(I'm so glad I spent all those years in college & grad. school......) No use trying to figure all this out at this point, it sounds like Decisions Have Been Made. Hopefully.....
LOL, I think you got it......um, at least I think so. :confuse:
This seemed like the perfect solution, however, the used Dodge truck was the reason I was waivering on the new one. Kind of felt like I didn't really need it and it might be more fun to have a luxury SUV or something nice.
The used Dodge is an 03 Ram 3500 dually with a cummins and a 6-spd manual transmission, 4.10 rearend and its a quad cab. Its rated to tow around 15,400 lbs and the payload is around 4500 lbs or so. The truck has 30k miles on it and has engine warranty until 100k, its still under its B2B warranty as well as a 7 year/70k powertrain warranty.
He's fun to ride. This is Ranger, our backyard pony, lol. My kids think he's the greatest thing, they spend hours a day grooming him, cleaning up after him, giving him treats, needless to say he's spoiled.
Bah. Trade him in on a good draft horse that can haul a log trailer.
LOL, that's funny especially since at one point we did have a draft cross and talked about skidding logs with him. Horse logging is actually a very awesome thing to watch, a lot less damage to the forest using horses vs heavy equipment.
I think I figured my situation out... It'd be nice to keep the BMW until I pass the bar. Warranty should still be good unless it takes me more than a couple of tries to pass it (of course, I'll have more worries than that if that turns out to be the case). At that point, I should have a Real Job (TM) and a clearer idea of what I'll be doing and where I'll be living for the next few years. And, all of the issues with the car could suddenly clear up, so that gives at least another year for that possibility to occur.
So, I'll keep it until I pass the bar, unless I change my mind! :P
Akangl, ok, so we got the Red Dodge truck, Zippy and the White Titan deals all settled. Now, the new Black Dodge truck is almost a done deal, the used Dodge 3500 is almost a done deal... the Red Sebring is sitting in the driveway all gassed up....
What's happening to the Travel Trailer? Keeping it?
Mark
2010 Land Rover LR4, 2013 Honda CR-V, 2009 Bentley GTC, 1990 MB 500SL, 2001 MB S500, 2007 Lincoln TC, 1964 RR Silver Cloud III, 1995 MB E320 Cab., 2015 Prevost Liberty Coach
What's happening to the Travel Trailer? Keeping it?
Oh no doubt there, I wouldn't part with my TT. We had brief thoughts of getting either a bigger TT or a 5th wheel, but ours suits its purpose just fine. Didn't really want to trade, we just got the bugs worked out of ours. Course we haven't taken it out yet this year, been too busy plus we didn't want to risk it with the Titan.
I'll lay odds that both those Dodges don't make the trip!
The only way they won't both make the trip home is if the black Dodge isn't ready to go. I'm pretty certain that's what I'm getting although I am having second thoughs about letting the Titan go (what is my attachment to that thing??).
I'm heading out here in a little while to take the Titan to the dealer for its final trip. I really wish it had been a better truck, I would have kept it. I know I'm going to miss it.......but I won't miss the problems.
Looks like tomorrow is the day, will leave early in the morning for the trek to Anchorage. I think Zippy will be leaving tonight, going to sell her to the used car dealer in Fairbanks.
Yes, do that. I decided to keep my 6 y.o. 5-series also. It has depreciated so much, has such low miles, beautiful interior, awesome road car.......I can't justify selling it for $15K(??) maybe, & paying that +at least another $15K to get.......what? And there's a great indie bmw repair shop about a mile from me......makes a huge difference.
Getting a Real Job(!)--sounds a bit extreme to me, but I hear lots of people do it.....maybe you could get a new Porsche!
What are you paying for the used Dodge truck? Is it enough less than the new one to justify maybe putting off the new one for a few months while you shop for another used one? Course, if you did that, you'd keep the Titan for awhile (?), & maybe run up repair bills, while it depreciates more.....I guess having 2 monster diesel trucks in AK, with the hard use you give them, is far from the dumbest automotive idea I've ever heard.
People blow $40K on bmw 3-series, Land Rovers, audis, whatever, & that price doesn't begin to buy the most expensive versions. The new Dodge sounds like a very serious vehicle, in a totally different league from a Pilot or MDX (duh).
