Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Bunny slope. But yes, those times of the year it’s nice. Watch out for the mosquitos, though! -D Sent from my iPad > On Oct 26, 2022, at 7:38 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > The UP is beautiful in the summer and fall. Mid January, probably not so > much. Unless one likes to ski. > > https://www.mtbohemia.com/ > > > Rick > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
The UP is beautiful in the summer and fall. Mid January, probably not so much. Unless one likes to ski. https://www.mtbohemia.com/ Rick ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
> Did you resolve the issue with the transmission tunnel? It appears to be that the (used) replacement axle is not engaging. I need another session to diagnose further. But, the weather has changed here. Wet and nasty outside. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
On 2022-10-26 15:24, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Look up Manistique MI on Google Maps. It gives a new meaning to the term “remote”, much like the better part of Maine. The wife told us that after the first snow there was no more driving a car/truck into town, it was snow machine until the spring thaw. You wanted/needed something, it was a multi-hour trip on a snowmobile, so you better want/need it bad. This predated cell phones, too, not that I expect there would be any service out there anyway. The kind of place where the ER doctor travels to the patient in a HMMV when they can't get an ambulance to them. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Fer sure - I think the 2020 census had a population of about 2,000. The whole county is probably 3,000, if that. However, once you get outside of Manistique, there is nothing. Literally. Hunting lodges and summer vacation cabins. I’ve been there and the UP in general is pretty much like northern Maine. Whole lotta nothin. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 3:34 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > It's so nowhere that it's almost somewhere again. > Still has 10x the population of Stockholm, ME where my cousin owns the store. > When I say the store I mean it's the only store in town. > > > -Curt > > > > On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 03:25:42 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > Look up Manistique MI on Google Maps. It gives a new meaning to the term > “remote”, much like the better part of Maine. > > The wife told us that after the first snow there was no more driving a > car/truck into town, it was snow machine until the spring thaw. You > wanted/needed something, it was a multi-hour trip on a snowmobile, so you > better want/need it bad. This predated cell phones, too, not that I expect > there would be any service out there anyway. > > -D > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 3:16 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: >> >> Loads of people from the south moving to northern Maine in the last year or >> so because land is so cheap. >> >> My cousin had a tenant that just up and left. Shes from Texas and told him >> "It's always so cold here!" That was in August. >> >> She just got in her car and turned south, left all the stuff in her >> apartment. Fortunately her rent was current. >> >> I wonder how the others will fare at -20F or colder. >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 03:03:54 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via >> Mercedes wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I can see that. >> >> Former owner of our first house sold it to fund the purchase of a hunting >> lodge 40 miles north of Manistique, somewhere around Steuben. He was going >> to live there year ‘round. We heard from the wife’s daughter a few years >> later that Mom didn’t care for rural living and had returned to the >> flatlands (Indiana). >> >> -D >> >>> On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:58 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 2022-10-26 14:43, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I thought that deduction was for Hummers? >>> >>> I actually had that on a depreciation schedule 20 years ago. >>> A HMMV and a Suburban. >>> Then he added a diesel Excursion. >>> >>> Then the HMMV got sold a couple years later. >>> It was hardly ever driven, but when you're doing emergency work in Da UP, >>> and you absolutely must get there, it did the job. >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
It's so nowhere that it's almost somewhere again. Still has 10x the population of Stockholm, ME where my cousin owns the store. When I say the store I mean it's the only store in town. -Curt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 03:25:42 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Look up Manistique MI on Google Maps. It gives a new meaning to the term “remote”, much like the better part of Maine. The wife told us that after the first snow there was no more driving a car/truck into town, it was snow machine until the spring thaw. You wanted/needed something, it was a multi-hour trip on a snowmobile, so you better want/need it bad. This predated cell phones, too, not that I expect there would be any service out there anyway. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 3:16 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > Loads of people from the south moving to northern Maine in the last year or > so because land is so cheap. > > My cousin had a tenant that just up and left. Shes from Texas and told him > "It's always so cold here!" That was in August. > > She just got in her car and turned south, left all the stuff in her > apartment. Fortunately her rent was current. > > I wonder how the others will fare at -20F or colder. > > -Curt > > > > > On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 03:03:54 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > I can see that. > > Former owner of our first house sold it to fund the purchase of a hunting > lodge 40 miles north of Manistique, somewhere around Steuben. He was going to > live there year ‘round. We heard from the wife’s daughter a few years later > that Mom didn’t care for rural living and had returned to the flatlands > (Indiana). > > -D > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:58 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> On 2022-10-26 14:43, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> I thought that deduction was for Hummers? >> >> I actually had that on a depreciation schedule 20 years ago. >> A HMMV and a Suburban. >> Then he added a diesel Excursion. >> >> Then the HMMV got sold a couple years later. >> It was hardly ever driven, but when you're doing emergency work in Da UP, >> and you absolutely must get there, it did the job. >> >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Look up Manistique MI on Google Maps. It gives a new meaning to the term “remote”, much like the better part of Maine. The wife told us that after the first snow there was no more driving a car/truck into town, it was snow machine until the spring thaw. You wanted/needed something, it was a multi-hour trip on a snowmobile, so you better want/need it bad. This predated cell phones, too, not that I expect there would be any service out there anyway. