"mazda616" (mazda616)
03/22/2015 at 09:37 • Filed to: Truck yeah
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
03/22/2015 at 09:37 • Filed to: Truck yeah | 3
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Didn't kill anyone, didn't hurt anyone, didn't cause any property damage. Win.
It is my wife's cousin's "farm truck" and we borrowed it and the trailer to move with. The steering is unbelievably sloppy. As in, several times I would turn the wheel and nothing would happen. It wanders all over the road and requires constant correction. It's had 180,000 hard miles.
About as far away from driving my Mazda as you can get.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 09:44 |
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My father in law's Excursion has the same problem I call it "sail boat steering"
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 10:06 |
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Does this share the front end with the similar vintage E-series vans? The one I drove wasn't too bad for a truck until a trailer was hooked up, at which point it became floaty and inconsistent. There was something seriously wrong with that design.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/22/2015 at 10:27 |
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This one has a solid front axle, complete with leaf springs.
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/22/2015 at 10:27 |
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Ahh, guess not then. The E series one I'm thinking of was double wishbone.
Nibby
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 11:20 |
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I never realized how massive those front bumpers are.
Andrew Robertson
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 17:41 |
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We use a '22 Enclosed trailer to tow our race cars around... The catch is that our tow vehicle is a Porsche Cayenne S haha. Its no diesel pickup, but it (just about) gets the job done. The comparatively short wheelbase means it gets tossed around by Semis a bit, but there's enough grunt from the V8 to deal with a ~2000lb race car along with ~500lbs of equipment (gas, wheels, spare parts, etc.), plus trailer
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 18:20 |
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7.3L or 6.0L ?
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mazda616
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 20:07 |
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6, I believe.
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 20:45 |
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ah ok. i like the 7.3 better lol
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mazda616
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 22:30 |
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This one needs so much work. It made me sad. Severe rust above both rear wheel wells, horrible steering (as I mentioned), and the transmission wasn't really that eager to shift gears. At all. It was, however, the first "farm truck" I've been in that had leather power seats.
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 22:31 |
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Rust above wheels? Obviously your not from michigan as that truck would pass as a "clean" one here
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mazda616
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 22:39 |
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Nope, I am from Kentucky and rust is like hit and miss here. A car has to be REALLY neglected to rust. As in, never washed ever. We just don't get that much snow.
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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> mazda616
03/22/2015 at 22:44 |
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Yea lucky guys. Rust here in Michigan is a way of life