What did you do with your 4th Gen this week?

[aszumilo]

So they changed it mid model run? Gen 4 are still sold new right!??

Dealer said it was discontinued. Later models are still available. They told me it was discontinued in late 2023

 

[RamDiver]

I ran out at lunchtime to try to get in& out of the grocery store quickly, so I didn’t have to do this weekend.
When I left the store in the spot next to me was an empty cart, passenger side, as I put my bags in I had to be very careful with the door because it was very windy.
I get in to leave not realizing a gust has pushed cart into my rear passenger door, softly I assume because I didn’t hear it, pulled out & got witness the damage live as the cart did a 360* on my door.
I’m so mad at the lazy person who didn’t put their cart away but madder at myself for not taking it back to the store, Aldi has no racks in the parking lot but could’ve gotten the “ sercurity quarter” back you have to insert to unlock it, or at least pushing up on the median so it couldn’t move. I would have preferred, if it had to happen, that I just came out & found it up against my truck so I could be mad/ranting about some jerk.
Knowing I could have prevented it makes it worse.

Going to my paint guy Monday to see how bad it is, trucks 10 years old now & it’s starting to look like it.

You might try using a bit of buffing compound on that before spending big $. I think you will be surprised at how well it will clean up.

Negligent shopping cart users are a peeve of mine. I've only seen the coin-use carts in Vancouver and would have thought that most users would want their quarter back. I guess some people are just too lazy.

They could always use loonies or toonies, up here but I'd guess that would cut too deep into the grocer's profit margins.

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[Chukbacca]

I bought a surplus government 2015 1500 quad cab. The seats were in awful shape. I picked up and installed a used passenger seat ($75) and recovered the console($18)-it’s a good start! I ordered durafoam and a new driver’s seat bottom cover from Geno’s Garage and plan to reupholster that next week

 

[BuschLatte420]

You might try using a bit of buffing compound on that before spending big $. I think you will be surprised at how well it will clean up.

Negligent shopping cart users are a peeve of mine. I've only seen the coin-use carts in Vancouver and would have thought that most users would want their quarter back. I guess some people are just too lazy.

They could always use loonies or toonies, up here but I'd guess that would cut too deep into the grocer's profit margins.

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Sounds like a job for cart narcs, I always park furthest away as I can…people really truly are lazy these days, I see carts left in the lot and the cart center is literally 15 seconds away

 

[RamDiver]

Sounds like a job for cart narcs, I always park furthest away as I can…people really truly are lazy these days, I see carts left in the lot and the cart center is literally 15 seconds away

Yup. Anyone who travels with me to a shopping center had best be prepared for a short walk.

I usually park far from the entrance, around the side or back, often in employee areas and take two parking spots.

If the $hit for brains keep shrinking the parking areas to golf cart sized, tough beans, I need 2 of them.

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[Black-Wolf]

I ran out at lunchtime to try to get in& out of the grocery store quickly, so I didn’t have to do this weekend.
When I left the store in the spot next to me was an empty cart, passenger side, as I put my bags in I had to be very careful with the door because it was very windy.
I get in to leave not realizing a gust has pushed cart into my rear passenger door, softly I assume because I didn’t hear it, pulled out & got witness the damage live as the cart did a 360* on my door.
I’m so mad at the lazy person who didn’t put their cart away but madder at myself for not taking it back to the store, Aldi has no racks in the parking lot but could’ve gotten the “ sercurity quarter” back you have to insert to unlock it, or at least pushing up on the median so it couldn’t move. I would have preferred, if it had to happen, that I just came out & found it up against my truck so I could be mad/ranting about some jerk.
Knowing I could have prevented it makes it worse.

Going to my paint guy Monday to see how bad it is, trucks 10 years old now & it’s starting to look like it.

Meh - it's a truck... I look at it like this: While I LOVE my truck, and would love to baby it and not have a scratch on it, truth is, I live in a rural area, volunteer firefight - which includes fighting woods/forest fires and having to take my truck down overgrown back roads, and drive 120 miles minimum every day to get to/from work. I haul crap around in the bed every week, and generally don't have a lot of time to keep her washed all the time. Plus, I live down a 1/4 mile long mud/rock driveway that any time it rains, it's muddy, and any time it's dry, it's dusty... so, I don't sweat the scratches except to make sure that if bare metal gets exposed, it gets painted over to prevent rusting. But I do understand being mad at something you could have prevented if you hadn't been lazy either - hell, you'd have gotten a quarter back for 2 min effort! That's $7.50/hour - LOL! Not that that's a lot!

 

[Adamcr68]

You might try using a bit of buffing compound on that before spending big $. I think you will be surprised at how well it will clean up.

Negligent shopping cart users are a peeve of mine. I've only seen the coin-use carts in Vancouver and would have thought that most users would want their quarter back. I guess some people are just too lazy.

