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Old 12-21-2008, 01:41 PM   #26
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Re: lets hear stories about how people dislike our trucks!!

Yep european stuff cant burn rice! Those TDI's are cool, not my style though. There was an article a while ago in diesel power about one that made a ton of power
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Old 12-21-2008, 03:23 PM   #27
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I'm not real concerned about what others think.
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Old 12-21-2008, 03:33 PM   #28
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Old 12-21-2008, 03:51 PM   #29
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Re: lets hear stories about how people dislike our trucks!!

I have never had anybody dislike my trucks. But plant manager is a furd man all the way. The first time he seen my first 71, he said those are the only chevy trucks he has ever liked. We are always getting on each other about our choice of makes. These have always been the most popular trucks in my area. Next would be the 73-87 era trucks.
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Old 12-21-2008, 05:22 PM   #30
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my mother in law, father in law and grandma always where dogging on me for restoring 'that old pickup' . they never understood why i spent 'so much money' on the truck. I always told them, its reliable, safe, and whats the best part about it, 100% mine. Whereas you are renting your vehicle from the bank, and mabee one day the bank will be nice enough to give it to you. After my wreck they dont give me much grief because they know that the big beefy truck and (religious content i cant say here) where the only thing that saved me.
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Old 12-21-2008, 06:20 PM   #31
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I live in Northern Illinois(that's pronounced'farm country') so all I get is thumbs up and waves.
Maybe you guys live in the wrong place. Maybe the people who make bad comments are IDIOTS and should not be listened to. Peolple around here LOVE ANYTHING old! Keith
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Old 12-21-2008, 06:24 PM   #32
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I would rather drive my truck or blazer than my wife's 06 Lexus. My cut on the folks who will diss you is there is not enough time left in the life of this planet to make them understand. My bet is that 99 % of us do not have a payment book for our rides, and they do!
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Old 12-21-2008, 06:35 PM   #33
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I usually only get compliments on my Dodge cause i drive it regularly and it isn't even show quality. I can't realy think of a time people talk sh!t about it. Even though my Chevy is in a bunch of pieces right now i have a few buddies who can see the potential. I think the only person who gives me trouble about my trucks is my headache aka wife and my older sister.
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Old 12-21-2008, 06:36 PM   #34
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I actually don't hear it much.
I work in a shop and all the guys love it.
My mother in law loves the fact that its all steel and no plastic
My brother is a hot rodder with an 06 charged mustang saleen
My mom thinks it's cute.

Now my wife...She though I was crazy for selling my 01 GMC to buy this truck but she understands that I like to work on stuff and fix things up.
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Old 12-21-2008, 06:44 PM   #35
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Thats my story too.. Can't thingk of anyone ever who has said that we are stupid or not economical smartly enclined to own a clssic truck like we do.
They say things like ,,you are so lucky,wish I had one of them..will you leave it to me in your will. ect ect ,,and that puts a grin on my face from ear to ear,, LOL papa Larry
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Old 12-21-2008, 07:04 PM   #36
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i dont care what any one thinks all the girls are like why do you waste your money, bit i had a twin turbo93 rx7 and everyone thought that was god and brand new and it was 15 years old, my truck was in my school year book and some girls actually like it, my current g/f hates it but i have a nissan 240sx pearl white with 19 inch wheels full adjustable suspension all the way and she loves that thing i dont want it i just put it on autotrader so my c-10 will now be my daily. ****em. i dont care what people think but mine looks really good so i dont get much of any dissing.
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Old 12-21-2008, 07:28 PM   #37
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nobody has to like it as long as you do. i get negative feed back on my truck to, but i get more positive than negative. its kind of like making more good memories than bad memories, just so the good ones out weigh the bad ones
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:21 PM   #38
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Re: lets hear stories about how people dislike our trucks!!

i get 100% negative in the city, and 100% positive in the county.

I live in the country, they call it "horse country" around here, and i rarely go in the city. its funny when i take somebody for a ride from school, and we pass a guy on a tractor, and i can call it out to them that the guy is going to wave.

sometimes i dont say anything, and just wave back, its looks cool, like you know every single farmer on the planet.
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:22 PM   #39
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Re: lets hear stories about how people dislike our trucks!!

i get 100% negative in the city, and 100% positive in the county.

