The Great White North

**pontiac.79** · 10-02-2008, 11:16 AM

Good morning!
Well, I finally found a place to speak about my R2500 with other affectionados. I am happy for that. My name is Kirby, and I live in Montreal, Canada. I hope I can be usefull to the site, as I hope it can help me too.
Have fun everyone, and see you as we go along.

**dwill3015** · 10-02-2008, 12:07 PM

Welcome to the site Kirby!

**04sierracrewcab** · 10-02-2008, 01:09 PM

Kirby!

**GaryL** · 10-02-2008, 01:47 PM

Welcome Kirby. What 79 Pontiac do you have?

**MWright936** · 10-02-2008, 03:47 PM

Welcome to the forum Kirby!

**95CTburb19** · 10-02-2008, 08:41 PM

welcome to the forum! How's the weather up there this time of year??

**08victoryredZ71** · 10-02-2008, 10:01 PM

wecome i am new too!

**retired2001** · 10-03-2008, 02:19 AM

Welcome to the site! Is the R2500 is 2wd?

**vncj96** · 10-03-2008, 02:24 AM

Take off you hoser, eh!!!

**pontiac.79** · 10-20-2008, 11:18 PM

Hi everyone. I will try to answer everyone in order.

My 79 Pontiac is a black on tan, Bandit style Trans Am. It is my pride, and has 83000 original miles. No mods to the outside. It still has the cat, and R-12 in the A/C. It's not "perfect" but I had it recently evaluated and it came in at $15000, so it is not bad either.
The weather up here is pretty good. Warm during the daytime (between 60 @ 72 degrees) and a little cooler in the evenings (between 37 @ 55 degrees). The trees are just past the full bloom of the autumn colors, and the leaves are starting to fall quickly. Just a picture wonderland.
My Suburban is a 1991, R2500 2WD with a 6.2 diesel, buckets and auto trans. I bought it with some surface rust and 128000 original kilometers (79535 miles for my neighbors south of the border). Originally I bought it as a working vehicle, from our local power company, Hydro Quebec. It is a clean vehicle though, with no rust on the doors or rockers. After close inspection, I got a third row seat, added a Webasto Airtop 2000 diesel fired cab heater for rear heat, and gave it a quick paint job at my friends body shop. Last week-end, (Canadian Thanksgiving) I took my wife, three kids, In-Laws, Sister-In-Law, satellite radio, Mini DVD player for the kids, and we all drove down to NYC in what we now affectionately call "Big Bertha". Great trip, and cheap on fuel. I love my Sub! 8-)

Anyhow, Love the site, and everyone is so friendly. Thanks for the WELCOME!!