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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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Interesting, positive comments

I work part time for the parking concession (read I take your money and let you park)at a local event center. It used to be free, but since we started charging we get our share of grumbling or worse. To overcome this I try to make some appropriate comments to diffuse any potential hostility. In the case where I get a Ford diesel coming thru I'll make some positive remarks. Typically the guy will ask, or I will tell that I have a 7.3LPSD. To a man they will reply to 'hang on to what you got, that's the best diesel Ford ever put out' or' I wish I still had mine'.
Just thought I'd share.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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My 7.3 will never be for sale.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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Mine either which i hope to be a longgggggggg time cause i think you have a couple years on me Dan lol
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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I plan on keeping mine for a while. I'd like a long box and if I came across a screamer of a deal (and could swap all my stuff over) I'd consider getting rid of the shorty.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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Cool story, i'll never give mine up, big poppa's part of the family...
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Same here, they can try to pry from my cold dead fingers...
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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yeah I have no plans of getting rid of mine...
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by STROKIN'IT7.3
Mine either which i hope to be a longgggggggg time cause i think you have a couple years on me Dan lol
I did the math. If I drive 10,000 miles per year (which is about average for me) my truck will reach 700,000 miles by the time I am 77!

I know of a few guys who had 7.3's who regret getting rid of them.
 
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Got too much tied up in it to get rid of it....love it as well.
 
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