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Cargo Master
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,341
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From: Sacramento
I got me a new ride. It's an 82 Mercedes 300SD. The big 4 door, with the 5cyl turbo diesel. Been driving it too much to adjust the fuel just yet, but it will certainly happen. Bought it on the 18th, and put $25 in the tank. It just now needs fuel again. What a cool score! The interior is pretty beat up, but it's hard to argue with $400 for the car, and I drove it home. Now, I have 2 rigs that are smog exempt. For sure be making the Oregon trips in this car now. Who needs a minivan when you have a tank?
Cargo Master
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,341
Likes: 5
From: Sacramento
When I bought it, he said about 24 in town, but only 26 on the highway. I saw why after driving it home. It needs better gears for the freeway. All in time. It can get to 32mpg, if I do it right.
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 21,076
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From: Fresno, CA.
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Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,028
Likes: 5
From: San Francisco East Bay
Still, there's been many a time when I've woken up with the truck & been glad I had her. The truck with the stick & I go back a long ways... I first rode in her in 1973. I'm the third owner; my father-in-law was the second. The other truck (the automatic) just recently became road-worthy again (after sitting in my buddy's equipment yard for eight years).
Twins... something interesting about twins... so if you had two 42-year-old twins try to pick you up in a bar, what would you do?
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 13,011
Likes: 742
From: Here in No. Calif
That was a good one, reps sent
He goes to dmv Weds for permit. I did pass a dune buggy (4 sale) up in Martinez on Monday that caught my eye so I`ll check on that manana as well. My wife will prolly kick my *** if I buy that but,, I`ll miss her,lol
Dune buggy for my btw
He goes to dmv Weds for permit. I did pass a dune buggy (4 sale) up in Martinez on Monday that caught my eye so I`ll check on that manana as well. My wife will prolly kick my *** if I buy that but,, I`ll miss her,lol
Dune buggy for my btw
Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,028
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From: San Francisco East Bay
"Well, that sounds like a good trade to me..."
(P.S. - Hope your kid does better at the DMV than I did the first few times I went there.)
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 21,076
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From: Fresno, CA.
When I was a wee sprite and going to the DMV for my very first license, it took 3 tries to get it. I failed the parallel parking test the 1st two times (I was driving my dad's 1970 Kingswood station wagon, a battleship sized car back in those days).
Jim
Jim