moved up in the world today

Dan Gray

Dan Gray

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dang I just moved up in the world today.
from a 1988 chevy P/U 4x4 to a 1997 GMC 4x4 loaded P/U
was going for a 2001 ex cab (nice ride) but it's not want I want to put in the woods and plow with..under lone value,,,,I'm happy.. :D .
 
Cool deal Dan---

I'm not sure what it is, but new toys always make us feel like little kids again :D

-Nick-
 
The bigger the boys the bigger the toys. Good luck with it Bro. :D Does this mean you can bring more junk down when you come to the HI's. HEHEHEHE!!! ;) Or take more home from the NECKA's warehouse here. :D :D
 
The ultimate pick-up is the International. Huge, with all the creature comforts [leather, stereo etc] 8' dump bed, will pull anything !!
 
mete that might be true but me being a dodge man and not needing a big truck least for now my dakota can get a hell of a lot of work done for its size :)
 
Congrats Dan, I have a 97' Suburban and sure enjoy it. Has been a workhorse pulling the 30' camp trailer around. Ive been very pleased.

Shane
 
mete said:
The ultimate pick-up is the International. Huge, with all the creature comforts [leather, stereo etc] 8' dump bed, will pull anything !!
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:) Robert 1970 what? :confused: :D

do you have the 345 V8 ? or the slant 6 rrrr 198 cid???I can't remember for sure now..the / 6 CID's :(

and do you have the line ticket behind the Glove box? so you can order parts for it :eek: :footinmou I've worked on a few of those beasts, well maybe more than a few...Farmers used alot of the trucks around here and many school busses here were International..
 
Dan Gray said:
do they make any other type truck :confused: havn't seen one yet :footinmou :D :D
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I'm a ford man myself. I guess I can still congratulate you on the new "truck" though :p ;)
Just never really liked GM stuff myself, just not my style. My dad had a suburban that must have been built on a friday too. Transmission, alternators,AC, messed up power steering that would jerk the wheel out of your hand. It spent half the lease being fixed (that includes all the repeat trips for things they didn't fix right the first time :mad: ). I know other folks who have driven them for years without any trouble though. They must do something right once in awhile.
I'll stick with my superduty though :D
 
found your problem Mat

Matt Shade said:
things they didn't fix right the first time
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bad dealers and/or their mechanics can give a bad name to a good company :D

fords except hay-rope well so were used on farms a lot :D
hey,,, to each his own I say.. hehe

I did work for yearssss as an auto mechanic so I have my reasons I drive what I do.
they all had their ups and downs for the most part..

I drive Bonneville's for cars,,,
I just retired a 92 with 260,000 miles on it,
the 3.8 engine is still strong but the rust as gotten to it.
I have a 97 that has 244,000 on it also a 3.8L the wife drives 100 miles a day so they rack up fast...
I have a 95 I just picked up got a great deal on it..274,000 on that ($700.00)
couldn't help myself... :) nice shape
I looked it over good and it's good to go , the weekend I got it I took it to
the last NECKA HI and gave it a work out, that one burns a little oil
1 qt in 4,000 miles :grumpy: but not to bad :rolleyes: .

when I worked on them as a mechanic I picked a car and model that I worked on the least was popular and had resale value.

dodge the (older ones) 318 and the 225 engine where their fort'e..
great to work on the brakes and alt very easy to repair.
the Trans was simple to work on but in-turn didn't last.

the 350Turbo Chevy trans was a lot more complicated but did last longer.
the 283 327 350 427 all great to work on (adjustable Valves :D )

I changed out a lot of ford transmissions. C4's and c6's
and bent a lot of I-beams on the pick/ups to align them back up.
rust was one of the bigies..on them.

International was a work horse for sure but you have to have that line ticket
or you just didn't know what they had for parts :eek:
you could have a Dana rear end in one and in the same model in the next
something else. :confused:

they all have their urcks

so I picked the ones I would rather work on and worked on the least..
Pontiac K body Bonneville for the cars
GMC or Chevy pick-up for resale value

they all are getting to be a pain to work on so it's mileage I'm looking at now... :D I have the two cars that will see over 300K and the engines have not been touched.. and I should mention I use the Napa gold oil filters and synthetic penz oil and change the oil 10-12 k, works for me.. :)
 
Dan Gray said:
found your problem Mat


bad dealers and/or their mechanics can give a bad name to a good company :D
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when I worked on them as a mechanic I picked a car and model that I worked on the least was popular and had resale value.
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Makes sense to me :cool:

Have to agree on the bad mechanics ruining a company's image. Course it seems like its hard to find a good mechanic anymore, least through a dealer. Ended up going over my dad's truck this spring and doing a lot of stuff the *******s changing the oil had neglected to do. Apparently all those things on the list they have is just to keep them busy writing while the oil drains. Not because they actually DID them all :rolleyes:
 
I'm on the opposite side of Matt, GM and Toyota for me. My father has a 81 GMC Sierra that has been rotting in a field for the past few years, he sprayed some starter fluid on it, cleaned the spark plugs, put fresh gas in and gave the battery a hot shot. Started right up. Needs tires, wheels, brakes, a floor... but it does start. As opposed to my mothers brand new 1989 Ford Bronco II that she only drove for about 9 months, and then crapped out on her, and Ford refused to fix. The cause of failure was not her fault, but Ford just didn't honor their warranty.

As for Toyota, my father is over 300000 on his, on my clunker I am close to 300000 and his 4 Runner is over 300000. All run like scalded dogs.

My Blazer has been a pain in the butt, but it hasn't stopped me from getting a Silverado next year.

Those F250's and 350's sure are beauts though.
 
Good deal Dan.

I love my 2004 F250 4X4 6.0L Turbo Diesel. She has just over 13,000 miles and is getting 19.5 mpg on the freeway at 71 mph. By the time she gets broken in I hope to be getting in the low 20's. If not, I won't complain since she is a 7500+ pound rig.

But I still miss my old 1992 F150 with the 302 and 5 speed tranny. I sold her with 247,000 original miles and she was still running strong. The engine was great, but the rear end was starting to howl. Let her go for $1200 at an auction. :(

I wish you many miles of happiness with your new truck, but you should have bought a Ford. ;) :D ;)
 
Laredo7mm said:
Good deal Dan.

I love my 2004 F250 4X4 6.0L Turbo Diesel. She has just over 13,000 miles and is getting 19.5 mpg on the freeway at 71 mph. By the time she gets broken in I hope to be getting in the low 20's. If not, I won't complain since she is a 7500+ pound rig.

But I still miss my old 1992 F150 with the 302 and 5 speed tranny. I sold her with 247,000 original miles and she was still running strong. The engine was great, but the rear end was starting to howl. Let her go for $1200 at an auction. :(

I wish you many miles of happiness with your new truck, but you should have bought a Ford. ;) :D ;)
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haha the 302 was a dang good engine..

Diesel. OK cost and price for Diesel fuel
but wait till your injecto pump bites the dust you could buy a new 302 :D

the 350 I have I know won't stack up to the miles the Bonnys have
hhhmmm I have two engines
I wonder how the GMC would do with 16 cly'ers :eek: :D

the imports have had some nice engines and drive trains
but the beer cans didn't hold up well for the fenders years back :footinmou :D ;)
 
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