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Final goodbye to reliable ol F250

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by wildwest, Dec 16, 2014.

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  1. Beetle-Kill

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    Love to hear the truck's doing good. Mine kept me in good shape today getting on I-70, but it's still getting broke in. Only -200K .
     
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    Glad she is still running wildwest .. But is passing the boss a good thing??
     
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    :rofl: :lol:No doubt, and in his old truck!! Good to know though he was out working at 4pm while WWW is on vacation;)
     
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    I was in town last week and noticed ART (first three letters from the long time Colo license plate when it was ours) pulling out. I honked and waved happily to whoever was driving it, sunglasses, beard and cap on, turns out the office manager grew a beard, it was him. I've asked a couple times for a pic of the odometer but it never happens. Still fun to know its up and around :)
     
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    Glad to hear it's still going strong! I saw my old 99 F-250 V10 on craigslist for parts or repair last summer. It lived a hard life after I sold it at 1.5 years old. I was tempted to buy it back, but thankfully I reconsidered.
     
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    Y'all pass license plates on to new owners out there?
     
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    Hey Clems, thanks for looking out for us, we did not pass plates on, it's registered and licensed to the new owner and insured :yes: But fun to see it out and about living a LONG mileage life!!
     
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    I thought you said that you recognized the first three letters of the plate from when you owned it. At least that's how I read it.
     
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    We sold our 99 Toyota Avalon 6 years ago and it had 240k miles on it. I saw it a few weeks ago, it still looks good.

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    Thats nothing for Toyota's!! Both our daily drivers are about 230,000 miles. I drive an 01 Highlander and my wife drives an 04 Sequoia. Those first Gen Sequoia's are one of the toughest most durable vehicles they made. The 4.7 is a tough long lasting motor. Lots of them with 400,000+ miles on them. Low wear motors.
     
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    The trucks name is from old license plates, but it's not hard to recongnize, ridiculously long, cracked bug guard, and that day the company magnetic sign on door :)
     
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    Lots of miles of service in that old truck....:yes:
     
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    So:
    1 ART is the name you gave the truck and it is from the first three letters of a license plate it wore in Colorado ?
    2. It was being driven by an office manager you know who has grown a beard at some point ?
    3. You have asked for pics of the odometer
    4. Seeing it now and then is a heart warming cheap thrill ?
     
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    Regis, my final answer is letter E, all of the above
     
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    And here I am sitting just waiting for you to phone a friend! :(
     
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    Will you be my lifeline?
     
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    :D
     
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    You are right. There are over half a dozen Tundras with the original 4.7 2UZ-FE engines and transmissions that have gone over 1,000,000 miles. Toyota has bought several of them back to break them down. There is a youtube video of the process. The engineers who dissected the first one and said all mechanical engine parts passed specification parameters for a new 4.7 coming off the line.
     
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