tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7973068048538436068..comments2024-03-18T21:40:02.383-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Couple of years back the tailgate handle on my truck broke,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-53454928794577671352010-03-26T17:18:05.990-07:002010-03-26T17:18:05.990-07:00At this place:
http://www.carpartswholesale.com/cp...At this place:<br />http://www.carpartswholesale.com/cpw/ford~tailgate_handle.htmlFirehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-77104804664841891812010-03-26T10:21:33.486-07:002010-03-26T10:21:33.486-07:00Where did you find the steel handle? I have an 89...Where did you find the steel handle? I have an 89 GMC Sierra that needs one...SordidPandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657526230826604643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-863247437776815392010-03-23T19:22:00.367-07:002010-03-23T19:22:00.367-07:00Like so many other things that are only meant to ...Like so many other things that are only meant to last until the statistical fat part of the curve is past trade-in time.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-2823455192844859602010-03-22T16:38:13.316-07:002010-03-22T16:38:13.316-07:00The results of govt. intrusion and regulation into...The results of govt. intrusion and regulation into automotive design. <br /><br />That's why I drive a '92 F-150. I bought it six years ago because it was two wheel drive, hard to find in the Pac. NW, had a smallish engine, 360cid, and has an extended cab, good for Boy Scouts and a huge dog. 11K miles ago I had a new engine put in it costing me $2500 as opposed to $30,000 for a comparable new pickup. It is reasonable on fuel usage, hauls everything I need hauled as well as my 5th wheel trailer. I will never need to buy another vehicle. So far, all the accessories still work, the paint looks good and tires on it wear as if they were forged steel. It'll need brake pads and shoes this Summer. I can handle that just fine by myself.<br /><br />Gerry N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-60890604320672187162010-03-22T13:34:02.813-07:002010-03-22T13:34:02.813-07:00Hey, at the time the Trailside wasn't very exp...Hey, at the time the Trailside wasn't very expensive; God knows what they run now.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-8492525168332998432010-03-22T13:30:49.205-07:002010-03-22T13:30:49.205-07:00Weight and corrosion, yeah.
And the Sig one costs...Weight and corrosion, yeah.<br /><br />And the Sig one costs more because it is molded with the heat of the loins of a virgin maiden, and quenched in the cold waters of a remote fjord, don'tchaknow.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-89685566475662266942010-03-22T13:12:01.646-07:002010-03-22T13:12:01.646-07:00I imagine part of the idea for Ford was to reduce ...I imagine part of the idea for Ford was to reduce weight.<br /><br />Enough of that and your mileage numbers look better, for both marketing and CAFE purposes.<br /><br />(Also, come on, man. You bought a <i>SIG</i> and you're complaining that it's <i>expensive</i>?)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.com