"Look, Father, this one gets 10 miles to the feed bag!!"
@andy58-in-nh My 03 4 cylinder Ranger "beater pu" is about to throw a rod,so I am in the market for a new truck or car. For the first time since 1992. "Sticker Shock" is more than an expression.
Too old and too crippled up to fix it anymore,so I have to buy a new one to make hospital and doctor appointments,with the closest one being right at 30 miles away.
MOST stuff big enough to appeal to an adult starts at 30 grand. Spotted a new Chevrolet Silverado pu at a Chevy dealer today as I was walking through the parking lot,and it was a VERY pretty truck,but nothing special order. Window sticker was 58 grand and change.
And it wasn't even a work truck. It was a "moved from the city to a rural area so now I am a hillbilly whut needs ah truck",truck.
Looking for a regular cab,short body pu with a V-8,auto trans,ps,pb,and AC. Nobody has one. When the salesman that met me in the parking lot heard this,he lost all interest in me.
Talked to the local Honda dealer,and he doesn't even have a single new vehicle on his parking lot,OR in the showroom. He told me they have 22 vehicles on order that are supposed to come in this month,and all of them have already been sold.
Same deal with the local Nissan dealer and the Ford dealer. Nothing new on the lots.
For some odd reason,the local Toyota dealer has new stuff in stock,so I will be visiting him tomorrow to look at a white 2wd extended cab pu,and at a couple of white Camry's.
Going to cost me somewhere between 25 and 30 grand by the time I am done,but I need something new with a warranty so I can get a loaner car if it breaks down.
Yeah,I still have my 06 or whatever it is GMC 3/4 T diesel pu with the extended cab and long bed,and it is THE vehicle you want to be driving long distances on the open road with,but no way in hell do you want to deal with trying to park it in a grocery strore parking lot unless you shop for groceries at 10 PM. Damn thing is wider and longer than a lot of the parking spaces,and it does NOT turn tight circles.
It is still low mileage for a diesel at 130K miles,and it's major charm is there is not one single thing wrong with it,and it has been paid off for over 10 years. Don't own a dime on it,and can sell it now for more than I paid for it when I bought it. Mostly because new diesel pu's start at around 70 grand from what I have been told,and that is a BUNCH of money to pay for something to haul your horse to horse shows. I have several people who want to buy it,and have told me to let me know when I want to sell it and they will have the cash. I think the 665 ft.lbs of torque has something to do with that.
