Well, not quite exactly. I've got a '96 Cummins Dodge that I WILL get 1,000,000 miles out of. I WILL get 1,000,000 miles out of unless I die first or diesel goes away. I've got a new bed, doors, and fenders waiting to go into use. I could use a new cab, and will get one of those too. They go for about $3,000 though and I'm not real keen on paying that, but compaired to new. I happened to be at a huge Ford dealer about a year ago, and were a couple of real nice brand spanking new 2013 or 2014 F350 crew cabs, diesel, two tone paint, 4x4, fully loaded...$64,000 each. And like a nitwit, I'm worried about a $3,000 replacement cab on my old beater Dodge? How stupid am I? Anyway, a few weeks ago I'm on the interstate, stop off to use the john and get something to eat, get out and close the door, and it doesn't latch, so I slam it a few times, and it still doesn't latch. I go in, take care of business, head back out, open and close the door, doesn't latch. I open the door, look at the latch, and where it physically mounts inside of the door...is torn, ripped. The door where the three screws mount for the latch...ripped, latch not angled right to catch. Sunday evening on the interstate, now I've got a problem. I've got a bag of GOOD tie wraps made by Panduit, so I tie the door shut through the seatbelt loop and window, and drive home with the window down a bit cause it won't close like that, and my arm is outside the window holding the door shut as best I can, bear hugging the door down the interstate until I nurse it home. Next day, I take a look, the door is toast but I don't want to change it out yet in the winter cause the new doors are primered from the manufaturer and need some good paint that won't set in the cold. Now what? Of all my trucks, my '96 beater is Ol' Reliable, and my favorite like a Timex watch, it keeps ticking and going. Now what? Thick metal from Menards, a drill, pop rivet gun, hack saw, pair of metal sheers, ball peaned hammer to sheet metal around the corner...and now the door works just fine, clearances more than enough. A little lubricant on the latch too...door works just fine. Only problem is the inside plastic door cover, broke a few brittle holders, but other than that, my favorite truck of all time, still taking a beating and still going. Next spring or summer, a frame off rebuild and retire it other than Sunday drives. No duct tape or Gorilla glue.
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