How many here own...

[irishblessing]

i guess you could call it a truck it does have a bed

 

[BigJohn76]

Nice purchase brother. Who do you drive for?

I might be getting in to either a Volvo 670 or a Pete 389. Both pretty much loaded.

Go for the Pete.

 

[95/2.3]

1997 F250 crewcab
2005 Expedition XLT

 

[Jason]

There are much bigger trucks than that around... the trucks they use at mines would run that over and wonder what the bump was.


I have a 2002 extended cab-shortbox F-150 with the 5.4. I like it, rides nice, gets decent milage and tows like a dream.

Of course there are bigger out there, but not for highway use. That class is about it.

 

[Jason]

Go for the Pete.

Not if he's living in it. Those Volvo's are ROOOOOOMY. But the Peterbilts are way better to look at.

 

[Roadkill]

Yeah, the Pete sure is pretty. The Volvo has all the comforts of home and more storage than you can shake a stick at.

We'll see what the costs come through like. That will make the biggest part of the decision.

 

[Jason]

Yeah, the Pete sure is pretty. The Volvo has all the comforts of home and more storage than you can shake a stick at.

We'll see what the costs come through like. That will make the biggest part of the decision.

It's a tough decision. I only got the KW because the decision was made for me. A 2007 with 180k on it for 50 grand. I really wanted a Freightliner Columbia that was loaded with goodies but it was not nearly as good of a deal.

The KW was small in the cab area, and only marginally better in the bunks. It did have a fridge and APU though so I made it work. The only really good thing about that truck was it was ungoverned and could pass almost any other big truck uphill.

 

[Roadkill]

I used to drive a Columbia and it was a POS. My co-driver and I drove it 1300 miles to Nashville with an overheating/slipping clutch. Took the Freightshaker dealer 4 days to fix it. That thing never really did drive properly.

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

67 Ford 250 4x4 300 I6 4 spd divorced t-case

 

[Jason]

I used to drive a Columbia and it was a POS. My co-driver and I drove it 1300 miles to Nashville with an overheating/slipping clutch. Took the Freightshaker dealer 4 days to fix it. That thing never really did drive properly.

Really? I am glad that KW came along then. I beat it silly and it never complained.

 

[country0001]

92 F-150 5.8L Ext. cab
82 F-150 5.8L
94 Ranger 4.0 L
I love all my Fords

 

[Turbo-T]

'72 F250 camper special and Ranger trim. Powered by 429/C6 with cam, headers, etc. Has massive aftermarket sway bars front and rear. Corners like a sports car. It'd be my DD if I could afford the gas.

 

[bullitt]

1977 F250 4x4, 400m, C6 (actually a 77' F150 cab and front clip, on a 74'' Highboy 3/4 frame, from what i was told, with a big honkin flatbed)

 

[rboyer]

Last year I picked up a 1996 2wd F250 351W X-cab long bed to replace my POS 1982 Dodge D150 beater truck. I paid 1000 for it and then took the Dodge to the junkyard when scrap was up and got 500 out of it which was 400 more than I paid for it. I've mostly used the thing for hauling parts and fuel from the junkyard and sometimes for towing. It's there when I need it and keeps me from getting grease in the bed of my Ranger which makes it well worth having around.

 

[dhinch279]

1965 Ford F-100 2wd... 428 V8 with a toploader 4-speed...