I'm trying to remember, but back in the day when 4-wheelers were actually 4-wheelers (late 60s - early 70s) wasn't the "Jimmy" GMC's version of the Chevy Blazer (full size)?
I'm trying to remember, but back in the day when 4-wheelers were actually 4-wheelers (late 60s - early 70s) wasn't the "Jimmy" GMC's version of the Chevy Blazer (full size)?
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Yeah actually I think where the "Jimmy" caught on was the little 1/4 ton 4x4 thingie... so... GMC! ...
That 6.0 ltr is a beast of an engine, bullet proof... damn good motor. I have the same thing in my 2015. The thing I really like about the 3/4 ton 6.0 ltr is it doesn't do that 8 to 4 to 8 to 4, back and forth shutting off half the engine crap. All the half tons do, 3/4 tons don't. The 3/4 tons have the nice 6 speed heavy duty automatic transmission too, and the half tons have that freakin' weird EIGHT SPEED. I wouldn't buy a new half ton, seriously, I don't want half my frickin' engine inadvertently shutting off, and I don't need EIGHT friggin' gears in the tranny. I have a couple friends that half bought the new 2018's with the 6.2 ltr and 8 speeds, and all I hear them do is BITCH. They say the trans hunts around for gears and feels weird most of the time, even my 6 speed does sometimes, I couldn't imagine an 8 speed, in a SMALLER truck... how stupid.
Is your's a 4x4?
Yeah this is what I'll trade in on the Camaro... my 2015, Chevy, Silverado, 2500HD, Z71, LTZ...
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@SassyLady ... here's my 2011 Tahoe. I no longer have it. I traded this in on my 2015 Silverado. The Tahoe developed some kind of static drain problem and it would run the battery dead just sitting. No warranty so down the road it went. I did love that thing though... had a Bose surround sound theater in it...
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Mine's a 2x4. I learned from 4-wheeling you don't need a 4x4 hardly ever unless you're 4-wheeling. Yes, it can come in handy that one time you need it, but around here you just don't need it. Even when I was in IL and there was 14" of snow and ice on the ground I didn't need it. Knowing how to drive and use the truck is more important to me.
Funny story. When I went from Okinawa back to 29 Palms they said , "Ha ha, you have the drive the Capt when we go out in the field". So let me get this straight: You're going to put me in a Jeep (we still had those Ford "Mutt" Jeeps), in the desert and we're going camping and shooting? P-L-E-A-S-E don't throw me in that briar patch, Brer Fox!
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Speaking of fast...check out this in-car miata vid :-)
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“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
That's true, you don't really need a 4 wheel drive in TX. The state is virtually all flat and it never snows there. Different story around here in the hills in Wisconsin. Not many 2x4's around here period, everything they sell is 4 wheel drive. Hard to find a 2 wheel drive truck around here in fact.
I don't believe I've ever seen one of those Ford Jeeps... in fact I know I haven't.
My brother drove his commander around in a Jeep when he was stationed in Germany in the Army. They had given him a desk job after Vietnam and he loved it. It didn't last long but he said if he could have stayed in Germany at that job, he'd have reenlisted.
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You watch too much tv. I live in the'Hill Country. If you got a weak engine, you'll be pulling 30 mph by the time you get to the top of one of these "hills". I HATED driving the company truck to Kerville. That thing had about as much guts as Obama. I finally told them f you, let the helper drive. I'm taking my own sh*t.
If I lived in the country I would completely revisit that whole 4x4 thing. When considering it though, I hardly ever go off road and I lived on the edge of San Antonio because the work was in town. I'd have much rather lived outside the city.
Probably never saw the Jeeps because you zoomies like to drive around in those blue pickups. It's a Vietnam-era Jeep called a Ford "Mutt" because whoever owns Jeep owns the trademark for the name "Jeep" (which is actually military slang for G,P. - general purpose vehicle. When Ford got the contract, they could use neither the mname nor the grill which is also trademarked.
So the Mutts look and act like Jeeps and we called them Jeeps. They are noticeable because the grill slots are horizontal instead of vertical.
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“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Well, I just talked with my salesman, told him I was going to mow grass and what not, had to be here for the new computer to be dropped off around 1:00, then I'd come up, so... make me a deal I can't refuse...
I could be posting a pic of the SS in my driveway later this afternoon, and I'd love to... all depends on the deal.
Yeah, I know, huh?! Apparently it has safety package where parents can program it to not allow to go faster, etc. And something called GEO Fence. They will get real time notifications of speed, etc. And can have OnStar shut it down if needed. It's way too complicated for me.
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I'm pretty sure that this is what you secretly want. I think you ALL secretly want this beast. I know I do!!! And for those that say no - PLEASE - if you happen to be rich, can you buy me one?
Specs? it's a BEAST! Look it up. Like a million horsepower and 0-60 in like 1 second. Seriously though, this is a great car.
Oh, btw, it's a 2019 Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby
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