When there was still some S-10's with low mileage down south I would take buying vacations to get one. Now the miles on them are so high it's not worth it. Now have 3 Maverick Hybrids and am happy.
I've wired a lot of prototypes for road testing and have no idea what the tube is or the reason for the rack. The data acquisition system might be in the place of the passenger seat. The rack could be a weight or attached to a large data box?
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