Just a DeeDawg.

One of my son-in-laws owned a car audio dealer (highest volume single location dealer in the country) and leased one part of the building to a window tinting company and the another section to a detail company.

Not sure how much their least expensive detail was but they told me to detail a good friends upper-end BMW it would start at about $450 and go up from there. They told me satisfaction guaranteed.

They did one of Huntsman Cancer Institute shuttle vans for me for free. It looked brand new.

They always had Porsches, BMWs, Mercedes and other high-end cars like Testarossa's and other exotics in their parking lot.

My son-in-laws car audio dealer always had some very nice cars in it too. All three shops fed off of each other.

 

I don't have a garage and sometimes we have a sprinkle of rain that's just enough to give dust and pollen something to stick to. My truck has looked crappy most of the time since it was new.

 

I don't have a garage either.

I'm happy that my truck is white.

I'm close to 165,000 miles. My brakes are starting to pulsate. It might be time for new ones.

The factory pads aren't even 1/2 worn.

 

I have garages and shops. It's worth the money buy / build them to keep your stuff looking nice. The garage on my cabin has floor heated. It sure makes it nice to get into a warm vehicle when it's 20 or 30 below. And the floor heat dries any water or snow that runs off the truck.

 

My 05 Ram now has 275,000 miles. So far the only thing that has failed= fuel pump at 250,000 miles. Recently had to replace ball joints and tie rod ends. She has held up well for Maine, capitol of the "salt belt She has a hot race cam, 3,000 rpm stall converter, headers with cut outs, Vararam, Mag Hytec Differential cover and transmission pan from the 68RE "Cummins transmission. Dyno tuned. Best 1/4 mile time has been 14.2sec/95 mph at Englishtown Dragway. I'm sure I've posted before, but...

 

That's probable the nicest looking truck I've seen with that many miles on it.

 

I've got to say I'm liking the new truck. The Cummins has me smiling when I drive. I haven't got below 16 mpg even with almost all city driving. Straight highway driving I got over 20 mpg without a trailer.

 

You know, Moose, those Cummins are nuts on power with a tuner and a "delete" off road tune, hehe. I know they make it harder with the new ones, but the potential is hidden there under all the smog crap. A friend with a 2005 - 2500 4x4 QC with 5.9 and a 100 hp mild tune claimed he could get 26 mpg.

 

Picture of my Ram's leather seats, also held up nicely. My wood trim is real Honduras Mahogany, I did when new. I apply "Bag Balm" to the leather once in a while. Yes, I grew up on a farm!

 

There's a hardware store in town that sells Bag Balm. Never used it though.