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Coffee Induced Early Morning Rant / Re: Progressive Insurance
« on: November 03, 2017, 03:10:44 PM »
I've had progressive insurance for 12 years now but didn't have a clue about its history. Now that I know, as of Nov. 7, our Progressive Insurance policy will end. I went through Zander Insurance (by way of daveramsey.com) and got quotes from several companies. The end result was thousands of dollars of increased coverages savings of $840/year, and less of our money going to people and agencies I do not support. I went through the auto and homeowners policy line by line because the guy from progressive couldn't believe what I told him it was going to cost. After we were done he simply said "we hate to lose you but we can't compete with that".

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Build Threads / Re: LML Silverado Duramax C-Max build thread part 4
« on: November 03, 2017, 11:24:13 AM »
Best of luck with the tune and the hitchin party.


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: November 02, 2017, 07:33:57 PM »
Sounds like they have a plan for your boss Jon. That’s a good start.


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Build Threads / Re: LML Silverado Duramax C-Max build thread part 4
« on: October 27, 2017, 07:46:56 AM »
I put an Exide AGM in my 89 Chevy a couple years ago and am pleased as punch with it.


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 20, 2017, 08:22:41 AM »
Right next to the massage seat and mini bar?


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 19, 2017, 09:37:26 PM »
I never used them until I moved down south and started cutting a lot of Bermuda grass.


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 19, 2017, 06:50:54 PM »
Wrong thingy. I’m referring to the paracord tightening and holding/release contraption. It’s called a CamJam and is made by Nite Ize.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 19, 2017, 06:39:10 PM »
Finally found a use for a thingy ma jigger that’s been hanging in my garage for years. Our Arborvitae Green Giants have grown rough that it’s hard to get between them and the fence. That little sucker works slick as a whistle.


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General Vehicle Related Discussion / Re: Thoughts on selling a new truck.
« on: October 18, 2017, 11:56:31 PM »
I got messaged about my old truck being back up for sale,
11k for it.


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Gas burner? That’d be a smokin deal for an LB7 or LLY around here.
Sure is a sweet looking truck. Even with 42k the price surprised me. LBZ or LMM I think the motors are the same sans tuning and emissions.
Surprising as in expensive? They all seem expensive to me but KBB has this one valued at over $36k.



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Firearms / Re: Suppressors
« on: October 17, 2017, 07:10:33 PM »
Aren’t those direct thread Tex? The only thing I have larger than 30 cal is my grandpas .35 Rem.


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General Vehicle Related Discussion / Re: Thoughts on selling a new truck.
« on: October 17, 2017, 05:15:39 PM »
This one would be the 2007.5. As far as I know all of the new body styles are LMM trucks. I could be wrong though. $32,500


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General Vehicle Related Discussion / Re: Thoughts on selling a new truck.
« on: October 17, 2017, 01:10:15 PM »
And just like that, a month after buying another gasser I stumble across this gem. This truck belongs to my brother in law’s uncle. Garage kept and barely used 2007 LMM with 41,000 miles on it.








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Build Threads / Re: LML Silverado Duramax C-Max build thread part 4
« on: October 16, 2017, 11:19:41 PM »
One screw each side to pivot, and the smaller one to lock in the desired angle. Definite improvement here!
Those mounts look similar to the Opt7 led lights I have. I’ve had pretty darn good luck with that brand.


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D.O.T. / Re: Inspiring!
« on: October 16, 2017, 10:30:10 AM »
I like that a lot.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 07, 2017, 03:02:25 PM »
I knew something was wonky when he got to the part about the firing pin. Currently 15 minutes into injector cleaning on the Duramax. I’d love for the balance rates to return to spec before I sell it but I don’t have high hopes.




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Firearms / Suppressors
« on: October 06, 2017, 12:56:36 PM »
This morning I’ve fallen victim to silencershop’s marketing and have a renewed interest in a suppressor (also shopping for my Christmas present).

What I want is something I can use on hunting rifles during deer season then swap over to a different tool in the off season. Last year I was set on a Surefire socom762 mini but a dealer convinced me to wait a while. I hadn’t given it much more thought until I got an email from silencershop this morning.

The email led me to this page. That seems like a lot of suppressor for the money. https://www.silencershop.com/silencers/7-62mm-rifle/rugged-suppressors-razor-7-62.html?redirect_mongo_id=59d794be1c0f5e00351fcd71&utm_source=Springbot&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=Email#content_tab_review_tabbed


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 05, 2017, 07:06:04 PM »
Sorry to hear that Chief. Luckily, bones are easier to deal with than joints. I hope he recovers quickly.


