We've owned pickups and cars for the last 50 years, I'd rater sell the pontoon, slate Bruswick pool table and all the assorted toys one accumulates over coarse of a long life than one of 2 trucks we currantly have. Its the sentimental favorite. A 2002 Ram 2500 stretch cab we bought as soon as the 2003's came out. For the last 8 years we've only driven it for about a 1000 miles a year. It has 434,000 miles on the clock, has been in a high speed collision with a trophy Buck, $ 14,000 a 40+ vehicle pile up on the interstate. By the way if that ever happens to you immediately turn on you flashers, most didn't and the semi and cars just kept coming. Crash, bang, Crash bang for about a minute and a half. Its a mess when you hit a minivan and 18 wheeler hits you. Yep another $ 20,000. The old girl burns no oil, engine has never been touched, its rust free, looks great, trans it perfect. By now some of you have probably surmised that she's a Cummins. Runs like new even after sitting all winter she fires right up. Albeit in a cloud of black smoke that should result in someone dialing 911 and reporting a forest fire. Great side item it clears out all the early summer mosquitoes, of which there are copious amounts in the UP of Michigan. Selling her would be like turning your back on an old friend. As soon as she's old enough she's going on our Hagerty's policy. Jim The only toys the truck would take a back seat to are the 2 GTO's and the Stingray.
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