my family really doesnt think outside the box
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miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
I had an explorer, I loved it. My sis had one and she called it the exploder--it was always in the shop. Hopefully yours will be the one that is good 
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it shouldnt be inside the shop cause i only drive like 20 miles a week
i love that it holds 5 people and i also got a bed like a truck (even though its smaller than most truck beds) cause i had looked at a ford ranger with the flip down seat and that would just not work with kids
i love that it holds 5 people and i also got a bed like a truck (even though its smaller than most truck beds) cause i had looked at a ford ranger with the flip down seat and that would just not work with kids
miss_thenorth said:I had an explorer, I loved it. My sis had one and she called it the exploder--it was always in the shop. Hopefully yours will be the one that is good
lupinfarm
Almost Self-Reliant
We had one back in the 90s, big ole' brute. When I was a kid I called it the ksplore
That was our last truck (and it was a beast! they don't make em' like that anymore lol that thing even had a winch) until 2008 when we got our F-150.
That was our last truck (and it was a beast! they don't make em' like that anymore lol that thing even had a winch) until 2008 when we got our F-150.
big brown horse
Hoof In Mouth
My sister's was called "Big Bruce" it sounds a lot like your old brute Lupin. 
Elijaboy, I like those little f150 truck/explorers. They are cute.
Elijaboy, I like those little f150 truck/explorers. They are cute.
lupinfarm
Almost Self-Reliant
hehe we call the explorers with the truck bed the "gentlemans truck", like a gentleman farmer
now i'm totally missing my big truck *tear* there are whispers that the truck could be a write off. the appraiser has been out 3 times to look at it.
now i'm totally missing my big truck *tear* there are whispers that the truck could be a write off. the appraiser has been out 3 times to look at it.
I would check with a "real" mechanic but 20 years ago I kept having exhaust pipes rusting all the time, they said it was from making 1 mile trips and the condensation never evaporated and sat in the pipes and rust through.elijahboy said:
I actually had to take a longer route to work to stop the problem from happening again, 5 miles a week just wasn't long enough for the truck to warm up.
hwillm1977
Almost Self-Reliant
My dad always told me that too... My car never breaks down (my commute is 100 miles daily)... my brother drives his car 5 miles a day and it's constantly in the shop for everything.xpc said:
Maybe Elijahboy'll need to take a longer drive once a week?
I'd love a truck... but I want a giant, old half ton... preferably from the 70's or 80's
miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
We are looking for a project truck like that for my son and hubby to work on. But for now, my F-250 diesel will have to do, and it does
