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Yeah id say theres a lot of that too.... Paul

They havent done that in the EU...YET but they have made it so expensive few will do it.A big part of that 45%tax is a smoke tax....I mean come on a vintage vehicle doing 2/3000 miles a year is goona ruin the planet.....yeah right... Paul

I agree 100% with you Paul.Its way outta my pocket range....and itd cost 6000$ to ship to Ireland then 45%tax to import.That 45% is payable on the price paid for the truck and the shipping....75k+6k=81k plus 35k tax=116k......OUCH PAUL

I know Joey but its the heart ruleing the head in this case..... Paul

Big big money ok but its a fantastic truck.....200 big ones I dont think he'll get that but if you dont ask, you dont get..... Paul

It is a beautiful truck...got the WOW factor.Yes its a big chunk of change but with that mileage where would you get another like it??? Way outta my pockets range but if id the money id be tempted..... Paul

Does show the interest in the hobby.... Paul

Classic..... Paul

They always do come back....like when theyre lookin for money for a hair do or new shoes..... Paul

Theres a smell of fish in the air for me on this one.Surely a shop could find out very quickly if an engine had seized??? I dont think a shop would try to tow start a truck without enough air to relese the brakes...... Paul

Oh and the 3 examples you have there ...Iv seen them all in concert over the years.... Paul

100% agree JC.You have some fine examples there.ZZ Top played in Ireland in 86 I think it was and brought the car and the girls with them.They shot some video at a beach just 4 miles from where I live.Dont know if it was ever used but Iv never seen it.Unfortunely I didnt get to see them but I did see the car later the same week....You have jogged another thought outta the back of the head🤣 Paul

Oh yeah as for food,one thing I have alway loved on my visits to the US is to go to a good smokehouse...man baby back ribs...sausage, burgers,pulled pork,chicken wings...the list is endless... Paul

Cant say how I missed this topic but heres my take...Love many different types of music...country,rock,trad,80s...If we're talking a celeb for wife material then its Debbie Harry aka Blondie for me,still in love with her..saw her in concert last year...Had a binge on alcohol for about 5 years in my late teens early 20s.drank just about anything and went to bed with any female that was old enough and had a pulse....but outta the haze came a beautiful woman who cleaned me up and sorted me out.Glad to say we are still together....We both still enjoy a beer but its once a month or thereabouts...Only drink that turns my stomach is Baillys Irish Cream,a mix of Irish whiskey and cream Yuck Yuck Yuck....anyway thats my story... Paul

I cant speak about how things were/are in the US as I never lived there but here in Ireland things are much much worse than the 80s.My son just bought a house about the same size as my own but cost 16 times more than I paid...His wages,ajusted for inflation are about 7 times more than mine when I bought my house.While interest rates are lower now than the 80s my mortgage was for 20 years,his is for 40 years.He wont have it paid untill hes 71....paying much more in interest as a result.Wages here have not kept anywhere near inflation.When I got married my wife did not have to work,my sons wife MUST work.So for me things were much much better in the 80/90s...... Paul

Ah Mech,if only...I'd go back to those times in the blink of an eye.Ireland only really caught up to the rest of the world starting in the mid 80s.the first 20 years of my existance was bliss.Now I'm really lucky to have a wife who feels the same and we keep things as 80s as we can.We'v often been told we live in the past but that a big 10/4 for us.... Paul

Wow what a beautiful R model.best of luck with it...been a cabover man all my life but thats a beauty...love it... Paul

Yeah im 21 going on 61....your as old as you feel....age is but a number.. Paul

They are Joey and as Nathen said those wheels are bloody heavy...and so is everything else!!!! Paul

Happy birthday guys..none of us getting any younger...I'll be 61 soon but still loving life..... Paul

Nathen's Cruiseliner and ours are similar spec as they were sister trucks.I'v 55000 rears and 5 inch springs.Both trucks are 150 ton designed weight but down rated to 80 ton in the UK for road tax.... Paul

Thanks for the review.Iv never driven a road truck with auto gearbox.I have driven Volvo,Cat,Toro,Normet and Aveling Barford haul trucks with auto boxes and wouldnt be pushed on them.With haul trucks I'd say the problem is where are you going to get a clutch to take the power and shock loadings of 7/800 HP versus 150 tons or more....good pictures by the way. Paul

Cool truck..of course it drove amazing...its a MACK.Thanks for shareing... Paul

Sounds like quite the truck to have.Id love to have seen it...Dont worry about Breakfasts they come and go,most arnt worth remembering!!! Paul

I think there might have been a handful of those in the UK but Iv never seen one.Good looking truck... Paul