Getting a Real Job(!)--sounds a bit extreme to me, but I hear lots of people do it.....maybe you could get a new Porsche!
Makes me think of the movie "In Good Company" where the Topher Grace character gets the big new job heading up the ad department and goes out and buys a new Porsche.
Upon leaving the dealership driveway, he gets hit in the front left corner by a truck -- the rest of the movie is spent showing the damaged headlight whenever he's driving it.
Moving on....
My boss is getting a new car today .. a Honda CR-V EX. What's funny is that he bought a CR-V for his wife just a year or so ago. Is it just me or is it odd to have two of the exact same vehicle in the family?
(before the Hondas he had an early 90's Dodge Voyager and an early 90's Range Rover -- both of them started to consume too much of his income in maintenance).
Jolie -- enjoy your new cars! Even something old can be new again. We traded our Focus in a couple of weeks ago on the ION and, in all honesty, I don't miss it a bit because I got my L300 back. Have been enjoying the V6, but not the accompanying fill-up costs.
Well, we won't be going tomorrow to get the new trucks. Heck, I don't think my Titan can even make it back to the Nissan dealer on its own. Took it in today for the check valve to be replaced in the front diff vent tube and while it was in there they found that the rear pass side axle seal was leaking. Ok, no biggie, they *fixed* it.
Well, I just got home and there is axle fluid all over the wheel well, tire, frame rail, exhaust, and up the back of the truck. I'm guessing its lost almost 1/2 its fluid, the rear end was hot when I got home. No way I'm driving it another 100 miles back to the dealer, going to tell them to send a tow truck.......on their dime of course. Not to mention they better clean up the mess they made.
By the time I got home the service dept was closed so now I have to wait until Monday and the truck isn't driveable in the meantime.
Next chance we will get to go to Anchorage is Thursday. I'm NOT a happy camper. :mad:
Sorry about your luck with the Titan. As a Mississippian and having several friends who work at the Nissan plant in Canton, I feel I must apologize to you on their behalf for all the problems you've had with the Titan.
I also must say: Man, I'm glad I bought a Ford!!!! :P
Anyway, I think the used Dodge is a good truck for what you guys do. A friend of mine has a 3500 with the Cummins and M/T. He loves it - uses it on the farm for pulling a huge gooseneck trailer that they haul hay, the tractor and everything else on. He also said that when he took the pickup box off and put the steel flatbed on it his insurance went down. I suppose because it made it officially a "farm truck". MOF, he likes his so much that he's looking at another one with an automatic right now.
Sold her this evening to a used car dealer for $5500. Not great, but not horrible considering she needs tires (all are bald), a windshield (its cracked), plus maybe something in the front end (it squeaks). They said she was a nice car, ran good and was in pretty good shape for her age/miles (54,405). I was kind of choked up when I handed them the keys, really liked that little car, had her 18 days shy of 2 years.
buyer picked it up today. He said it was in amazing condition for the age. Gee handled it better than I expected. Let's just hope the certified check clears OK ...
A friend at work who has a '06 EX was telling me that she wanted to get new rims for her car. I couldn't believe my ears actually. Next thing I know, I told her that I'd buy the rims. She said that 1 has some curb rash on it, but I looked at lunchtime & they all looked great to me. She has no real time table yet, but they'll be mine when she gets her new one's. Funny, after the tweeters, the rims were the next thing I wanted to get my LX to make it complete!
I have a habit of insisting on cash (folding green american money) if I sell a car for say, $12,000 or less. Then, even if you feel bad about selling the car, or the buyer puts you thru Hell, you do get some instant gratification.
I knew someone would point that out!.....I get the impression that there are more forged cashier's checks these days tho than counterfeit money......it's way easier to produce a fake cashier's check, possibly w/in the ability of an average person.
Of course, there's always something to worry about......
name of the remitter, payee, amount, check number, and branch number. I guess you could still forge one, but I'm gonna stay positive. I would have preferred electronic transfer over anything. Even cash.
If The bank verified it, & the check "looked" good to you, & the buyer wasn't from some part of the world where a lot of fraudulent activities originate (a lot of "ifs"), I wouldn't sweat it.
