i'm buying a V20! - Page 8

msbhammer · #71 12-16-2006, 01:22 AM

WoW, you turned around. :-/
Why are all the good deals so far away. :-/
You'll find something in Fl. when ya move. So how much for your 18 ???

Kajun · #72 12-16-2006, 02:12 AM

yea i'll prob regret it for the rest of my life but even now i still feel it was the best decision.....i cant put into words how uncomfortable and stressed out i was with those mountains...all i know is i'm out a couple hundred bucks and some time....and still alive lol

phatdaddy · #73 12-16-2006, 02:45 AM

When are you moving to Panama city? I'll keep an eye out for one down here. I'll see if I can locate the one that flounder was looking at. If the vibes were bad, then it probaly was a good reason to back out. I know when I pull to the keys its a hairy ride and there is only about 100 ft elevation rise & fall in 750 miles.

Kajun · #74 12-16-2006, 03:25 AM

i will be in PCB no later than july 25th...

i'm not gonna look for boats anymore until i get down there...lets just say this trip "cured" me of the gotta have a another boat" disease lol gonna concentrate on fixing the 18 to sell and getting my house ready to sell...prob will get a second job to pad the v20 fund..that way i'll be ready for when a nice CC or dually comes up.

hammer..i got about 8k in my 18...hoping to get about 4000-4500 for it....4500 is what i paid for it...would dip down into the 3800's if not i'll just tow to Fl and use or sell it there.

TheTinMan · #75 12-16-2006, 03:35 AM

So close...yet so far. Sorry it didn't work out. :'(

lumberslinger178 · #76 12-16-2006, 12:34 PM

man i thought i had another dually brother :-/

TheTinMan · #77 12-16-2006, 12:47 PM

I can understand the no brakes concern....coming down out of the mountains can be scary.

I had an F250 with a 10 foot slide on camper, coming down a mountain pass in CO I lost my brakes, pedal went to the floor....talk about sphincter factor:O. I was able to pump them quickly and get enough pressure to stop but was scary as hell.

skpablo · #78 12-16-2006, 01:24 PM

Kajun,

I think you made the right decision. Like I had said, I made that trip last summer and there is no easy /flat/level/direct way to do it from here in Tidewater.

On the way up was better becasue I went via Youngstown Ohio and then Michigan first. Coming back though (the more direct way) was hairy even in just a car coming through West Virginia especially. I had my hand held GPS with me and at times it was reading that we were on mile high mountains.

Like others have said. If it was meant to be it would have happended.

reelapeelin · #79 12-16-2006, 02:42 PM

Don't regret it for another minute!!...It's in the past and no harm/ no foul ;) ...the right boat and situation will come along...pleanty boats in FL !!... ;D ...

TheTinMan · #80 12-16-2006, 03:35 PM

Smart move, really. Unless you went down the passes in first gear @10-15 mph, you would've had your hands full, even then the sphincter pucker factor wouldn't be worth it. Those runaway truck ramps are there for a reason! Flat ground or some hills are no big deal without brakes, but not those passes! Glad to see you used your head!