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1 hour ago, BabaYaga said:

Taco's are insanely expensive.  215K is a lot of miles, even for them.  Can he handle a full size?  Neighbor just picked up a Nissan Titan.  Have another friend with one as well.  They are great, great trucks with that big 5.6l engine.  Does he "need" 4x4?

He does not need 4x4. Unfortunately he has not picked up my love for hunting. :) And yes, he can handle a full size. I taught he how to drive in my Ford F150 and he has driven my Tundra more recently. 

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  • Spaulding Smails
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    I'm not a truck nut per se.  I'm certainly not a gear head.  And, I'm not at all impulsive.  But, I saw this truck on the side of the road two weeks ago, test drove it the next day, took it to my budd

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    Just picked up this sexy beast.

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    One year without a truck was too long.  I’m back. And figured, fuck it. I can’t take it with me so might as well enjoy it.   

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Nobody "needs" 4X4 until you need it.  And you'll wish you had it when you go to sell it.

Call me cheap, but bought my last truck in 4x2 and V8 after having the previous truck in the shop numerous times.  Took the "less crap to break, the better" approach, and have to admit, been very happy thus far.  The F150 at least has a rear diff lock that's saved my ass a few times.

14 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

Call me cheap, but bought my last truck in 4x2 and V8 after having the previous truck in the shop numerous times.  Took the "less crap to break, the better" approach, and have to admit, been very happy thus far.  The F150 at least has a rear diff lock that's saved my ass a few times.

I'm of the same mindset, except I enjoy having 4x4. I have the basic luxuries,  PW, PL and cruise and I'm a very happy.  

The killer was having to do a cab-off on the 250 for a turbo repair.  Swore then and there I will avoid anything with a turbo at all costs.

1 hour ago, PvilleStang said:

The killer was having to do a cab-off on the 250 for a turbo repair.  Swore then and there I will avoid anything with a turbo at all costs.

Cumins is so much easier to work as room is abundant compared to Ford/GM. I put a bigger turbo, exhaust manifold,  injectors and a FASS on mine 2 years ago and it was very easy.  Compounds are next 😈

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Well. Told you I was still considering and definitely an impulse buyer. I saw this one last week and thought it was too good to pass up. 2013 but only 88,220 miles. previously owned by a Marine who was deployed a lot apparently. Thing sat in his garage months at a time. Carfax did show consistent maintenance which made me feel more comfortable about it. Everything else looked great. $18,500 OTD. 

 

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21 minutes ago, Dignan said:

Well. Told you I was still considering and definitely an impulse buyer. I saw this one last week and thought it was too good to pass up. 2013 but only 88,220 miles. previously owned by a Marine who was deployed a lot apparently. Thing sat in his garage months at a time. Carfax did show consistent maintenance which made me feel more comfortable about it. Everything else looked great. $18,500 OTD. 

 

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Great find, seriously.  Good deals on Tacos are rare as rooster lips

17 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Great find, seriously.  Good deals on Tacos are rare as rooster lips

I know. I had to do it. 

14 minutes ago, Dignan said:

I know. I had to do it. 

Assuming it's the 4-cylinder?  4x2?  Bulletproof little trucks

Well. Told you I was still considering and definitely an impulse buyer. I saw this one last week and thought it was too good to pass up. 2013 but only 88,220 miles. previously owned by a Marine who was deployed a lot apparently. Thing sat in his garage months at a time. Carfax did show consistent maintenance which made me feel more comfortable about it. Everything else looked great. $18,500 OTD. 
 
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These are great. I had one for a spell.

1GR-FE and A750 are bulletproof.
5 hours ago, Dignan said:

Well. Told you I was still considering and definitely an impulse buyer. I saw this one last week and thought it was too good to pass up. 2013 but only 88,220 miles. previously owned by a Marine who was deployed a lot apparently. Thing sat in his garage months at a time. Carfax did show consistent maintenance which made me feel more comfortable about it. Everything else looked great. $18,500 OTD. 

 

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That's a great buy. I'm looking at used Tacos right now for my son who turns 16 next year and can't believe how expensive these are. I had a 4 door 2003 TRD off road that I traded in on a Suburban when we started having kids. I think it had ~130,000 miles on it and carmax gave me $10k for it. That was quite a bit higher than the GM dealer offered me and I was glad to have it. That same fucking truck is now $15k+ if it's in decent shape.

Here's one in Atlanta currently for sale:

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On 12/3/2024 at 8:58 PM, davidg said:

Got distracted as I stopped for fuel in my 2019 Ram 6.7 Cummins this evening and pumped 4 gallons of gas before I realized what I was doing.

