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Old 12-31-2002, 07:14 PM
John R John R is offline
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Scott - that thread was a pain. It was too much to bear and I was guilty of feeding that fire... Are you registered over there under a different name?

I can't complain about that Ford. It was the best truck I've ever owned and only had 3 problems. A coin got stuck in the console lock and jambed it -not Ford's fault, the pass side door sill moulding would never stay on, and the scary one: the throttle cable froze northbound on the Expressway in Dot at 75 mph & 3500 rpm. I had to quick shift down the offramp to get it off the highway. Turned out condensation had built up around the linkage and froze under my high speed run down the X-way. Also probably not Ford's fault.

Right now the rebates from GM are great too - 3K.

I just have problems buying a vehicle in it's 1st or last year of a particular generation. So I'm up in the air too.

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Old 01-01-2003, 12:01 AM
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Great Boat Dan congrats! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] You are very lucky top have Florida weather to work on it this winter. Send a little North for us NewEnglanders! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Jon G
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Old 01-01-2003, 06:03 PM
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John, I'm not registered at all on your board, although I should because I visit it quite a bit and know a lot of the members there. That frozen throttle thing must have been quite scary - I'd consider that Ford's fault, not yours. That should happen only in the most extreme situations, not by going a very normal (by today's standards) 75mph on the highway.
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Old 01-01-2003, 06:30 PM
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What ever you do and like others have said .... get the largest motor you can and a trans geared for that type of weight if you plan on pulling the boat around alot..... and as I’m sure you are aware....less stress on the tow vehicle...
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Old 01-01-2003, 08:08 PM
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I agree with scott, get the 5.3 on the chevy, or 5.4 on ford, I woul'nt go any smaller. I heard today Ford is offering 0 % for 4 years. That sounds very nice.RS.
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Old 01-01-2003, 08:37 PM
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Scott - it was about 10 degrees out and I was doing 75. It was a cold snap and whatever moisture melted when the engine warmed refroze on my little stroll down the highway [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] . Where a bttere design would probably prevent that it does get into the realm of more extreme conditions...

The nice thing about the rebates right now is that with many banks you can get below 6% normal rates instead of the 2-4% from the factory. Then you grab the good outside rate AND the factory rebate and you're even more ahead. 0% interest on a 30K truck is more $$ than 5% interest on a 27K truck (but not by much [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )

And that's OK - we get plenty of lurkers [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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Old 01-02-2003, 03:59 PM
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RS, in this past Sunday's paper I saw adds for 0% up to 5 years for F150s.

John, AAA members can get 4.39% for '02 and '03 vehicles, so your idea sounds like the way to go. You sacrifice the rebate for the 0% factory rate, so instead get financing up front, walk in with a check and walk out with the rebate. According to my math, even with 6 or 7% financing, you still spend less money getting the rebate than using the 0% financing from Ford.
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