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just woke up and saw my truck i didnt break anything and i didnt get as dirty as i thought i would :D

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Drove up north for a couple days to do some exploring:

 

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St. Ignace is a ghost town compared to the car show in June.

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Changed the oil in the Equinox and checked the oil in the truck which hasn't moved on the dip stick after 1800 miles.

 

Drove the Equinox to the grocery store and left the truck sleep in the garage where it has been since friday and will be there until tuesday!!

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Changed the oil in the Equinox and checked the oil in the truck which hasn't moved on the dip stick after 1800 miles.

Drove the Equinox to the grocery store and left the truck sleep in the garage where it has been since friday and will be there until tuesday!!

 

Did you have the pistons and rings replaced too?
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Changed the oil in the Equinox and checked the oil in the truck which hasn't moved on the dip stick after 1800 miles.

Drove the Equinox to the grocery store and left the truck sleep in the garage where it has been since friday and will be there until tuesday!!

 

Did you have the pistons and rings replaced too?

 

 

NO

 

I just bought the truck and was wondering how it would be for oil consumption because I know alot of these trucks do have issues with it.

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Mini vacation up north:

 

Mackinac Bridge:

 

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The Soo Locks up by the Canadian border:

 

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Govt. surplus airfield:

 

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finally a pic of your truck :o its purty

 

 

Thanks but I've posted photos before and not just of being stuck either! :lol:

 

 

 

Almost tagged a deer driving up I75 this morning. Stupid creatures. I don't see why it is so hard for a hunter to bag a deer- they wear camo, mask their scent, walk around all quiet and all kinds of other stuff yet I drive a big, loud truck down a expressway doing 70 and I see 4 of the damn things today.

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finally a pic of your truck :o its purty

 

 

Thanks but I've posted photos before and not just of being stuck either! :lol:

 

 

 

Almost tagged a deer driving up I75 this morning. Stupid creatures. I don't see why it is so hard for a hunter to bag a deer- they wear camo, mask their scent, walk around all quiet and all kinds of other stuff yet I drive a big, loud truck down a expressway doing 70 and I see 4 of the damn things today.

 

Please don't rub it in, went hunting this weekend and got nothing. Nobody in the group got anything either and the land is usually full of them! The high winds and overcast clouds didn't help either.

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Serviced transfer case.

 

Got estimate for windshield replacement (curved crack, about 14 inches in.total length) after a rock hit this morning. First time I drove it to work too :( .

$234 installed, ($200 if I didn't have rainsense)

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Serviced transfer case.

 

Got estimate for windshield replacement (curved crack, about 14 inches in.total length) after a rock hit this morning. First time I drove it to work too :( .

$234 installed, ($200 if I didn't have rainsense)

 

That sucks, here in SC, you get free window replacement up to three times I believe. Which is what I got done today.

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Drove my truck in snow. Too early for this shit! Though this time last year I was cleaning up from a foot of snow so I'll take the dusting.

 

 

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Off work tomorrow......headers and windshield I guess. Think I'll just have them installed. Cuts and nerves still healing from all last weeks stuff, changed positions at work so learning a whole new angle,and don't feel like the hassle without a lift.

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