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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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its all good bro.........lots of space for everyone to co-exist....

all 3 of us still work at the same job...........they get real nervous around me .....never know what I might say
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Whit that totally sucks....especially if you have to work with the two of them. You're better than me because I'd live life happy.....but at work go out of my way to make theirs miserable!!!
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by blackcumn
Whit that totally sucks....especially if you have to work with the two of them. You're better than me because I'd live life happy.....but at work go out of my way to make theirs miserable!!!

lets just say I have some persoonal goals to achieve...............lookin good by the way.............I think b4 2008 is over they will be gone..............BUT my big prediction is they wont be together ...Damn that would suck eh ......hehehehehehheheee
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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when I got this truck I thought diesel's were going to be cheaper to operate but I'm realizing it is a lot more than my old gas guzzling 96 5.9 1500. O well I'm in too deep now to quit
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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a diesel is way more expensive to operate than a car.......trust me......ive owned a 82 chrysler K car, 1993 dodge dakota, 1986 mercury grand marquis, 1995 dodge ram, 1994 ford ranger, 1990 dodge cummins.....in that order, the mercury was the cheapest, funnest, easiest car to maintain ever, in the 120K miles i put on it i changed the oil once, plugs, wires, cap, rotor button and put 14 tires on it.....10 of those were on the rear at 3$ a piece......no exhaust from the floorboard back cause i removed it dukes of hazard style, it did great in the snow when you loaded the trunk down with 200 lbs of steel and put a set of 235/75/15 mud tires on it..........sounded somewhere between a derby car and dirt track bomber.......oh and it would run over 110 mph..........................with one primered fender
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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My wife purchased a '07 Nissan Versa for her commute car, 120 miles on her scheduled work day, 36mpg and it is quite comfy. It is a low maintenance car, nothing fancy at all and a 100,000 mile warranty. Before this she drove her Hemi Durango (14-16mpg) for about a month until gas crunched her wallet.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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i jsut bought me a 1990 subaru for 400 bucks for this same reason insureance is defantly no where near 1000 bucks and the car has the option of 4wd, its a beast! and gets about 24 mpg in town where the truck gets like 14 if im nice ti her, highway is a different story car has gotten 31 max truck averages from 18 to 21 depending on how i drive again. so i think its benifical for me to get this cheap lil guy that i can actaly stan and take off roading dukes of hazzard style
 
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