Glad he was able to work something out.
--- Jerod J. Husvar - eBay: DreamWvrOH - I can list for you! - I leave feedback, do you? 2001 Dakota CC V6 4x2 2001 Malibu V6----Original Message Follows---- From: "Bill Day" <billday@consolidated.net> Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net> Subject: DML: Re: Re: being 20 is a shit age (ranting, rambling, same old, same old...) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:57:13 -0600
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 > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.547 / Virus Database: 340 - Release Date: 12/2/03 >
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