Yes, the TV was way overboard. Very nice of her. That truck is very nice though boy they are expensive.
I told her in 1987 I paid $12,800 for a new full size GMC Seirra Classic Heavy 1/2 ton 4X4 (5.7 FI w/ auto OD) Pretty much loaded.
Two tone black/silver. Listed $15,300
Same day 10 mins. later brother bought a new red 1987 GMC High Sierra 1 Ton HD 4X4 (5.7 FI w/HD tranny)for $13,890 listed like $17,000
We knew dealer did a buy two deal, he drove them each to Rochester and back and sold them to us as demo's
We each had them over 20 years (driving and using them too) in 2009 (got $5000 cash for clunkers)I about cried, but it was getting really rusted mostly underneath. He kept his!
I think then mine was 210hp and brothers was 180hp (4 bolt main)
Anyhow first big 4X4 with an auto that you could just take foot off brake from a stop on pavement punch the gas and burn rubber.
Mine had like a 3:07 rear end (4 speed overdrive) and brothers was a 4:11 rear end I think.
Mine on highway would get 20mpg, his 13mpg(empty or loaded)
He could only get a faint squip trying to burn rubber (that bugged him) and one night at the rifle club he was bragging how his could do this and that and I said yours is for pussys like pull em right out on the grass on the range.
Got a log chain, hooked them up. I shifted mine in from inside, he had the manual lockers got out locked them in.
We pulled three times. STALEMATE!
with about 50 people watching. I said that thing of yours see should have got the hot engine.
Three months later he comes up. Got about a foot of wet snow. He said his goes better in snow. I laughed and said that thing
$100 mine KYA
I had on BFG all seasons and he had on Goodyear Wranglers
I said lets try going over the bank outback(its steep) first him, down the 300ft driveway back up gets about 1/4 way.
Back down he goes, comes back up tooling big time.about 1/2 up.
He parks his, says you ain't got a prayer (course my house,my driveway,used to it etc.) I laugh get in mine go down driveway.
Put her in 4L start out first 50ft then punch it and leave it(up over bank and the front of truck when I skidded to a stop was 3 ft from going over a 150ft cliff.
Gottcha Bee ach.
Looked at him and said that truck of yours is for pussies.
Nice.....