Getting a ride in on a tow truck. Got it back later on in the afternoon and it appears to be fixed. They aren't sure what happened to the rear axle seal, somehow it got pinched and that was why it was leaking. Doesn't really seem to have been a tech mistake more like a poo poo happens type thing. Dealership ate the $505 tow bill and the $72 repair bill. They are a really good service dept, I'll miss how well they treat me.
Plan is to leave in the morning for Anchorage. I'm off to try to make my truck look a little cleaner than it does, inside is dirtier than the outside now.
If The bank verified it, & the check "looked" good to you, & the buyer wasn't from some part of the world where a lot of fraudulent activities originate (a lot of "ifs"), I wouldn't sweat it.
I took an $11,500 cashier's check from a bank I'd never heard of before... rather than worry about check numbers and whatever, I called up their loan department, and yeah, they knew all about it.
One thing to keep in mind is to find the bank's telephone number independently.... otherwise you'll find yourself talking to the guy's girlfriend vor "verification".
number from 411.com so it was the actual bank. The check also had all of the security features you would normally see on a certified check. He left positive feedback yesterday so I am assuming he enjoyed his ride back to New Orleans.
Sandman: Glad to see it will work out for you with the EX wheels. That will be an improvement over the LX hubcaps.
From Anchorage, its 3 am, been a long long day. The deed is done and whoever guessed that we wouldn't be bringing both the 06 and the 03 home was right, we didn't.
By the time I got to Anchorage the rearend of the Titan had started howling bad, I'm thinking losing all the fluid on Friday did more harm than I thought. I still miss the darn thing, really liked that truck.
Here's what happened. We had the deal on the 03 secured, everything approved, deposit on the truck.
We got down there with both trucks (the dodge and the titan) and were met by the sales manager we had been dealing with, he was VERY upset. I asked him what happened, apparently there had been a screw up and our 03 had been sold. He didn't find out until he got there (his day off). Listening to everyone else talk, he was throwing a tizzy, cussing everyone out and such, lol. I was very upset as well. The GM told the sales manager to go grab a new truck, I was ready to walk out, I told them we couldn't afford a new truck that's why we were buying used, that we had a set amount we could afford and that was it. The GM assured us they would make it right somehow, they were very embarrassed.
Long story short, they stepped hard into the trades and when it was all said and done we came home with a new 06 for hubby which cost us a grand total of $3500 more than the 03 was going to cost. Its not a stripper either, its a nice SLT cummins 6-spd quad cab dually 4x4 in his favorite color.......Flame Red. Ended up with a much better interest rate too on the small amount we had to finance since the truck was new vs used.
We picked up my 06 too which is by far one of the nicest trucks I've ever driven, very enjoyable. I still miss my Titan, but I think I'll get over it, lol. My son gets a kick out of the exhaust brake on my truck, makes it sound like a big rig when I pull the switch.
Not the day we planned on, I almost walked away from both deals and said heck with it. However, I think it worked out better than we could have expected.
Now if I could just sleep.......its pouring rain here and I'm worried about the pony......he's going to drown if this keeps up, lol.
I'm going to stay away from the car lots for a long time, the stress I went through yesterday was enough to last me a lifetime!
So there you have it.......the rest of the story. I'm still shaking my head.
to heck with K of C, we should get you on a TV reality show. As AK turns?
If the deal was that good, don't you think you would have regretted walking out, since your Titan sounds like it was just about ready for the boneyard?
At least you should have some cost certainty. 2 trucks under warranty for years to come. and too that actually might be up to the job you use them for.
Now, just stay away from the car lots!
Almost forgot, I will take Labor day in the "when does AK get another economy car because they are spending too much on fuel" pool.
If the deal was that good, don't you think you would have regretted walking out, since your Titan sounds like it was just about ready for the boneyard?
At least you should have some cost certainty. 2 trucks under warranty for years to come. and too that actually might be up to the job you use them for.
Now, just stay away from the car lots!
Almost forgot, I will take Labor day in the "when does AK get another economy car because they are spending too much on fuel" pool.
Yes I would have regretted walking out, but I was upset that the truck I thought we had a deal on was gone. At that moment walking out seemed like the right thing to do. However, I'm glad I stayed to see what they had to offer.
I don't think we'll outgrow these 2 trucks anytime soon, both can do whatever is asked of them, they are actually meant for what we are doing.