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 3:16 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > Loads of people from the south moving to northern Maine in the last year or > so because land is so cheap. > > My cousin had a tenant that just up and left. Shes from Texas and told him > "It's always so cold here!" That was in August. > > She just got in her car and turned south, left all the stuff in her > apartment. Fortunately her rent was current. > > I wonder how the others will fare at -20F or colder. > > -Curt > > > > > On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 03:03:54 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > I can see that. > > Former owner of our first house sold it to fund the purchase of a hunting > lodge 40 miles north of Manistique, somewhere around Steuben. He was going to > live there year ‘round. We heard from the wife’s daughter a few years later > that Mom didn’t care for rural living and had returned to the flatlands > (Indiana). > > -D > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:58 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> On 2022-10-26 14:43, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> I thought that deduction was for Hummers? >> >> I actually had that on a depreciation schedule 20 years ago. >> A HMMV and a Suburban. >> Then he added a diesel Excursion. >> >> Then the HMMV got sold a couple years later. >> It was hardly ever driven, but when you're doing emergency work in Da UP, >> and you absolutely must get there, it did the job. >> >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
On 26/10/2022 1:06 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: My Dodge diesel was a 'stripper'. Manual windows, seats, locks, mirrors. It was touted as a 'good work truck'. Less to break, was my take on it. So far, so good --- none of these things _has_ broken on my watch! -- Jim Did you resolve the issue with the transmission tunnel? Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Loads of people from the south moving to northern Maine in the last year or so because land is so cheap. My cousin had a tenant that just up and left. Shes from Texas and told him "It's always so cold here!" That was in August. She just got in her car and turned south, left all the stuff in her apartment. Fortunately her rent was current. I wonder how the others will fare at -20F or colder. -Curt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 03:03:54 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I can see that. Former owner of our first house sold it to fund the purchase of a hunting lodge 40 miles north of Manistique, somewhere around Steuben. He was going to live there year ‘round. We heard from the wife’s daughter a few years later that Mom didn’t care for rural living and had returned to the flatlands (Indiana). -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:58 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-10-26 14:43, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I thought that deduction was for Hummers? > > I actually had that on a depreciation schedule 20 years ago. > A HMMV and a Suburban. > Then he added a diesel Excursion. > > Then the HMMV got sold a couple years later. > It was hardly ever driven, but when you're doing emergency work in Da UP, and > you absolutely must get there, it did the job. > > ___ > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
I can see that. Former owner of our first house sold it to fund the purchase of a hunting lodge 40 miles north of Manistique, somewhere around Steuben. He was going to live there year ‘round. We heard from the wife’s daughter a few years later that Mom didn’t care for rural living and had returned to the flatlands (Indiana). -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:58 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-10-26 14:43, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I thought that deduction was for Hummers? > > I actually had that on a depreciation schedule 20 years ago. > A HMMV and a Suburban. > Then he added a diesel Excursion. > > Then the HMMV got sold a couple years later. > It was hardly ever driven, but when you're doing emergency work in Da UP, and > you absolutely must get there, it did the job. > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
On 2022-10-26 14:43, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I thought that deduction was for Hummers? I actually had that on a depreciation schedule 20 years ago. A HMMV and a Suburban. Then he added a diesel Excursion. Then the HMMV got sold a couple years later. It was hardly ever driven, but when you're doing emergency work in Da UP, and you absolutely must get there, it did the job. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
I thought that deduction was for Hummers? -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:41 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-10-26 14:05, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> The "work truck" crowd around here seem to have gone up to bro-dozers. > > December of 2020 the farmer across the road from me (60+ years old) got rid > of his early 21st Century Ranger (probably traded it in) and started driving > a new Raptor. Whenever the dirt road is wet or excessively bumpy, that Raptor > goes down the road at 10mph or less, just like the Ranger used to. I figure > he must have really wanted a section 179 deduction two years ago. > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
