12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Gravel Pit wrote:

Hermit wrote:

I can easily fix anything else that’s wrong with it.

G’luck find one Hermit. Its like nostalgia buddy. You want that 70s truck that still made sense to a man. I want that 1998 Nintendo 64 with a hand full of games (before gaming became exclusively ONLINE with subscription required).
What we want is available of course, you just have to pay premo top dollar on ebay.
Meanwhile Automakers and Sony/Microsoft, continue overproducing SH!T that no one wants…. very sad.
Hopefully they “GET IT” soon, we want the OLD STUFF

Actually won’t be that hard to find what I want. Just have to keep looking. I looked at an old 1980 Chevy truck that had a rebuilt engine in it, but the guy want’s over $3,000.00 for it. Most of the offers he’s gotten have been half that and really, that’s about all it’s worth. I test drove it and it needs a lot of work so I passed on it. If he’d take $1,500.00 I’d buy it, but I’d have to put more than that into it to make it safe and dependable, so no way is it worth what he’s asking.

Gravel Pit wrote:

Id forgo the CD pLayer if I could get a fresh truck like this, THAT STILL MADE SENSE TO A MAN, without all the useless flamer boy modern gizmos

That would be a good one. Lots of cargo space to keep stuff out of the weather. They’d never catch me hauling Colin’s dismembered body for disposal in that.

You and your need for music, though. My speakers have been shot in my truck for years and I don’t miss it. The only time I listen to music is at home, or maybe once in a great while at the office. I don’t really care to listen to music while driving.

Maybe that’s how I could get a better deal on a newer vehicle. I could ask them to special order one without all the schit. Just a plain truck with hand crank windows. No stereo, no nav screen, no backup camera, no electric locks, seats, windows……no auto trans. I’d prefer a standard shift anyway. I’ll bet if they’d do that, a guy could get a new truck for a hell of a lot less money. Wouldn’t mind going into temp debt for a truck like that.

I guess they cant make any money selling you “just a truck”

they have to plaster useless gadgets all over it to make bigger ROI from suckers.

But because they have been doing this for so many decades, new trucks are so expensive that hardly anyone can buy one. Dealers are desperate for used inventory and they try to get people Leasing too (to depreciate new inventory)

Its all headed towards another bail out. Fvck them for not selling us what we want

I’m glad Colin doesn’t mind us jacking his poem threads so we can just talk about anything without having to start a special thread about it.

Branched off wrote:

Gosh I missed a lot you guys said this evening. Bought various things for people on line, then spent a lot of time finding the cheapest way to order myself what I wanted for Christmas -400 Lapua cases in 0.308 win.
Its sad to reflect that a man never gets what he wants for Christmas unless he buys it for himself. Anything women and children give you, you paid for anyway and it probably is not much use to you.

Years ago, my son spent a lot of his own hard earned money and bought me a small, stand up talking Darth Vader replica. He meant well, but what’s a grown man like me going to do with something like that? It sits in a back room out of the way. One of these days, I’m going to ask him if he wants it back. I’ll feel bad but I don’t want to just throw it away. I don’t think he would want it either now that he’s a bit older. LOL

Hermit wrote:

I didn’t know about that. I may go to the local dealer and see if they’re able and willing to do that. I know the guy that owns the local winery recently bought himself a “no frills” truck with a stick shift and hand crank windows.

It was a long time ago though, so who knows ?

But I remember a full rubber floor was available. Can’t remember about the gearbox though. And it was a full-size Chevy.

Maybe it’s easier to get a manual transmission if you go for a smaller pickup (1/4 ton). Or Japanese ?

Hermit wrote:

I’m glad Colin doesn’t mind us jacking his poem threads so we can just talk about anything without having to start a special thread about it.

Yeah, no kidding.

Maybe it’s time for some Gary Larson.

Branched off wrote:

Its sad to reflect that a man never gets what he wants for Christmas unless he buys it for himself.

The first two years of my marriage, cupcake forgot my birthday both years until I reminded her.
And decided I didn’t need anything for Christmas. The follow up gifts were a joke.
Drove the point home just how badly I’d f~~~ed up.

Boyz: if she forgot your birthday and you’re not married: IT’S NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER!!!!

Don’t even get me started on V-Day.