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  1. 08-05-2007, 06:52 PM #1
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    Loaning a buddy your truck!!!!!

    So I loaned my truck to my buddy while he left his car at my house because he crashed it. This 97 ranger 2.3 has about 220,000 miles on it. Still ran just fine oil is clean antifreeze looks great. He takes it up 471 hill wide open in 5th gear at about 50mph. Dieseling the crap out of it. Had to sound like a pocketful of change. Needless to say by the top of the hill the engine was spent. This guy has blown 5 engines in his s-10 the same exact way. Cracked the head. I didn't think you could crack a 2.3 head until now.
    Best of all he calls a buddy that lives near there. goes and hangs out at his house for a few hours and then calls me about 3 hours later. Telling me he'll pick my truck up on a trailor in a few days until then it's perfectly fine sitting on the side of the highway. So then I get to pay $128 tow bill to get my truck home safely. I do have a backup motor which is a 98 2.5 that I was planning on putting in at my own leisure.
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    Some people just dont care much about anything. If it were me that had a motor expire in a friends truck, Id be pushing it to get it home if I had to.
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    That's why you don't let "buddies" drive your stuff unless you know that they are the kind of person who will make it good if something happens.
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    make him help you put the new motor in ... thats the least he can do ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by dedpedal View Post
    Some people just dont care much about anything. If it were me that had a motor expire in a friends truck, Id be pushing it to get it home if I had to.
    I am the same way. I won't even hammer down in someone's car even if they tell me too. I have respect for other people's cars.
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    that is shitty...looks like someone needs to learn a thing or two about downshifting...
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    Quote Originally Posted by MADMOD View Post
    I am the same way. I won't even hammer down in someone's car even if they tell me too. I have respect for other people's cars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 331TwistedWedge View Post
    make him help you put the new motor in ... thats the least he can do ...
    He said he would, but he doesn't have time to.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirtyd0g View Post
    He said he would, but he doesn't have time to.....

    then i wouldnt have timeto lend him anything to drive anymore...
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    Quote Originally Posted by FoxxxSVO View Post
    then i wouldnt have timeto lend him anything to drive anymore...
    Never ever again!
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    i learned a long time ago dont do favors for any one even if they are a great friend. you only do favors for your best friends, a wise man once told me if you do a favor for someone it will eventually cost you something no matter how yo look at it. im sorry to see that happened to you i wish you sht best of luck in a resolution
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    Quote Originally Posted by redripper View Post
    i learned a long time ago dont do favors for any one even if they are a great friend. you only do favors for your best friends, a wise man once told me if you do a favor for someone it will eventually cost you something no matter how yo look at it. im sorry to see that happened to you i wish you sht best of luck in a resolution
    I have to look at it as one of those things you just fix it and carry on, but it sucks. I have the motor readfy to come out already time to pull it and swap in a much better motor anyway.
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    Sorry to here about your truck! That's why I am pretty picky with who I let take mine... usually those who are familiar with it and will help out if something happens to it.... or they have the spare parts for it.

    BTW, where is 471 "hill"?


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    Basically all of 471...from the river to 275.
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    holy shit!
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    A little JB weld and ittl be good as new.
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    Wow thats some shit.Some friend haha not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by craigels View Post
    Sorry to here about your truck! That's why I am pretty picky with who I let take mine... usually those who are familiar with it and will help out if something happens to it.... or they have the spare parts for it.

    BTW, where is 471 "hill"?


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