On 2022-10-26 14:05, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: The "work truck" crowd around here seem to have gone up to bro-dozers. December of 2020 the farmer across the road from me (60+ years old) got rid of his early 21st Century Ranger (probably traded it in) and started driving a new Raptor. Whenever the dirt road is wet or excessively bumpy, that Raptor goes down the road at 10mph or less, just like the Ranger used to. I figure he must have really wanted a section 179 deduction two years ago. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
If I hadn't found the '18 I was considering special ordering. The new trucks around here START at $55,000. I could order a RAM 1500 with the v8 for like $46k. In 2014 when I bought our 2010 that truck was $28k... -Curt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 02:01:09 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: That was my dilemma when I was looking for a Suburban. Dealers in the city of 50k people I lived in at the time would only sell the fully loaded Suburbans, and pretty much told me to go to Milwaukee to get a stripped down model as they didn’t want to mess with ordering one. Allan - no shortage of limestone where you are, eh? I always know I’m in Indiana when I see houses with “Bedford stone” on them... -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 1:55 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wanted a basic work truck when we bought the F150 - had to special order > it. Only pimped out trucks on the lots. > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
My Dodge diesel was a 'stripper'. Manual windows, seats, locks, mirrors. It was touted as a 'good work truck'. Less to break, was my take on it. So far, so good --- none of these things _has_ broken on my watch! -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
We also had a truck dealership, they sold medium duty trucks too. Sadly they seem to have closed some time back. The "work truck" crowd around here seem to have gone up to bro-dozers. My neighbor had his driveway repaved a couple weeks ago. The contractor had the ultimate bro-dozer, big Chevy diesel dually, lifted on big stupid tires. He seemed like a nice guy and did nice work but had a really dumb truck. -Curt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 01:53:07 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: We used to have a used car dealer in town that seemed to specialize in work trucks. He would have a lot of pickups and vans in white or "state highway crew yellow", often with toolboxes, flatbeds, or lift gates. They closed pre-pandemic, and have not reopened. Their lot is on a corner, and they had huge raw blocks of limestone brought in and placed across the lot so that people could not cut through to avoid the stoplight. Not sure why they cared, but they did. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022, at 09:40, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > When I lived in WI there was a GM stealership in MKE that dealt heavily > in fleet and “work” trucks. I went there to buy my Suburban, as I > wanted a very basic one - radio/heat/AC and that was about it. > Everything at my local dealers was pimped up for the WI station wagon > crowd. > > I got a good deal on one that was pretty basic - no carpets, rubber > mats - but that was fine with me. > > I wonder if that’s a viable approach any more if there’s someone in > your area that sell that sort of stuff? > > -D > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: >> >> The vast majority I find are black, white or silver. >> There are some RAM trucks in a nice red but they're almost always "Bighorn" >> or "Laramie". They're way more money and have a big stupid console in the >> truck that I don't like. >> I wanted a Tradesman or Classic, there are basically zero of those for sale >> anywhere near me... >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:25:30 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via >> Mercedes wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Nice. Very understated compared to many late model trucks on the road these >> days. >> >> -D >> >>> On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on >>> the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got >>> loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I >>> didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. >>> >>> So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 >>> RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is >>> that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again >>> more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. >>> >>> I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as >>> you'd expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor >>> "updates". >>> >>> Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so >>> there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... >>> >>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > ___ > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Good point, but I was ready to put down a deposit, too. Probably not enough for it to make a difference to them, though. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 2:04 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> told me to go to Milwaukee to get a stripped down model as they didn’t want >> to mess with ordering one. > > Probably less about the extra work than about the very real chance of a > customer backing out of the > deal and sticking them with a hard-to-move item. > > -- Jim > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
> told me to go to Milwaukee to get a stripped down model as they didn’t want > to mess with ordering one. Probably less about the extra work than about the very real chance of a customer backing out of the deal and sticking them with a hard-to-move item. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
That was my dilemma when I was looking for a Suburban. Dealers in the city of 50k people I lived in at the time would only sell the fully loaded Suburbans, and pretty much told me to go to Milwaukee to get a stripped down model as they didn’t want to mess with ordering one. Allan - no shortage of limestone where you are, eh? I always know I’m in Indiana when I see houses with “Bedford stone” on them... -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 1:55 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wanted a basic work truck when we bought the F150 - had to special order > it. Only pimped out trucks on the lots. > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
