Used 4X4 trucks up in price

[fishermccann]

If I bought any 'major' ,( meaning costly), item for the wife to use without checking to see if she would want that model, size, etc. I would also be looking for a new wife after 31 years.

[greatwhite]

Thanks for looking for me guys. But 325K is a bit to much. At that point many components are about to wear out.

Hey GW...saw this add posted on FB today....

$1800 or best offer or trade ?
1999 S10 4.3 V6 extended cab short box with flare sides. Auto. 325 KM. Runs good. Small crack in windshield. Was safeties and w tested approx 14 months ago. (Approx 10,000 km ago) this vehicle has not been winter driven
Located smiths falls. Call or text Dan for more info or trades 613-285-4224

Oh I have a trailer, but it would be easier if I had a truck instead of an SUV.

GW, if your SUV is still serving you well just get a 4x8 utility trailer for the times you need to haul stuff. I did it for years and it is far more cost effective than feeding a full sized truck as a daily driver.

My Wife is not very good at managing money I learn that costly issue approx 5 years ago as I separated our Joint accounts and Visa's. During our first 15 years of marriage I figure it cost me 75,000, that I paid off for her. I now ultimately make all financial decisions. I the past 6 months with her having gone back to work. I have managed to pay of 10 thousand in debt and banked another 7000. By Xmas I will have paid of 20,000 and banked 10 K. At that point I will have everything back under control from the debt she racked up going back to school, which sadly will never pay for itself unless she works to age 70. Which is why I am working to jobs to pay everything off before next Spring. SO call me old fashion but sometimes it is not good to have someone involved managing money who doesn't understand how to manage it. I will be retiring in less than 10 years once everything is paid for including the house (Well unless I have a heart attack first )

If I bought any 'major' ,( meaning costly), item for the wife to use without checking to see if she would want that model, size, etc. I would also be looking for a new wife after 31 years.

[seabast]

They never rode well, even new...but for that price you can buy a great gel seat cushion

Kind of amazing you could buy something like that for maybe only 1500$ and it might give you no issue for a year or so.... After that who care if it does, it's alredy pay for.

[Bluebulldog]

Do married couples still view things that way in this day and age? I thought everything was 'ours' , not 'mine' or 'theirs'.

There are some "Old School" women out there.

I married one. Major purchases are just done, as long as I know we're ok financially, she doesn't care. But there is a trade off.

I pay for everything.

Now, we never ever fight about money, and she never worries about it. She has a part time job, and it pays for the groceries, and anything to do with our son. Works for us....

If you want to be treated like a king in his castle, you have to treat your partner like a queen, not a nanny, or chambermaid.

[MikePal]

Kind of amazing you could buy something like that for maybe only 1500$ and it might give you no issue for a year or so.... After that who care if it does, it's alredy pay for.

Exactly..falls into my $1200 a yr for vehicle ownership...if you get two yrs out of that your well within "a good deal"..I imagine it would last longer if you only used it to haul stuff occasionally.

I've had a few trucks go over 400k..but the were Toyotas

[greatwhite]

The old man use to say the something. You know on average for a 2000 car I usually get 4 - 5 years and put about 500 bucks in. I average 45 thousand km a year. The current Jimmy I paid 2800 for it. I have had it for 3 or 4 years now I did have to redo the 4x4 system and replace the drive shaft but did that myself. I also drive my truck quite hard.

The problem with the Jimmy is it really isn't good for hauling wood in the back seems to be hard on the springs. With a extended cab truck I can pick up stuff even if I don't have the trailer with me.

Exactly..falls into my $1200 a yr for vehicle ownership...if you get two yrs out of that your well within "a good deal"..I imagine it would last longer if you only used it to haul stuff occasionally.

I've had a few trucks go over 400k..but the were Toyotas

[Bushmoose]

I'm going to wade into this a bit late. Just got back home from a 3 week camping/fishing/relaxing trip back in the bush north of the Soo. My 2001 F150 4X4, 280k, did a tandem tow (16 ft. Travel trailer with 14' boat behind) 200 km of rough, and I mean rough, (un-maintained, boulder strewn, washed out) bush roads. Then about 200km of highway. Nary a lick of trouble? I paid $2300 4 years ago. Maybe $500 in rubber? A couple hundred in misc? Ok, the air conditioning doesnt work so I sweated a bit today coming out of the bush? Would I buy new? Ha Ha Ha Ha... just gotta laugh at the fools that do?

[greatwhite]

Never done a tandem pull, has to be hard especially if you had to back up a few feet.? I didn't know you were allowed to do tandem pull?

I'm going to wade into this a bit late. Just got back home from a 3 week camping/fishing/relaxing trip back in the bush north of the Soo. My 2001 F150 4X4, 280k, did a tandem tow (16 ft. Travel trailer with 14' boat behind) 200 km of rough, and I mean rough, (un-maintained, boulder strewn, washed out) bush roads. Then about 200km of highway. Nary a lick of trouble? I paid $2300 4 years ago. Maybe $500 in rubber? A couple hundred in misc? Ok, the air conditioning doesnt work so I sweated a bit today coming out of the bush? Would I buy new? Ha Ha Ha Ha... just gotta laugh at the fools that do?

[bardern]

Would I buy new? Ha Ha Ha Ha... just gotta laugh at the fools that do?

thanks but I like to think the world needs fools like me. but hey I need a big new truck because I catch bigger fish than the litty bity ones in your avatar ;-) lol

[MikePal]

Never done a tandem pull, has to be hard especially if you had to back up a few feet.? I didn't know you were allowed to do tandem pull?

sounds like an un-approved hwy..a place where the Chrome plated behemoths won't go...