Thinking Of Getting A Fullsize Truck
Thread Starter
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 24,416
From: Stuart, FL
[quote name='TYSON' date='Sep 6 2005, 10:32 AM']If you're towing only every couple weeks I gotta think it would be way cheaper to rent a truck or van only when you need it.
[/quote]
I dunno even if I did only use it every couple of weeks, its a pretty major inconvenence to rent anything.
I would never be without a truck of some sort, seems I am always hauling **** to and from home depot.
My truck tows the boat fine, maybe uses a little more gas then I'd like but I dunno that there's much way around that.
[snapback]755502[/snapback]
[/quote]
I dunno even if I did only use it every couple of weeks, its a pretty major inconvenence to rent anything.
I would never be without a truck of some sort, seems I am always hauling **** to and from home depot.
My truck tows the boat fine, maybe uses a little more gas then I'd like but I dunno that there's much way around that.
Thread Starter
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 24,416
From: Stuart, FL
[quote name='banzaitoyota' date='Sep 6 2005, 10:48 AM']Buy a used first gen CTD as a second truck, keep er Jap trap to run around in
[/quote]
Yea i thought about buying an old *** diesel or something, but I dunno.
[snapback]755506[/snapback]
[/quote]
Yea i thought about buying an old *** diesel or something, but I dunno.
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 464
From: Mississippi
[quote name='phinsup' date='Sep 6 2005, 08:44 AM']Yea i thought about buying an old *** diesel or something, but I dunno.
[/quote]
one of the old n/a chevy 7.3. diesels will run forever.
[snapback]755531[/snapback]
[/quote]
one of the old n/a chevy 7.3. diesels will run forever.
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 452
From: Rainy Seattle
<snip> stay away from diesel cuz they arent worth it unless you are tryin to pull the titanic out of the water <snip>
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 305
From: Charlotte, NC
I picked up a 98 Chevy dually, crew cab long bed for $9800 from a chevy dealer in Texas. I bought it off ebay of all places. The same truck here would have cost me $14000+! Mine had 107K when I bought it, and I haven't had a single problem in the 2 years I have owned it. My partner at the shop bought an 03 F350 diesel, and it has had OVER 10 visits to Ford to fix stuff. Everything from the gas gauge breaking, to replacing 2 alternators, new turbo, 2 trannies, 1 rear end...etc. Now it just passed the 36K part of the warranty, and even though he has 100K mile warranty, he has to pay $150 every time it goes in for repair! Of course...now it overheats and is burning coolant LOL so it might be time for another motor for that one haha.
Dodge aren't bad, but they cost you an arm and a leg to repair. Parts aren't cheap. Nissan....they should stick to cars...their truck is ugly as hell. Yodat's aren't bad, just alot of cash and can't tow as much as a big domestic.
Ford trucks are built like crap now a days. That is why they are so cheap. They are all plastic!
My truck has a 454 gas engine, and with my superchips on it I still get 18-20mpg on the freeway (22 with the tailgate down), and it only goes down a couple mpg when towing. I have gone from here to Indy for revolution in 04, and from here to vegas at least 4 times and to oregon once. No problems at all.
Just some of my observations...
Dodge aren't bad, but they cost you an arm and a leg to repair. Parts aren't cheap. Nissan....they should stick to cars...their truck is ugly as hell. Yodat's aren't bad, just alot of cash and can't tow as much as a big domestic.
Ford trucks are built like crap now a days. That is why they are so cheap. They are all plastic!
My truck has a 454 gas engine, and with my superchips on it I still get 18-20mpg on the freeway (22 with the tailgate down), and it only goes down a couple mpg when towing. I have gone from here to Indy for revolution in 04, and from here to vegas at least 4 times and to oregon once. No problems at all.
Just some of my observations...
Thread Starter
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 24,416
From: Stuart, FL
[quote name='HeffSpooled' date='Sep 6 2005, 06:21 PM']I don't understand this. Diesels are more economical all the way around and shine even more brightly when hauling/pulling loads. And if you don't have any problem runnin' the red stuff then it gets even cheaper. 
[/quote]
That came from my original point which was that the diesel was a $5500 option and it would take a hell of a long time to pay that back in the savings, I certainly don't need the towing power.
[quote name='SpeedMachine' date='Sep 6 2005, 06:33 PM']I picked up a 98 Chevy dually, crew cab long bed for $9800 from a chevy dealer in Texas. I bought it off ebay of all places. The same truck here would have cost me $14000+! Mine had 107K when I bought it, and I haven't had a single problem in the 2 years I have owned it. My partner at the shop bought an 03 F350 diesel, and it has had OVER 10 visits to Ford to fix stuff. Everything from the gas gauge breaking, to replacing 2 alternators, new turbo, 2 trannies, 1 rear end...etc. Now it just passed the 36K part of the warranty, and even though he has 100K mile warranty, he has to pay $150 every time it goes in for repair! Of course...now it overheats and is burning coolant LOL so it might be time for another motor for that one haha.
Dodge aren't bad, but they cost you an arm and a leg to repair. Parts aren't cheap. Nissan....they should stick to cars...their truck is ugly as hell. Yodat's aren't bad, just alot of cash and can't tow as much as a big domestic.
Ford trucks are built like crap now a days. That is why they are so cheap. They are all plastic!
My truck has a 454 gas engine, and with my superchips on it I still get 18-20mpg on the freeway (22 with the tailgate down), and it only goes down a couple mpg when towing. I have gone from here to Indy for revolution in 04, and from here to vegas at least 4 times and to oregon once. No problems at all.
Just some of my observations...
[/quote]
That's a damn good deal, I checked out used trucks around here just out of curiosity and they want an arm and a leg, although ebay scares me.
[snapback]755660[/snapback]
[/quote]
That came from my original point which was that the diesel was a $5500 option and it would take a hell of a long time to pay that back in the savings, I certainly don't need the towing power.
[quote name='SpeedMachine' date='Sep 6 2005, 06:33 PM']I picked up a 98 Chevy dually, crew cab long bed for $9800 from a chevy dealer in Texas. I bought it off ebay of all places. The same truck here would have cost me $14000+! Mine had 107K when I bought it, and I haven't had a single problem in the 2 years I have owned it. My partner at the shop bought an 03 F350 diesel, and it has had OVER 10 visits to Ford to fix stuff. Everything from the gas gauge breaking, to replacing 2 alternators, new turbo, 2 trannies, 1 rear end...etc. Now it just passed the 36K part of the warranty, and even though he has 100K mile warranty, he has to pay $150 every time it goes in for repair! Of course...now it overheats and is burning coolant LOL so it might be time for another motor for that one haha.
Dodge aren't bad, but they cost you an arm and a leg to repair. Parts aren't cheap. Nissan....they should stick to cars...their truck is ugly as hell. Yodat's aren't bad, just alot of cash and can't tow as much as a big domestic.
Ford trucks are built like crap now a days. That is why they are so cheap. They are all plastic!
My truck has a 454 gas engine, and with my superchips on it I still get 18-20mpg on the freeway (22 with the tailgate down), and it only goes down a couple mpg when towing. I have gone from here to Indy for revolution in 04, and from here to vegas at least 4 times and to oregon once. No problems at all.
Just some of my observations...
[snapback]755668[/snapback]
[/quote]
That's a damn good deal, I checked out used trucks around here just out of curiosity and they want an arm and a leg, although ebay scares me.