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DrakeriderCa posted:What's the opinion of ABAI on an S-15 or S-10 vs a Ranger? My dad had an S-15 with the 4.3 that I loved. Great truck. Ranger>S any day. I remember test driving a brand new S15 or whatever the hell it was in the mid 00s and the thing was a rattle trap right out of the dealers lot and the signal lights wigged out. E: Doug Marshall Motor City employee in GP said "Oh, they all do that!"  Truthfully, he probably was more correct than he realized.
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1500quidporsche posted:Sounds reasonable. Kinda sucks because the Dakota is the only smaller truck wide enough to fit a kart in and I'd prefer a ranger. Every half ton Chevy I've looked at doesn't look like it'd hold its value well even though they'd probably be more reliable, at $1,200 the Dakota seems like the way to go. Have the kijiji ad? Or details on the trim?
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Slung Blade posted:Have the kijiji ad? Or details on the trim? http://m.kijiji.ca/cars-trucks/calgary/1996-dodge-dakota-pickup-truck-great-work-truck-1200-obo/v?adId=1062789092 I'm a little suspicious at that price but the mileage and canopy topper tick all the boxes for me so its worth taking a look at.
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1500quidporsche posted:http://m.kijiji.ca/cars-trucks/calgary/1996-dodge-dakota-pickup-truck-great-work-truck-1200-obo/v?adId=1062789092 Price is a little high IMO. Looks to be in good shape though. See if he'll take 900.
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slidebite posted:The 4.3 is literally the only thing an S has that's better than the Ford. My dad's was a 92 (I think) and it was great. No issues while we had it, and I bagged it pretty hard as a teenager. I also had a Dakota that was a good truck. Brutal gas mileage with the V6 though, for a "quarter ton" truck.
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DrakeriderCa posted:What's the opinion of ABAI on an S-15 or S-10 vs a Ranger? My dad had an S-15 with the 4.3 that I loved. Great truck. My old man bought a 96 Ranger brand new. He had it for 6 months and it was only out of the shop for about a month the entire time. So I guess be careful?
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So the dodge was a bust, those pictures skillfully covered up the fact that it was hit on the rear passenger side. Also was smoked in  Got a hot lead on an 92 GMC 1500 though.
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So as someone who just can't bring myself to ever vote NDP or Liberal provincially for all sorts of reasons, am I insane for considering the Alberta Party? Also, this is an interesting tool http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/votecompass/alberta2015.html 
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Apr 10, 2015 16:13
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I took the survey and got about what I'd expect for a fence sitting Ontario elitist liberal
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slidebite posted:So as someone who just can't bring myself to ever vote NDP or Liberal provincially for all sorts of reasons, am I insane for considering the Alberta Party? I've heard good things about them, but don't really know their platform. I'm more insane because I'm honestly mulling the idea of voting for the NDP just to balance out Wild Rose.
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Apr 10, 2015 16:33
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Did that quiz yesterday, fell waaay into the top left area. Picking up my trailer tonight, here's hoping it doesn't flip the gently caress out and try to murder me on the road.
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Apr 10, 2015 17:02
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Apparently I'm the ideal voter for the Alberta Party
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DrakeriderCa posted:Apparently I'm the ideal voter for the Alberta Party I feel so sorry for those guys. Do they even have a platform?
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8ender posted:I took the survey and got about what I'd expect for a fence sitting Ontario elitist liberal Me too  I know nothing about the Alberta Party but apparently I agree with them about many things.
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Apr 10, 2015 17:50
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Slung Blade posted:I feel so sorry for those guys. Just looked it up on their website. I agree with a lot of what they're saying. Except for the loving heritage fund. Had enough with that, its god drat useless. 
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Apr 10, 2015 17:55
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I was left of the NDP 
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ExecuDork posted:Me too Pretty much exactly where my pin landed. gently caress, are we mostly socialists in here?
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Slung Blade posted:Pretty much exactly where my pin landed. Except for Lethbridge boy down there, yeah. 
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Apr 10, 2015 21:39
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Slung Blade posted:Pretty much exactly where my pin landed. Yep. SA is pinko heaven.
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Hit the NDP button like a laser-guided Communist Manifesto
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Apr 10, 2015 21:43
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I've already ordered my Mao Little Red Book from Amazon.
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DrakeriderCa posted:Yep. SA is pinko heaven. Rad. So who's up for a wrenching party / BBQ / campfire at my place this spring. Maybe a weekend late April? Lots of places to camp out here if you need to stay overnight.
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Apr 10, 2015 22:22
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Except for Lethbridge boy down there, yeah. The deep deep south of the great white north. He's probably the one putting up all the jesus billboards.
