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cowboyjohn
Lolo Pass is under construction, they are widening the road at the top.
It sounds like near Three Forks you might want to make sure you have a bug/rock guard on your truck. Or at the Garrison exit off of I-90 you could take Highway 12 east through Avon, Helena, Townsend and then meet up again with I-90 east of Three Forks. It's 2 lane most of the way, but not many vehicles, no road construction and it's a nice drive. Just one mountain pass west of Helena (MacDonald Pass, 4 lanes up and down, elev. 6400', 8% grade I think, watch for deer at dusk). Stop and see the capitol building in Helena, they just got done restoring it. Great museum too.
Here is a link to the Idaho road report:
http://www2.state.id.us/itd/ida-road/idaroad.asp?criteria=All
Here is a link to the Montana road report:
http://www.mdt.state.mt.us/travinfo/const_mai_frame.html
(click on Construction Reports)
-David
Thank you very much for that input. It was very helpful and I am bookmarking those websites. I also learned of some construction around Absarokee, Red Lodge, and the Wyoming line which I will be going thru. I am on my way to Nebr., and stopping in both directions to visit friends from a couple of past lives. It will be fun, but I don't want my new pickup messed up from construction. And yes, I do have the bug (stone?) deflector. Am leaving on Friday.
Thanks again.
cowboyjohn
Anyway, have a great trip, hope the truck doesn't get damaged, and try to visit a Cabela's retail showroom in Sidney or Kearney NE.
I've heard the one in Sidney is Nebraska's #1 tourist attraction...hmmm imagine that. They are pretty cool though, wish we had one here.
-David
Stan
David A
Check the height of my truck at the center of the wheelwells (with fender flares) last night. The truck was sitting level in the garage with the gas tank 1/2 full. Here are the numbers if I remember them correctly.
Right Front: 35.75"
Left Front: 35.75"
Right Rear: 37.75"
Left Rear: 37.75"
Truck has not moved at all since day 1.
-David
After 285's and torsion bar crank. Before it was 36.5 in the front
Yea you will need an alignment after you do this
-David
I forgot to mention my new truck's specs: 2WD Ext. Cab, 5.3L, 3.73 locking rear, and enough power to pull my house down!
David
-Eric
tires on it. It would be worth the $500 to do a spindle lift.
Then you can coax 33's into the wheel well...
Anyone wanna donate a set of rims?
--anybody know?
much obliged...
Do I need to check the drive axle fluid now, and replace when i get back,
or
should I replace it now, and check it when I get back.
And how mouch do they charge for this? At the dealer, they quoted me $160. Thanks
gm fluid is $26-$28 a qt and you will need 2 qts and about half of a third so thats almost $80. Then you need a new gasket.
i did mine myself not to long ago. I have never done this on a vehicle before and found it pretty simple
a sidesaddle cert from a friend.
Because I was getting a GM employee
discount and was not related or living
with the person on the certificate.
I could only get $250 on it.
I showed my copy to the dealer.
Filled out a GM paper at dealer and
that was it. I never recieved the
actual certificate !!!!!!!!!
It must have been sent to the dealer.
I haven"t heard anything else since
May 01. So I guess it worked !!!!!!!!!
Love my new Chevy 2500..........Geo
I figured I'd buy about a 2000 model b/c what I want in the truck will be too expensive new, but I hear so often about special rebates - several thousand dollars off MSRP - 3.9% financing, etc. Does this just apply to what they have in stock or can you order a truck and still get the same deal? It seems like you could get a new truck at a similar cost to a used vehicle 2 years old. Are there special requirements on the financing - like at my bank I can get the best auto loan rate they offer with no money down. Any money down required with GM?
Any help is appreciated and I hope to become a regular contributor in the future. Thanks.
Some discounts depend on which region of the country you live in - I think you can get that from the GM brand websites also.
If you plan on keeping the vehicle a long time - like 5-10 years - then I don't think it matters which model year you buy, so buying at the end of the model year makes sense. You can verify this by checking the value of a 5 year old vs. 6 year old vehicle on various car pricing websites - like here on Edmunds TMV site, Kelly Bluebook website, NADA website, Cars.com, etc.
I lean toward taking the cash incentives vs. low financing since I plan to trade every year or two.
If you are short on cash or just don't want to tie up money in a depreciating asset, then I would go for the lowest financing. Usually, the manufacturers can beat the ordinary financing available elsewhere, except for credit unions, which usually can meet or beat the manufacturer's normal financing.
The most popular vehicles have the least incentives, the least popular vehicles have the most incentives, so I wouldn't look for too many incentives on big SUVs or heavy duty trucks, but since you want a 1500 you can probaly get a good deal right now.
One other thing, if you think we are heading for a big recession you might want to hold off buying your next vehicle, since prices will drop if economic activity slows. Personally, I think this won't happen, so I think now is the time to buy.
Good luck and welcome aboard.
- Tim
- Tim
haha
...BTW...them Opus X still have not been touched yet.....Mike doesn't smoke them and I figured it wasn't officially done yet? But I is getting anxious and I think since the Corian part is done...it's time!
Thanks
- Tim
Said you can look but you cant touch
LOL
- Tim
thanks tim ol buddy.........can't wait for the next one...
Dale
-Eric
It seems that some trucks are worse than others, and I was hoping to avoid getting a "lemon" right from the start...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I have the rear window defogger and have the dark
tint on my 2001 1500 ext cab.
- Tim
-Eric
It seems that some trucks are worse than others, and I was hoping to avoid getting a "lemon" right from the start...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!