truck shopping, advise, opinions?

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » July 25th, 2010, 10:18 pm

Looks good, dude! Congrats!

gregrobo · Post by **gregrobo** » July 25th, 2010, 11:03 pm

nice truck i cant believe what you guys pay for cars and bikes over there thats 110k in oz

kdizzle · Post by **kdizzle** » July 26th, 2010, 12:11 pm

Nice truck Danny, I really like those trucks and was drooling over Jay's when I saw it. Nice price too.

I hear those 6.4's really respond to the DPF delete though... so tough not to mod a truck.. I cant stop blowing money on my excursion!

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 26th, 2010, 1:35 pm

ya, the scorpion tuner w/ dpf delete can do a 275+hp and 450+lbft tune

and almost double mileage. I'm leaving it alone for now, warranties are a good thing.

arleybeer40 · Post by **arleybeer40** » July 26th, 2010, 6:54 pm

Don't forget, smogs coming!

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 26th, 2010, 8:29 pm

yeah, clark county has smogged diesels for a long time. They toss it on a dyno and check for smoke, my '82 c10 6.2 passed

I will probably get a dpf bypass tube and the spartan programmer and come smog or warranty time I will just swap the dpf and set the tune to stock, thats what all the guys online are doing. The spartan doesn't leave any traces and doesn't require any wire or sensor mods, so once it is unplugged and the tune is set back everything looks stock. The dealer will be able to tell that the PCM was recently reset, but they can't prove shit, I can always say I pulled the batt terminals.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 8:34 am

19.2 mpg this morning keeping it between 70-80

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » July 27th, 2010, 12:11 pm

BTW, what are you paying for diesel up there?

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 12:34 pm

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 12:34 pm

$2.80

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 12:38 pm

so, I think I figured out everyones complaints about mileage. I get great mileage just cruising, if I kept it around 60mph I was well into the 20s, but it sucks down tons of fuel while idling and while under boost. I could sit at a red light and watch the MPG gauge drop while idling and the same when WFO. So I guess pulling an MFDB and letting it idle for an hour while eating breakfast and loading bikes will be a big no no.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 2:18 pm

just got a call from the sales dude at the dealer... I told him before that I was going to spray the bed and tint the windows asap, so he called to tell me to hold off... I guess the finance chick is having issues with the loan terms and its looking like my payment will be higher than expected, and it was already a bit higher than I wanted to pay. I might be dropping it off later or tomorrow depending on what happens when she calls

britincali · Post by **britincali** » July 27th, 2010, 3:07 pm

This is the time to be really careful, its called "gettin 'em on the resign" if you dont like the terms you dont have to do it.

Dont let them make you think you have to resign

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 3:53 pm

thx, dude, ya, they've got me with that before when I bought my ranger. My foot is down and they know it, if they don't get my payment where it needs to be I will drop the truck off right now. I don't care how far below invoice they go, I know they really don't want this thing back.

south central hoon · Post by **south central hoon** » July 27th, 2010, 4:21 pm

dannygraves wrote:thx, dude, ya, they've got me with that before when I bought my ranger. My foot is down and they know it, if they don't get my payment where it needs to be I will drop the truck off right now. I don't care how far below invoice they go, I know they really don't want this thing back.

same happened to me recently. I actually had them unravel the deal and find a new lender. my payment actually went down.

gotta a better interest rate. find a good credit union dude.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 4:32 pm

LOL, I have a good credit union and they have preapproved me for 2.99% for up to 50,000, but they won't finance negative equity so to use them I'd have to private party sell the f-150, which may not be a bad idea. I'm just gonna go ahead and let the dealer sweat, I never even told them about the CU, we'll see if they can shave down the loan amount some more to get it to where it needs to be.

Post by **AlisoBob** » July 27th, 2010, 5:07 pm

1. If they make you return the truck.... you better do the biggest " 2010 F-250 Burnout" video YouTube has ever seen.....

