The Money Wagon.

SGH

@Sweet100s
Thank you sister. Great to see you back on the forum again. I was off the forum myself for a few months due to work. How have you been?

SGH

Gulfcoastguy said:

We always say “if I only had Scottie’s money” but it looks like Butch Oustelot beat us to it.

Brother Gulf, if you had my money you would probably starve to death 

Sweet100s

Same here Scottie.  Bunch of work travel for Q1.  Pretty fun actually.

Was home for SXSW weekends (had not planned on going) and needed what I thought would be a quick trip to the ER,  Had to wait an eternity (4 hours)  inside those curtains.  Meanwhile, 2 guys came in with opioid overdoses and an infant was crying in pain for another eternity. (not hunger cry.  *pain* cry)  Heartwrenching.

On the good, I ended out with an invite to a SXSW party where some thought my hospital wristband and red allergy (iodine) wristband was a kind of VIP thing.  They probably had too much to drink :-) .   It was a kick.

Have been thinking about upgrading my antique Viper remote on my car to a new one since its so worn and one more drop will do it in.  Maybe a dash cam at the same time.
https://viper.com/car/security/

Headin' west... Time to pack!  

fishlessman

nice looking rig. question on the avalanche, 5.3 or 6 liter.  i added the avalanche to my search list a month back. theres a ridiculous ford 650 pickup at the dealer, looks part peterbuilt

CTMike

Nice looking rig @SGH, looking forward to seeing it at Burning Loin. My wife and I have recently begun looking to replace my 2010 250SD XLT. Talk about sticker shock!

alaskanassasin

@SGH
 2 questions, Whats the name of the dealer you found selling cheap Ferds in Ohio. The ones around here sell Chevy significantly cheaper than Ferd.
 Is the body... the doors, hood, roof etc. aluminum as well or only the bed?
 Thanks 

Dave in Florida

That is a purty truck.  I thought about a new truck until I see the prices.  Just cannot justify in my mind pulling the trigger with the prices they want.  Plus my 2001 GMC 2500HD just keeps on kicking.  Only thing I have done to it was re-painted it, brakes, front hubs and replaced a belt to the A/C.  Still going strong

blasting

Dave in Florida said:

That is a purty truck.  I thought about a new truck until I see the prices.  Just cannot justify in my mind pulling the trigger with the prices they want.  Plus my 2001 GMC 2500HD just keeps on kicking.  Only thing I have done to it was re-painted it, brakes, front hubs and replaced a belt to the A/C.  Still going strong

I had that same truck / year with a 8.1L.  We all have a rig we regret giving up - that's mine.

Thatgrimguy

You must have gotten some of Ron's money to afford that bad boy!! I've been eyeballing them but they cost more than my Motorhome!

Teefus

Nice ride. The Fords are well thought of around here. I looked at them awhile back. Pretty spendy. I bought a new BMW instead and saved a bunch of cash 

The_Stache

Been thinking about upgrading to an F250 when my 09 F150 finally dies.  So far at 175,000 + Miles... no issues!

Nice truck!!

Spaightlabs

JohnInCarolina said:

theyolksonyou said:

nolaegghead said:

Oh Jesus...here we go again.

That was yesterday. 

I thought it was this morning.

 Well-played easter joke @theyolksonyou

kl8ton

Nice rig @$GH

pgprescott

SamIAm2 said:

SGH said:

It has some serious headlights on it for sure. The pic don’t do them justice. 

I have been riding around blinding the crap out of people for the fun of it. 

Gone to the Drive-in movie tonight?? 

Ive heard the replacement lights are 800/.  Don’t f’em up! 

bgebrent

He’s got money like Ron’s.  Doesn’t matter.

Ozzie_Isaac

pgprescott said:

SamIAm2 said:

SGH said:

It has some serious headlights on it for sure. The pic don’t do them justice. 

I have been riding around blinding the crap out of people for the fun of it. 

Gone to the Drive-in movie tonight?? 

Ive heard the replacement lights are 800/.  Don’t f’em up! 

He'll just buy a new truck when a light goes out.

KennyLee

Great looking truck!  Can't believe how high those diesels have gotten though.....or really all vehicles.  Had a '99 F250 Crew Cab just like it with the 7.3 and loved it.  Wish I'd have kept it.  Everything was breaking on it but the engine of course.  Don't need the diesel for now so I'm a Tundra man for the time being, but see myself getting back into one at some point....used of course just like I bought the '99.

