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Old 06-17-2010, 09:01 PM   #53
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Dear Lady Fitz:

I rented an F-150 Super Cab for four days and loved it. I hated to give it back. Good choice!!

I just have a 2004 GMC Canyon SLE with regular cab.. I have tricked it out a little bit with dual exhaust and Pirelli Scorpian tires and more. It has that off-road option so it sits up high and the automatic locking rear differential is nice. The 5 cylinder engine has been great.

When I bought it I had JUST started on a new job and had been unemployed for 6 months. Money was horribly tight and I had just lost my Olsmobile Aurora Classic in a flash flood. I prayed that I could keep the new job and make the payments. I wanted the Super-Cab but it was either get the SLE option or the big cab. I remember bartering with the dealer for two weeks. He hated me afterward. I was so nearly broke that every $10 was critical. I drove him nuts!! He sold me exactly what I wanted for zero mark-up just to get rid of me.

Now, 6 years later, it looks exactly like new and is my treasure.
I got the full crewcab so I would be able to haul around passengers. I also got a Leer RCC cab high cap to go over the bed that has toolboxes where the side windows normally go. With the cap, the truck almost looks like an Expedition. I've gotten spoiled by the extra goodies like electric mirrors, 6 CD radio (a God send when driving out of town and no decent radio stations around), and electric windows, seats and locks.

I need to get a trailer brake controller for the trailer I'm going to get and replace the stock mirrors with telescoping tow mirrors. I also need to add a transmission temperature guage and maybe a couple of e-fans for the tranny cooler. I'm considering replacing the stock engine mounted fan with an electric one (quieter, cools better, and doesn't eat as much horsepower). I would like to lower the rear a bit so the truck sets level and add airbags so the rear won't squat when I load the bed. I also want to add idiot horns (extra loud horns to wake up the occasional idiots I encounter). There are also a few other minor things I planning on doing to her.
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