Just talked to Mike, he was able to get a U-Haul and is loading up the DAK
now. Getting ready to make his trip home.
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
http://users.consolidated.net/billday/
A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can
give..
AIM - BadManD73 (Catch me if you can!)
'95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Day" <billday@consolidated.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 10:58 AM
Subject: DML: Re: being 20 is a shit age (ranting, rambling, same old, same
old...)
>
> Hey Mike, where at in Ohio? You live in northern IL? Near/in Chicogo?
>
> I currently have a two wheel dolly.. but you would have to drop your rear
> driveshaft...
>
> Of course, gas ain't free 8-) I could see if I can swing a trip in,
with
> you helping drive of course... let me check things out... and let me know
> where in Ohio you are.
>
> Bill Day
> billday@consolidated.net
> http://users.consolidated.net/billday/
>
> A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can
> give..
>
> AIM - BadManD73 (Catch me if you can!)
> '95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Maskalans" <dml@tepidcola.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:16 AM
> Subject: DML: being 20 is a shit age (ranting, rambling, same old, same
> old...)
>
>
> >
> > <whine status="hardcore">god knows how much the dealer would want to
> > take care of my poor Dakota, but no doubt it would be far, far more
> > than it ought to be. in any case, it's not drivable.....
> >
> > so here I sit on christmas eve eve in Ohio, 714 miles from home. with
> > a broken truck. being 20 years old. there is one national car rental
> > agency in Sandusky: Enterprise. they'll only rent to you if you're
> > under 21 if you're under military orders or if an insurance company is
> > footing the bill. there is one place in town that will rent to me, but
> > not one-way. they have three branches here in OH.
> >
> > so maybe this is an excuse to buy that tow rig I'll need? well, even
> > if I could get the money for certain, and get to the truck (thanks to
> > the local rental place, Zippy), and have it insured (automatic - I'm
> > still under my parent's completely kickass policy), I'd need to get in
> > contact with the owner. both trucks I found that I like are outside
> > detroit without phone numbers listed. and one of them is a *steal*.
> > but no contact = no sale....
> >
> > so no car rental, and no truck purchase. which leaves a few options.
> > trying to get a t-case on short notice, and spending today under the
> > truck in the rain working, and getting home very late tomorrow with an
> > untested rig. leaving the truck and a LOT of my stuff here to get
> > fixed for too much money and finding a bus home, or a 50 mile cab ride
> > to toledo or cleveland to fly also for WAY WAY too much money - if
> > there are even any seats available. or bending over and lubing up for
> > U-Haul. It's going to be just shy of $1000 to get me and the Dakota
> > home.
> >
> > saving money on repairs. ha.
> > </whine>
> >
> > at least I'll be home for christmas, with the Dakota by my side (broken
> > though she may be) and at least I did manage to find a way home where
> > I'm only getting screwed once in spite of the circumstances. the funny
> > part is that it'll probably be almost exactly the same price to get the
> > two of us home and R&R the t-case myself as it would be for me to rent
> > a car and have the stealer do the R&R, and then rent a car back to
> > here.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > so two other questions - are a 231 and a 241 in the same case? if I
> > can find a full time case, that would be an upgrade I think I'd like to
> > make.
> >
> > and also, since I clearly have either just enough or too much in her,
> > what do you guys think of as "Faith" for a red, capped gen III's name?
> > --
> > Michael Maskalans '98 Dakota SLT CC 0x4 318
> > details here: <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dak/>
> > mobile.612.618.4652 campus.585.274.2246 fax.954.697.0487
> >
>
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