12 May 2007
We bought a truck
Author: Stefan | Filed under: Cars
Finding a truck was one of my top priorities this week. Rental cars are expensive and we are just throwing away money by renting a car somewhere we are going to move.
I found out about this truck before I even flew down to Puerto Rico. It was a “friend of a friend” type deal. I test drove it in the pouring rain and couldn’t get the AC to work…but aside from that and a few jammed up power windows the truck runs well.
Now we will need to tackle registration.
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May 12th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Dope ride, these things will run forever. The do not make them this solid anymore. Good choice.
May 12th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Ummmm….Windows that don’t roll down, no AC and 100+ degree weather? Hmmm…You forgot to mention the no AC part, babe.
May 13th, 2007 at 5:14 am
ok, so it sounds like i need to clarify. The windows work great on the way down. They just need help going back up…which is fine if there is someone in the passenger seat. If you are driving alone, you’ll have to climb over there at a traffic signal or pull over if you want to put the window up.
Once we get a little time, I’ll pull off the door panels and lube up the tracks (they sound dirty) and see if that helps. If not, we can always get some new motors for them or we can just continue with the hybrid (man power & electric) power windows.
We can also pop the back off of it and make it into a convertible, but first we’ll need to replace the carpet with rubber and put in a waterproof backseat.
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:21 am
[...] to Oklahoma for business (yes, we do actually have jobs
…). After he left, I had to drive The Red Baron (also known as the Bulldozer) from San Juan to our house in Rincon. I was a bit nervous because [...]
November 18th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
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November 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 am
I just wanted to thank you very much for this ensightful article. I have already bookmarked your site, when I have more free time I am going to have to do some further reading. Well back to my dreaming of Panama or back to the books – I wonder which one is going to win out.