In just about everything except looks......
The new mail truck...And it's even air condirioned!......Ben
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In just about everything except looks...
The new mail truck...And it's even air condirioned!...
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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I read that this morning---surely a vast improvement over that tin box they drive now.
And--it's made by Oshkosh by gosh
The article did not mention the maker of the gas engine:
The engine is a Ford EcoBoost 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline engine. The EcoBoost has a peak output of 250 horsepower at 5,500 RPM and 275 lb⋅ft at 3,000 RPM.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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The engine in the tin box is a a derivative of the old GM Iron Duke, practically indestructible......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Not only that it gets an amazing 9 mpg
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Man, replacing that huge windshield would be extraordinarily expensive.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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Just cleaning it in lovebug season would be a chore...Originally Posted by UTAH
...Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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It went through the ugly line three times.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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Used to drive one of these back in the day. http://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-con...Jeep-DJ-5A.jpg
This was fun also. https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/upl...s-l1600-41.jpg
This came on later. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/wp-cont...pg?w=902&h=601
For delivering package and catalogs(Sears, Wards, and Penny's) I was driving an older version of this. https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/usa-...s-40952676.jpg
Those were fun days back in my youth.
I would think that they would come up with something like the China BYD's. Electic motor for generator and one/two motors for power. https://technode.com/2024/05/14/five...-pickup-truck/
(..... The Shark will share the latest DMO (dual-mode off-road) plug-in hybrid EV platform with the dual-motor Bao 5 SUV, which uses a 1.5/2.0-liter high-performance petrol engine and delivers a combined output of more than 500 kW. BYD will also likely use high-quality materials and modern equipment in the truck to provide a high-spec cabin similar to that of its sibling, featuring the likes of advanced LED displays for infotainment and a large-sized head-up display unit to provide real-time information to drivers....)
Something I think Stellantis is bring out in the 25 edition of Dodge.
Fred
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stayed alive."
'Take care of yourself, and each other.'
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Our letter carrier is using the third boxy option shown. She keeps the door open during the Summer like it's a huge vent.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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