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Old 02-05-2016, 03:49 PM   #33 (permalink)
Hersbird
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Looks good. I agree though I would have pocketed the $10k and fixed it with junkyard parts, just pulling the core support back to close enough so nothing rubs and the headlights aim. My friend just had a $13,000 deer strike on a Jeep Compass which was only $22,000 new. My brother just bought an aluminum 2015 F150 with a $55k MSRP. With the aluminum parts not common in the junkyard I would probably just let a pro fix it, but then again I have never spent more then $23k on a car. My 45 year old pastor says he hasn't spent more then $23k on ALL the cars he has ever bought combined.
On a side note I was amazed at how quick my brother's truck is, then I saw one of the road tests got a 14.3 sec 1/4 mile with a 4x4 crew cab. I believe it, it felt much quicker then my Hemi Aspen or my 360 powered 2wd Dakota R/T I used to have. The 3.5 ecoboost is much better then the V8, especially at our higher altitude.
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