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    They typically end up at a2z.

    So this customer may be on here, he may not. I’m not talking smack but just sometimes and I mean sometimes cheaper is not better.

    Truck broke down in Alabama pulling a camper. One hell of a situation. Pretty sure we diagnosed as an engine. 2010 Ford with 6.4. Anyways it ended up elsewhere. Customer came to me and was very honest. He took it somewhere cheaper. Had them bulletproof it. Well cyl 8 on these engine is bad about failure due to extreme heat from regen. Typically too late to bulletproof. So he takes delivery drives it a few and boom. Noise and engine is toast. Said person finds used engine pulls heads, bullet proofs it. Customer picks up and shortly later kaboom.

    Shop/technician pulls heads and tells him he needs another engine. X amount dollars more. Truck gets towed to me in pieces. The bumper is even bolted in wrong. Yank the cab to pull the engine and curiosity got the best of us. It helps to put the engine back in the correct timing.

    They put all the fuel components in the bed. All of it ruined from moisture. It’s literally a damn shame. He’ll have an easy 40k in it from us plus what he’s previously spent.

    Moral of the story, yeah we were high but it would have left right and even if, because we do….. made a mistake, I damn sure wouldn’t pass the expense along to the customer by good verbal garbage out my mouth to blow his mind and he not know any better. You pay for experience and knowledge. I’m as high if not higher than the local Ford Dealer. Good luck with those clowns.

    Note: no names mentioned. I don’t do that and you’ll never see me or anyone that represents my brand do that.

    My guess is, both engines were out of time and after enough valves smacking the piston, they let go.

    Sorry, no squat truck etc. I’m high on those as well. Especially now raising the rear back up. Solid 4 years of rear parts in inventory. Pretty good business strategy from a guy with only street credentials.







    More fuel = more boost!!

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    Ouch…..


    More fuel = more boost!!

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    I remember when you were at the BMW store. Mama said "this kid is awesome". Boy was she right. Keep on keeping on with that same way of doing business, teach it to that baby girl, and A2Z will live long past when we are gone...

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    Thanks JAB!!
    More fuel = more boost!!

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    Believe I’d take the loss, scrap the truck and start shopping before I sank $40k into a 14yo truck. Talk about diminishing returns.
    Last edited by Saltydog235; 09-12-2024 at 08:20 PM.
    Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Saltydog235 View Post
    Believe I’d take the loss, scrap the truck and start shopping before I sank $40k into a 14yo truck. Talk about Demi fishing returns.
    That’s with us.

    I have no clue what they have in it prior.
    More fuel = more boost!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saltydog235 View Post
    Believe I’d take the loss, scrap the truck and start shopping before I sank $40k into a 14yo truck. Talk about Demi fishing returns.
    That is what I was thinking. They can't be very good at math.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KRT View Post
    That’s with us.

    I have no clue what they have in it prior.
    Yeah, I’d explain some math to them. But you’re in the business to fix them and make money, so it’s good for you.
    Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Saltydog235 View Post
    Believe I’d take the loss, scrap the truck and start shopping before I sank $40k into a 14yo truck. Talk about deminishing returns.
    I can't even begin to imagine a realm in which this move makes sense....

    I'd be so damned pissed at this truck every time I drove it after this series of repairs, I'd prob'ly yank it to the right at the top of the McKinley Washington.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post
    I remember when you were at the BMW store. Mama said "this kid is awesome". Boy was she right. Keep on keeping on with that same way of doing business, teach it to that baby girl, and A2Z will live long past when we are gone...
    Wife worked right along side him JBIII. She knew he had the stuff to do it on his on along time ago. We still talk about him in great ways!! Come see us Kev!!! We ain't left the hole!
    Gettin old is for pussies! AND MY NEW TRUE people say like Capt. Tom >>>>>>>>>/
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    KRT is the man. When I have a problem or needs with a vehicle, I simply explain it to him. I drop the truck off and I'll pick it up. It's all fixed. I honestly don't even know what brand tires he puts on my trucks . I just tell him I think I need them. I trust him and it happens. I used to have a fleet that he maintained along with all my family vehicles, that he still does.
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    Yeah that POS would be on a train track…who the hell sinks more than 20k in a truck known to be un-reliable

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    I love diesels. I’m blessed that diesel owners are typically horrible with math… just kidding. However I’m glad we built a reputation and the diesel enthusiast keep purchasing.

    Especially the Fords. When Ford got away from Navistar in late 2010 and started building their own engine again (6.7) they went CP4.

    CP4 = job security.
    More fuel = more boost!!

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    Not gonna like if my 150 pukes an engine right now i think Id get kevin to slap a nee crate 5.0 in it and roll another 200
    "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
    I am haunted by waters" Norman Maclean.

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    It is such a rarity these days to have someone like Kevin and A2Z who you can have complete faith in. I bought a truck from him that he put an engine in and he went through entire truck before he let me pick it up. Solid guy for sure!


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    Clang Clang Clang goes the diesel

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    Ching Ching Ching goes the till
    We gave you Corn,you gave us clap,bad trade.

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    That thing is catching up to the Durango.. "capitalized"

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    I mean considering a new f450 Lariat is $90k, I can see the math to fix it if they don't plan to get rid of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bbhntr48 View Post
    It is such a rarity these days to have someone like Kevin and A2Z who you can have complete faith in. I bought a truck from him that he put an engine in and he went through entire truck before he let me pick it up. Solid guy for sure!


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    Thank you sir. I appreciate it.
    More fuel = more boost!!

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