G'day Fellas,

I ran into a bloke with a F-Truck in Strathalbyn SA a couple of years ago on his full time on the road haulin' a 5th Wheeler.

He was down in the mouth and in shock recovery from paying $4.5K for an alternator through a Ford Stealership somewhere in NSW .

Poor bugger.

I was at Rapid Bay in SA a couple of weeks ago and another bloke was doin' the same thing full time on the road with a 5th Wheeler and using Ford Stealerships around the country to do his servicing and repairs at a shocking cost.
His missus was getting pissed with the expense and this is where these trucks get a bad rep as too bloody expensive when operated by the poor buggers with no mechanical background or aptitude and only go to Dealerships.

Gotta feel sorry for the poor buggers. But when you try to set them straight you may as well be talking left handed Swahili.


Cheers,
Reg