Hi,
Proud owner of a 95 RWD T-100.
It has the 4 cyl, no a/c, manual windows, manual mirrors, no vanity mirror, 5 speed, probably the least optioned vehicle I have ever seen in my life...and I've been driving since 1975! I bought it 8 years ago for $1,500 from the original owner. I have 145,000 miles on it. Truck looks exactly like Big Glens except for the absence of his bullet holes.
I live in Upstate NY but luckily the truck has never been driven in winter. Still, it has developed some bad rust around the rear wheel wells and the rear bumper/trailer ball fitting is rotted out. Frame is perfect.
I recently bought a 2008 Ranger, (rwd, auto/AC...short box) just in case the T-100 were to go on me but after A/B'ing the two I'm flipping the Ranger. Always wanted a Ranger, never drove one till now. I find the T-100 is superior in every way.
I've used it like a truck. Hauled everything you can think of and lent it to many friends to haul stuff. Has the 8' box. Funny a coworker has a Raptor...$60,000 truck. He asked to borrow mine....needed to move something that would not fit in his. He came back with a smile and said "whenever you're ready to sell it".
A elderly neighbor backed her car into the box about 4 years ago behind the rear driver side wheel. She was mortified, I chuckled and told her it looked better now. Frankly I don't think I've washed it more than once and that was only because there was something in the bed that stunk to high heaven. I recently painted about 80' of quarter round before installing and laid the wet pieces over the bed to dry...so now the top of the bed looks like a zebra. Inside the cab is immaculate however!
Was super lucky to find a nice replacement for the rusted out tailgate in Watkins Glen for $150 last year...same color too!
My wife is slightly embarrassed by it, ( I wear a suit to work every day and my daily drive is a 2019 Volvo S-90), but she gets it...and me. My 15 year old daughter is mortified by it. I don't always bring it home. But it's my go to vehicle for the 2.5 hour trip to our camp in the ADK's..not always fun in 90 degree temps but hey..there's a cool lake and cold beer at the end of that drive. The truck drives flawlessly on the highway and around town.
So the point is, it's not a show truck or an off road monster.
Why the long post? Frankly I had almost given up on it. It looks bad. The temps are friggin upper 80's low 90's here the past few weeks and the same until mid next week and even though we've been business casual since we opened up post Covid shut down ..it's hot in the darned thing without A/C. I'm 61. Dammet I deserve better
But when I pulled into work Friday with it I was asked..."going up to camp today?" by a woman I've seen around the building but had never met. So I guess it has become a part of me. We did not go to camp this weekend but I went to the Lowes/Home Depots at least 6 times for lumber, or mulch or this or that. Dropped off a load of brush/trees to the local compost dump. Wife didn't complain about the looks when she volunteered me to deliver a dresser to a friends daughter later today.
So.....shipping it off next week to get a cheap bondo/paint fix for the rear box rust...bang out the dent from the neighbor. I'll buff out the rest
Of course as soon as I do that the engine will blow or I'll lose the clutch.
At that point, full press to restore!
Glad I found these forums. I'm sure Ill need it!
