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Our Last New Truck
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JEBar
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Re: Our Last New Truck
she's home .... the pictures below show her from various angles and with Maureen's Blazer .... she really shines
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daytime dave
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Re: Our Last New Truck
Wow!!
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JEBar
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Re: Our Last New Truck
I've been wondering about mileage .... with this officially being a work truck, they don't don't say .... this morning we took it on a little over 100 drive which brought the truck's mileage to 250 ... we drove on a mix of two lane county roads and on I-40 as well .... the dealership told me to keep it under 2,000 RPM's for the first 500 miles and I did so .... I learned several things .... first, she cruises effortlessly 80 MPH at 1700 RPM'S .... a few other observations:
1. she has a 10 speed tranny but I have no way of knowing what gear she was in while doing 35 to 45 MPH got 14 to 14.5 MPG
2. while doing 70 to 75 MPH she got 15 to 15.5 MPG
3. MPG's really fell once the speed got to the upper 70s her MPG's dropped rapidly
4. no sign of any engine/tranny stress at any speed up to 80 (didn't go any faster so as to keep the engine under 2,000 RPM's)
we don't plan to tow our camper until late in October .... my hope is she will get around 10 MPG while towing it
1. she has a 10 speed tranny but I have no way of knowing what gear she was in while doing 35 to 45 MPH got 14 to 14.5 MPG
2. while doing 70 to 75 MPH she got 15 to 15.5 MPG
3. MPG's really fell once the speed got to the upper 70s her MPG's dropped rapidly
4. no sign of any engine/tranny stress at any speed up to 80 (didn't go any faster so as to keep the engine under 2,000 RPM's)
we don't plan to tow our camper until late in October .... my hope is she will get around 10 MPG while towing it
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BrokenolMarine
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Re: Our Last New Truck
The paint looks great with the new coating. I like the color. Good choice.
When we bought the Titan, they had two Pro4xs in stock, white and black. Never liked white cars. The old white faded too bad. We bought the black one.
When we bought the Titan, they had two Pro4xs in stock, white and black. Never liked white cars. The old white faded too bad. We bought the black one.
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
I don't look back at the things I can't do anymore with regret, I just look forward to the things I still can.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
I don't look back at the things I can't do anymore with regret, I just look forward to the things I still can.
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JEBar
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Re: Our Last New Truck
for me a shiny black vehicle has always been beautiful .... back in the late 90's we had shiny black Silverado that was mighty pretty .... from it I quickly learned that I'm simply not inclined to put in the work to keep one looking as it should .... that's the only black vehicle we've ever ownedBrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:10 pmWhen we bought the Titan, they had two Pro4xs in stock, white and black.
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BrokenolMarine
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Re: Our Last New Truck
Yup, they are a lot of work, but worth it to me.
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
I don't look back at the things I can't do anymore with regret, I just look forward to the things I still can.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
I don't look back at the things I can't do anymore with regret, I just look forward to the things I still can.
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JEBar
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Re: Our Last New Truck
our youngest son has a black 2025 1500 Silverado and loves it .... he keeps it shinning
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JEBar
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Re: Our Last New Truck
as noted, I had a 1978 Jeep J10 pickup with a 360 cc engine mated to a 4 speed floor shift that I literally kept for 24 years .... during that time we rebuilt the motor twice .... she would get about 10 mpg .... I need to get some miles on our new truck prior to towing our 5er, so tonight after eating I took her out on a 35 mile drive .... most of it was over a narrow, rolling 55 mph state road with some 70 mph driving on I-40 thrown in .... per calculations by the trucks odometer system she got 15.3 mpg .... I'm happy with that .... within the next week or so we intend to install a bed cover, it will be interesting to see if it has any impact on the truck's gas mileage
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