As for an economy car, I already have one........the Sebring, it isn't going anywhere, I use it for running around here, quick trips to Fairbanks, things like that. No reason to sell it, its paid for and costs next to nothing to insure.
I don't see how we can spend any more on fuel than we were........$600-$800/mo for the Dodge (7 mpg) and whatever it was for the Titan (15 mpg).......$500ish I would guess.
The Titan needed repairs yes, but wasn't ready for the boneyard, but the hip national bank was going to have to take over soon, the warranty was up in less than 4000 miles......OUCH!
I'm staying far away from the car lots........going to start hitting the tack stores, might need a new saddle for the pony.
Now they will pretty up that Titan just enough to pawn it off on someone, who will then be in a nightmare of repairs (by the sound of things) in short order. Whoa. There's the perfect argument for never buying used!
akangl, way to go on the two new trucks. Sounds like the sales staff MORE than made up for their screw-up at the dealership. Those HD trucks get used hard, I am sure, so buying a used one you would never really know what you might be getting into. This way you have two trucks for which you will know the entire history, not to mention having a warranty for a little while.
Me, I am going to see what I can get for my 4Runner this weekend. I have had a change of heart on the whole gas-guzzling truck thing. If I can sell it I might get a new mini-Outback like I used to have. Better suits what I use it for these days - I think my days of mud-stomping are over.
If I can't get enough for it, though, I have no problem keeping it for a while. Maybe try again next year.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
You're not just pulling our legs? You ACTUALLY SOLD THE TITAN? And, bought TWO brand new Dodge Cummins 4x4 trucks? I must be dreaming this.....
I swear, if you hadn't gotton rid of that blasted Titan, it might have caused a Riot on this board. But, Congrats on getting rid of that thing!!!! And the 2 new trucks.
You're not just pulling our legs? You ACTUALLY SOLD THE TITAN? And, bought TWO brand new Dodge Cummins 4x4 trucks? I must be dreaming this.....
I swear, if you hadn't gotton rid of that blasted Titan, it might have caused a Riot on this board. But, Congrats on getting rid of that thing!!!! And the 2 new trucks.
LOL, nope, not pulling any legs, there are TWO brand new Dodge Cummins 4x4 trucks in the yard. Later on I'll get pictures of them. Just got back from town with mine, had to get one of them over 500 miles so we could deliver firewood tomorrow.
The Titan is gone, I cried and was very sad, that is until I got my new truck, then its like *Titan?? What Titan??* :P
LOL, nope, not pulling any legs, there are TWO brand new Dodge Cummins 4x4 trucks in the yard. Later on I'll get pictures of them. Just got back from town with mine, had to get one of them over 500 miles so we could deliver firewood tomorrow.
Akangl, did you say if either new Dodge is a dually?
Mark
2010 Land Rover LR4, 2013 Honda CR-V, 2009 Bentley GTC, 1990 MB 500SL, 2001 MB S500, 2007 Lincoln TC, 1964 RR Silver Cloud III, 1995 MB E320 Cab., 2015 Prevost Liberty Coach
Dropped my 3-series off for service this morning. I was able to demonstrate most of the problems to the mechanic, which is encouraging. I drove home a 2006 325Ci (the old body style) loaner. The software update on my car is taking a long time, so they will need it at least another day.
Hope the weather is nice enough for you to drop the top on it while your 3-series is in the shop!
The wife's VUE has to go back in ... the steering column is still making noise. What's odd is that the noise is more pronounced when the ambient temp is warmer. Had some cool weather last week while up in the mountains and didn't hear much of anything. On Friday, it warmed up and the sound was back.
jolie: congrats on the new trucks. While I hope that you stick with these for quite a while (with the Sebring acting as the 'gofer' car), we'll see where things stand in a year's time.
jolie: congrats on the new trucks. While I hope that you stick with these for quite a while (with the Sebring acting as the 'gofer' car), we'll see where things stand in a year's time.
Thanks. I really like the new Ram (hubby loves his), my truck is everything I could want in a truck. Pulled our big dump trailer last night loaded to the max and it acted like nothing was there. I don't know why I didn't buy a 1-ton diesel a long time ago, its really the perfect truck.
