Posted by JDseller on January 22, 2012 at 07:32:31 from (208.126.196.144):
I was reading another post and saw where DaveII commented about a guy he knew that had ordered a plain Jane pickup. Dave could not see why the guy ordered a manual transmission, manual windows, and non tinted windows. Dave stated that he could have bought a loaded up one for about the same money, plus no wait.
Well I must be one of the strange guys too. The last new Pickup I bought was a 1990 Dodge W300 Cummins diesel. I ordered manual window and a stick transmission. Here where my reasons:
1) I pull goose neck trailer a lot and I have much better control of a heavy load with a manual transmission. If I need to backup a few inches I don't have to rev the pickup to he!! to get it to move a heavy load.
2) I can and have repaired my manual transmission. My brother bought the same truck with a automatic transmission and he replaced three before trading the truck off ten years ago.
3) I usual keep things in good repair and shape. So I have many things in daily use that are much older than what most people use. This truck is an example. It is twenty years old with 385,000 miles on it but is still a good pickup. My oldest son just got back from Las Vegas with it. He pulled a forty foot camper with no issues.
4) I CAN move my arm and roll down a window. I have had to spend hundreds of dollars to keep older power windows working. One of the first things to quit working on an older vehicle is the power accessories.
I would like to hear your opinions on this. I think that many on here like the rugged simple stuff too. That is a reason that many of us are using old tractors and equipment. I am willing to bet that Dave II does too or he would not be using a forty year old IH tractor to do his farming with.
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