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Old May 1, 2024 | 12:46 PM
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Never been to a state with snow in the winter, eh?
I have been in "snow," White, and may again. 8000 ft hairpin switchbacks. Since it's you, White, I'm gonna let this one slide. Also motored past cars, slo-mo sliding into each other, brakes locked on downhill esses, on a motorcycle. I admit to wanting to park a Deuce an'a Half out front for the prissy neighbors. Those is our company had a roadrunner on them and did about 120 on the Autoban. But I'd use it's carrying capacity too, for mushroom compost.
Old May 1, 2024 | 01:59 PM
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Damn.... missed Paul when he was out my way too. He went to Elevated.

EDIT: Every day I also pass the business in Lakepoint that he got the airplane tow rig. Gumby is right across the highway from that place.


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Old May 1, 2024 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
Never been to a state with snow in the winter, eh? Sissy weather states are the reason we feel like we get kicked in the nuts when we see a nice truck for sale on FBMP, then find out it's a 2WD.
Not this past winter, I had to go all the way to West Virginia to find snow.

And when it does snow, we just stay home a couple of days.

On road, 4WD is needless here. Off road, you need it for the constant, slick as ellshi t mud.
Still, most pickups are sold with 4wd even if they never get off the tarmac.
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Originally Posted by ultimatenoobie
Not this past winter, I had to go all the way to West Virginia to find snow.

And when it does snow, we just stay home a couple of days.

On road, 4WD is needless here. Off road, you need it for the constant, slick as ellshi t mud.
Still, most pickups are sold with 4wd even if they never get off the tarmac.
x2. the most off road my F150 is going up the drive way to my in-laws cabin
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Personally, my truck gets used to haul $4IT or drive in $4!T. That's it's purpose in life, for me. It was my daily for a while, and is still up to that task. But it doesn't make sense to get 14-15mpg when I can get 35mpg.
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Originally Posted by white89gt
Personally, my truck gets used to haul $4IT or drive in $4!T. That's it's purpose in life, for me. It was my daily for a while, and is still up to that task. But it doesn't make sense to get 14-15mpg when I can get 35mpg.
Same. Mine started as an "all-purpose outdoor adventure vehicle" but is now basically "the world's dumbest DD".
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Originally Posted by white89gt
Personally, my truck gets used to haul $4IT or drive in $4!T. That's it's purpose in life, for me. It was my daily for a while, and is still up to that task. But it doesn't make sense to get 14-15mpg when I can get 35mpg.
Yeah, under 5 miles I borrow her Civic, so I try to make errands 6 miles. 😉 MPG aside, it doesn't warm up enough in 5 miles... Not a good practice to run cold often due to
​​​​​​short errands. At one time I got 16 mpg @~65 w 16's. Have 17's now. Hope to retest this summer after new tires.
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Originally Posted by COStruck
Same. Mine started as an "all-purpose outdoor adventure vehicle" but is now basically "the world's dumbest DD".
If gas goes back down to $1.XX per gallon again, I'd drive it more. Gonna have to drop this turd we've got running the show though.
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Originally Posted by white89gt
If gas goes back down to $1.XX per gallon again, I'd drive it more. Gonna have to drop this turd we've got running the show though.
My commute is <5mi, now, so its tough to justify making a change after all the work I put into the old girl. I can drive for weeks on 3/4 of a tank, so who cares?
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Originally Posted by COStruck
My commute is <5mi, now, so its tough to justify making a change after all the work I put into the old girl. I can drive for weeks on 3/4 of a tank, so who cares?
My commute is 70 miles round trip. So the Toyota is 2 gallons per day. The F150 would be just under 5 gallons per day. Currently $7.78 per day vs. $19ish.




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