The business is now pretty much closed down, but grand-dad started the
second plumbing shop in Tulsa, Ok. My grand-dad's first service truck
was a Dodge Brothers and he stayed with the Dodge line for over 60
years. Dodge makes a helluva service truck, but not much of a domestic
passenger vehicle. We regularly ran our 3/4 ton trucks across the scales
at over 12,000 pounds and had to quit buying the 1/2 ton version when
the rims started splitting.

Over the years my dad tried a Studebaker, International Harvester, Ford,
Chevy, and GMC. They always went back to the Dodge line. The Ford and GM
trucks were much nicer traveling domestic passenger vehicles, but they
got beat up real fast under the heavy loads on Tulsa streets in stop and
go traffic.

The business is just about gone now, so I'm not sure if my observations
are still valid.

-----Original Message-----
From: Newps ]
Posted At: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:10 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.piloting
Conversation: Manufacturing Quality
Subject: Manufacturing Quality



..... I'd buy a Dodge before I'd buy a Chevy.