When a Ford and A Chevy could still last 10 years...

[cdlaine]

With respects to the great Mr. Haggard....


Celebrating my first 10 years with the big block (this month)...

may have just been lucky but it has been a great truck ! I hope

to get 10 more years from this one... built to tow.

Well done GM .

woohoo ! (easily amused).


Charles

[45Ricochet]

catfishmontana wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
I' m embarrassed you guy's with the nice clean bays. She has lived on a gravel road most of her life so I gave up making her look nice.



On edit
OPPS wrong photo of my 5.9 Cummins, let me look for it. Dusty for sure.

Can we see the rest of the boat?

Mostly on the London Bridge area this time of year in Lake Havasu :W

[bmanning]

LimogesMan wrote:

bmanning wrote:
Ah, the 8.1L/4.10/Allison combo...the gasser to which even the diesel guys tip their hat!...

Indeed but... Don't forget it's nemesis the mighty Triton V10/4.30/TorqShift. Respect.

Agreed! No question the V10/4.30/5R110 is the "other" gasser that even guys who bleed diesel respect (even if they sometimes are reluctant to admit as much LOL)

My 5.4L does all I ask of it but after a couple beers I readily confess that I wish I'd held out for the V10!

[cdlaine]

Wow... how great is it to hear / see the word
"bulletproof" associated with any make of a tow
vehicle. These are the "good ol' days".

Charles

[LimogesMan]

bmanning wrote:
Ah, the 8.1L/4.10/Allison combo...the gasser to which even the diesel guys tip their hat!...

Indeed but... Don't forget it's nemesis the mighty Triton V10/4.30/TorqShift. Respect.

[LimogesMan]

Congrats.
My F-150 is a 2002 and has been bulletproof as well. 14 years old! Hard to believe. Those new trucks sure are tempting but...

[john_bet]

Drove a new brand x '76 for 12 years and 140+K, an '86 brand y for 10 years and 150k, and a new brand z '97 for 11 years and 133k. The last two were owned by the company I worked for. These three covered the three major brands.

[cdlaine]

Very glad to see all the folks with high miles and
longevity expectations... it seems it was not that
long ago that 4-5 years and it was "on to the next".
The full size truck industry should be given some
credit... the big three have raised the bar and we
are now enjoying some really well built rides....

I also lament not being able to "turn a wrench" on
this era...but do not miss the "tinkerin'" aspect that
went along with prior trucks. Diagnostics now are much
better...more accurate.

Nice to see the folks with the gleaming engine bays...
I get to show the bride that I'm not the only engine
rubber out there... thanks ! and well done... keep em'
gleaming ! Her favorite quote when I go over-board...
"it's just a truck " .... as I wipe a tear from my eye . Ha !

Charles

[catfishmontana]

45Ricochet wrote:
I' m embarrassed you guy's with the nice clean bays. She has lived on a gravel road most of her life so I gave up making her look nice.



On edit
OPPS wrong photo of my 5.9 Cummins, let me look for it. Dusty for sure.

Can we see the rest of the boat?

[Hannibal]

My hat always tips to the 8.1L GM. At the other extreme, I have 75k on my 2010 5.4L F250. My expectation is four times that if I keep it that long. It's my daily work truck, family car and tow vehicle.

[campigloo]

Another really nice thing about newer Chevy trucks is the old adage "on a quiet night you can hear it rust" doesn't apply. (but it's still fun to say.)

[larry_barnhart]

After we arrived back to the northwest and I wash the Arizona dirt of our engine it almost looks new again.
chevman

[C_Schomer]

Mine turned 11 this month and I really think it's just broken in by the way it's been running... great! My campus service truck is an 8.1 and it's fun! Craig

[FishOnOne]

45Ricochet wrote:
I' m embarrassed you guy's with the nice clean bays. She has lived on a gravel road most of her life so I gave up making her look nice.



On edit
OPPS wrong photo of my 5.9 Cummins, let me look for it. Dusty for sure.

Very nice there Rick... :C

[45Ricochet]

I' m embarrassed you guy's with the nice clean bays. She has lived on a gravel road most of her life so I gave up making her look nice.



On edit
OPPS wrong photo of my 5.9 Cummins, let me look for it. Dusty for sure.

[TOOBOLD]

WNJJ,

You beat me at the low miles game. We have a '05 F350 V10 with 34K miles. Its primary duty is to tow and occasionally take it to the out of town soccer games because it has a DVD, we like our sanity.