[elky] Re: 2WD vs. 4WD Truck

  • From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:47:00 -0400

$500 for a single door or for a wide one?  Our doors creak and groan
when we start using them in the winter.

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Mongar, Brian<Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> For about $500 you can buy the whole new assembly from Mendards with an 
> insulated door and grunted for life torsion bar spring instead, virtually 
> maintenance free, I have replaced 4 of them, and in the shed installed one 
> new, and installed one new at the old house when I built the garage.
>
> Totally worth the investment there, old garage doors are not only a huge 
> maintenance issue and eyesore, but an even bigger safety risk.
> Our spring broke at our current residence and the big heavy original door 
> slammed to the ground so hard it shattered the door.  If someone or something 
> would have been in its path...
>
> The new ones are very light in comparison
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of Chris Lindh
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:20 PM
> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [elky] Re: 2WD vs. 4WD Truck
>
> Yes '70s houses around here have small garages - great for cars but not 
> trucks.  What's cool is most in our neighborhood have a 3rd garage door to 
> the basement... I've heard it called a boat door, although it would be almost 
> impossible to get a boat in and out of ours.
>
> Our garage has two doors instead of one big one... a big single door would be 
> nice but the doors are so big and heavy.  I'm OK repairing & maintaining our 
> single doors but I'd be leery to mess with a big door.
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Mongar, Brian<Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Wow, my ext cab barely fits in my garage, and I am pretty sure its 22ft deep.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Chris Lindh
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:05 PM
>> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [elky] 2WD vs. 4WD Truck
>>
>> Since I'm looking at getting a truck I'm confronting whether I want 4WD. 
>>  Pros: less chance of getting stuck in a very nose heavy vehicle, highest 
>> trim level only available 4WD.  Cons: maintenance costs, rough handling, get 
>> stuck farther away.
>>
>> The majority of the trucks use will be for daily driving, the occasional 
>> vacation trip and trips to pick up parts/cars. There are two instances I can 
>> think of I would use 4WD: on the beach on vacation or driving around to the 
>> back of my house - we live down a hill...
>> Anything I've driven to the back of my house gets stuck - it's damp back 
>> there (wooded, little sun).  I might end up parking the truck back there, 
>> since I don't think a mega cab truck is going to fit in our garage: 8'W x 
>> 7'H door, 19' deep...
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>> Chris
>>
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