Called a shop close by and had a wrecker drop off the truck right as they were closing. Their plan is too drop the tank, drain it and flush the lines.

Anything else I need to make sure they do to not have any problems?

Have your wife pump the fuel from now on

23 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Assuming it's the 4-cylinder?  4x2?  Bulletproof little trucks

3.4L (?) V-6. 4x2. 

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One year without a truck was too long.  I’m back. And figured, fuck it. I can’t take it with me so might as well enjoy it. 
 

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Got my old f350 7.3L running well again (power steering and brake fluid pump, steering gear box, brake system, differential service and sealing, turbo something was leaking, and a bunch of little stuff with a receipt about 5 pages long, all in about $12k). Engine and transmission still in good shape, about to roll past 300,000 miles…

hums like a school bus with after market tuner that lets me ride on the highway with ease. Wife is installing a new car play stereo this weekend. Weekend drives and fishing expeditions in the hill country are sublime in that loud ass mother fucker. 🤤 

yes tacos are expensive, bought my son one at the height of the used car market. 🤢 

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On 2/1/2025 at 4:27 PM, Bert Orange said:

One year without a truck was too long.  I’m back. And figured, fuck it. I can’t take it with me so might as well enjoy it. 
 

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So the 392 has already been sent packing?

9 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

So the 392 has already been sent packing?

I went to sleep and woke up to it now identifying as an M5

It’s apparently auto fluid 

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I went to sleep and woke up to it now identifying as an M5

New M5 or the previous model?

Just now, Chewbacca said:

New M5 or the previous model?

No fugly shit. F90 all day. 

4 minutes ago, Bert Orange said:

No fugly shit. F90 all day. 

Good man.  I don't know what BMW is doing to their new M cars, but it's not good.  Can't imagine many people want them.

14 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Good man.  I don't know what BMW is doing to their new M cars, but it's not good.  Can't imagine many people want them.

NM the fact that if you want all that power, you damn well better keep it charged. Without the battery motor, it has less power than the F90. No thanks. 

Have to get new tires on my 22 FX4. Has a factory 2” lift. What would yall recommend? I’m thinking Michelin. I drive a lot so don’t want a loud ride. It has 50k miles. The stock tire is the Pireli 275/60/20. Also would like a little more aggressive look.

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Wranglers, KO2s, Nitto Ridge Grapplers-- I've had all three of those in recent years and been pleased with the balance of aggressive vs. quiet for all of them.  But none of them are going to run like the Defender LTX.  It really just ends up being a tradeoff and you have to decide what's most important to you.

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Nice.  Add a chrome roll bar with some daylighters on top, and then we're talking.

On 4/3/2025 at 11:06 PM, UTexasFight said:

Here is an April Fools that really needs to happen.

 

 

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That is badass.  I would buy that for sure.  The single cab is kind of a problem for real world shit these days.  

My 2007 Avalanche is coming along pretty good. I have taken a ton of progress pictures.  Should I post them here or start my own thread?  I also just replaced the steering wheel and I will be adding a CarPlay head unit soon.  Here’s a preview….

 

 

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On 2/1/2025 at 5:27 PM, Bert Orange said:

One year without a truck was too long.  I’m back. And figured, fuck it. I can’t take it with me so might as well enjoy it. 
 

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How do go about getting one without all the graphics and mismatched colors?

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Had been wanting to get an F250 for about the last 25+ years. But I was too young back then and had just started having kids. So economically it didn’t make sense to buy one. And I would always defer to the wife and the kids needs. Ford Escape. GMC Acadia. Honda Accord. Mercedes Benz C300 (not family friendly at all and which my wife impulse bought after getting into an accident that totaled out the Accord.) 2014 KR Ford Expedition. Cadillac XT5. And a Volvo XC90 (which is finominile!). Always put my needs aside and focused on the family first. Until….

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2017 6.7 diesel Lariat with 4” lift kit. 88k on the odometer. Not a scratch or ding. Interior is impeccable. Spray in bed liner and tonneau cover. $45k. I’m in love. This is what I’ve waited for.

13 hours ago, Txslnghrns said:

Had been wanting to get an F250 for about the last 25+ years. But I was too young back then and had just started having kids. So economically it didn’t make sense to buy one. And I would always defer to the wife and the kids needs. Ford Escape. GMC Acadia. Honda Accord. Mercedes Benz C300 (not family friendly at all and which my wife impulse bought after getting into an accident that totaled out the Accord.) 2014 KR Ford Expedition. Cadillac XT5. And a Volvo XC90 (which is finominile!). Always put my needs aside and focused on the family first. Until….