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I landed directly on NDP, but I will be voting Alberta Party, as they finished 2nd in my riding in the byelections last year: They might actually have a chance, probably because it's the party leader Greg Clark's riding. Their HQ is directly across from OJ's in Marda Loop. We ran into one of the campaign people on byelection night at the Liquor Depot down the road from HQ, he had a shopping cart full of booze and was inviting everyone to come and party. It looked like they were going to be throwing down no matter what, so here's hoping they pull if off this time 
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Apr 10, 2015 22:43
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Slung Blade posted:Rad. I'd like to see the place. Would it be a complete sausage party? Where is that goon camping emote.
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iv46vi posted:I'd like to see the place. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3264505 It absolutely would be, both literally and figuratively. (You like spolumbos?) Unless you guys convince your lady friends to join us or something. Or the one or three Alberta AI ladies' auxiliary decides they want to come too.
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Apr 11, 2015 03:58
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Powershift posted:The deep deep south of the great white north.  And by abortion ones, I mean the "Abortions For All!" billboards  I'd like to think I am fairly progressive but, by and large, don't agree with a lot of messages from many of the loud special interest groups. Be it unions, religious groups, environmentalists, native rights, etc. Some of those responses in particular certainly skewed me a fair amount. If I tempered a few of those from a "strong" answer I'm pretty sure it would have had me probably about as far up as many of you guys on the social side of things so I think several offset which is why I landed in the middle. I am fairly anti-tax and anti-government handouts all around so I'm going to be on the right side of the fiscal line regardless. 
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I would be ok with reduced hand-outs if the job market made it possible for people to live off the wages offered, but no unions and a low minimum wage allows companies to pay pennies, and let the government pick up the slack to see people's needs met. A system where every rung of society can meet their basic needs with 1 full time job per household would obviously be ideal and negate the need for handouts, but that system can't be created by pulling the rug out from under the lowest rung. A family not making rent isn't going to make mcdonalds pay more. A person not having timely access to preventative care isn't going to make their long term care cheaper for society. In non-depressing news, the edmonton michener auction tomorrow has something for everybody now. Bitchin fix it again tony http://details.maauctions.com/AutolistingYEG_Detail.aspx?Link=10/4/2015%5E124CS10137009 A ranger for 1500quid http://details.maauctions.com/AutolistingYEG_Detail.aspx?Link=10/4/2015%5E1FTZR15X4XPA95835 A cheaper ranger for 1500quid http://details.maauctions.com/AutolistingYEG_Detail.aspx?Link=10/4/2015%5E1FTYR10U8YPA74075 There are 600 trucks in their listings so far, nearly 300 fords. by the end of the day this poo poo could go cheaaaap. edit: the bidbook is up, that first ranger is the first truck of the day in lane 2. At the one auction in went to in calgary, the first car of the day couldn't even get a $50 bid, it could go super cheap. http://www.maauctions.com/Portals/0/Bidbook/BidbookApril11_2015.pdf Powershift fucked around with this message at 05:09 on Apr 11, 2015 |
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I will buy that Fiat off of you when you get bored of it.
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You mean after the fire? I'm confused as gently caress because on first glance i figured there's no bloody way i would fit in the thing, but in there there's a picture of the back seat. back seat? what back seat? where is this back seat? where could this back seat possibly go?
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It will impact the valuation. Try to save as much of the quarter panels as you can in the event of a fire.
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Slung Blade posted:So who's up for a wrenching party / BBQ / campfire at my place this spring. Maybe a weekend late April? Count me in. I'd like to see an ABAI meet actually materialize since we propose them on a semi-regular basis but they don't seem to get past that point for one reason or another.
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Ok, let's set a day then. April 25 (& possibly 26th depending on how much we drink) sound good to you guys?
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Apr 11, 2015 15:43
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I'd be down for the 25th, but my weekends these days are pretty jammed so I probably wouldn't be able to make it until early evening, say about 8ish.
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Apr 11, 2015 16:04
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25th works for me. Granted I don't have any weekend plans in the near future (beyond the random crap I can do whenever) so just about any weekend prior to June works for me.
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610 trucks, and 4 hours in they've only gotten through 200. at this rate the auction will run until 9.
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Powershift posted:610 trucks, and 4 hours in they've only gotten through 200. at this rate the auction will run until 9. God I wish I would've known about that sooner, would've made a weekend out of going up to Edmonton. As an aside, looked at a truck with "170k" that literally had everything broken/leaking. If you're going to roll back the odometer, at least make it somewhat credible.
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To be fair 170k is more than enough time to fully trash a truck mechanically, given enough abuse.
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It was pretty bad and that was what I originally thought. But taking a look at it but the gearshift indicator didn't line up at all so the instrument panel has been messed with at one point.
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Powershift posted:610 trucks, and 4 hours in they've only gotten through 200. at this rate the auction will run until 9. I haven't been to an auction in 20 years. Are they as mind numblingly boring as I remember? I remember some decent freak watching opportunities though. Generally manifesting itself with morbidly obese people of both genders jumping up and down as much as they can and lots of swearing. Also, decided I'm probably going to vote for the Alberta party... only to find out they don't have a candidate in my riding 
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