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Sitting here at the gas station in my truck waiting for the only diesel pumps to open. One person's just parked there and went inside and has been in there for at least 5 minutes. The other is a man and his daughter with two vehicles who chose the one pump that has a diesel to fill up both vehicles.

The other pumps are pretty much empty.

#diesellife
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
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Sitting here at the gas station in my truck waiting for the only diesel pumps to open. One person's just parked there and went inside and has been in there for at least 5 minutes. The other is a man and his daughter with two vehicles who chose the one pump that has a diesel to fill up both vehicles.

The other pumps are pretty much empty.

#diesellife
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#commoncourtesyain'tcommon
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
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Sitting here at the gas station in my truck waiting for the only diesel pumps to open. One person's just parked there and went inside and has been in there for at least 5 minutes. The other is a man and his daughter with two vehicles who chose the one pump that has a diesel to fill up both vehicles.

The other pumps are pretty much empty.

#diesellife
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That drives me crazy!!! And you notice how it’s always a Subaru too??? 😂😂

I’m not a coal roller, those are of the past. EPA is really cracking down on that and tuners right now. I’m 100% clean, no smoke, and quiet. I couldn’t do the cab drone while towing for hours, no thanks.
 
bluemax_1 said:
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I feel like this is a pretty nice area and they look like pretty decent people. The owner of the Subaru came out while I was filling up and it was a younger woman with a baby. I'm sure there was a diaper situation or something. It's just not on their radar. I thought about saying something but thought better of it.


So now I'm cruising down the road on my way to visit with my dad and I'm listening to that sweets 7.3 turbo wine cruising down the road at a little under 65 and about $1,800 RPM. Just came up on some knucklehead and a Chevy avalanche doing a Carolina squat. If you don't know what this is, you should look it up. Kids these days. When someone's doing 20 below, sometimes you just have to pass on that double yellow. Know what I mean? It might not be quick by today's standards, but the old girl still has some hustle.
 
Murphjd25 said:
That drives me crazy!!! And you notice how it’s always a Subaru too??? 😂😂

I’m not a coal roller, those are of the past. EPA is really cracking down on that and tuners right now. I’m 100% clean, no smoke, and quiet. I couldn’t do the cab drone while towing for hours, no thanks.
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My truck is as quiet as my ‘15 Chrysler 200 v6 was. At 36 years old I got over the loud exhaust thing a long while ago.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
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Sitting here at the gas station in my truck waiting for the only diesel pumps to open. One person's just parked there and went inside and has been in there for at least 5 minutes. The other is a man and his daughter with two vehicles who chose the one pump that has a diesel to fill up both vehicles.

The other pumps are pretty much empty.

#diesellife
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A couple of days ago I was waiting for the only diesel pump at our local gas station. The guy in front of me was in a diesel and pulling a long stock trailer. It was almost 100 degrees. After he filled his oversized tank he proceeded to go to all of the openings in the trailer and check on the animals. It was busy there and not a whole lot of room to pull out of the way so I waited patiently thinking it was probably needed to check on the animals in the heat. Then he went inside and was in there a while. But when he came out he came up to my window and gave me a big Gatorade and thanked me for being patient. I came away with a very positive feeling about the experience as opposed to being annoyed.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
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Sitting here at the gas station in my truck waiting for the only diesel pumps to open. One person's just parked there and went inside and has been in there for at least 5 minutes. The other is a man and his daughter with two vehicles who chose the one pump that has a diesel to fill up both vehicles.

The other pumps are pretty much empty.

#diesellife
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I have the same problem at the station I get E85 .... the people can get regular gas at the pump and always go inside to cash in/ buy lottery tickets for 15 to 20 minutes.........
 
coolbreezy37 said:
Nothing beats a ol’ 7.3 PS for reliability. Had 2 of em in my late teens-20’s. I bought em because my father had them when I was young. OBS fords are what a truck should look like IMO. Now I drive a 2019 Silverado w/ a 5.3. Only thing that sucked about the 7.3 is it couldn’t get out of its own damn way, otherwise best motor I ever had the pleasure of owning. Side note: also owned a ‘76 corvette, 1965 Pontiac GTO tripower, and a 1986 Buick Grand National.
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My pants moved when you said 86 grand national!


And for sure fall is my favorite time of year leaves changing color, cooler weather.... kids are back in school lol
 
yoko said:
I've talked to a few people who have done the newer gen 3.8 swap in grannies , they said it was kind of a pain but it made the car better.
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yoko said:
I've talked to a few people who have done the newer gen 3.8 swap in grannies , they said it was kind of a pain but it made the car better
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I’ve heard that as well, I feel that the heart and soul of that car is the 3.8 Turbo. Once you remove that from the equation, the car won’t be the same. Mine only had light modifications. It was a true G80 code Grand National.
 
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