2. If you keep the truck,I want you to make a YouTube video with Sara rolling around on the hood.... like that Whitesnake video....

gregrobo · Post by **gregrobo** » July 27th, 2010, 5:18 pm

dannygraves wrote:$2.80

here in wa we pay $1.90 a liter not $2.80 a gallon so in australia that would be $7.182 a gallon

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 5:30 pm

AlisoBob wrote:1. If they make you return the truck.... you better do the biggest " 2010 F-250 Burnout" video YouTube has ever seen.....

2. If you keep the truck,I want you to make a YouTube video with Sara rolling around on the hood.... like that Whitesnake video....

"Sara says she is warming up as we speak"

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » July 27th, 2010, 5:48 pm

ya ya do a burnout

in 4x4

Post by **AlisoBob** » July 27th, 2010, 5:50 pm

The Ford.... no prob.

A Tacoma? not so much.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 5:58 pm

I'll put it in 4 low in the dealer parking lot and gass it! we'll see what happens

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » July 27th, 2010, 6:04 pm

take it back and get a used one from brit. hes a standup feller that wont rip you off

Post by **AlisoBob** » July 27th, 2010, 6:40 pm

Miss "D" picked up her new Camaro too.......

Turbonetics hybrid 91mm
Twin Turbonetics Duo 35 Blow-off Valves
Twin Turbonetics RG 45 Wastegates
Twin Spearco cores with custom end tanks
Vibrant Piping used was all 304 stainless
Custom 5-inch downpipe
Custom 3-inch dual exhaust
Custom aluminum sheet metal intake manifold
Custom exhaust manifolds
Custom charge piping
Flex-A-Lite radiator and fan combo
Custom stainless coolant piping
Custom transmission and oil cooling radiators and lines
Injectors 2150cc Fuel injector clinic
Aeromotive A1000 (x2)
Aeromotive pro series EFI FPR
Aeromotive fuel controller
Earl's SS lines
custom fab fuel rail
custom built aluminum fuel cell with scavenger built in
DRIVELINE
TCI custom built 4l80e Transmission and stall torque converter
custom back half Carbon Fiber tub
custom made 4 link trailing arms
factory unibody rails extended and strengthened
Moser 9-inch rear end fabricated to accommodate rear suspension parts
Moser axles
custom driveshaft
shaved holes and smoothed undercarriage ...all painted
QA1 coilovers
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES
STRUT 22x10-inch front with 3-inch
STRUT 24x15-inch rear with 7-inch
Pirelli P Zero 265/35R22 front
Pirelli P Zero 405/25R24 rear
Baer 6-piston 355mm all around
INTERIOR
Custom fabricated and reupholstered front seats
Custom fabricated rear seats
Reshaped door panels for speakers
Custom headliner
Custom rear inner quarter panels
Redesigned dash and center console (relocated factory heater and controls)
Auto Meter gauges: fuel, boost, wideband, oil pressure
Imported Italian leather with custom hand stitched (baseball stitch) interior
Custom integrated roll cage with seat belt inserts
Sparco 5-point front harnesses
Sparco 4-point rear seat belt
Carbon by design hood
Carbon by design trunk
Carbon by design radiator cover
Custom carbon panels in trunk, floor, rear tubs etc.
Custom carbon wing (pro stock style)
Custom carbon rear bumper diffuser
Custom Carbon Rear Tub
EXTERIOR
Custom side skirts dropped 1 1/2 front 3 1/2 rear (to accommodate difference in tire height)
Channelled rocker and floor to accommodate side exhaust
Redesigned custom front bumper
Redesigned custom rear bumper
STRUT Carbon fiber Camaro Front Grille
Shaved side markers front and back
Custom PPG Nexa water based black cherry paint
AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA
Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT - Flagship In-Dash Navigation AV Receiver with DVD Playback and Built-In Bluetooth
Pioneer Premier:
TS-C720PRS 6.75-inch Component Speaker Package
PRS-A900 4-Channel Bridgeable Amplifier
PRS-D2000SPL Competition-Level SPL Class D Mono Amplifier
TS-SW1201S2|S4 12-inch Shallow-Mount Subwoofer (x4)
ND-BC20PA Rear View Camera with Visual DSP
Apple Mac Mini with 3G and WiFi"

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dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » July 27th, 2010, 7:12 pm

oh shit! I just jizzed in my pants!!!

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truck shopping, advise, opinions?