I wanted a basic work truck when we bought the F150 - had to special order it. Only pimped out trucks on the lots. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 9:40 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > When I lived in WI there was a GM stealership in MKE that dealt heavily in > fleet and “work” trucks. I went there to buy my Suburban, as I wanted a > very basic one - radio/heat/AC and that was about it. Everything at my > local dealers was pimped up for the WI station wagon crowd. > > I got a good deal on one that was pretty basic - no carpets, rubber mats - > but that was fine with me. > > I wonder if that’s a viable approach any more if there’s someone in your > area that sell that sort of stuff? > > -D > > > On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > The vast majority I find are black, white or silver. > > There are some RAM trucks in a nice red but they're almost always > "Bighorn" or "Laramie". They're way more money and have a big stupid > console in the truck that I don't like. > > I wanted a Tradesman or Classic, there are basically zero of those for > sale anywhere near me... > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:25:30 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nice. Very understated compared to many late model trucks on the road > these days. > > > > -D > > > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no > rockers on the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine > something got loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose > awhile and I didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. > >> > >> So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a > 2018 RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked > is that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half > again more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. > >> > >> I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as > you'd expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor > "updates". > >> > >> Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so > there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... > >> > >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
We used to have a used car dealer in town that seemed to specialize in work trucks. He would have a lot of pickups and vans in white or "state highway crew yellow", often with toolboxes, flatbeds, or lift gates. They closed pre-pandemic, and have not reopened. Their lot is on a corner, and they had huge raw blocks of limestone brought in and placed across the lot so that people could not cut through to avoid the stoplight. Not sure why they cared, but they did. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022, at 09:40, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > When I lived in WI there was a GM stealership in MKE that dealt heavily > in fleet and “work” trucks. I went there to buy my Suburban, as I > wanted a very basic one - radio/heat/AC and that was about it. > Everything at my local dealers was pimped up for the WI station wagon > crowd. > > I got a good deal on one that was pretty basic - no carpets, rubber > mats - but that was fine with me. > > I wonder if that’s a viable approach any more if there’s someone in > your area that sell that sort of stuff? > > -D > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: >> >> The vast majority I find are black, white or silver. >> There are some RAM trucks in a nice red but they're almost always "Bighorn" >> or "Laramie". They're way more money and have a big stupid console in the >> truck that I don't like. >> I wanted a Tradesman or Classic, there are basically zero of those for sale >> anywhere near me... >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:25:30 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via >> Mercedes wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Nice. Very understated compared to many late model trucks on the road these >> days. >> >> -D >> >>> On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on >>> the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got >>> loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I >>> didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. >>> >>> So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 >>> RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is >>> that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again >>> more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. >>> >>> I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as >>> you'd expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor >>> "updates". >>> >>> Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so >>> there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... >>> >>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
> The 5.7 in the 2010 were 390/407. Supposedly the v6 will increase mileage by > 5mpg, fairly substantial... 5 more would be nice. For us, as an infrequently-used utility vehicle, the mileage is definitely secondary. Far more important is its ability to sit unused for periods of time, with no drama. The V10 is a low-tech engine, and it does this well. It has an excellent reliability reputation, so far borne out during its 4.5 years (!) with us. (The idle control motor got sticky, so it would sometimes die if you didn't feather the throttle. That was an easy and cheap fix.) I can buy a lot of gas for the price difference between this old truck and something a lot newer with better specs. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
The 5.7 in the 2010 were 390/407. Supposedly the v6 will increase mileage by 5mpg, fairly substantial... -Curt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 12:38:24 PM EDT, Jim Cathey wrote: > it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again more HP and just a little less > torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. The V10s, last seen in 2003, have 300/450. I bet you get better mileage than I do! -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
