[Moose4]

I swapped out my 4-cylinder Mitsubishi Eclipse for my half-ton Dodge Ram pickup--318 cid V8, Club Cab, short bed--in 1995. I had no practical need whatsoever for a pickup truck at that time. I just wanted a big, roomy vehicle because I was sick of squeezing my fat ass into a sports car every day, and I wanted something large and safe to protect against all the moronic drivers on the road out there.

Since then, I have moved twice; moved the woman who is now my wife four times; moved friends once; and helped my wife start her own business by hauling her jewelry booth to craft shows in five states. None of which would be possible without that big, battered, beautiful Ram that sits outside this office, waiting to suck down a gallon of gas getting me home.

My next vehicle will be a larger truck or full-size (as in Suburban/Expedition) SUV. We have plans to buy a trailer or fifth-wheel RV and will need a larger vehicle to tow it, an F-250 or similar. My dream ride would probably be a Crew Cab F-250 or Ram 2500 with the biggest honkin' engine I can squeeze in it, maybe a nice diesel if I can afford it. $35k to $40k, but hey, boys have to have toys too.

Besides, knowing that if I'm tooling down the road in a 3/4-ton pickup, getting 12 miles per gallon, it pisses people like you off...well, that makes it just that much more worthwhile.

}:-)4

[concerned about politics]

We are a two 4WD household. Heck, if it weren't for enviroweenies, we'd have probably gotten a small car instead of one of them. But they're such jerks, we decided to tell them to stuff it, and bought two really bigs ones. Besides, they go into the woods and creeks and run over squirrels. A car can't.

[Prodigal Son]

Besides, knowing that if I'm tooling down the road in a 3/4-ton pickup, getting 12 miles per gallon, it pisses people like you off...well, that makes it just that much more worthwhile.

Bwahahaha!