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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Turbo
Not today.............last weekend, I just forgot to post 'em

The GHIG Boss is new in town, and what a car! The owner let me take it out for a quick spin a couple of weeks back and....it.....is......AWESOME!

Wow would be an understatement.....so many great looking Mustangs in all flavors across the pond.

Any idea how many Mustangs are in England? Is it difficult driving a LHD there?
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 05:36 AM
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I bought mine a big brother
Finally brought it home last night: 2006 Tundra 4x4 SR5 SuperCab V8

Loved driving it, and LOVE having a truck again, as the grin on my face shows


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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Gabe
I bought mine a big brother
Finally brought it home last night: 2006 Tundra 4x4 SR5 SuperCab V8

Loved driving it, and LOVE having a truck again, as the grin on my face shows



OMG....BLACK NERD SOCKS!!!!!!

.....congrats on the new ride, Gabe.
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TripleBlack14
OMG....BLACK NERD SOCKS!!!!!!

.....congrats on the new ride, Gabe.
Lol yeah, a 6' 270-lb nerd that drives a supercharged Mustang and a 4x4 truck

Thanks
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Gabe
I bought mine a big brother
Finally brought it home last night: 2006 Tundra 4x4 SR5 SuperCab V8

Loved driving it, and LOVE having a truck again, as the grin on my face shows



Gabe congrats buddy!

fyi, we already saw your face on the avatar you had before, so why hide it now? Plus there's a reflection on your passenger side mirror LOL. hide that too!!!!!!!!!

Seriously though, nice find on the truck. Did they make all the fixes you were looking at before, prior to purchase?
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 06:45 AM
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For me, I applied a coat of Dodo Juice Supernatural last night. Why? For no reason. Weather is all 70's and nice this week, but I have no plans of driving her. Just wanted to stare at her in the garage on my way to work and back home. Just wanna keep her clean this week
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by FromZto5
Gabe congrats buddy!

fyi, we already saw your face on the avatar you had before, so why hide it now? Plus there's a reflection on your passenger side mirror LOL. hide that too!!!!!!!!!

Seriously though, nice find on the truck. Did they make all the fixes you were looking at before, prior to purchase?
Thanks Burton and yeah they seem to have fixed everything. No more vibration and the A/C is blowing cold (although the blower motor is a bit noisy, it's not much more so than the Mustang's)

They did other stuff to it. I'm very happy with it.
Will be doing a full detail on it some time this week, and I will probably use it to move the last of the big stuff out of my condo tomorrow.

As far as the grinning face, well, I used the meme since it had a much bigger grin than I did in the pic, a better representative of how I felt after driving it home

Plus I thought it would look funny

Yesterday, before I picked it up, I ordered new Husky all-weather front floor mats for it.
And I got the truck for less money than some 2wd's are going for in the area, so I really do think I got a very good deal on it.

Now pricing out timing-belt, water pump, and serpentine belt, since the timing belt is due at 90k and it's only a few hundred miles away. The water pump I guess is usually leaking by then, and the serpentine belt is just an extra maintenance item that if you're gonna take off, might as well install a new one on.

Also looking at leveling kits (spacers) for the front-end.
I want that front to be 1-2" higher.

Contemplating black plasti-dip on all the badges, the chrome slats on the grille, then black steel wheels with bigger off-road tires on there
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 07:29 AM
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Nice truck, Gabe. Will the Stang be stored during the winter, or are you still going to terrorize us with photos of snowed-in Stangs? Those always make me sad
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Turbo
Nice truck, Gabe. Will the Stang be stored during the winter, or are you still going to terrorize us with photos of snowed-in Stangs? Those always make me sad
Yes! Tell me about it! I always cringe for 5 months whenever Gabe posts in winter.

I'm already thinking about storing mine, and it's still 70 degrees out this week!!!
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Turbo
Nice truck, Gabe. Will the Stang be stored during the winter, or are you still going to terrorize us with photos of snowed-in Stangs? Those always make me sad
Thanks buddy and the plan is to actually have a new garage for both Mustangs by this winter. We thought we found a place but there's an offer on it from somebody else, so the home search continues



Originally Posted by FromZto5
Yes! Tell me about it! I always cringe for 5 months whenever Gabe posts in winter.

