Re: [MBZ] OT - GMC 1/2 ton truck?
My Dakota had 200,000 miles before it had any troubles at all. When I got rid of it at 222,000 miles it was still quite driveable although definately on the downhill slide. I'd have driven it to Okieland without worry. -Curt Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:52:57 -0500 From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - GMC 1/2 ton truck? To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: 437bc980904221852w7b6de2e2x55dc72f785961...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Love it! They've pared down to the essentials. I told them to sell anything that won't fit in the Mini --- Their ability to discern a vehicle that will get here vs. one that might not make it past the Big Dig is my major worry, and I have no idea about any of these trucks. I l don't think I'd trust a Detroit auto tranny with that many miles! -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090423/e6df4c53/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - GMC 1/2 ton truck?
Love it! They've pared down to the essentials. I told them to sell anything that won't fit in the Mini --- Their ability to discern a vehicle that will get here vs. one that might not make it past the Big Dig is my major worry, and I have no idea about any of these trucks. I l don't think I'd trust a Detroit auto tranny with that many miles! On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Would tow a Mini fine, but that seems a lot of money for an 8 year old truck that is probably near the end of its service life unless it's been well maintained. I think that when I was still a college student I could move in one pickup truck load, but most people can't even come close. How dense is their load to be? A 1/2-ton truck might not have the nuts to do the job safely and well, if there's a lot of stuff stacked halfway to heaven, or a lot of weight. And towing a car behind too? Look for a 3/4- or 1-ton. I'd also look for something a whole lot cheaper and, if you'll forgive the expression, okie-ish. Then if it only serves for the one trip it's not so much money to waste. Or do they figure on needing a truck from here on out in their lives? Hard to beat the volume an actual moving truck will carry, though. -- Jim -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos KD5NRO The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy Baron Manfred von Richthofen -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090422/89ea7f0f/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - GMC 1/2 ton truck?
Would tow a Mini fine, but that seems a lot of money for an 8 year old truck that is probably near the end of its service life unless it's been well maintained. I think that when I was still a college student I could move in one pickup truck load, but most people can't even come close. How dense is their load to be? A 1/2-ton truck might not have the nuts to do the job safely and well, if there's a lot of stuff stacked halfway to heaven, or a lot of weight. And towing a car behind too? Look for a 3/4- or 1-ton. I'd also look for something a whole lot cheaper and, if you'll forgive the expression, okie-ish. Then if it only serves for the one trip it's not so much money to waste. Or do they figure on needing a truck from here on out in their lives? Hard to beat the volume an actual moving truck will carry, though. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