BUFFALOMOOSE

Sweet ride Scottie.  Can't get myself to pull the trigger on a new vehicle which would cost almost as much as my first house. I have 170,000 on my 2007 suburban so I'm halfway to your Chevy but don't think she's gonna last another 11 years .  LOL.  Hopefully I can make it to Butt Blast and see it up close and personal. 

SGH

fishlessman said:

question on the avalanche, 5.3 or 6 liter.  

Mine is the 5.3. When I bought mine in 07, the only way to get the bigger engine was to buy a 4 wheel drive or special order it for an additional 4,000 bucks. I didn’t want a 4 wheel drive Avalanche because of what the truck was going to be used for. 
Looking back, getting the 5.3 may have been a blessing in disguise. I’m in my 11th year with over 300 thousand miles on it and it’s still going. Other than general maintenance (oil, tires, battery, brake pads) the only things not original are the serpentine belt that I changed at 200,000 miles and the plugs and plug wires that  I changed at 300,000 miles. Every thing else is original. I know it sounds like bull crap, but it’s the Gods honest truth. The Avalanche has exceeded all expectations. I got my money out of it and then some. 

SGH

KennyLee said:

Can't believe how high those diesels have gotten though.....or really all vehicles.  

I hear you brother, it’s legal robbery. 

SGH

BUFFALOMOOSE said:

Can't get myself to pull the trigger on a new vehicle which would cost almost as much as my first house. 

Go ahead and pull the trigger on one. You only live once brother Moose. 

SGH

Ozzie_Isaac said:

pgprescott said:

SamIAm2 said:

SGH said:

It has some serious headlights on it for sure. The pic don’t do them justice. 

I have been riding around blinding the crap out of people for the fun of it. 

Gone to the Drive-in movie tonight?? 

Ive heard the replacement lights are 800/.  Don’t f’em up! 

He'll just buy a new truck when a light goes out.

You are obviously confusing me with Ron

SGH

bgebrent said:

He’s got money like Ron’s.  Doesn’t matter.

Only in my dreams brother Brent 

SGH

pgprescott said:

SamIAm2 said:

SGH said:

It has some serious headlights on it for sure. The pic don’t do them justice. 

I have been riding around blinding the crap out of people for the fun of it. 

Gone to the Drive-in movie tonight?? 

Ive heard the replacement lights are 800/.  Don’t f’em up! 

I sure hope that is not the case. But my luck, they are probably 800 a piece 

SGH

Thatgrimguy said:

You must have gotten some of Ron's money 

I wish brother Grim. I would never hit another lick again. 

SGH

alaskanassasin said:

 Is the body... the doors, hood, roof etc. aluminum as well or only the bed?
 Thanks 

To be honest, I’m not really sure. I know the tailgate is definitely aluminum because it’s super light. That really surprised me. The tailgate on a work truck takes a lot of abuse. I figured it would still be made of steel. 

SGH

Sweet100s 

On the good, I ended out with an invite to a SXSW party where some thought my hospital wristband and red allergy (iodine) wristband was a kind of VIP thing.  

I had something similar happen on a cruise once. I just happened to be dressed in a suite and I was wearing a rather large medallion around my neck that looked like a ships steering wheel. As luck would have it, it timed out that the Captain was suppose to be doing a meet and greet with passengers. Several folks thought that I was the Captain because of the suit and medallion. I took full advantage of their ignorance. I let several of them buy me drinks and I posed for pics with several of them. 
However my charade came to an abrupt end when my wife walked up and I was posing for pics with several young ladies. Hey, it was fun while it lasted. If my wife would of played along, we could of ate and drank like kings for several hours.  

thetrim

That is one bada$$ rig, my friend!

westernbbq

That rig definitely calls for the SGH Seal of Approval
Nice nice nice truck...seriously.  Nice truck and not the Luanne pretty pretty truck truck that Lucky drives either
That thing is sweet!

NC_Egghead

Duuude! That’s one Sweet ride! Like the combi you purchased too. Was hoping they’d go on sale but when they do, the discount isn’t much. Enjoy that ride! Now you need an Airstream to pull!