Bunny slope.
But yes, those times of the year it’s nice. Watch out for the mosquitos, though!
-D
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> 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.
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
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> 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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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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
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.
>
>
> 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
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
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 <
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> When I lived in WI there was a GM stealership in MKE that dealt heavily in
> fleet and
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
> 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
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
> 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
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On Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 10:07 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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> 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
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
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
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
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
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
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