Unfortunatly my bad car luck has followed me, at least for now, my poor new truck is sitting at the dealer in Fairbanks waiting on a coolant line. :sick: Its cracked right at the crimp, at least we found the leak, it had lost several gallons of coolant, couldn't figure out where it was going, kept adding more and it would disappear. Should have it back in a few days, I really miss it.
Makes me thankful we have the other 06 Ram since we are going camping this weekend and need to be able to tow the TT. Also makes me VERY thankful for the Sebring, sure beats having to rent a car.
Beth, my wife, just walked in and said, "You looking at that car site again."
I showed her some posts from the past couple of weeks and she thinks we're all nuts.
Anony, I showed her your color list from a while back. I think she might have actually been impressed. She did notice the large number of Hondas you guys have owned - especially the Odyssey. She'd never admit it, but I think she'd really like to have one. We've looked at them a couple of times and I think she was impressed.
A van would be nice for trips, but I'd hate to get rid of the Passat. However, she's about to go back to work teaching school, and I suppose if she decides she really wants a van, we'll be shopping again. If we can make a deal before October 1, it will be the third purchase in 12 months, which would be a new record for me. :shades:
Comments
LOL, I think you got it......um, at least I think so. :confuse:
This seemed like the perfect solution, however, the used Dodge truck was the reason I was waivering on the new one. Kind of felt like I didn't really need it and it might be more fun to have a luxury SUV or something nice.
The used Dodge is an 03 Ram 3500 dually with a cummins and a 6-spd manual transmission, 4.10 rearend and its a quad cab. Its rated to tow around 15,400 lbs and the payload is around 4500 lbs or so. The truck has 30k miles on it and has engine warranty until 100k, its still under its B2B warranty as well as a 7 year/70k powertrain warranty.
LOL, that's funny especially since at one point we did have a draft cross and talked about skidding logs with him. Horse logging is actually a very awesome thing to watch, a lot less damage to the forest using horses vs heavy equipment.
So, I'll keep it until I pass the bar, unless I change my mind! :P
What's happening to the Travel Trailer? Keeping it?
Mark
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Oh no doubt there, I wouldn't part with my TT. We had brief thoughts of getting either a bigger TT or a 5th wheel, but ours suits its purpose just fine. Didn't really want to trade, we just got the bugs worked out of ours. Course we haven't taken it out yet this year, been too busy plus we didn't want to risk it with the Titan.
The only way they won't both make the trip home is if the black Dodge isn't ready to go. I'm pretty certain that's what I'm getting although I am having second thoughs about letting the Titan go (what is my attachment to that thing??).
I'm heading out here in a little while to take the Titan to the dealer for its final trip. I really wish it had been a better truck, I would have kept it. I know I'm going to miss it.......but I won't miss the problems.
Looks like tomorrow is the day, will leave early in the morning for the trek to Anchorage. I think Zippy will be leaving tonight, going to sell her to the used car dealer in Fairbanks.
Getting a Real Job(!)--sounds a bit extreme to me, but I hear lots of people do it.....maybe you could get a new Porsche!
People blow $40K on bmw 3-series, Land Rovers, audis, whatever, & that price doesn't begin to buy the most expensive versions. The new Dodge sounds like a very serious vehicle, in a totally different league from a Pilot or MDX (duh).
Makes me think of the movie "In Good Company" where the Topher Grace character gets the big new job heading up the ad department and goes out and buys a new Porsche.
Upon leaving the dealership driveway, he gets hit in the front left corner by a truck -- the rest of the movie is spent showing the damaged headlight whenever he's driving it.
Moving on....
My boss is getting a new car today .. a Honda CR-V EX. What's funny is that he bought a CR-V for his wife just a year or so ago. Is it just me or is it odd to have two of the exact same vehicle in the family?
(before the Hondas he had an early 90's Dodge Voyager and an early 90's Range Rover -- both of them started to consume too much of his income in maintenance).
Jolie -- enjoy your new cars! Even something old can be new again. We traded our Focus in a couple of weeks ago on the ION and, in all honesty, I don't miss it a bit because I got my L300 back. Have been enjoying the V6, but not the accompanying fill-up costs.
Well, I just got home and there is axle fluid all over the wheel well, tire, frame rail, exhaust, and up the back of the truck. I'm guessing its lost almost 1/2 its fluid, the rear end was hot when I got home. No way I'm driving it another 100 miles back to the dealer, going to tell them to send a tow truck.......on their dime of course. Not to mention they better clean up the mess they made.
