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... because occasionally I have to do business in or near some of these college campuses, where they have those "roundabout" things. A monster truck should define that I wouldn't have to pay attention to them.

"Spitting fire" and some sort of painted on rebel flag would be considered a definite pluses.

Nah, a gen 11 4x4 F150 is fine at going through the middle of traffic circles, I have personal data on this.
You don't want Bilstein shocks and struts, as they don't give you much buffering to prvent dents and such, but the cheap Monroes with the coil overs on the rear shocks provide a nice ride for my instrument delivery F150. (Hauling a cello today, the tubas are staying at school.)

You need to squat it when you get one.

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Furguson11 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:58 am My son has a Prius with a lift kit, much cheaper to run. Priusoffroad - Prius Lift, Lift Kits https://share.google/db1VFw46xwg712iNk

That is just hilarious. Both ends of the scale.

bloke wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:27 pm ... because occasionally I have to do business in or near some of these college campuses, where they have those "roundabout" things. A monster truck should define that I wouldn't have to pay attention to them.

"Spitting fire" and some sort of painted on rebel flag would be considered a definite pluses.

Knowing you are not serious, I will unseriously offer to sell you my 2014 F150 with the extended cab and the eight foot bed with a cap. You can get a lot of tubas in the back, or timpani, or whatever, and it won't even know they are there. Not four wheel drive but you don't need that for roundabouts.

Mary Ann wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2026 9:22 am

bloke wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:27 pm ... because occasionally I have to do business in or near some of these college campuses, where they have those "roundabout" things. A monster truck should define that I wouldn't have to pay attention to them.

"Spitting fire" and some sort of painted on rebel flag would be considered a definite pluses.

Knowing you are not serious, I will unseriously offer to sell you my 2014 F150 with the extended cab and the eight foot bed with a cap. You can get a lot of tubas in the back, or timpani, or whatever, and it won't even know they are there. Not four wheel drive but you don't need that for roundabouts.

No rust in your neck of the woods, er desert! Which engine?

5 liter, I think. Not the biggest one but the next to biggest. It can move.

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Had I the right vehicle, I might buy this.

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Mary Ann wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2026 7:56 pm 5 liter, I think. Not the biggest one but the next to biggest. It can move.

The 5.0L Coyote? (My wife's garage queen is a 2012 5.0L 4x4 STX with 50k on it. It's my retirement/luxury truck.). What an engine! It's my second favorite Ford V8, second only to the 351 Windsor.

My daily driver/farm truck is a.2009XL 4x4 with the 4.6 3 valve and 215k and hers is a 2013 2 wheel drive with the 3.7l V6 which gets along nicely for a six banger, at least until I bury it in mud and reach for the 4wd knob which isn't there

But my instruments ride in the cab.

tofu wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:23 pm Well you might as well go all the way...

Back when Dodge built a truck!

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tofu, your Model A is absolutely gorgeous!

A guy had a Model A sedan in his garage in Caledonia, PA,.which was the last "town" before Medix Run, the couple of houses closest to my family's deer camp. (Back on the 184 BBb days)

Every time I'd go by in my neighbor's red Chevy (his Dad used to own a Chevy dealership back in the day), we'd talk about the Model A.

Thanks for the flashback.

prodigal wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 6:11 pm

Mary Ann wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2026 7:56 pm 5 liter, I think. Not the biggest one but the next to biggest. It can move.

The 5.0L Coyote? (My wife's garage queen is a 2012 5.0L 4x4 STX with 50k on it. It's my retirement/luxury truck.). What an engine! It's my second favorite Ford V8, second only to the 351 Windsor.

My daily driver/farm truck is a.2009XL 4x4 with the 4.6 3 valve and 215k and hers is a 2013 2 wheel drive with the 3.7l V6 which gets along nicely for a six banger, at least until I bury it in mud and reach for the 4wd knob which isn't there

But my instruments ride in the cab.

I had to go look up Coyote, never heard of the name (I'm not an engine aficionado; if it goes, I'm happy. Except back in the bike days when I could identify what drove by by the sound of the engine.) I used a broker to buy this truck, because the Ford dealer here is so nasty that I simply will not do business with them (and a lot of other people won't either.) I told the broker what I wanted, which was extra cab, long bed, and heavy duty payload (It's 2615#) with towing. He found this one for me and I bought it. It is FAST. And it has about 40k miles on it, just sits the vast majority of the time. I bought it when I had a travel trailer, to move it around, and I took a trip to the East coast with the trailer about ten years ago. The truck did not even know the trailer was back there, and there have been a couple of freeway situations where the accelerator got me out of what could have been an iffy situation when using the brakes might not have turned out as well.

no-no-no...

I'm SPECIFICALLY seeking something that will trigger the on-campus climate "Scientists".

That would do it! I recommend some kind of crane/winch for loading tubas at that gate height, though!

It's ironic, I'm shopping for F150 suspension parts right now.

A local landscaper has his F350 raised a couple of feet. His wife and kids have to climb up the running boards hand over feet. I don't know if it's funny or sad.

bloke wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:27 pm "Spitting fire" and some sort of painted on rebel flag would be considered a definite pluses.

Lacquer or silver?

Last i checked, both matchbox and hot wheels were affordable.

That help?

They even fit in a stocking hung by the chimney with care...