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ducpainter

#180
April 20, 2018, 06:06:38 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 20, 2018, 05:58:20 AM
How's that truck working for you DP?
Me likey.

Getting 19.6 mpg just driving around. City driving here is not like city driving.

Getting used to all the bells and whistles. I confused the auto up/down drivers window the other day. :P Straightened itself out on the next key cycle.

I like how relatively quiet it is compared to the old truck, which needed a muffler, and the ride.

I don't get why these trucks have to be so high off the ground.

Zeke likes it although T doesn't want him in the front because of the air bag. He seems content to do his car dancing in the back seat.

I haven't taken the time to check the codes to see if there are any problem areas.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Monsterlover

#181
April 20, 2018, 06:12:56 AM
You're getting better mileage than I am. I'm wondering if we have different gear ratios.

I like the ride height. I only need the slightest hop to get in if I don't use the running board :)

I can flat foot a dirt bike though.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#182
April 20, 2018, 06:21:35 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 20, 2018, 06:12:56 AM
You're getting better mileage than I am. I'm wondering if we have different gear ratios.

I like the ride height. I only need the slightest hop to get in if I don't use the running board :)

I can flat foot a dirt bike though.
Mine's a 3.55.

I don't mind the getting in and out. It's putting/taking from the bed.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Popeye the Sailor

#183
April 20, 2018, 12:48:49 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 20, 2018, 06:06:38 AM
Me likey.

Getting 19.6 mpg just driving around. City driving here is not like city driving.

Getting used to all the bells and whistles. I confused the auto up/down drivers window the other day. :P Straightened itself out on the next key cycle.

I like how relatively quiet it is compared to the old truck, which needed a muffler, and the ride.

I don't get why these trucks have to be so high off the ground.

Zeke likes it although T doesn't want him in the front because of the air bag. He seems content to do his car dancing in the back seat.

I haven't taken the time to check the codes to see if there are any problem areas.

It's a modern truck thing for no good reason.

I'd rather be able to reach into the bed from the side.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

NAKID

#184
April 26, 2018, 04:39:50 PM
Quote from: Satellite smithy on April 20, 2018, 12:48:49 PM
It's a modern truck thing for no good reason.

I'd rather be able to reach into the bed from the side.

Well, there's that and taller bedsides = more cargo capacity (volume).
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Popeye the Sailor

#185
April 26, 2018, 05:08:11 PM
The beds don't seem to be any deeper to me-just higher off the ground.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#186
April 26, 2018, 05:10:03 PM
Higher off the ground = more room to hang dem truck nutz.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#187
April 26, 2018, 05:28:28 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 26, 2018, 05:10:03 PM
Higher off the ground = more room to hang dem truck nutz.

Good, I needed something to climb on to get in.

I should check my Kaiser vs the Intertrashional lump I use and see if there's any difference.  :P
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#188
April 26, 2018, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: NAKID on April 26, 2018, 04:39:50 PM
Well, there's that and taller bedsides = more cargo capacity (volume).
No... it's just like the make the beast with two backsing conveyor.

Doesn't work. :-*

The sides aren't higher from the floor of the bed...just higher from the ground.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Monsterlover

#189
April 26, 2018, 06:02:41 PM
Oh god. The conveyor.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#190
April 26, 2018, 06:26:31 PM
But....would an ecoboost take off?
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

The Architect

#191
April 27, 2018, 10:17:30 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 26, 2018, 05:39:59 PM
No... it's just like the make the beast with two backsing conveyor.

Doesn't work. :-*

The sides aren't higher from the floor of the bed...just higher from the ground.

I have to stand on the tire to reach anything in the bed from the sides.

:-\

ducpainter

#192
April 27, 2018, 11:45:17 AM
Quote from: Satellite smithy on April 26, 2018, 06:26:31 PM
But....would an ecoboost take off?
I think if I could mount some wings...
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


DarkMonster620

#193
April 27, 2018, 05:32:13 PM
Can anyone say something about 4cyl EcoBoost Explorer . . .  Saw one, low kms, 1 owner, 4wd, AT
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ducpainter

#194
April 27, 2018, 05:35:09 PM
Quote from: DarkMonster620 on April 27, 2018, 05:32:13 PM
Can anyone say something about 4cyl EcoBoost Explorer . . .  Saw one, low kms, 1 owner, 4wd, AT
We have a 1.6l Escape...close to 50K and no issues...there is a minor r/h axle shaft seeping, but it hasn't gotten worse.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


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