The "TACO WAGON" has arrived

[dodge man]

Very nice. In the late 60’s and early 70’s they had what was known as butt stripes, bumble bee stripes on Mopars from the factory. It is a similar stripe on your truck, it looks great.

 

[check]

30 cents over 87. Here in MN 89 is usually 10 cents over 87 but 92 is often 30-50 cents higher. Not a lot of consistency on that. I suspect because gas stations only advertise the 87 price on their signs they feel they can get away with a lot more for premium. Sometimes stations only have 92 non-oxy too, which is also even higher.

Our gas has been sitting around $2.09 for the last couple months but it was down to $1.99 for a week or so in Jan.

Rob

Holy smokes, we pay twice that!

 

[check]

Hey, Oosik, nice truck, but who is that Gomer standing in the way in the second picture?

 

[Buppies]

Nice truck have you considered retracting running boards

 

[prichard]

Wow! My 2500 is tall but nothing like that. Are running boards going to be enough? Step ladder?

But she sure is pretty

 

[k0ua]

Nice truck, Some pictures in the sun would be nice.. Sucks that you had to take delivery in the rain but at least it is in hand. I think a 4 foot step ladder would be about right..

 

[Sigarms]

How about something like this?

 

[BigBlue1]

Holy smokes, we pay twice that!

Bummer! That sucks. We drove into town last night and I saw that gas here was back down to $1.92. Lowest it has been since very early 2016.

Rob

 

[oosik]

Overnight, as you would expect, I haven't got a whole lot of sleep. However, it seem obvious - I need something like Sigarms shows OR a para-glider to exit the vehicle. I need, also, a slave operator and a tele handler, like Xfaxman has to get into the vehicle.

HONEST TO GOD - you really want to know what frightening is? Walk up to your brand new vehicle - open the door - the entry lip of the door sill hits you right on your belt.

THANK GOD - I'm tall enough to be able to reach up and grab the door handle without any auxiliary equipment.

And, hey, I'm not a midget - - 5' 10".

NO - honestly, no matter how tall it is & how short I am - - it's a really wonderful vehicle. Driving it home in the blackness of night - - I got the feeling that I was at the controls of an A380 or 747. This vehicle has more illuminated controls in the forward cockpit than all eleven vehicles, I've previously owned, all put together.

So - in a couple hours I attempt another, less than graceful, entry and drive to the truck accessory store in Spokane. A nice set of running boards or perhaps a retractable ladder system.

It's the beginning of another foggy morning. I'll post better pics later today. Thank goodness for strong, black coffee.

You guys are really great for hanging in with me. You all have more patience than you realize.

 

[BigBlue1]

oosik: I'm curious of the Power Wagon comes with the same hitch as the rest of the 2500s (2.5" shank) or if it is a regular 2" one since the PW has a lower towing capacity? If the latter you may have to buy a new drop hitch due to the 2.5" size, unless you are coming from another newer 3/4 ton truck. That was a surprise to me, but sometimes I don't pay attention well.

Rob