"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work.
He does truck suspensions, lots of them.
F-150's to FD ladder trucks.
Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's.
The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils.
All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods.
Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks,
but they aren't suitable for plowing.
He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford.
He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then
anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares.
So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting.
I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it.
What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats
and 4' bed.
I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

--Vic


Even worse for the little 'Ranger' trucks. I have to use two 2" x 6" boards
stretched widthways in the pockets so that plywood/gyproc sits up over the
wheel wells.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:36:33 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work.
He does truck suspensions, lots of them.
F-150's to FD ladder trucks.
Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's.
The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils.
All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods.
Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks,
but they aren't suitable for plowing.
He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford.
He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then
anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares.
So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting.
I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it.
What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats
and 4' bed.
I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

--Vic


Even worse for the little 'Ranger' trucks. I have to use two 2" x 6" boards
stretched widthways in the pockets so that plywood/gyproc sits up over the
wheel wells.

Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic


The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son tonight.
Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.

Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic


The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son tonight.
Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.

"We just signed the papers?"

"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic


The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son
tonight. Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.

"We just signed the papers?"


Yeah... I bought it..... he'll eventually buy it from me. I should have
said I bought it. Since he's only had his drivers license for less than
three years, insurance premiums are too outrageous for him to buy any kind
of half decent car himself.

Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic

The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son
tonight. Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.
"We just signed the papers?"


Yeah... I bought it..... he'll eventually buy it from me. I should have
said I bought it. Since he's only had his drivers license for less than
three years, insurance premiums are too outrageous for him to buy any kind
of half decent car himself.




Hehehe. There's no need to explain anything you do to a loser like
Blurtie, Don. In fact, you're better off leaving them in the dark.
They're used to that.

Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic

The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son
tonight. Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.
"We just signed the papers?"


Yeah... I bought it..... he'll eventually buy it from me. I should have
said I bought it. Since he's only had his drivers license for less than
three years, insurance premiums are too outrageous for him to buy any kind
of half decent car himself.



When I bought my first new car the dealer was doing the financing and
they wanted me to have a co-signer. They asked about my father, mother
and anyone else. I told them if I needed a co-signer then the deal is
off. They called 15 minutes later and asked me when I would like to pick
up my new car. Insurance killed me. I was making $16,000 a year and
insurance was about $750 a year. A couple of tickets and an accident
within 4 months of each other were the cause.

"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic

The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son
tonight. Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.
"We just signed the papers?"


Yeah... I bought it..... he'll eventually buy it from me. I should
have said I bought it. Since he's only had his drivers license for less
than three years, insurance premiums are too outrageous for him to buy
any kind of half decent car himself.

When I bought my first new car the dealer was doing the financing and they
wanted me to have a co-signer. They asked about my father, mother and
anyone else. I told them if I needed a co-signer then the deal is off.
They called 15 minutes later and asked me when I would like to pick up my
new car. Insurance killed me. I was making $16,000 a year and insurance
was about $750 a year. A couple of tickets and an accident within 4 months
of each other were the cause.

If my son bought the car himself, my insurance company said he would pay
approx $4500.00 per year for insurance. ( probably cheaper at other 'high
risk' companies)
This way works better since my wife needs a vehicle to get to work and I
need my Ranger truck for R&R purposes.