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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja_Girl
...geez, by now I thought I'd have at least one nomad offer to drive down with me - two girls, a dog, a truck loaded up fishing gear, diving
gear...what the h-- ? Are all the real men already in Loreto? |
Lose the dog and the other girl and I think we can work something out!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Diver
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Very nice looking truck there, Paulina !! 
Here's our Baja rig.
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Baja_Girl
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Diver, what's that white stuff on the ground? Laundry suds???...oh wait, you mean that people still live in places where it snows??????
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fishbuck
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Here's a nice little truck for you. Kinda halfway between a jeep and a big truck. I always like extracab and regular or longbed but this is alright.
:http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/img_popup.jsp?car_id=221707050&photoIndex=0
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?rdpage=thumb&car_i...
[Edited on 4-29-2007 by fishbuck]
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Paulina
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Thanks Diver!
I owe it all to my favorite backyard mechanics!
P<*)))><
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Baja_Girl
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Pauline, I don't know what's funnier...the party hat or mechanic #1's description of the size of something....
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Paulina
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That is
too funny, I never noticed that until you brought it to my attention. Thanks for the laugh!
ja ja ja>*)))><
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja_Girl
Pauline, I don't know what's funnier...the party hat or mechanic #1's description of the size of something.... |
Mechanic #1: "Her nip**es were this long"
Mechanic #2: "This story is giving me a hat on"
Hey, I'm a mechanic! I know what these guys talk about.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Baja_Girl
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...and today's winner for best comedic posting...Mr. Fishbuck...that is soooo funny... 
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bajaguy
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Baja Girl....check your u2u messages
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fishbuck
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Now this is a truck!
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/img_popup.jsp?car_id=220533675
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=220533675&d...
[Edited on 4-29-2007 by fishbuck]
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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jimgrms
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja_Girl
...geez, by now I thought I'd have at least one nomad offer to drive down with me - two girls, a dog, a truck loaded up fishing gear, diving
gear...what the h-- ? Are all the real men already in Loreto? |
Single white male 69years young looking to guide young girls on roat trips to baje seriously bajagirl when you decide what to get
have a honest mechanic check it and also don,t buy budget tires, and when you get to loretto you have lots of folks to pick up think about room
and make sure it has fuel injection ,,, Jim a;so jeep cherokees are good and are reasonable
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Cypress
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Have driven a couple of rental cars down in Baja.:tumble idn't get too far off the
pavement. Got a '92 Chevy 4x4 that's good to go most anywhere. Been thru some pretty wild places and back. Will beef up the cooling system to
make it run cool in the summer temps. If only I could get better
miles/gallon.
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David K
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Well, it is either Toyota or Ford from the sound of the posts here. What happened to all the Dodge people?
If it is an easy to drive, reliable, affordable truck and you don't need full size, then a Tacoma is my choice... only because so many Baja amigos
already had proven them superior... and then so did I with my 2001 xtra cab Tacoma (136,000 miles in 5 years). No breakdowns and only failures were a
O2 sensor and a water pump at 90,000 miles that dripped! You should have seen where I took it in its 5 years!
In 2005 I traded up to a new, bigger, four door Tacoma. It is 1 1/2 years old now and has 53,000 miles on it... many in Baja.
No breakdowns and only two complaints: rear springs not stiff enough (bottoms out with a load, the way I drive) and the anti lock brakes (haven't
failed but act strange and growl in slippery road conditions. My '01 never did and it had anti lock brakes, too).
My '01 at Mision Santa Maria followed by my '05 at la Bocana Beach... both Tacomas were 4WD and had the TRD package.
[Edited on 4-30-2007 by David K]
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Bajafun777
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Baja_Girl, I have some friends that go to the Fishing for the Mission in Loreto every year. I will ask if any of them are driving down as like you
they all usually fly as several of them have their own planes. Now as to trucks I still have a 1987 F-150 4X4 that has over 157,000 miles on it and I
did have to work on the transmission and replace two water pumps and I put in a heavy duty radiator. I do not take the Ford truck to Mexico any
longer, as I have a 2003 Chevy 2500 diesel truck that takes me everywhere and diesel is only about 1.80 a gallon in Mexico. Will let you know if I
hear of someone going down. Most of these guys and women are professionals or in some type of government job or law enforcement. I will ask my wife
if she knows of someone as she has an engineer at her work that motorcycles through Baja a lot and has gone all the way to Cabo on it.
Later----------------------------- Bajafun777
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AmoPescar
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Baja_Girl
See your U2U.
Amo Pescar
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Baja_Girl
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David,
that is an awesome truck - at the very least I know it will either be a "taco" - ay carumba (see earlier postings) - or a Ford F150...there are many
trucks available in my price range - so the next thing to do is hit the streets...My mechanic friend favors the Toyota, but this is not to negate
anything about the Ford Trucks - in fact, my personal experience is that the fords are awesome.
So, I will probably do what all baja girls when there is a big decision to be made: eeny, meeny, miney, moe...baja girls are fun to know, get an truck
and off we go, eeny meeny, miney moe...works every time.
xox
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Hook
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Baja_girl, in your pricerange, I would go 1/2 ton Ford or Chevy from the mid 90s. Probably less reliable than the Toys but so much more comfortable in
the cab and so much more carrying capacity. I love 8 foot beds......uh, in trucks that is. The ride is also smoother and quieter.
The Dodges from that era tend to have creature comforts that fail
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Crusoe
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Just Another Vote For FORD..........If your smart you will find a 1995 or 1996 F 150 extended cab with an XLT package interior, with bucket cloth
seats. Here's why!!.....The middle seatback folds down and and you have the most wonderful " pooch platform" . Your doggie can have his/her own aft
compartment and when he/she needs a pet .she/he can put her head into the front seat and participate, with the grown ups. Check one out..
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Crusoe
Just Another Vote For FORD..........If your smart you will find a 1995 or 1996 F 150 extended cab with an XLT package interior, with bucket cloth
seats. Here's why!!.....The middle seatback folds down and and you have the most wonderful " pooch platform" . Your doggie can have his/her own aft
compartment and when he/she needs a pet .she/he can put her head into the front seat and participate, with the grown ups. Check one out.. |
Crusoe, nice advice. When I drive by construction sites... I always enjoy counting the number for Fords among the workers. 9 times out of 10 there
are more Fords in the group than any other make. Ford has been the number one selling truck for way over 20 years in a row. 8-foot bed is a must,
along with an upgraded XLT or Lariat package. I now have newer Ford trucks, but I still miss my old 1990 F150 with that straight 6-cyl inline engine
and the 5-speed manual tranny. That was one great truck.
That's my 2-centavos worth.
Bob H
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