I'm already thinking about storing mine, and it's still 70 degrees out this week!!!
Lol ... what sucks right now is it's not too cold or snowing out, it's a beautiful day, I have a small errand I want to go do, and I don't know which vehicle to take, lol
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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When in doubt take the mustang out! Good call on the truck purchase for the winter months.
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by tom281
When in doubt take the mustang out! Good call on the truck purchase for the winter months.
Lol ... it's different kinds of fun in each vehicle.


And yeah, winter months can get nasty around here ... I had a 2001 Ranger for 5+ years, bought it new, loved it in the snow/winter time.

It drove right out of here with no tire spin:




And it cleaned up very nice in the summer :








I was even known to have been a rebel with it once or twice, lol

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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:29 AM
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^ haha nice! I used to have a 92 ranger... all rusty and crooked, etc. I loved that thing. Always started. Never had to wash it. Dang I miss it
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Gabe
I had a 2001 Ranger for 5+ years, bought it new, loved it in the snow/winter time.
I leased an '07 Ranger XLT 4X4. I liked it a lot. Wish Ford didn't stop making them.

The lease is up on my '12 Fusion SEL V6 come next April. At least I'll have a winter car to get me through this season before I have to get another.

I'd love a used Sport Trac, but low mileage examples are still mid $20K. Same with a similar style Nissan Frontier. A used Edge would be OK, but I can lease a new Focus for much less than my Fusion, so I may go that route.
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by TripleBlack14
I leased an '07 Ranger XLT 4X4. I liked it a lot. Wish Ford didn't stop making them. The lease is up on my '12 Fusion SEL V6 come next April. At least I'll have a winter car to get me through this season before I have to get another. I'd love a used Sport Trac, but low mileage examples are still mid $20K. Same with a similar style Nissan Frontier. A used Edge would be OK, but I can lease a new Focus for much less than my Fusion, so I may go that route.
the Nissan Frontiers suck, the company I worked for had them, a month ago, two of the trucks trannys went out, Both on the same day lol. Plus they're have no power, merging onto the highway sucks.
I prefer my ranger
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by TripleBlack14
I leased an '07 Ranger XLT 4X4. I liked it a lot. Wish Ford didn't stop making them.

The lease is up on my '12 Fusion SEL V6 come next April. At least I'll have a winter car to get me through this season before I have to get another.

I'd love a used Sport Trac, but low mileage examples are still mid $20K. Same with a similar style Nissan Frontier. A used Edge would be OK, but I can lease a new Focus for much less than my Fusion, so I may go that route.
I looked at Sport Tracs too, but inside they're the same size as the Ranger, and I wanted something bigger, plus I couldn't see paying the prices they want for them 4-door Rangers ..... they never called them that since they couldn't have charged as much for a 4-door Ranger as they could've for an Explorer with a tiny pick-up bed
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Gabe
I looked at Sport Tracs too, but inside they're the same size as the Ranger, and I wanted something bigger, plus I couldn't see paying the prices they want for them 4-door Rangers ..... they never called them that since they couldn't have charged as much for a 4-door Ranger as they could've for an Explorer with a tiny pick-up bed
I want a 2010 Sport Trac with the V8. They're unicorns. I posted pics of a white Limited a few weeks ago...it would be my perfect truck. The newer ones were bigger than the first gen, which...yeah...were just 4-door Rangers.
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Turbo
Not today.............last weekend, I just forgot to post 'em The GHIG Boss is new in town, and what a car! The owner let me take it out for a quick spin a couple of weeks back and....it.....is......AWESOME!
Nice pics!
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FromZto5
I am thinking about storing her soon . Whether is still nice, but with it being a tad cooler and kids events and football, haven't had the desire or the urge to drive her or detail her. Plus I already put 3k miles on her this year We will see.
Yeah,...mine is pretty much because of work. No time after work and on the weekends, I want to chill out. It sucks getting old. LOL

Originally Posted by Gabe
I bought mine a big brother
Finally brought it home last night: 2006 Tundra 4x4 SR5 SuperCab V8
Loved driving it, and LOVE having a truck again, as the grin on my face shows
I can't put my finger on it Gabe, but you look different in this photo. Maybe it's the haircut?? lol Congrats on the truck bud.
And for the record, I wear those black "nerd" socks as well. The ankle length sock.
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Stage_3
Yeah,...mine is pretty much because of work. No time after work and on the weekends, I want to chill out. It sucks getting old.
Drive that bad*** ride!
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