Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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> Trucks are also larger so you have more safety
> in
> an accident, and because they are larger the engine bay is usually
easier to
> get around in so you can do your own work on them a bit easier.
Not necessarily true. Trucks are built to lesser safety standards, so
you may not fair as well in an accident.
> There's just a few things that I'd strongly advise that you DON'T do:
>
> 1) Jack the thing up into God's ass. Every jacked-up pickem up truck on
> the road just screams "wannabe". Not to mention the steering and ride
goes
> to ****, and all your maintainence costs go through the roof.
Not to mention they tip over more easily.
> 2) Drive fast. Remember that your truck isn't a s****ts car and it will
not
> take kindly to going around corners fast. You will be in the ditch in
an
> instant. It's hard to remember that at 16, I know from experience.
>
> 3) Drive without a seat belt. Trucks roll a lot easier than a
lower-slung
> car and if yours ever does and your not belted in you will be dead. A
> roll bar that bolts into the bed of the truck looks pretty cool I think,
and
> adds some needed safety.
Always wear your seat belts. I know of one guy who was waiting for
traffic to clear so he could make a left-hand turn on the road to his
house. The guy behind him didn't wait. The guy in the truck was
rear-ended. He wasn't wearing his seat belt. He probably could have
walked to his house if he was to call for police. Instead, he went to
his final home in a hearse.
Always wear your seat belts, even when you are not going far.
> 4) Put a camper on the thing. A truck with a camper is nothing more
> than a wanna-be station wagon.
If you want to put a camper or a cover over the back, go ahead. It's
your truck. And I see nothing wrong with a station wagon.
Jeff
> Ted
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