By the time I got home the service dept was closed so now I have to wait until Monday and the truck isn't driveable in the meantime.
Next chance we will get to go to Anchorage is Thursday. I'm NOT a happy camper. :mad:
I also must say: Man, I'm glad I bought a Ford!!!! :P
Anyway, I think the used Dodge is a good truck for what you guys do. A friend of mine has a 3500 with the Cummins and M/T. He loves it - uses it on the farm for pulling a huge gooseneck trailer that they haul hay, the tractor and everything else on. He also said that when he took the pickup box off and put the steel flatbed on it his insurance went down. I suppose because it made it officially a "farm truck". MOF, he likes his so much that he's looking at another one with an automatic right now.
of junk titan ! Give it back to the dealer.
Hope the Dodge gives you better service !
My 04 Chevy 2500 has been used HARD heavy towing
or snowplowing. Not 1 dealer visit except for
a LOF changes..........Knock on wood!
Now for that 72" wide screen I had my eye on....
She has no real time table yet, but they'll be mine when she gets her new one's.
Funny, after the tweeters, the rims were the next thing I wanted to get my LX to make it complete!
The Sandman
Of course, there's always something to worry about......
Plan is to leave in the morning for Anchorage. I'm off to try to make my truck look a little cleaner than it does, inside is dirtier than the outside now.
I took an $11,500 cashier's check from a bank I'd never heard of before... rather than worry about check numbers and whatever, I called up their loan department, and yeah, they knew all about it.
One thing to keep in mind is to find the bank's telephone number independently.... otherwise you'll find yourself talking to the guy's girlfriend vor "verification".
Life is complicated.
-Mathias
Sandman: Glad to see it will work out for you with the EX wheels. That will be an improvement over the LX hubcaps.
By the time I got to Anchorage the rearend of the Titan had started howling bad, I'm thinking losing all the fluid on Friday did more harm than I thought. I still miss the darn thing, really liked that truck.
Mark
We got down there with both trucks (the dodge and the titan) and were met by the sales manager we had been dealing with, he was VERY upset. I asked him what happened, apparently there had been a screw up and our 03 had been sold. He didn't find out until he got there (his day off). Listening to everyone else talk, he was throwing a tizzy, cussing everyone out and such, lol. I was very upset as well. The GM told the sales manager to go grab a new truck, I was ready to walk out, I told them we couldn't afford a new truck that's why we were buying used, that we had a set amount we could afford and that was it. The GM assured us they would make it right somehow, they were very embarrassed.
Long story short, they stepped hard into the trades and when it was all said and done we came home with a new 06 for hubby which cost us a grand total of $3500 more than the 03 was going to cost. Its not a stripper either, its a nice SLT cummins 6-spd quad cab dually 4x4 in his favorite color.......Flame Red. Ended up with a much better interest rate too on the small amount we had to finance since the truck was new vs used.
We picked up my 06 too which is by far one of the nicest trucks I've ever driven, very enjoyable. I still miss my Titan, but I think I'll get over it, lol. My son gets a kick out of the exhaust brake on my truck, makes it sound like a big rig when I pull the switch.
Not the day we planned on, I almost walked away from both deals and said heck with it. However, I think it worked out better than we could have expected.
Now if I could just sleep.......its pouring rain here and I'm worried about the pony......he's going to drown if this keeps up, lol.
I'm going to stay away from the car lots for a long time, the stress I went through yesterday was enough to last me a lifetime!
So there you have it.......the rest of the story. I'm still shaking my head.
If the deal was that good, don't you think you would have regretted walking out, since your Titan sounds like it was just about ready for the boneyard?
At least you should have some cost certainty. 2 trucks under warranty for years to come. and too that actually might be up to the job you use them for.
Now, just stay away from the car lots!
Almost forgot, I will take Labor day in the "when does AK get another economy car because they are spending too much on fuel" pool.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
At least you should have some cost certainty. 2 trucks under warranty for years to come. and too that actually might be up to the job you use them for.
Now, just stay away from the car lots!
Almost forgot, I will take Labor day in the "when does AK get another economy car because they are spending too much on fuel" pool.
