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You're close enough to Mark Dodge, for example. They usually have great pricing, no idea if their trade-in values are any good. I had a slightly better price from Mark Dodge, but took my relationship with my regular dealer and the extra distance into consideration.

Yeah, I couldn't resist. MSRP was $44K and change, and when getting it for $40,164 (I think it was) combined with a good trade-in value on the somewhat tired '19 V6 Durango...

Buy the vehicle, not their stock.

I paid just a hair over $40K for my ordered '26 Durango GT AWD. And I'd much rather have two of those than a used 392 Jeep. Or a new one for that matter.

I often leave the ear protection on after running the noisy tractor, grinders, etc. since it's not completely quiet here - cars drive by on the road, ravens and magpies make noises. Even more quiet is nice, I think. And I don't need a warm wrench, it just helps my hands feel better. Sleeping is...

Dang. I almost had my girlfriend talked into buying it yesterday evening.

I do want to hear things, in case there's something that doesn't sound right. Wouldn't want to mask one noise with another. Have been blessed with nearly complete quietness for so long that I'm beyond used to it. There's a reason I don't stop at motels at night and keep driving instead. I...

With arthritis in my fingers (too), a warm wrench is SO much nicer to grab than a cold one. Kind of the opposite of when working outside in SoCal and having to wear gloves because the tools got so damn hot in the sun. Last spring I was forced to endure the air in Phoenix one night. Needless to...

That number rings a bell. I've also seen 49.1 hp on an MSO. Don't remember which vehicle...but it sure wasn't a D170.

Would've never thought of it if the little garage in the guesthouse hadn't had floor heat. It's absolutely great to pick up a tool off the floor and it's warmer than it was in the toolbox. Another big plus is that it's quiet. We had forced air in the house in CA, woke me up every time it came...

Don't forget to leave "open spots" for the lift when routing the tubing for the floor heat. I had 2x2x2 foot "blocks" poured in the floor where the lift would go. Unfortunately the contractor's drawing was off by a foot, so sure enough, I drilled into the Pex on the third hole.

If I didn't know better I'd say that you're pretty anal. Oh wait, I do know better.

Yeah, I prefer about 55 degrees, but the sun generally warms the house up to 60 something during the day. And laying on the floor in the garage is quite pleasurable, even at 50 degrees, thanks to the floor heat. Either way, I prefer working outside. No, we haven't had any winter yet. A couple...

I only have a 500 gallon tank for the garage so I keep it at 50 or so, which is nicer for working anyway. But it still needs to be filled more often than the 1,000 gallon tank for the house and guesthouse that are kept at about 62.

Short wheelbase vehicles with lots of power can be quite fun...and also lethal.

That reminded me of lowering, sectioning, and chopping a Postal Jeep. It came out decent enough that I decided to yank the Chevy 4-banger and put a V8 in it. Little did I know that the donor car's engine wasn't a 350, but a built 400. No wonder it tried to kill me every time I drove that thing.

If I ever end up in prison, solitary confinement would be the ONLY option for me. I might have to do something extra bad to achieve that status, but it would be so preferable compared to being with the general inmate population.

I can easily go for a week or three without leaving. There's more than enough to do here, most of which will never get done in my lifetime...even if I would stop coming up with new projects and buying more vehicles. She, on the other hand, is a complete social butterfly and goes somewhere...

Paddle tires. About the only kind that works in swamps.

That is real life, my dear Mr. '71. Unlike "life" in a lake effect area in a state that's a stain on the nation and driving around in 1/2-tons while munching on doughnuts. So there.