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 03, 2017, 08:36:00 AM »
Speaking of not knowing what you’re talking about... I’m thankful I saw this before I bought a suppressor and ruined my guns.

https://youtu.be/80vH09SxsYI


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: October 02, 2017, 08:54:58 AM »
Woke up to hear about the shooting in Vegas. Shooter was killed by police. Sad thing is I'm not even shocked anymore. I kind of expected something was going to happen.

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We were up feeding the baby when the first alerts started coming out. Sad situation indeed. Unfortunately we’ll now have to listen to wild speculation, third and fourth hand accounts, and opinions from so called “experts” for days before we hear any facts.


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I’ve been boycotting them since last year so yeah I’m definitely participating.

To add to Tex’s post, I didn’t see any black lives matter food drives in Texas or Florida after the hurricanes hit. What about BLM convoys bringing trucks, boats, drinking water, or cleaning supplies? Like he said, there’s no money to be had.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 27, 2017, 12:55:05 PM »
I’ve driven dump trucks quite a bit and you can definitely feel a difference in the truck when the bed is raised. Plus, looking in any of the mirrors would have revealed his error. I don’t know how he didn’t realize it.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 27, 2017, 12:32:39 AM »
That's one of the coolest baby pics I've ever seen!

longball, that is an Az Game & Fish water catchment, or what we call them, a trick tank. The rails keep cattle out. Luck was on my side as far as placement...I have 191 pics so far, in less than 3 days. (it's cellular and uploads every 2 hours)
Thank you Ken. I’m lucky to have a wife who not only agrees to that kind of stuff, but is excited and participates.

I thought that tank may be a conservation project or some sort. Is it legal to hunt around those or is it viewed as bait?

I thought I would be able to rest once back at work but that was not in the cards today. Just got back at 2300 from our second hazmat call of the day. Dump truck driver forgot to lower his bed and caught a traffic light, which turned him over on the highway. Lost a lot of oil and hydraulic fluid.




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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 26, 2017, 05:03:00 PM »
Thanks Sam. My wife got me a bag of their Gunship roast for my birthday this year. It was really good.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 26, 2017, 03:13:01 PM »
Placed a game camera in the middle of nowhere this weekend. ..really hope no one steals it.


Lots of infrastructure for being in the middle of nowhere. Maybe get a dud camera to draw attention and then conceal the real one nearby. You'll get pics of people trying to steal the camera. 

Or you'll get picks of migrant farm workers with backpacks full of meth and explosives looking for a better life in America


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Funny, I was thinking to myself that wherever 'middle of nowhere' is, someone fenced it off.

Photographer: Dad, why don’t you set up a backdrop for baby photos.
Me: Sure, be back in 10 minutes.
Photographer: Um, you probably shouldn’t do that.
Me: Why?
Photographer: You’re going to get arrested.
Me: Won’t be the first time. Take the dagum picture.


Luckily the photographer is also my sister so she just gave me some lighthearted ribbing then went about business as usual. She may live in the city now but she grew up in the same place as me.

That is my grandpa on the mule, his Winchester, lantern, antlers from a buck he killed, and a box of ammo I found while cleaning out their house. The knife was handmade by my uncle from a plow point and a shed antler he found on my mom and dad's farm. The spurs belonged to my other grandpa, who wore them every day on their ranch in New Mexico during the late 30's and 40's. We also set up a similar scene with his rifle, and yet another with a rifle my wife's father gave to her. Some of these pictures will be Christmas gifts to mine and my wife's dads.


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Time for reassembly.

New regulator installed.



The submersible fuel line needs to be cut to 3".



The 3" fuel line can then be attached to the new pump. Note: There is not enough room for the line to be attached to the new pump with a standard hose clamp. I reused one of the clamps that came off of the original pump.



The pump is then inserted through the bottom of the housing and attached to the regulator.



I didn't take a picture but the next step is to reattach the new large particle filter and the bottom of the housing. I only completed this step half way before reinstalling the assembly back into the tank. 10 minutes later I saw this sitting on my bench.



Had to pull the assembly back out of the tank to finish the job right.



The only thing left is to install the inline fuel filter between the tank and the fuel rail.


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Back to it.
Polaris says that the fuel pump on these Rangers are "non-serviceable" and must be replaced as a whole unit (pump + fuel tank) for $550. Luckily, highflowfuel.com has a solution for less than $100.

This is everything that comes with the kit.

Left to right: regulator, pump, large particle filter, tank gasket.



You will also need a small section of submersible fuel line (I think 3/8" but I will have to check later to make sure). This will be used to delete one of the internal filters because there is no replacement. It is easier and more practical to install an inline filter outside of the tank.



To replace the pump the tank needs to come out of the machine. All it takes to remove the tank is to disconnect the fuel line and power to the pump (located on top of the tank), and remove 4-6 bolts that hold it in.



