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skyking · 03-22-2012, 03:40 AM

I inherited my wife's commuter, and frankly I'm happy to drive an auto. I drove a 15 speed dump truck with an excavator on a tiltbed trailer through stop and go traffic, and that was enough pedal pushing to last a lifetime. I liked the job but the traffic around here is a bugger. Sooner or later you are going to have to stop, and it wore out my clutch knee.

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skyking Master EcoModder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 1,399 Woody - '96 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 23.82 mpg (US) Avion and Woody - '96 Dodge/Avion Ram 2500/5th wheel combo 90 day: 15.1 mpg (US) TD eye eye eye - '03 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 90 day: 49.05 mpg (US) Mule - '07 Dodge Ram 3500 ST Thanks: 743 Thanked 528 Times in 344 Posts	I inherited my wife's commuter, and frankly I'm happy to drive an auto. I drove a 15 speed dump truck with an excavator on a tiltbed trailer through stop and go traffic, and that was enough pedal pushing to last a lifetime. I liked the job but the traffic around here is a bugger. Sooner or later you are going to have to stop, and it wore out my clutch knee. __________________ 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SRW 4x4 with 6MT 2003 TDI Beetle 2002 TDI Beetle currently parked - 1996 Dodge 2500 Cummins Turbodiesel Custom cab, auto, 3.55 gears