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RE: [RC] LOOKING FOR A TRUCK FOR NEW MEXICO - Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.Martha, are you still looking for a used truck? I'm picking up my new truck tomorrow morning, and was planning on taking my current truck to see what they'll offer me on trade-in. Probably not much, and less than it's worth. Admittedly, there is a lot of sentimental attachment to this truck for unrelated reasons, so I'm sorry to see an old friend go, but that's another story. It's a damn good truck, though possibly not what you're looking for. It's a '95 Chevy 3500 Silverado dually, 7.4 liter gas engine, 4 speed/OD auto transmission with a Gear Vendor (thus, something like eight gears plus overdrive). It's a 2WD, not a 4WD, so as I said, may not suit what you need for NM. We're in So Cal, btw, in Upland near the 210 and 15. We added a Vortech super charger to it, and it produces a LOT of horsepower and torque. Actually, more than the engine can actually handle, which we found out the hard way while hauling horses from Colorado. We blew the rings and so replaced the entire engine with a rebuilt less than 20,000 miles ago. It's fine if you watch your rpms and keep them between 2500-3000. If you get all excited hauling up grades at 60 mph and don't pay attention, it will drag anything up any mountain (I tell people it will pull buildings off their foundation, which isn't exaggerating by a whole lot), but you're taking the risk of blowing the rings again. You just have to resist the urge to stomp the pedal and pass all the other trucks, which it's fully capable of doing. The rear end has a 4.5 ratio. It has a full size matching Leer shell, has the hitches for bumper pull or GN (you'd have to remove the shell for the latter), brake controller, extra gauges for fuel pressure and such, dual batteries, HD alternator and tranny cooler, air bags and a welded cross beam to further support the frame. We exchanged the stock gas tank for one that holds 55 gallons. I'm the original owner and have all the maintenance records for it. We had a 40' LQ which it hauled without breathing hard, but more recently we just use it for pulling a 3-H BP. When we go to rides to vet these days, I'm not pulling a horse trailer, so take the RV which is more versatile for our needs. It's a two-tone dark blue and white, I've only ever seen one other Chevy truck on the road like it (it was custom ordered from the factory). The rest of the truck aside from the engine has around 105-110,000 miles on it. Anyway, I can give you more info if you're interested, if not, that's fine, too. Somewhere around $8500 or so is about the right price for it, given the equipment it has. I'll probably get less than that from the dealer because they won't give me a decent price for equipment that is only of value to someone hauling horses. As you can tell, I feel like I'm saying goodbye to an old friend, but it's time. I need something that's a little less of a monster, but if you need a powerful truck, this one has plenty of guts left. Anyway, let me know if you're still looking. Either way, good luck with your move to NM. :-) Susan Garlinghouse, DVM -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ridecamp Guest Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 7:19 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] LOOKING FOR A TRUCK FOR NEW MEXICO Please Reply to: martha chiang marthachiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hello and thank you to Randy and everyone who helped me find a place to move to in NM. Our place in CA sold really fast and we are moving to NM in a couple of weeks. I have been told that I must find a used truck before we move as it is apparently super hard to find a used truck there. We need a 4 x4 and would prefer a diesel but aren't finding anything we can afford. We need to pull a 3 horse trailer and we need something we aren't going to have to sink a lot of money in as this move is expensive for us. I have test driven a dually and loved it, but it was pricey. If anyone has a truck for sale or knows of someone who does either in CA or NM (or somewhere reasonable driving distance), I would be really grateful if they would email me. Thanks again. Martha =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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