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Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:29 am
by MelvinsArmy
slotcarrod wrote:Traded the Taco to get better gas mileage?
Yeah, better gas mileage and we're due in May, the extended cab didn't seem like enough room for a baby seat so it was time for 4 doors. The Tacoma was a great truck, but I'm super impressed with this little Ford.
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:47 am
by askbob
Congrats on your upcoming due date! Hope all goes well.
Sorry for the thread derail.
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:54 pm
by marlo
Congrats to you! will the new one be American made
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:10 pm
by MelvinsArmy
Thanks guys! Baby is 100% American made.
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:12 pm
by scr8p
congrats dude!
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:10 am
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
MelvinsArmy wrote:Thanks guys! Baby is 100% American made.
Missed this, but ran across it searching for your 3 motor project.
Congratulations!
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:11 pm
by biff85ta
gomachv wrote:Don't know if it's true but I heard from a customer that the good ole USA closed shop on the last lead manufacturing plant recently. Not that we use much lead anymore but the lead we do use will come from lands where safety is not exactly job #1.
I guess we will always have helium lol
The last lead producing plant. There are still plenty of lead smelters recycling lead. Doe run did not produce that much lead in comparison to the those who recycle lead.
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:22 am
by marlo
She bought it, a NIB 2013 Ford Focus SE hatch. We pick it up next week. Very happy for her
..........and its assembled in Michigan
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:53 am
by GoMachV
Very cool! My mom loves her '13 SE with one exception- she doesn't like the speed sensitive steering
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:21 pm
by justinspeed79
marlo wrote:She bought it, a NIB 2013 Ford Focus SE hatch. We pick it up next week. Very happy for her
..........and its assembled in Michigan
Yeah, but was it sealed?
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:56 am
by marlo
justinspeed79 wrote:marlo wrote:She bought it, a NIB 2013 Ford Focus SE hatch. We pick it up next week. Very happy for her
..........and its assembled in Michigan
Yeah, but was it sealed?
No, opened. But all bags were sealed
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:44 pm
by marlo
Well it would seems the wife is not the only one who needs a new car. while changing an exhaust hanger under my 1999 GMC sierra pick-up, I noticed 2 very large crack on the frame.
What else can you do
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:55 pm
by GoMachV
I did a few frame swaps on Ford trucks when I was in the dealership, it's not so bad if you have a lift, plenty of time and plenty of friends
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:20 pm
by marlo
gomachv wrote:I did a few frame swaps on Ford trucks when I was in the dealership, it's not so bad if you have a lift, plenty of time and plenty of friends
That truck 2 years ago, has had a new motor, trans, transfer case installed, many cases of beer, a few close friend...... but it was summer. I can go no further. I'm not the type of guy to give up, and I don't consider this giving up, but it needs to go........ look for it in the BST
...J/K
Re: Wife needs a new car
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:23 pm
by GoMachV
You could always sell it on eeeeeeeeeeebay
Don't forget the carfax lol