I live in the country, they call it "horse country" around here, and i rarely go in the city. its funny when i take somebody for a ride from school, and we pass a guy on a tractor, and i can call it out to them that the guy is going to wave.

sometimes i dont say anything, and just wave back, its looks cool, like you know every single farmer on the planet.
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:22 PM   #40
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sorry guys, i dont know why it posted twice
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:25 PM   #41
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chev-obessession..he drives like a 91 lumina.. even my eclipse i think is better then that haha... and the only thing i have done to my eclipse is put an under glow kit on it.. and he thinks im retarded for doing that so i cant wait til the truck is done... when its all done ill possibly make a video on you tube for all you guys
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:30 PM   #42
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and like that one guy said the best part is that they have to still make payments on their rides haha while the only major payment we all have to spend is on gas haha
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Old 12-21-2008, 09:22 PM   #43
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You put under glow on your eclipse? Pleez dont do that to the truck
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Old 12-21-2008, 09:43 PM   #44
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Old 12-21-2008, 10:46 PM   #45
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Re: lets hear stories about how people dislike our trucks!!

the guys usually rip on me about driving a purple truck, or how their exhaust is lowder than mine, or that there truck tops out at 160, 170(km), rather than 140 even though they know its one of the most powerful trucks at the school. but i know they're just kidding around and il through something back like a purple truck has more balls than their truck. besides all the girls i know would rather ride in my truck than any other car or truck at school and thats all that counts
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Old 12-21-2008, 11:01 PM   #46
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Old 12-21-2008, 11:42 PM   #47
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I have never really had anything bad said about my truck, most everybody likes it. I was at my local cruise-in last year and a guy showed up with a 69 longbed with some new Suburban wheels on it. The truck din't look too bad, but those wheels just looked awful. He said he didn't like hown on my truck, there is the crease at the front of the bed where it was extended for the Longhorn. That's about the only bad thing ever said about my truck. But it is awesome to drive to high school in these trucks. I started driving mine in April of 07 in my junior year, and I got to drive it all of my senior year. I had the 2nd oldest car my junior year(67 Tempest was the oldest, and my neighbor drove a 71 C10) and the oldest my senior year. But it was also awesome having the loudest car there. I just wish I could have finished my 37 when I was still in school because that thing will probably be open header for a while. That would definitely have scared some people.
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Old 12-21-2008, 11:43 PM   #48
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your truck is too old get a new get a ford or dodge truck there better than chevy or gmc chevy never had a 302 engine ford was the one that had the 302 engine chevys all need too be in junckyards like your chevy truck my ford can out do your pice of _hite chevy move out of my way

im a chevy&gm man i love the old chevys
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Old 12-21-2008, 11:52 PM   #49
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your truck is too old get a new get a ford or dodge truck there better than chevy or gmc chevy never had a 302 engine ford was the one that had the 302 engine chevys all need too be in junckyards like your chevy truck my ford can out do your pice of _hite chevy move out of my way

im a chevy&gm man i love the old chevys
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Old 12-21-2008, 11:54 PM   #50
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I really don't care what any one thinks of my 72, but it does get frustrating at times listen to peoples mindless banter. I have a neighbor who buys 2 new cars every 2 years or so, and a new harley 2-3 times a year. He informed me that I would not be able to buy parts for a truck that old. How stupid could he be? He has seen 9 of these trucks come and go over the past 14 years, a few of which had a nice show career. He did not know what to think when I whipped out a brothers catalog. The other neighbors hate the 5 am cold morning starts, and the car alarms being set of on our narrow streets. The teachers and faculty at the elementary school that my children attend, are scared to let my children get in my truck. My sons 2nd grade teacher covers her mouth/nose when she escorts him to the truck, I did not know it was capable of transmitting airborne communicable diseases. But everywhere else I go, it gets thumbs ups, waves, pictures snapped etc. But we are the few who love these trucks, and will run them until the feds pull fossil fuel. Who cares, they're ours, they're paid for, and they make us who we are.
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