They could always use loonies or toonies, up here but I'd guess that would cut too deep into the grocer's profit margins.

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Good friends with my paint guy, he does all our repairs on company trucks, always help him out so won’t charge me anything but will give some $ for his time.

 

[RJL1]

I ran out at lunchtime to try to get in& out of the grocery store quickly, so I didn’t have to do this weekend.
When I left the store in the spot next to me was an empty cart, passenger side, as I put my bags in I had to be very careful with the door because it was very windy.
I get in to leave not realizing a gust has pushed cart into my rear passenger door, softly I assume because I didn’t hear it, pulled out & got witness the damage live as the cart did a 360* on my door.
I’m so mad at the lazy person who didn’t put their cart away but madder at myself for not taking it back to the store, Aldi has no racks in the parking lot but could’ve gotten the “ sercurity quarter” back you have to insert to unlock it, or at least pushing up on the median so it couldn’t move. I would have preferred, if it had to happen, that I just came out & found it up against my truck so I could be mad/ranting about some jerk.
Knowing I could have prevented it makes it worse.

Going to my paint guy Monday to see how bad it is, trucks 10 years old now & it’s starting to look like it.

UGH!

I ALWAYS park way away from everyone at stores. Last year some a-hole parked a beat to crap Toyota pickup next to my truck. No idea why. Parking spots everywhere and much closer to the store. As I came out I saw the owner open his door and it slammed into my truck! Luckily the side steps prevented any damage.

I asked the idiot what his problem was. He just shrugged his shoulders, smiled and drove off.

 

[Adamcr68]

Meh - it's a truck... I look at it like this: While I LOVE my truck, and would love to baby it and not have a scratch on it, truth is, I live in a rural area, volunteer firefight - which includes fighting woods/forest fires and having to take my truck down overgrown back roads, and drive 120 miles minimum every day to get to/from work. I haul crap around in the bed every week, and generally don't have a lot of time to keep her washed all the time. Plus, I live down a 1/4 mile long mud/rock driveway that any time it rains, it's muddy, and any time it's dry, it's dusty... so, I don't sweat the scratches except to make sure that if bare metal gets exposed, it gets painted over to prevent rusting. But I do understand being mad at something you could have prevented if you hadn't been lazy either - hell, you'd have gotten a quarter back for 2 min effort! That's $7.50/hour - LOL! Not that that's a lot!

It was more on being in a hurry than being lazy, hell if I had a cart I would’ve taken both back. My truck is the best vehicle I ever owned, long history of 1,000$ cars & trucks, so I’m trying to keep it in good condition . It’s hard to see in the picture but some of the scratches are deep, so am worried about rust.
I’ve worked at the same moving company for 30 years, 6 days a week so while I know there harder jobs out there moving furniture isn’t easy or something lazy people do for long.
I’m probably being overly defensive, I’m a lot of things but lazy isn’t one of them.
My father was a volunteer firefighter & I lost a cousin who died while fighting a forest fire so I have a lot of respect & admiration for your service to your community & would also like to thank you for your service to our country.

 

[RamDiver]

I treated myself today instead of parking further away, because the distant front parking lot was almost empty.



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[haleme]

Had three left over LED lights from my RV and installed in the bed. I made my own harnesses and plugged them into the factory bed lighting. The new lights are controlled by the dash and bed switches.

 

[Adamcr68]

You might try using a bit of buffing compound on that before spending big $. I think you will be surprised at how well it will clean up.

Negligent shopping cart users are a peeve of mine. I've only seen the coin-use carts in Vancouver and would have thought that most users would want their quarter back. I guess some people are just too lazy.

They could always use loonies or toonies, up here but I'd guess that would cut too deep into the grocer's profit margins.

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My guy hooked me up, you were right he was able to buff it out.

 

[Drifter667]

Installed a dashcam that covers both the front and rear of my truck, put the wires behind the weather strips up into the roof liner.

Works well enough for a $35.00 system. Especially with how the folks in my town drive.

 

[EriikK]

I installed a 12k winch on a Vice Design hidden winch mount. So far I really like it, the winch is protected behind the bumper and the weight of it isn't so far forward.
While I was at it, I did a few other things
- painted the bumper
- installed LED high and low beams
- Cam and lifters, oil pump and timing set
- Valve job with new valve springs and new intake valves
- Oil change and coolant flush, with correct purple OAT coolant

It's all working now, I drove it down the road. Very satisfying.

 

[EriikK]

And here is the broken intake valve spring that started the whole mess. Really the winch was kind of a treat for myself, in thanks for getting through this big job.

 

[RamDiver]

My guy hooked me up, you were right he was able to buff it out.

Thanks for the update Adam.

And I'm glad to hear your truck blemish was easy to repair.

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