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Your Truck Questions answered.
My answers to the following questions are based on my years of owning, pulling with, and selling Chevy's, Ford's, Dodge's, Isuzu's and Toyota's. These are my opinions based on my experiences. I select the most asked questions to be viewed on this site. Do to the increasing email questions about trucks, I've had to convert this forum into an interactive MESSAGE BOARD! to handle all the questions.

Come on in and talk about your favorite truck or your nightmare! I could talk for days about the early eighties holy frames on the Ford's, saddle tanks on the Chevy's, metric transmissions from GM and putting Perkins combine diesels in pickups until we finally have a diesel in a pickup from Cummins. But now I'll let you spill your guts. Get it all out, you'll feel better! Enter Below and Have Fun!

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My editorial pre-view of the message board. In my ten years of answering questions on trucks and trailers publicly, I have learned 2 basic truths. #1 Right or wrong folks will disagree with you, which is a good thing. #2 It's hard to find the right truck, a lot of people don't have the ideal vehicle that they need. So I can either, (a) recommend everyone get a 2-ton dually, or (b) tell you my opinion of what you can do with your present vehicle and what help it needs, or if you can't get there from here, tell you what dangers you face. And recommend the right vehicle.

Due to the volume of mechanical questions we get, I asked technical vehicle expert Mark Salem to help with those specific questions. It's hard for me to keep up on all the latest technical mechanical things and research trucks, trailers and accessories. So for those mechanical specific questions please visit Mark by clicking here. He also has the best diesel chips for a safe way to increase power, tell him "MrTruck" sent you. Click for more info on chips.

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NEW verses USED Revised

We all know how nothing stays the same. Markets change, economies change, my weight changes. With the recession of 2001 and that darn 0% financing on new trucks that seemed great at the time, we now have too many used trucks. This year, 2002 we can hardly sell any new trucks. Free money, 0% interest, took folks way into the future out of the market by buying early. And you can only go so low on a new truck and then you have one of those bankruptcy sales. Used trucks get churned over and over at the dealer auction when things get slow and finely some dealers gets great bargains. One year old trucks are still too close to a new truck but 2 years old and older trucks are way down there. Now of course you know what I say about used 4x4's, they need a great extended warranty Click Be sure to check or have checked a used truck over carefully. I'll be coming out with a list of what to look for soon.

We have all heard how much you loose when you drive a new car off the lot. Cars drop like a rock no matter whether they were used or new. The people you hear this saying the most from are the USED CAR SALESMAN.

They make more money on used than new. You don't have an invoice on used vehicles and you have no way of knowing exactly how much they traded it in for. Very few people pay full retail for new vehicles and then there are those rebates. It would surprise you how close the actual sales price of a new vehicle and a one year old one are. And you know the new one wasn't raced to the airport by 100 different people. I actually know people who trade every year and never change their oil. Some of the used vehicles make it all over the US that have come from the last hurricane. You can see the water damage on the starters and exhaust systems. Some manufactures, especially Ford have different settings from the factory by the altitude too.

Now in trucks, since they have better resale value and generally last longer, can priced even higher at one year old than new. I have seen that happen often. To see a significant difference, you need to go back 3 years in trucks. The 3/4 ton's also hold their value better than 1/2 ton's and extended cabs or crew cabs 4X4's are the kings. In 4X4's used, can be a whole new experience. Since you won't know how much off road use it had, a 4X4 can create it's own payment! It seems that every part on the bottom of a 4X4 costs $2000. If you are the first owner of a truck, especially a 4X4 or diesel and you take care of it can last you decades. I see a lot of people buying diesels that don't know anything about how to take care of them.

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The Fence Post, farm magazine, Windsor CO The best weekly magazine I've found. They have a tremendous reach with their classified adds. A very entertaining and informative magazine.. I started a monthly truck column with "The Fence Post" farm and ranch magazine on Nov. 13th, 2001.

Doug Peterson in his beautiful Ford F250 Lariat!

#1 How big of trailer can I pull? What is a camper package?

#2 Which axle ratio do I need? What is limited slip axle?

#3 What size is the box? Will my camper or shell fit?

#4 Which fuel does it use in the winter?

#5 What is the brake in period for the engine?

#6 What is the fuel shut off switch? What is an off-road package?

#7 What is the mileage difference between engines?

#8 Is a used truck really cheaper?

#9 Which bed liner is better for me?

#10 Do I need a diesel? Is maintenance and mileage different? Are emissions different?

#11 Who has the best loans and warranties?

Had a Ford E-150 conversion van for 17 years..375,000 miles and never had the heads off! Still running fine when I gave it away to charity. I was lonely for a truck and mom just let get a 1996 F-150, Eddie Bauer with the I-6. Sweet truck and I hope it lasts as well and as long as the first...You have a neat site...Thanks...Pete
Pete B, Chula Vista , CA USA

LOVE YOUR WEB SITE, IT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN BUYING MY NEW TRUCK. FORD SD F250 V10 AUTO. LOVE IT AND IT DOES THE JOB WITH LEFTOVERS.
R A, VADNAIS HTS. MN.

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