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Just picked up an '11 or '12 Chevy from our motorpool. Not a fan. Its a base model extended cab 1500 4x4, steering is 'twitchy' and seats suck. A world of difference from Dad's GMC 2500 that is loaded, and it isn't a good difference.

My BIL hasn't spent that on his Ford in the 7 years and 150k miles he's driven it. Not even close. I can introduce him to many people around here who have.

Hardly any 6.0's running around home, lots of late 2000 models, early 201*, they are the mechanics best friend.

Not to mention the regular maintenance that costs at least double.

Everyone I know with a new diesel pickup spends ~5k every other year on maintenance. With the reliability and power of modern gas engines, you can't get me to drive a diesel that costs that much. One of the other shops over here has a '04? F-350 that just dropped 8k+ at the shop for getting it worked on the last two months and had to have it towed 3 times. I know of couple more people with newer ones that drop serious coin on it on fuel injectors, controllers, glow plugs, etc, etc.

Probably cheaper too ship to a tuner than the dealer.

You shut your mouth Heathen! Ledoux IS country AND western. You tell 'em.

And a million other reasons. I wouldn't mind a superduty, but I don't wanna put one in my vehicle. You couldn't even get me to buy a super duty with a diesel. I'm happy with the one I got for work with the 5.4L gas. UNLESS one is towing a trailer as a daily occurrence, you won't find me every buying one.

You don't want to entertain the though of a diesel just for the cost of maintenance alone.

Didn't know we were headed to the beach that day. Next time at the beach had on trunks and no boots. Proceeded to plop my lawn chair in the ocean with a bucket of beers.

You don't know how correct you are.

Of course I'm pretty in the ones that need new heels.

Don't be hatin.

Danner wants 115$ to resole boots? Really? F' That. Taking them to the local guy that'll do it for ~70. I've got two pairs of boots that need complete soles and one that just needs heels on it.

One of the guys here did that to their house, I love it. Took out 3? walls, put in 4 MASSIVE skylights in the kitchen, huge table, built in corner diner style seating, outdoor grill area, nice big fireplace/hearth at the end of the kitchen table, center island, etc.

I've had people tell me that.

There's one for just ammo too, but I can't think what its called right now.

River of guns

Ouch. Just dropped 150$ for a few bridge rectifiers next day shipping w/ Saturday delivery from Allied. 7 units at 4.50 a piece, rest is shipping.

Found a P&S camera for you MK http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/883304-REG/Canon_6609b033_EOS_M_Digital_Camera_with.html or http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/898072-REG/Canon_6609b074_EOS_M_Mirrorless_Digital_Camera.html

Nice to see my cheap beer of choice is #5.

Am I getting old when I got excited about finding an online deal on Merino wool socks?

Did something I haven't done in years... Bought some replacement factory size speakers for the truck and have no intention of doing more to it than swapping out the factory ones that sound like ass and leave the original head unit in it. Kickers Yo!

Hopefully it comes with a big pay raise and fewer idiots.

Year ago this week the W lost 20lbs in one week. Year ago next week the W was in the hospital all week and out of work for a month.