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SidecarFlip
Aug 15, 2017Explorer III
Dadoffourgirls wrote:Ron3rd wrote:
Why did you have to return the Dmax?
It was a corporate vehicle. It was used to capture data. The period of use ended.
My brother-in law does that as well but different car company, in his case Fords.
How I came by my 1997 7.3 4x4. He had it for data acquisition (he worked at SVO Dearborn at the time and SVO not only had the truck, they modified it and ran the mods in real time. When it came time for truck to get turned is, I snapped it up (with a little insider information). I had to buy it from a local dealer and it's been a great truck for over 20 years and still going strong and looking sharp.
There are advantages to living in the Wolverine and having family in the auto business. Not all the test horses get shredded. Some do but most don't and being at the right place and time is wonderful.
If I was to buy another, I'd do the same if I could. Ne's no longer at SVO. He's in corporate assigned to transmission development now.
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