Posted by JML755 on August 29, 2016 at 17:09:03 from (69.14.82.70):
In Reply to: Truck Rant!!!!!!!!!!! posted by Bill VA on August 29, 2016 at 12:35:49:
I've got an '02 Chevy 1500 W/T. 4.3L v6, 5 speed manual, 150,000 mi. It's got an 8' bed and I can throw stuff over the side without worrying about "scratching the paint". Rocker panels are completely gone like every other Chevy p/u of that vintage. I think I washed it once or twice, otherwise God takes care of that when it rains. Kids and wife say "it stinks". Probably does from having me riding in it after working all day in the woods, dogs all stinky from running through the woods and marshes. But I told my wife she could bury me in it. :lol:
However, the 2 dogs take up the front seat with me and if the wife has to go somewhere with me, one is on her lap. She bangs on the upholstery and puts a towel on the seat before she gets in. Hence..... she desperately avoids going anywhere in the truck. :wink: I've also had to do some pulling around my vacant property with it (tractor, logs, trailers, etc) and I'm worried about having to replace the clutch before it's time. (I put one in about 120k).
So, went to the Chevy website and choked when I saw a new basic p/u was $48k! What's the down payment and monthly on something like that???? Costs 50% more than my first house. Like others have said: "not in my lifetime". And I can't imagine leasing a p/u. You'd be afraid to actually use it or the extras they'd charge at lease end for "damage" would kill you. Guess I'll still keep driving the '02. Maybe I'll even vacuum it out and wash it this weekend, just for the wife.
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