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2017 6.7 diesel Lariat with 4” lift kit. 88k on the odometer. Not a scratch or ding. Interior is impeccable. Spray in bed liner and tonneau cover. $45k. I’m in love. This is what I’ve waited for.

Hope you don't get the death wobble.

Hope you don't get the death wobble.

I appreciate that bub. But…This has been 25+ years in the making. I’m aware of the concerns but the heart wants what the heart wants. I’m happy with the purchase.
1 minute ago, Txslnghrns said:


I appreciate that bub. But…This has been 25+ years in the making. I’m aware of the concerns but the heart wants what the heart wants. I’m happy with the purchase.

I'm being serious.  My BIL had one of that vintage and he got it.  It is a real thing.

37 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

I'm being serious.  My BIL had one of that vintage and he got it.  It is a real thing.

It is also fixable. I'd rather deal with something I can fix in my driveway than a chevy that will grenade a motor.

Ignore the haters @Txslnghrns. Nice rig.

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11 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

I'm being serious.  My BIL had one of that vintage and he got it.  It is a real thing.

It can be fixed like most mechanical things. People forget basic rudimentary geometry when troubleshooting these issues. 

On 4/9/2025 at 11:48 PM, Da Fino said:

How do go about getting one without all the graphics and mismatched colors?

You don’t like code orange?  Not for everyone. I got this 24 off the floor. 25s omit a lot of things (they cheaped out) so I had to take what I could. But you can order one without the decals. 

Me, I like code orange. So I added even more flair. Instant HP increase on the dyno. 
 

 

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1 hour ago, Bert Orange said:

You don’t like code orange?  Not for everyone. I got this 24 off the floor. 25s omit a lot of things (they cheaped out) so I had to take what I could. But you can order one without the decals. 

Me, I like code orange. So I added even more flair. Instant HP increase on the dyno. 
 

 

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I didn't phrase that correctly. Yours looked a little more subtle than the others I have seen, so I was just asking if you had to specify that on a build sheet. Thanks. 

11 minutes ago, Da Fino said:

I didn't phrase that correctly. Yours looked a little more subtle than the others I have seen, so I was just asking if you had to specify that on a build sheet. Thanks. 

Ah. Yeah. 2024 changed the decals. 

16 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

It is also fixable. I'd rather deal with something I can fix in my driveway than a chevy that will grenade a motor.

Ignore the haters @Txslnghrns. Nice rig.

Lol wut.   I own both a duramax and a 6.7  One is sitting at 297k pretty much trouble free miles and the other might just grenade a CP4 under 100k miles.  Fwiw, my 250 doesn't have the death wobble, and I'm only hoping it's half as reliable as the 2500 was. 

@Txslnghrns look into the CP4 disaster kit.     Worth the ~$500 or whatever it is to save yourself 10-12k from a blown CP4. 

1 hour ago, fattyflattie said:

Lol wut.   I own both a duramax and a 6.7  One is sitting at 297k pretty much trouble free miles and the other might just grenade a CP4 under 100k miles.  Fwiw, my 250 doesn't have the death wobble, and I'm only hoping it's half as reliable as the 2500 was. 

@Txslnghrns look into the CP4 disaster kit.     Worth the ~$500 or whatever it is to save yourself 10-12k from a blown CP4. 

They are investigating recalling close to a million trucks with the 6.2 right now. That is what I was referencing. 

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11 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

They are investigating recalling close to a million trucks with the 6.2 right now. That is what I was referencing. 

Yep, the 6.2 is facing quite a bit of problematic recalls at scale - it's wild.  

28 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

They are investigating recalling close to a million trucks with the 6.2 right now. That is what I was referencing. 

Crazy.  I don't pay much mind to the gasoline versions, mea culpa.  I'm guessing that's the pickup version, or includes the motors in the SUV's - 1/2 tons (there used to be 2 versions of the 6.0, don't know if 6.2 is same)?      We put about about 315k on two of the Denali 6.2's ('08 215k and '18 100k) and both were great.  The '08 did not have the cylinder deactivation for sure, the '18 might have (I don't recall).   Both were very solid and strong, only issue i ever had was a rear main on the '08 and its a bitch of a 2 piece POS design.  Oh and the '08 had real shitty motor mounts but replaced those with H2 mounts and never had a problem again.  Both were solid trucks but wife went in another direction this time. 

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