Tank removed



After Removing the large nut seen in the picture above, the pump assembly can be rotated and lifted out of the tank. The pump itself is located inside of the white housing. The black canister just above that is another filter, of which there is no replacement available. 



The bottom of the pump housing helps hold the large particle filter on and can be removed by lightly prying on three tabs.



Removing it reveals this small keeper which has to be removed as well. I couldn't get mine off without damaging it but the new kit comes with a replacement.



Now comes to the hardest part. Separating the pump housing from the black canister filter. It looks like it will be an easy process but it is not. I ended up wedging a small flat screwdriver underneath one of the tabs and managed to hold it in place while prying the other two off at the same time. For those that just skimmed over that last part, that was three tasks, each needing at least one hand, done simultaneously. If I had a friend close by I would've bribed them to come over and help.



Once that is done, unplug the harness that plugs into the top of the pump.



Then remove the regulator. That spring clip is stout and I would highly recommend a pair of safety glasses.



To my recollection, this is the point you can slide the pump housing and black canister filter off of the rest of the assembly.



This small wire is attached to the black canister filter. It will not be reused to it can just be tied out of the way.








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Any update
Apologies for the delay. Something else has been taking up my time the last couple weeks. I'll get back to it shortly.




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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 23, 2017, 09:51:13 PM »
Glad nothing got tore up Tex. Also glad your wife didn't figure out what happened. Mine would ridiculed me relentlessly for something likely that. Staples...those suck. Last time I had staples removed it felt like they had 1/2" barbs on them.

Today I mostly just changed diapers, a bunch of them.


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General Vehicle Related Discussion / Re: Thoughts on selling a new truck.
« on: September 22, 2017, 07:29:50 AM »
For or a half ton gasser I like it but I do miss driving my Duramax. The platinum trucks are really nice!


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Truck wheels military green

Hmmm...
I dare you!
I double dog dare you.


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Why is nothing the same color? Why not the mixed military green to match the trailer? Why the truck wheels not military green? 


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Brilliant!!! Why hasn't that been suggested before? Sometimes things are so obvious, they go unnoticed by almost everyone.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 19, 2017, 05:55:31 PM »
Lots of uses for a mini x for a guy who knows how to run one. It's really neat that y'all have your kids involved.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 17, 2017, 09:25:15 PM »
Thank you gentleman. We certainly are blessed!


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 17, 2017, 10:20:59 AM »
After 26 hours and 4 minutes of labor my wife gave birth to our first child yesterday. 7lbs 13oz and 19.5" long. Momma is tired but her and baby are healthy as can be.




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Humor, Good Stuff, and Red Neck Practices! / Irish vs bats
« on: September 14, 2017, 07:18:57 PM »
https://youtu.be/y9lXfu6jLDw


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After a couple months of use I started noticing an intermittent rough idle and the occasional smell of gas and light smoke coming from the exhaust while riding. The spark plugs were a little dark so I changed them out and that seemed to help but only for a short time. Then I read about wires inside of the temperature and barometric pressure sensor plug breaking and causing them to run rich. otbpowersports has an upgraded harness so I got one headed my way. Although I felt better about having a more robust plug installed, it didn't fix the problem.




Eventually one cylinder completely shut down and it popped an error code 51. Polarisatvforums.com has 51 listed as:

51 Injector 1: Open Load
51 Injector 1: Short Circuit to Ground
51 Injector 1: Short Circuit to battery
~Code 51 is the driver side cylinder
~Code 52 is the passenger side cylinder

Based on a dealership's recommendation I replaced both injectors and injector harnesses.



When that didn't work I swapped sides with the injector harnesses and the code 51 remained so I knew, or thought I knew, I was dealing with wiring from the harness to the ECM. After hours of separating the harness and testing wires I couldn't find anything wrong. While exploring other possibilities I broke a spark plug wire so I ordered two new ones, along with a new air filter and air box seal. Strangely, when I was replacing the air filter I found a bunch of oil/gunk inside the airbox.




I went through several set of plugs during this process. After 5 minutes of riding they would look like this:




At this point I turned to prcforum for some advice. An individual who goes by jungleman advised me to test fuel pressure at the fuel rail and the voltage to the throttle position sensor. The fuel pressure should be 39psi +/- 2psi and the TPS voltage should be between .650-.660

Now, thanks to jungleman, we're getting somewhere. I couldn't get my machine to break 10psi.



Voltage to the TPS was also way off.



Time for a fuel pump...

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I purchased a used 2009 Polaris Ranger 700XP in October of 2016. My dad bought it in 2009 with just a few hours on it and for the next 7 years it was his most used piece of machinery. The original owner was a Polaris employee and he added the roof, windshield, wheels, and tires before it left the dealership.









