramp you have a trailer
problem

A lot of ramps are wet and slippery making 4wd very useful with a
heavy boat. Usually 4wd comes with a low gear transfer case also.

On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:33:53 -0400, Secular Humouresque wrote:

On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote:
Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn
expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this:

http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo

Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great
rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds.

Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck
three model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it!

Thanks for your input, Harry.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

"John H" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:33:53 -0400, Secular Humouresque wrote:

On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote:
Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn
expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this:

http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo

Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great
rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds.

Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck
three model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it!

Thanks for your input, Harry.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.


I'm just wondering how they pack all them horsies into 5.7L.

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I'm the real Harry, and I post from a PC or a MAC, as virtually everyone knows.
If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a PC or a MAC, it's from an ID
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The magnificent Boatless Harry

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:49:27 -0400, Harry®
wrote:

I'm just wondering how they pack all them horsies into 5.7L.

I'm guessing overhead cams and fuel injection.

On Oct 17, 1:33*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:49:27 -0400, Harry®
wrote:

I'm just wondering how they pack all them horsies into 5.7L.

I'm guessing overhead cams and fuel injection.

You " just " figuring that out?