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My forum friends,

I have bad news, due to the recent explosion in crude oil and gas prices I have decided to relenquish ownership of my truck. :loser: I am now the pround owner of a NISSAN QUEST. I felt ill :wtf: after signing the papers but better after it got over 27 mpg on the trip home. Plus it has 240 horse and 240+ lbs torque not bad for a van with a V-6. I plan to later get a truck maybe one with a vortec 350. Another good thing is it was finished in MISSISSIPPI so thats a plus. thanks guy for all the help in the past.

PS I still own a chevy car :shakehead:

DEV1ST8R Enthusiast

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Traded y'er truck for a van?? I'd feel ill too! . . . probably a good move though, as prices aren't coming down fer a while.

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These are scary times, so I cannot pass judgement on anyone's decision to do what they think is best. I haven't reached that point and might be a ways from it yet - but I am very conscious of the fact that the world is changing.

 

Nissan Quest is a neat minivan - it was a contender along with the Suburban and Toyota Sienna last year for us. I love that Nissan V6 - similar to the Maxima motor.

 

Good luck and enjoy the ride! Out of curiosity, what Quest forum will you be adopting?

dukbludvl Enthusiast

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i don't blame you. the prices here in NC are basically at $3.29 for the cheap stuff, and lots of stations have run out of one or two grades of gas. our jerk of a governor said it'll be later this week before the stuff starts flowing again.

 

i've definitely changed my driving habits as a result of the prices... trying to cut back and not drive so much. now, i find that instead of saying "I have to go to Wal Mart, lemme make that 8-mile drive now," I wait until I'm down that way or I need to go to other places in that area. It's kind of weird... kind of like being in Europe in some ways, except public trasportation here sucks by comparison. I just can't bring myself to part with my Yukon... I've invested a lot of time (and of course, money) into buying and maintaining it myself, so it means that much more to me.

 

anyway, good luck with the minivan. my dad's driven maximas for 20 years and when's gotten rid of them he's sold them to family... one has 350K on it and another is over 250K... that's with no engine rebuilds (and maybe one tranny???)... enjoy the minivan and don't look back... you're doing your part to conserve on gas for now... maybe in 5 or 10 years GMs trucks will be significantly more fuel efficient or use alternative fuels and you'll be able to get back into one.

 

Happy Labor Day. Say a prayer for the people of MS and LA and for our troops who are down there on a humanitarian/rescue mission but are being sidetracked by these jackasses who seem to want to provoke urban warfare in a crisis in our own country. God Bless the USA!

blue2kzr2 Enthusiast

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I've changed my habits as well. I sold my truck and am awaiting the arrival of my Grand Prix, should be the end of this month as long as there is no hold-up on parts if any come from the Louisiana area...

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