In October of 2015 he traded it for a 2016 Kawasaki Mule Pro-FX.




Someone bought the Ranger the day after dad traded it in and kept it for a year, almost to the day. They only put 15 hours on it and decided it wasn't what they needed so I headed to Arkansas and brought it home. My bad luck started almost immediately.






Once home, I gave it a good once over before putting it to work in the foothills of the Appalachians.




Years of farm use had the radiator gunked full of dust and seed. Removing the front bumper gives better access to both the radiator and the front differential fill plug.










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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 10, 2017, 06:33:52 PM »
and please say hello to this beauty

2018 gmc denali 2500hd
I need a bib. Well done Nate.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 09, 2017, 11:33:36 PM »
As far as I can tell they have a bracket on each end.


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 09, 2017, 06:17:04 PM »
Haha. If it goes up in flames my Ranger will be parked right beside it. I ordered three of these this morning. 6,000 lumen, spot/flood combo with wiring harness. For less than $20 I couldn't pass them up.

OPT7 C2 Series 12" Off-Road CREE LED Light Bar and Harness (Flood/Spot Auxiliary Lam... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KJ189EE/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_QogTzbZVAACNC

I got dad a pair of their pods a few years ago to use as work lights on his Kawasaki Mule and they're still working like a charm.


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D.O.T. / WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 09, 2017, 01:56:30 PM »
Shawn I did not know that. Wonder how many they'd expect me to buy to fix it.

JR I fat fingered it. Yes Senco

Longball I'd bail on it. Certainly not worth paying someone else and if you do it yourself who knows what else you might find.

If my injectors go bad again I'm going to swap LLY heads on it. Or just set it on fire. 


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The guy who put in my last set ( all 8 ) only charged me $350 so that's the only reason I'm considering it. If I replace any before I sell it, It'll only be the ones that are bad.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 09, 2017, 07:00:46 AM »
did I miss something? that's not from the new Ford right??
That's from my LB7, the one I need to sell. I'll need to find someone to read balance rates then decide if it'd be better to fix them first or sell it as is. When I replaced all 8 injectors in 2013 I added a nicktane filter head and use 3 micron Donaldson filters, use XDP fuel system treatment at every fill up, and never let it get below 1/2 tank. I never thought these would fail in less than 60k miles.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 08, 2017, 02:47:45 PM »
Well I don't think I need to worry with that oil analysis.


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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: September 08, 2017, 07:02:19 AM »
6,000sqft?!? That's awesome Dave! Like wyo said, powdered detergent and a brush work pretty well. I'd likely add some dishwashing detergent in that situation.


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Wild Game / Food on the hoof
« on: September 07, 2017, 04:17:56 PM »
I need to pick up a good set of binos, how do you like them so far?


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I haven't had a chance to spend a lot of time with them but so far I like them. After looking at several pairs I felt like I would have to spend a considerable amount more money to get something noticeably better. At least that's the case for where and how I will use them. The guys out west with different glassing opportunities may feel differently.


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Wild Game / Re: Food on the hoof
« on: September 06, 2017, 05:43:16 PM »
I was considering that same harness. Nice
So far I like it. I was torn between this one and the other Vortex harness that had the smaller shoulder straps. Reason being that I was worried about comfort of the wide straps under a pack. I called and talked to a Vortex employee who said he tried both under a his pack and the wide straps done a better job of distributing the weight.


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Wild Game / Food on the hoof
« on: September 06, 2017, 12:01:11 AM »
In preparation for the rapidly approaching pursuit of protein, HH6 presented me with some new tools for my birthday. Vortex Viper 10x42 binos and a minimalist chest rig to carry/protect them. The harness is made in the USA by Alaska Guide Creations.


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Site Help / Adding images from mobile device
« on: September 03, 2017, 02:29:30 PM »
I figure that if I can just save you one nickel, maybe that'll be the nickel that gets Square D moving under its own power again.


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Site Help / Re: Adding images from mobile device
« on: September 03, 2017, 11:20:20 AM »
I now know there's two ways to upload through tapatalk. The first is by selecting the mountainous icon between the camera and the attachment icon. That allows you to upload directly from your phone and if I understand correctly also cost Chief money.

The second is by selecting this icon: [/]
Then selecting:
That should host the image on Imgur or Flickr and I don't think tapatalk charges for that. If someone has info to the contrary feel free to correct.


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General Vehicle Related Discussion / Re: Thoughts on selling a new truck.
« on: September 03, 2017, 11:08:44 AM »
Through the first 50 miles I like the Ford ok. I wish it had Nav and the Sony sound system, and the backup camera blinks on and off sometimes. As expected, it feels like a complete dog but I knew that going into it. Im sure I'll find things I don't like as time progresses, but I'll also find more that I do like.





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