On 17 Jul 2003 15:43:00 GMT, 123 (Butch Ammon) wrote:

Hello there...

Well, the fateful day is fast approaching. You all know I have that old beatup
'87 Ford Ranger 4x4 (hey it's old, dinged, scratched - but it has
character!)...

My old Ranger has 139,000 miles, automatic tranny is messing up, it's got a
hole in the muffler, the A/C unit hasn't worked in 6-7 years, and just now it
developed a hairline stress fracture in the right side front brake rotor. I
refuse to pay $300+ bucks to get new brake rotors - because it's a 4x4 and the
labor is a killer.

Anyway, I desperately need a new pickup truck, and one with power to tow my
boat with. I absolutely refuse to get a new truck. I mean, I won't even look
at a 2003 Chevy, Ford, Dodge at around $35,000 only to drive it off the dealer
lot and have it worth $28,000 or thereabouts.

My wife and I have a 99 GMC Jimmy 4x4 which is really nice, but doesn't have a
trailer hitch for the boat. We also bought our daughters a 98 Chevy Cavalier
for them to share and run around town, go to work, and drive it to school in
September, etc... We just have to get something for ME!

Why not just put a hitch on the Jimmy and replace the Ranger with a car?
The Jimmy is probably just as capable a tow vehicle as the Ranger was.
Or do you really need a pickup for something other than towing your
boat?

Steve

Mucho Congrats amigo on the new tow'er!! Glad you are mucho happy!!!!!!!
Best wishes and hope for many years of good Service :-)

Capt Jack R..

ps keep the 165 alive :-)


Thanks, Capt Jack! Now I feel "balanced" I guess I could say. Now I have a
powerful truck that is a Chevy. The old boat (Lady J) with the 165hp
Mercruiser, technically is a Chevy small block 250cu. So, I have a "Chevy
pulling a Chevy" kind of thing. Ha ha ha.... I think someone told me that the
old Chevy 250cu mathmatically equates to a modern day 4.1L inline 6. So the
engine in the boat is way bigger than the small 2.9L in the old Ranger.

When I woke up this morning, and grabbed some coffee, I looked out my window
and saw the new(er) Chevy Silverado sitting out front. It made me kind of miss
my old '87 Ford Ranger. I mean, I drove the **** out of that Ranger for
decades. But, it's time has come and would cost way more than it's worth to
fix it up.

Well, I gotta get offline here and head into work..... Happy boating!

Butch Ammon