Thinking of a Pinz

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Re: Thinking of a Pinz

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Well thats a really hard question to answer but I would say that I have plenty of belly room in the pinz and would guess anyone below 300 lbs would be quite comfortable behind the wheel...find someone that has one and slide behind the wheel, and if you find you may be a bit tight...well..after sitting in the seat...it would give you all the encouragement you may need to lose the LBS to make it yours..good luck :D
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Horizontally challenged...how do you do in commercial aircraft? Probably very much the same but without the 'arms'.
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6' and not thin?

No problem.

I am 6'5" and maybe 310lbs. No problems in my 710K. Legroom is normally the issue for me in vehicles but not so in a Pinz.

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PM sent to Berger,

While having a beer from the corner store :wink:
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Denis wrote:PM sent to Berger,

While having a beer from the corner store :wink:
Thanks Denis! Sent you an Email.
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Went to Montreal today to look at a 710M. A buddy of mine, who first put me onto these trucks, came with me. He never pulled the trigger on one, but wanted to come. I wasn't expecting to take it for a spin, but I did....Very cool!! Driving over the wheel is definitely a different feeling. The truck ran well, and we got it up to 105KM without issue. Pretty smooth too. The truck looks to be in great shape. There is some rust, but nothing major and nothing on the body or in the fender wells etc. Rubber looked good too. There were only two bench seats, rather than four, but there were 4 seat belts installed already. They may not be as securely mounted as an e-track setup, but they were there, on either side. The truck also comes with the gas heater...which works. There were two tears in the rear plastic, one on each side, but they were taped up. How easy can they be repaired? Would a boat shop do something like that? Anyway, here are some pics...what do you guys think?
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Looks like a good truck. Passes what my initial visual checks of rust and body condition but its tough to tell from the photos. A good indicator is that damn muffler! If its not stainless, the thing should rot out quick in salty/wet conditions. nature of the beast but a good indicator!
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Can't view the pics at work for some reason, but I know Karl puts a new muffler on his units, among other things. Can't wait to see the pics when I get home....
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audiocontr wrote:Looks like a good truck. Passes what my initial visual checks of rust and body condition but its tough to tell from the photos. A good indicator is that damn muffler! If its not stainless, the thing should rot out quick in salty/wet conditions. nature of the beast but a good indicator!
The muffler was rusty, nothing more, from what I could see, then what I would expect in our climate.

A couple of the leather tabs need replacing, but the search I did here tells me it isn't that hard to fix them.
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stiffler4444 wrote:Can't view the pics at work for some reason, but I know Karl puts a new muffler on his units, among other things. Can't wait to see the pics when I get home....
Neither can I. My work blocks photo sharing sites...and their links. They were taken with my Iphone 3GS, so not the clearest.
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Is that a customer truck he is selling for someone? Looks familiar, just not sure.
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stiffler4444 wrote:Is that a customer truck he is selling for someone? Looks familiar, just not sure.
I think it did belong to another client. Trade in maybe?
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Maybe, I think it was there a couple years ago when I bought mine, I'll have to check pics. Nice option with the heater included, wish I would have gotten one.....
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Love at first sight. That's the only problem with these toys. It looks really nice. Enjoy it.
BTW, it looks as if it had an antenna. Any chance it might have been a radio truck? Maybe that explains the rear seats arrangement.
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crcpinz wrote:Love at first sight. That's the only problem with these toys. It looks really nice. Enjoy it.
BTW, it looks as if it had an antenna. Any chance it might have been a radio truck? Maybe that explains the rear seats arrangement.
Ya, it has the mount on the roof. I thought it was a tire mount, but it is for an antenna.
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