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Dan, what airbag?
Relatively irrelevant. I've been on units that had issues in the 100k range and my favorite all time unit was over 300k when they got rid of it.
I wish ours did. we have some backup critical care trucks with 300,000+ miles on them. many many many/most trucks with greater than 100,000 trucks on them. we do have some new ones with less than 100k (usually less than 5 years old), but many that have been run into the ground and should be retired, but haven't due to budgetary restrictions preventing us from purchasing new trucks.Don't worry, I have a great appreciation for high mileage vehicles. I was just curious whether or not it would be legal or not to operate here, as I've told that MA forces trucks to be retired at 300,000.
we have a couple 700 and 800k... "punishment rigs"
I loved those old style fords, double tanker with the toggle switch and the two man stretchers.
We had the old diesels, they were sweet, our trucks have a miledge cap, once they hit 250,000 they can only be used as spares per the state.
A I agree if that thing could talk the stories it would tell.
Damn bro that thing is gangsta ancient .... grow an afro and dress in a blue jumpsuit with "PARAMEDIC" written on the back in yellow letters, throw on a few gold chains and carry glass IV bottles ..... funky
I just rode in a brand spanking new, first day on the road, never carried a patient, didn't even smell like pee rig.