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    #14

    I dont do much towing... so an S10 would be fine

    I actually do like them, but I like the fullsize trucks to. But S10's will get much much better gas millage than a fullsize.

    Thanks, I'll keep the S10's in mind 😉

    BTW - do s10's get expensive to fix?

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      #15

      Depends.

      I shelled out $1800 for a new 4.3 long block. I just got back from a deployment so it was no biggie.

      -Peter

      1991 240SX
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        RidinRails
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        s10's are cheap to fix...find a zr-5 or a zr2

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          MisterCMK wrote:
          You can't do that in any small pickup.

          You can easily with a Dakota...

          An S10 isn't that small really. 91nbtsi drives one and he's not short... Just get one with 4 doors or an extended cab...

          Our V8 Durango gets 18mpg on the highway because its full-time 4wd, so I know if you got a Durango/Dakota that was switchable 2wd/4wd, it'd easily get in the 20s...

          At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

          92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
          95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
          1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
          Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

          > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
          > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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            #18

            Dakotas are pieces of shit. If you like driving trucks that have shitty balljoints, trash heater cores every 20k, and are just plain pieces of shit, then yeah, get a Dakota.

            FASTER THAN DUBBSY

            > thrash;315544 wrote:
            > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
            >
            > Ford is back :)

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              #19

              Our Durango has been good to us...

              At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

              92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
              95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
              1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
              Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

              > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
              > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                KA-T_240
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                My Jeep is an awsome vehicle. but isnt the easiest to work on. well put together. hasnt ever broken down, its a 97, but the AC is ghey, and i dont care to fix it, we the flapper that goes from hot to cold doesnt close the hot side all the way and its 26hrs labor to do the job not including the parts. GHEY

                PM me for:
                Sandblasting(I use glass beads)
                Diesel repairs or performance products.

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                  #21

                  lol Jeep. That sucks.

                  PSiedTSI, whats ur S10 get for milage in town/interstate?

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                    I don't have an S10...Nate(91nbtsi) does...

                    At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                    92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                    95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                    1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                    Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                    > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                    > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                      zbrown
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                      If you want a full size pickup you can really that you could do anything with and still get great milage then you want a dodge cummins.

                      Youll get the best milage with the older 12 valve engine (94-98.5) though the 24 valve (98.5-02) and common rail (03-pres.)get damn good milage with a programer, and they will last forever. the 12 valve is absolutely indestructable though.

                      I have a large fuel plate and full length 5" exhaust (350hp 700ftlbs wheel) and i get 21mpg and 17 towing 75 mph on interstate. A 2wd version can get upwards of 25mpg

                      rx7-8.89@157mph
                      12v dodge, twins

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                        zbrown
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                        #24

                        MisterCMK wrote:
                        a 5spd ranger gets 24mpg in the city and 28 on the highway. The 2.3 is a reliable motor.
                        Shit that is funny..... i owned a mint 97 2wd 5speed ranger with the 2.3L before i traded for the cummins.

                        And this is no lie.... sure you can get 25-28 mpg traveling at 50mph and I did... but on the interstate it was a joke.... that thing was labored to death trying to keep 75 on flat ground even with a little headwind, and on the west side of bismarck when you start getting hills.... fuck it was all over, i kinda felt bad for the engine.

                        I never got better than 17mpg on all the trips i made from Wahp to home 350miles, All interstate, and this pickup was perfect running condition
                        Reliable...very

                        rx7-8.89@157mph
                        12v dodge, twins

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                          KA-T_240
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                          #25

                          the new dodge cummins get awsome. if you need a programmer. let me know

                          PM me for:
                          Sandblasting(I use glass beads)
                          Diesel repairs or performance products.

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                            91nbtsi
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                            Too bad diesel is soo damn expensive now though.

                            [email protected] -- DSM
                            07 Mega Cab 5.9 CTD

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                              zbrown
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                              #27

                              91nbtsi wrote:
                              Too bad diesel is soo damn expensive now though.
                              .... dyed ..... wait,there is no way i said that

                              rx7-8.89@157mph
                              12v dodge, twins

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                                #28

                                PSiedTSi - ahh. u happen to know what he gets?

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                                  91nbtsi
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                                  AnGeL. wrote:
                                  PSiedTSi - ahh. u happen to know what he gets?

                                  I already posted what I get, but here it is again. I have a 4x4, etc. It gets 18-21 mpg on the interstate...going 80 mph, depends on the winds.

                                  [email protected] -- DSM
                                  07 Mega Cab 5.9 CTD

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                                    91nbtsi wrote:
                                    I already posted what I get, but here it is again. I have a 4x4, etc. It gets 18-21 mpg on the interstate...going 80 mph, depends on the winds.

                                    Thats exactly what my 1992 4x4 Explorer gets

                                    FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                    > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                    > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                    >
                                    > Ford is back :)

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                                      #31

                                      4.3 Vortec>4.0

                                      At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                                      92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                      95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                      1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                                      Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                                      > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                                      > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                                        MisterCMK
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                                        #32

                                        You know not of which you speak

                                        FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                        > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                        > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                        >
                                        > Ford is back :)

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                                          #33

                                          Exploder<almost everything

                                          [email protected] -- DSM
                                          07 Mega Cab 5.9 CTD

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