Lets Get This Party Started!!!!!
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From: Bellingham, WA
It depends on what you want to do with it. Diesel trucks have a significant advantage in terms of versatility over gassers. They do everything better 
You can tow ridiculous amounts of weight with them and still get great mileage. You can commute in them at better than 15mpg. You can run 11 second quarter miles all day long. You can haul the entire family. All with the SAME TRUCK on the SAME DAY! And depending on the motor in the truck, it can be done for less or the same as trying to build a 600 horse big block. The 09 powerstrokes are turning 550+ rwhp on the dyno with tunes and dpf deletes. With a decent reaction time thats low 12's WITH JUST TUNES! Its pretty insane.
You can tow ridiculous amounts of weight with them and still get great mileage. You can commute in them at better than 15mpg. You can run 11 second quarter miles all day long. You can haul the entire family. All with the SAME TRUCK on the SAME DAY! And depending on the motor in the truck, it can be done for less or the same as trying to build a 600 horse big block. The 09 powerstrokes are turning 550+ rwhp on the dyno with tunes and dpf deletes. With a decent reaction time thats low 12's WITH JUST TUNES! Its pretty insane.
Same old crap around here, tired of the rain. I'm a GC so more rain= less work. As if the economy wasnt doing a good enough job of killing of the construction world...LOL... Other than that, I had a big year, built my house from basically scratch, we had a beautiful baby girl, also from scratch, lol, and trying to survive through everything else going on!!! Just trying to revive the WA chapter a bit!!!! How is everyone else doing???
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Lostmybeer, diesel are over-rated. Its all about the hybrids
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From: WA Resident
I am thinking of getting the Ford Hybrid Emblem installed on my truck now.
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......... or somethin like thatCowboy Steve
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Is that the thing that hangs out of the grill? LOL always wondered if thats what it was for....
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Hey you!! Were have you been hiding?? Ha! Ha!!
Oh, yeah, still climbing towers,,, just thought I'd add a little more to the pot!! Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!
Oh, yeah, still climbing towers,,, just thought I'd add a little more to the pot!! Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!
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From: Ellensburg, Washington
Believe it or not, I miss those big wind machines....
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Steve, could've used you Sunday night. Had to go up to Eburg for a rescue off of Wilson Rd. up in the hills. One Toy being rescued with 2 SuperDuties stuck. Got off the hill about 11. Home at 2am. I'm done with snow for a few days.
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From: Ocean Park WA
Hey yall, been a crazy year here and still looks the same for this year. Now I got to deal with the VA because of the old busted right flipper. Keep staying busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest.
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