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03-18-2006, 09:31 PM
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How far did you go?
When I bought my 600 buck 69 k10 off ebay i drove from s.indiana to upper wisconsin with a Chevy 2500 4x4 and a gooseneck.I reckon that is not far.
Just 150 dollars in fuel 
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03-18-2006, 09:35 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
When I bought the 70, it wasn't far...maybe 15 miles. The 69 beast I towed about 130ish miles home.
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03-18-2006, 09:36 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
Cleveland Oh to Belpre Oh Via Parkersburg WV
180 miles One day off work One tank of gas No trailer needed 
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03-18-2006, 09:40 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
I pulled my parts truck home with a john deere tractor with forks on it.The truck had no engine,tranny ,or rearend.After 2 hours in reverse,a broken hydraulic line ,and traveled 10 miles it now sits with a for sale sighn.
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03-18-2006, 09:40 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
My first two were within 5 miles. One drove home (really shouldn't have though) the other needed a rope.
The longhorn was 430 miles away... and longhorn jeff drove that far to pick me up, then on to get the truck...and then back again. That one was 50 oe so miles east of philly PA Then, I went 300 miles to Kalamazoo MI to get a parts truck. |
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03-18-2006, 09:45 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
67 swb 2 miles 71swb4xr 13 miles 72lwb4x4 13miles all were trailered all could have been driven $400 cash and a weeks work bought them all
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03-18-2006, 09:46 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
man you guys are driving a pretty good distance sometimes. I thought about trying to go to AZ to get a cab or something. That would be almost a week long trip for me. But, I can find most everthing I need around here. Just might need a little work.
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03-18-2006, 10:10 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
72 cheyenne , 5 miles
70 longhorn , 45 miles ( idaho) 68 cst 10 , 450 miles I did buy a 70 2 blocks from my home , after driving by it for 10 years , i knocked on the owners door and asked if he wanted to sell it , he said sure. He had bought it new , ya never know if ya don't ask 
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03-18-2006, 10:20 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
Whenever I see an old chevy in misery I go get it.Maybe thats why i have 4 trucks.Just to many junk vehicles everywhere chevy or not but mostly imports
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03-18-2006, 11:41 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
250 miles....a couple of times.....went to look at it, agreed to buy....sunday....no cash.....drove back the next week, had my girlfriend drive my car home, while I drove the truck home (didn't seem right to try to tow the truck home behind a station-wagon....not sure the 4t40 would have held up anyway).
Been driving it for over 3,000 miles now......still no major repairs.....still working on major upgrades though!
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03-18-2006, 11:56 PM
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Re: How far did you go?
I went from North of Salt Lake to Phoenix-maybe 800 miles or so-to get my Panel. Trailered it back, but my fuel pump went out on my truck with 250 miles or so to get home. I had to call my friend out on a rescue mission. We put my truck on the trailer and he drug that home and I drove the Panel the rest of the way.
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03-19-2006, 12:06 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
1.1miles
 The guy lived a few sections over when I bought mine.Mike
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03-19-2006, 12:19 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
69 short fleet 486 miles 1 way, lynchbrug, Va trailered to my house
67 short fleet 500 feet, across the street towed to shop 72 long fleet 25 miles 1 way trailered to shop
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03-19-2006, 12:23 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
The '68 c10 was about 10 miles. The '71 c20 was about 180, whan the wife and I took a little getaway weekend away from the kids, and I saw it in the parking lot of a drug store with a for sale sign, $5K later was the most I ever lost in Tahoe. Not a complaint whatsoever.
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03-19-2006, 04:23 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
when I bought the 72 longwide, was about a ten mile drive home in January, no heater, all vents stuck wide open, maybe ten degrees outside, felt like it would fly off the road at 45 mph, coldest drive I have ever had
67 stepside about 5 miles & had a tow truck deliver it, the 72 shortwide, bout 20 miles & trailered it 70 Camaro, maybe 300 miles, bought it sight unseen and then sent a guy with a trailer to bring it home
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03-19-2006, 04:42 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
From overseas, Sweden Europe to California US.
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03-19-2006, 07:48 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
I had the wife drive me an hour to get the 68 and drove it home. the 67 stepper was delivered to me. thanks Shawn. I owe ya one
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03-19-2006, 07:58 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
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03-19-2006, 08:08 AM
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03-19-2006, 08:13 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
72 big block in garage: Philly to Buffaflo and back. one LONG day.
72 K10 : started as a parts truck, previous owner dropped it off! 60 Biscayne: Philly to Oaklahoma and back, 2 LONG days. Towed it on a trailer, tow vehicle, '80 El Camino. Scarey trip. 85 K20; rollback, 10 miles (had no brakes)
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03-19-2006, 08:32 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
i bought a few vehicles from california to long island new york in the past once i realized it was alot cheaper to pay for metal than bondo
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03-19-2006, 09:30 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
i got mine abotu 3 mins ride from my house
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03-19-2006, 09:38 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
735.29 mapquest miles one way from Pa to WI. (For the 68)
One day out and one day back. About 10 miles round trip for the 72. Jason |
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03-19-2006, 09:42 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
drove a 320 roundtrip to pickup and trailer back my 67 swb. worth every mile and every cut scrape and bruise since then.
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03-19-2006, 09:44 AM
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Re: How far did you go?
When I bought the 1 ton from JOESJUNK, I drove 903 miles getting back home.
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