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Old Apr 3, 2020 | 10:39 AM
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I have a Toyota minivan you can slap a Ford blue oval on and call it a Windsock or something.

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Old Apr 3, 2020 | 11:09 AM
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I'm betting there will be some killer deals available for any kind of vehicle in a few months.
 
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Yes indeed. Too bad I still have 18 months of payments on my current ride. Besides, I'm not in the market. I like the Sienna that I have.

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Old Apr 3, 2020 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Fifty150
I would have to walk a few city blocks to where it is parked....

It's just an 07 F-150, regular cab, 8' bed. It's an XL trim commercial model. Stripped down to nothing. AM only radio, hand crank windows, manual door locks, and no air conditioning. White, like every truck at Home Depot.

Lowest price truck they sell.
That's cool, I thought maybe you had a lift kit, big tires, winch bumper and all the latest goodies on it.
 
Old Apr 3, 2020 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 04badford
Still here , my Truck is not, ended up scorching a cylinder, now I’m looking for a cliff or a drop in motor , I do need to grab my Nipex pliers before I jump out , 1/2 slab still available
What year is your truck? How did you manage to scorch a cylinder?
 
Old Apr 4, 2020 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Nor are you entered for the monthly Kewpie doll prize.
You guys are getting a Kewpie Doll every month? Why didn't someone tell me?

Originally Posted by GlueGuy
I'm betting there will be some killer deals available for any kind of vehicle in a few months.
There will be great deals on a lot of things. You can get in on really good stocks, now that they have all dropped. I don't think the bloodletting is over yet. I would look for a little more to drop, before they start picking up again. I wish I bought Ford @ $1.58 back in Feb 2009.

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maybe you had a lift kit, big tires, winch bumper
There's a 6" lift hit. 35" tires. Push bar. Tonneau cover.

No winch. No goodies. Only what I thought I needed to drive around in The City.



 
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Originally Posted by Tim Young
What year is your truck? How did you manage to scorch a cylinder?
The bullet proof EGR connection failed , let 400+ deg coolant into the cylinders , stretched the head bolts and blew the heads , The truck is now up for sale , as a Mechanics special , I might pull the rims off or not, I’m very done with the 6.0 , my lov has exhausted and it’s really too bad Detroit and Navistar didn’t make an agreement , I really did like the truck if it weren’t for that Engine , even though it worked , for a while . 1/4 side of beef left , oh and a late built 04 hog hauler
 
Old Apr 4, 2020 | 01:59 AM
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Good deal Rob, Looks like a nice truck from what I can tell, how about a nicer photo of it?
That's the truck, parked behind my minivan. A boring, white, commercial trim level minivan. Not a hot chick magnet like a Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey.



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Old Apr 4, 2020 | 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 04badford
The bullet proof EGR connection failed , let 400+ deg coolant into the cylinders , stretched the head bolts and blew the heads , The truck is now up for sale , as a Mechanics special , I might pull the rims off or not, I’m very done with the 6.0 , my lov has exhausted and it’s really too bad Detroit and Navistar didn’t make an agreement , I really did like the truck if it weren’t for that Engine , even though it worked , for a while . 1/4 side of beef left , oh and a late built 04 hog hauler
Bummer about your truck! The 6.0 sure was a mistake for Ford. I think that engine cost them a lot of customers. Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by Fifty150
That's the truck, parked behind my minivan. A boring, white, commercial trim level minivan. Not a hot chick magnet like a Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey.


Very nice, that's a good looking truck. Not having AC would not be a good thing around here in the summer.
 
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Originally Posted by Fifty150
That's the truck, parked behind my minivan. A boring, white, commercial trim level minivan. Not a hot chick magnet like a Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey.


That looks like the stretch of El Camino near the Stanford stadium?
 
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Happy Saturday all.

Toyota Sienna is a chick magnet? Well then I must not of gotten the memo, because the only "chicks" ever in this van are the grand kids.

Jim
 
Old Apr 4, 2020 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Happy Saturday all.

Toyota Sienna is a chick magnet? Well then I must not of gotten the memo, because the only "chicks" ever in this van are the grand kids.

Jim
I guess your just hanging out in all the wrong places Jim!
 
Old Apr 4, 2020 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Happy Saturday all.

Toyota Sienna is a chick magnet? Well then I must not of gotten the memo, because the only "chicks" ever in this van are the grand kids.

Jim
Maybe if you're talking about this kind of chick.

 
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Originally Posted by GlueGuy
That looks like the stretch of El Camino near the Stanford stadium?

Not as exciting. Just another street in San Francisco.
 
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That looks like the stretch of El Camino near the Stanford stadium?
No. San Francisco.
 



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