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Out with the armstrong steering trucks and manaul shifters
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 732279" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>The GMC 800's and their bigger P-1000 brothers are actually pretty durable cars, and easy/cheap to maintain.</p><p> </p><p>Had UPS chosen to make a few minor safety and ergonomic improvements, they would be fairly decent work platforms. How much more would it have cost to equip them with power steering, a better seat, and a 3 point belt?</p><p> </p><p>The other thing that would be a big improvement for these cars would be a 5-speed tranny. The stock 4 speed is frustrating to drive on a hilly route; 3rd gear is too tall to pull a lot of hills, and 2nd is so low that you are redlining the engine to go 14 MPH. I used to drive a P-8 and there was one road that had a 4 mile uphill stretch that I had to take the entire distance in 2nd gear, crawling along with the pedal buried and the engine screaming. A 5-speed tranny would make a world of difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 732279, member: 14668"] The GMC 800's and their bigger P-1000 brothers are actually pretty durable cars, and easy/cheap to maintain. Had UPS chosen to make a few minor safety and ergonomic improvements, they would be fairly decent work platforms. How much more would it have cost to equip them with power steering, a better seat, and a 3 point belt? The other thing that would be a big improvement for these cars would be a 5-speed tranny. The stock 4 speed is frustrating to drive on a hilly route; 3rd gear is too tall to pull a lot of hills, and 2nd is so low that you are redlining the engine to go 14 MPH. I used to drive a P-8 and there was one road that had a 4 mile uphill stretch that I had to take the entire distance in 2nd gear, crawling along with the pedal buried and the engine screaming. A 5-speed tranny would make a world of difference. [/QUOTE]
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