Re: bring back the old trucks

Posted by Jumptrap on September 18, 2004 at 17:14:42 from (172.167.93.130):

In Reply to: Re: bring back the old trucks posted by Harley1983 on September 17, 2004 at 19:38:37:

I am glad the oldies are gone and in truck Hades or a maybe a Toyota hubcap!

I never bought any vehicle with intentions of working on the damned thing. I hear so many people say...oh I buy this brand because they are easy to work on....or I already have the special wrenches it takes to fix this make.

HAR! I don't plan on buying any tools to work on a truck. If it's a good machine, you won't have to work on it beyond normal servicing. I won't start a brand war but I will say I have owned them all...really. All but 2 gave me trouble and they found new homes with somebody who likes grease under their fingernails, knots on their heads and the hide off their knuckles.

I learned to drive in a '56 International pickup, out in the pasture. That truck was a POS then and if it was still in existence, it'd be a POS now. Next truck was a new '69 Chevy six cylinder. Good vehicle, not great.....took a 3 acre field to turn it and the rear coil springs sucked. I don't know how it was geared, but it would lay an honest 40 feet of rubber before wheel hopping like a toad....right wheel spinning only, of course! After that came a new 77 Chevy. Pass everything but a gas station! In '84 it was a new Nissan...a real Hong Kong Phooey! Next a new '88 Ford 3/4 4wd......the biggest POS I ever sacrificed money for....don't even get me started on this one! Next was a new '96 Dodge 4wd, still driving it...along with a '87 Toyota pickup, which I believe is the best little vehilce ever made....can't kill it and trust me, I've tried! I bought them all new from '77 onward and they just keep getting better. Save yourself a hassle up front and buy it equipped like you need/want it from the get-go and just drive the thing.

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