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PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:28 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco [OP] Encyclopedia of useless information...

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    And this car is for the one who just got a new heat pump?
     
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  2. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:30 PM
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    Yep, miss expensive Explorer!
     
  3. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:31 PM
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    I'd rather have manual windows than monthly payments any day of the week!
     
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  4. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:33 PM
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    Yeah I wanted to make it as least expensive as I could, today I wish I never had done it as I would rather have had the money for my house.
     
  5. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:34 PM
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    You mean buying the Cavalier?
     
  6. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:36 PM
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    Exactly, wasted that money on a woman and can never get it back.
     
  7. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:38 PM
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    I inherited money from my Grandma when she died and put a bunch of it into my truck; At least I know the truck's not going anywhere unless I decide to sell it!
     
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  8. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:42 PM
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    Its nice to put your own personal touch on your vehicles.
     
  9. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:44 PM
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    The stereo system is a major source of pride! My neighbor Ryan told me what to buy, I bought it, and he installed it; My intention was to help him, but all I did was help him take the interior apart...

    I bought him a case of beer for his troubles though!

    :cheers: :drunk:
     
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  10. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:47 PM
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    Nice!
     
  11. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:50 PM
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    I've only driven a stick shift Mustang once, when I worked at the detail shop, and I stalled it pulling out of the parking space... :anonymous:
     
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  12. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:51 PM
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    Oh no, what year was it?
     
  13. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:52 PM
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    It was not new, but it was a Sixth Gen (I think it was a 2017?)...

    My left foot has never gotten along with muscle car clutches!
     
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  14. Feb 10, 2020 at 8:57 PM
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    I doubt you would like the clutch in my car, its cable actuated and feels like you are pushing a leg press machine, lol.
     
  15. Feb 10, 2020 at 9:00 PM
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    Let's see if I can list every stick shift vehicle I've ever actually driven (not including the ones I moved around at the detail shop)...

    • 1991 Toyota 2WD pickup
    • 2002 Saturn SL
    • 1971 Volkswagen Bus
    • 2011 Toyota Corolla
    • 2004 Toyota Tacoma AC TRD 4x4
     
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  16. Feb 10, 2020 at 9:04 PM
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    I would be here forever trying to remember all of them, one oddball was a Uhaul box truck that was a 60s Ford 390 with a Granny Gear. It had a weird mechanical rev limiter, if you revved too high the throttle pedal would literally shove your foot back!
     
  17. Feb 10, 2020 at 9:06 PM
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    My dad drove his friend's Ford Model A during trip to visit him in Cincinnati; First time my dad ever double-clutched! I was understandably upset at missing the opportunity to drive something that old, as my parents didn't take me...
     
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  18. Feb 10, 2020 at 9:08 PM
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    Another oddball was a Cushman with 3 on the tree.
     
  19. Feb 10, 2020 at 9:09 PM
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    You mean one of those meter maid scooters?
     
  20. Feb 10, 2020 at 9:11 PM
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    Yep, it was a security vehicle at a community college, lol.
     

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