> it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again more HP and just a little less > torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. The V10s, last seen in 2003, have 300/450. I bet you get better mileage than I do! -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Good job Curt. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 10:07 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on > the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got > loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I > didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. > > So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a > 2018 RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked > is that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half > again more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. > > I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as > you'd expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor > "updates". > > Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so > there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 > > -Curt > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Looks nice! Randy On 26/10/2022 9:06 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as you'd expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor "updates". Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 -Curt ___ ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
When I lived in WI there was a GM stealership in MKE that dealt heavily in fleet and “work” trucks. I went there to buy my Suburban, as I wanted a very basic one - radio/heat/AC and that was about it. Everything at my local dealers was pimped up for the WI station wagon crowd. I got a good deal on one that was pretty basic - no carpets, rubber mats - but that was fine with me. I wonder if that’s a viable approach any more if there’s someone in your area that sell that sort of stuff? -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > The vast majority I find are black, white or silver. > There are some RAM trucks in a nice red but they're almost always "Bighorn" > or "Laramie". They're way more money and have a big stupid console in the > truck that I don't like. > I wanted a Tradesman or Classic, there are basically zero of those for sale > anywhere near me... > > -Curt > > > > > On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:25:30 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > Nice. Very understated compared to many late model trucks on the road these > days. > > -D > >> On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on >> the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got >> loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I >> didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. >> >> So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 >> RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is >> that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again >> more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. >> >> I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as you'd >> expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor "updates". >> >> Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so >> there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... >> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 >> >> -Curt >> >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
The vast majority I find are black, white or silver. There are some RAM trucks in a nice red but they're almost always "Bighorn" or "Laramie". They're way more money and have a big stupid console in the truck that I don't like. I wanted a Tradesman or Classic, there are basically zero of those for sale anywhere near me... -Curt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:25:30 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Nice. Very understated compared to many late model trucks on the road these days. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on > the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got loose > in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I didn't > notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. > > So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 > RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is that > it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again more HP > and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. > > I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as you'd > expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor "updates". > > Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so there's > a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 > > -Curt > > ___ > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: New Truck day
Nice. Very understated compared to many late model trucks on the road these days. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on > the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got loose > in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I didn't > notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. > > So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 > RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is that > it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again more HP > and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. > > I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as you'd > expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor "updates". > > Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so there's > a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 > > -Curt > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] OT: New Truck day
My old 2010 RAM 1500 has gotten really rusty, like basically no rockers on the driver's side anymore. Then on our last trip to Maine something got loose in the steering. Looking at the tires it's been loose awhile and I didn't notice, the tires are all worn out on that inside edge. So anyway I've been looking at trucks for awhile and managed to find a 2018 RAM 1500 at a price I didn't really gag at. The only thing I disliked is that it's the v6. That said it's 305hp/265lb ft torque. That's half again more HP and just a little less torque than the 318ci in my '96 Dakota. I went to the place and drove it, it's fine, buzzy and high revving as you'd expect. It's basically the same truck I have now with a few minor "updates". Today I need to run around and do the paperwork, I bought it in NH so there's a little extra. Hoping to take delivery Friday or Saturday... https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVd1q928irAUeu9b6 -Curt ___ 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
