Pat Riot
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I’m getting a headache…
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I am not buying the truck.
Guy said he was the original owner.Then he said he got it from some old guy that kept it in his garage all the time.
Then he said he bought it 2 weeks ago after I found docs in the glovebox that showed the truck was registered in Oregon in 2022.
He had no maintenance history so I thanked him for his time and we left.
Shady dealings abound.
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1 minute ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:
I'd think that if you're shooting light loads or even more standard loads the difference between revolver and rifle velocities would be more in the 150-200fps region. But those hotter loads with those powders take more advantage of the longer barrels.
Yeah, I need a chronograph to be sure.
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5 minutes ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:
My 2007 Tacoma has right at 300,000 now. 4 cylinder. Interior is not great but ding free exterior. If you owned that truck and knew it's maintenance history and condition was good how much would it take for you to sell it?
Not sure, but in today’s market it appears this is a pretty good deal IF the owner has a good maintenance history on it and it passes inspection.
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Can’t forget the Welcome Wagon
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Thank you all.
1 minute ago, Dantankerous said:Pat, 190,000 miles on a Toyota is just getting broke in.
Take it to a garage you trust for a pre-purchase inspection. That is money well spent, in my experience.
We have several Toyotas in the family although no Tacomas (yet). All are going strong well into mid and high 200,000 milage ranges.
Thank you.
I am going to ask if I can have my favorite shop look it over for me. If he says “No” and has no maintenance history the deal is off. If he has an extensive maintenance history done by reputable people that will help.
The exterior and interior look great and not primped up by a detailer.
The underside looks great except the sheet metal skid pan for the fuel tank is rusting apart.
I will look at the engine and drive it today.
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Yesterday I looked at a 2003 Toyota Tacoma V6 4x4 with 190,000 miles on it for $8500.
I have been told by several people that this is a good price.
Regardless of my misgivings I am going to test drive it today at noon.
Appearance-wise and underneath the truck is is very nice condition.
I have a list of questions for the owner:
- Do you have any other offers in this truck?
- Why are you selling it?
- Are you the original owner?
- Do you have the maint history?
- Any mechanical concerns?
- Has timing belt been changed?
- When were shocks replaced?
- Any accidents?
I am just amazed and baffled at these used vehicle prices these days.
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Years ago police and fire used red lights only in the northeast (Pennsylvania northward).
In the South it was blue for police and red for fire.
Nowadays it seems all police use blue with red and maybe white lights. Fire uses red and white.
When I lived in Oregon the tow trucks used red lights, which was strange to me, but tow truck operators can and do help police regulate traffic at accident scenes.
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Regarding the feral dogs. I would hunt them like coyotes.
Call ‘em in with a wounded rabbit call and blast them.
Even domestic dogs can pack up and become a menace.-
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That’s an odd near accident. I am glad you didn’t fire that second barrel.
How many shells do you have that are this old and / or from the same lot?I would definitely inspect them.
Maybe do a shock test. Simulate the same conditions with each leftover shell by gripping it somehow and whacking the implement on a block or anvil.
Or just use that ammo one at a time.
If it’s just a box or two, keep the lead & toss the rest.-
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I think it’s interesting that you got an additional 400-500 FPS from the carbine.
Some guy tried to tell me I would only get 100 fps from my Henry X model over what I would see from a revolver. I told him I thought he was wrong, but I had no way to counter his naïveté as I do not have a chronograph.
At one time in my life hot rounds like that attracted me. My thumb joints & wrists yell at me with spicy loads now…probably because I used to be attracted to loads like that.
Thanks for the test data. That’s impressive.
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Not funny…or maybe it is. Down escalator it is, Kenny!
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I watched 1 & 2. Entertaining but way beyond belief.
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Are you on Gun Broker? You can look at “Closed” deals and see what guns actually sold for.
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