Trippin’
My family and I are taking a trip soon and we have a delima. Do we make repairs to one of the cars that we own ( to make it road ready) or do we purchase another vehicle. We’re looking a purchasing a 99-03 Ford F series pickup OR Excursion. The plan is to buy a diesel and convert it to use WVO (waste vegetable oil) for fuel.
We’ve been stockpiling oil for the past several months. So far we’ve collected over 75 gallons. I am getting excited about doing this as the cost of fuel wont be going down any time soon.
The first car that we drove was a 2003 Excursion Eddie Bauer. It was way nice and way out of our price range. Yesterday we drive a 1999 F-250 extended cab. It has a 4 inch lift kit and, unfortunately, dual smoke stacks. Yes people, smoke stacks… Like a semi. I’m red, but not that red. And besides it won’t fit in the parking garage at work with the stacks on.
Regardless, we’re interested as it is well within our price range. We’re going to have a diesel mechanic give it a proper inspection. It has some problems, but if all of the drivetrain checks out then we’ll probably buy it. I’m going to try to get some pics when I have it inspected.
Update: Here is the picture of the Truck .
May 21st, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Just saw about 5″ off the stacks and weld on some elbow-type extensions. Then put you a big Dixie flag on the back windshield, some “nekkid lady” mudflaps, an “Ain’t Skeered” sticker on the front windshield, and a “over my dead body” bumper sticker, and you’ll double the value of that truck in Kentucky!! =)