[AT] Semi-OT - Looking at Hemi hauler

[charlie hill]

You are right about that Herb.  I bought a GMC crew cab in 06.  When I went 
to buy the truck my intention was just to get an extended cab for the extra 
room with no real intention of hauling passengers.  The sales lady that 
helped me with the deal told me that she wouldn't try to talk me out of the 
extended cab but that she had sold a bunch of extended cab trucks to folks 
that came back and said they wished they had bought the crew cab.  She had 
nothing to gain.  They had plenty of both models and the prices were 
similar.  I decided to try one and I bought it.

It has become the primary family vehicle.  Lynn's Buick LeSabre has become 
just her transportation to and from work and church.  If we go anywhere 
together or with others with us we always take my truck.  The added 
advantage is back seat folds out of the way and creates a big, air 
conditioned and heated storage area for luggage, dogs or whatever on trips.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Semi-OT - Looking at Hemi hauler


> Dave
> Do not know what your situation is, but the crew cab may come in real 
> handy
> more often than one would imagine. Herb
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Dave Merchant <kosh at ncweb.com>
>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: 7/26/2008 2:42:15 AM
>> Subject: [AT] Semi-OT - Looking at Hemi hauler
>>
>> Looking at a 2003 Dodge 2500, 5.7 Hemi, 2wd, crew cab,
>> 8' bed, 116K miles, pretty clean, just the start of some
>> seam rust on the bed top.
>>
>> Brand new Michelins, load range E.
>> Power everything.
>>
>> Hitch receiver + rather large electric socket there (didn't look at the
>> pinout yet).
>> In this area, I suspect it was used to pull either horses or a boat.
>>
>> Price from a well known reputable lot just under $9K, I think it's the
> gas
>> guzzler stigma.
>> Carfax came out good, going to get it on a lift Monday.
>>
>> Looks like a good tractor hauler to me, to replace my
>> 1987 Ford 1 ton dually with the International 6.9 diesel.
>>
>> Any opinions, problems?
>>
>> How much less pull will I get than the old Ford diesel?
>> How many gallons per mile?
>>
>> Someone said this engine shuts off some cylinders for economy on the
> hiway,
>> true/false?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dave Merchant
>>
>> Dave Merchant
>> kosh at nesys.com
>> nesys_com at ameritech.net
>> dmerchant at layerzero.com
>>
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