But this is more realistic: http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4050953148.html
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com>wrote: > This is kinda cool: > http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4062231342.html > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> My 6.2 has just as much power as a 350 gasser and gets better mpg. It >> hauls my crewcab with 10k pound trailer and a fullsize pickup just fine. >> A >> 350 would be working hard and getting worse mpg. >> >> Yeah, you sort of give up economy. Until you look at how much fuel a >> gasser that will pull like a Powerstroke burns when working hard. Then it >> seems like a pretty good trade. >> >> Mike >> On Sep 17, 2013 6:10 PM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > With the Ford don't you give up a lot of the fuel economy reason for >> > having one? With a 6.2 you certainly don't have the power you'd get >> with a >> > 5.7 gasser... >> > >> > Lets not count out a Dakota either. My '96 had 222,000 miles when I got >> > rid of it, it was big enough to haul a small car (actually it should >> haul a >> > big car, we hauled a 4400# farm tractor with it) and a good size bed >> > although not a real 8 footer... >> > >> > -Curt >> > >> > Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:55:32 -0400 >> > From: Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> >> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie >> > Message-ID: >> > <calhj_1d-x1zzm_zsw+0xqy1htuj-ofkwp2mss0r7gezffzn...@mail.gmail.com >> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> > >> > I have to question the "added maintenance costs". Really? My old >> idi's >> > just go on and on with minimal maint. My friends with gassers that sit >> a >> > lot are always fiddling with plug wires or stale gas to get them going >> for >> > an occasional mission. I just go out and give the old 6.2 a crank, let >> the >> > smoke clear and off we go. I will say that is often not as easy as it >> > sounds in the middle of the winter, that is where a gasser with efi is >> > nice. >> > >> > The older Fords are well within the $3000 budget. While harder to find >> not >> > rusted away the square body Chevy's are as well. Keep an eye out and >> you >> > can steal a heavy diesel truck from someone looking to downsize. I got >> my >> > 97 f250 Powerstroke for $2500 because it sat for 3 years and needed some >> > work to get going. Now it is an $8000 truck up here because it has no >> rust >> > and looks new. >> > >> > Be patient and keep a close eye on Craigslist. Just saw a one owner >> 2000 >> > diesel 4wd Excursion for $2000........high miles but looks nice and says >> > drives nice. >> > >> > Mike >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
