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Haven't driven my truck in almost three weeks...

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Old 12-17-2007, 03:28 PM
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Usually my F-250 sits without being driven much, except I'm driving it more now with the winter weather.

I don't drive my Mustang at all in the winter, its sitting in the garage from November to some time in March, just like last winter.
 
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Old 12-17-2007, 04:03 PM
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I put my Dakota away at the end of October... I need to get around to starting it up... maybe I'll do that this week. I usually idle it for about 20 minutes and then turn it off... just enough to get it hot and to charge the battery a bit. I usually start it once a month... but this has been the longest I've really let it go.
 
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Old 12-17-2007, 05:09 PM
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With all you guys havin' all that auto'candy' I feel like Charlie Brown - "I got a rock"
 
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Old 12-17-2007, 05:51 PM
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My trucks sits weeks at a time. My truck only has 14500 miles on it. I got most of my miles in the summer camping trips. I was permanent at a campground in 2005,2006. it was 100 miles round trip. My girlfriend and I switched every other weekend. We camped every weekend then. But if we go somewhere we take my truck. I'm not a car person She has Chrysler sebring LXI coupe. I enjoy driving my truck and showing off.
 
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Old 12-17-2007, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by risupercrewman
Sounds like a case of you not being too happy with the price of diesel lately.... $3.59 where I am......
$3.19 is the cheapest I have seen around here.
 
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Old 12-17-2007, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Pagnew
You meet the nicest people on a Honda!
Yup! I would not ride any other brand...except maybe a Harley. When I get old and can't ride a sportbike, I will buy a Harley. I almost hate to say it.
 
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Old 12-18-2007, 09:40 AM
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Don't use mine much,picked it up in Nov 2003 and it has 18000 miles.Everytime I get in it,which is not often it still smells like knew.It must be that leather that seems to hold that new truck smell.
 
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Old 12-18-2007, 11:07 AM
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Don't use mine much,picked it up in Nov 2003 and it has 18000 miles.Everytime I get in it,which is not often it still smells like knew.It must be that leather that seems to hold that new truck smell.
Yeah, leather will do that as long as you are keeping the truck in a garage. By the way, that 53 ****** pickup in your gallery is AWESOME! My grandfather had one when I was a kid, but it was nothing like that!
 
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Old 12-18-2007, 11:48 AM
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FY'alls I: My V10 does fine when sittin' for two~three weeks at a time. Sometimes the clutch motor in the A/C will make a little noise right when it starts up, but I have heard this on other rigs and it's not a problem as it only happens here and there. It only does it right when the key is turned - a split second. Truck has 22K miles and it has done it since day one...

Happy truckin' (when you drive it at least)
 

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Old 12-18-2007, 12:53 PM
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Thanks freekyFX4 that ****** has been my project for the last 7 years.I should drive my truck more but I still have not let the dog inside yet as I am to **** about it being clean.Should never have bought new as it is to nice.
 
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Old 01-01-2008, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by freekyFX4
his I was wondering if anyone else here ever let their baby sit for weeks on end without being driven.
Yup, I'm going through that with my Goldwing right now with all the snow on the ground at the moment . . .
 



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