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Hey guys! New guy from Salisbury, NC. My name is Garrett.
A little about me, I am a mechanical engineer, I know, gasp, a mechanics worst nightmare,
. My wife and I just finished building our first house which she designed for the most part, we have our first baby due in a month. I work at a desk all day, so I like to come home and unwind by working with my hands, whatever it may be. We raise beef cattle, I have a mile long honey-do list from the wife for the new house, and when I get a chance I tinker with my vehicles.
Here is the link to my garage build (with a dab of the house added in)
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213952
My daily driver is a 2000 Ford F250 RCLB 6 Speed 7.3 with 200k mi. It's been a great truck, but I'll probably soon be trading up to a crew cab 3/4 or 1 ton truck soon since it's hard to fit a baby seat in a single cab truck.
My wife's daily driver is a 1997 Infiniti QX4. It's been a great car, we've owned it since 140k mi, it now has over 230k on it, other than normal maintenance, I've only had to replace a few suspension bushings, belts/pulleys, an alternator, and VC gaskets. Not bad for the age/mileage, but at this point I feel it is on borrowed time, so I am on the hunt for a newer SUV that I will feel more comfortable for my wife and daughter to ride around in. I'll likely keep it, and demote it to winter/bad weather/general beater duty since it does drive really well, and with the AWD is the most sure footed thing I have driven in the snow/ice. Also, since finding the wife a new car is first priority before I get a 4dr truck, this will have room for a car seat when I need to take her somewhere.
A little about me, I am a mechanical engineer, I know, gasp, a mechanics worst nightmare,
. My wife and I just finished building our first house which she designed for the most part, we have our first baby due in a month. I work at a desk all day, so I like to come home and unwind by working with my hands, whatever it may be. We raise beef cattle, I have a mile long honey-do list from the wife for the new house, and when I get a chance I tinker with my vehicles. Here is the link to my garage build (with a dab of the house added in)
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213952
My daily driver is a 2000 Ford F250 RCLB 6 Speed 7.3 with 200k mi. It's been a great truck, but I'll probably soon be trading up to a crew cab 3/4 or 1 ton truck soon since it's hard to fit a baby seat in a single cab truck.
My wife's daily driver is a 1997 Infiniti QX4. It's been a great car, we've owned it since 140k mi, it now has over 230k on it, other than normal maintenance, I've only had to replace a few suspension bushings, belts/pulleys, an alternator, and VC gaskets. Not bad for the age/mileage, but at this point I feel it is on borrowed time, so I am on the hunt for a newer SUV that I will feel more comfortable for my wife and daughter to ride around in. I'll likely keep it, and demote it to winter/bad weather/general beater duty since it does drive really well, and with the AWD is the most sure footed thing I have driven in the snow/ice. Also, since finding the wife a new car is first priority before I get a 4dr truck, this will have room for a car seat when I need to take her somewhere.
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