Yes I would have regretted walking out, but I was upset that the truck I thought we had a deal on was gone. At that moment walking out seemed like the right thing to do. However, I'm glad I stayed to see what they had to offer.
I don't think we'll outgrow these 2 trucks anytime soon, both can do whatever is asked of them, they are actually meant for what we are doing.
As for an economy car, I already have one........the Sebring, it isn't going anywhere, I use it for running around here, quick trips to Fairbanks, things like that. No reason to sell it, its paid for and costs next to nothing to insure.
I don't see how we can spend any more on fuel than we were........$600-$800/mo for the Dodge (7 mpg) and whatever it was for the Titan (15 mpg).......$500ish I would guess.
The Titan needed repairs yes, but wasn't ready for the boneyard, but the hip national bank was going to have to take over soon, the warranty was up in less than 4000 miles......OUCH!
I'm staying far away from the car lots........going to start hitting the tack stores, might need a new saddle for the pony.
Give her some credit!!!
Thanksgiving is my pick.
And don't even try to guess her reasoning, but rest assured she'll come up with something
akangl, way to go on the two new trucks. Sounds like the sales staff MORE than made up for their screw-up at the dealership. Those HD trucks get used hard, I am sure, so buying a used one you would never really know what you might be getting into. This way you have two trucks for which you will know the entire history, not to mention having a warranty for a little while.
Me, I am going to see what I can get for my 4Runner this weekend. I have had a change of heart on the whole gas-guzzling truck thing. If I can sell it I might get a new mini-Outback like I used to have. Better suits what I use it for these days - I think my days of mud-stomping are over.
If I can't get enough for it, though, I have no problem keeping it for a while. Maybe try again next year.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I swear, if you hadn't gotton rid of that blasted Titan, it might have caused a Riot on this board. But, Congrats on getting rid of that thing!!!! And the 2 new trucks.
I swear, if you hadn't gotton rid of that blasted Titan, it might have caused a Riot on this board. But, Congrats on getting rid of that thing!!!! And the 2 new trucks.
LOL, nope, not pulling any legs, there are TWO brand new Dodge Cummins 4x4 trucks in the yard. Later on I'll get pictures of them. Just got back from town with mine, had to get one of them over 500 miles so we could deliver firewood tomorrow.
The Titan is gone, I cried and was very sad, that is until I got my new truck, then its like *Titan?? What Titan??* :P
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
Akangl, did you say if either new Dodge is a dually?
Mark
Hubby's is a long bed dually, mine is a short bed single rear wheel. We only needed one dually.
The wife's VUE has to go back in ... the steering column is still making noise. What's odd is that the noise is more pronounced when the ambient temp is warmer. Had some cool weather last week while up in the mountains and didn't hear much of anything. On Friday, it warmed up and the sound was back.
jolie: congrats on the new trucks. While I hope that you stick with these for quite a while (with the Sebring acting as the 'gofer' car), we'll see where things stand in a year's time.
Thanks. I really like the new Ram (hubby loves his), my truck is everything I could want in a truck. Pulled our big dump trailer last night loaded to the max and it acted like nothing was there. I don't know why I didn't buy a 1-ton diesel a long time ago, its really the perfect truck.
Unfortunatly my bad car luck has followed me, at least for now, my poor new truck is sitting at the dealer in Fairbanks waiting on a coolant line. :sick: Its cracked right at the crimp, at least we found the leak, it had lost several gallons of coolant, couldn't figure out where it was going, kept adding more and it would disappear. Should have it back in a few days, I really miss it.
Makes me thankful we have the other 06 Ram since we are going camping this weekend and need to be able to tow the TT. Also makes me VERY thankful for the Sebring, sure beats having to rent a car.
I showed her some posts from the past couple of weeks and she thinks we're all nuts.
Anony, I showed her your color list from a while back. I think she might have actually been impressed. She did notice the large number of Hondas you guys have owned - especially the Odyssey. She'd never admit it, but I think she'd really like to have one. We've looked at them a couple of times and I think she was impressed.
A van would be nice for trips, but I'd hate to get rid of the Passat. However, she's about to go back to work teaching school, and I suppose if she decides she really wants a van, we'll be shopping again. If we can make a deal before October 1, it will be the third purchase in 12 months, which would be a new record for me. :shades: