Page 5 of 7 FirstFirst 1234567 LastLast
Results 61 to 75 of 98

Thread: Just bought a new truck... Ram 1500 Larimie..

  1. #61 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    36,472
    Thanks
    16,665
    Thanked 20,741 Times in 14,335 Posts
    Groans
    0
    Groaned 1,387 Times in 1,305 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Yep, my fancy new Silverado has a 6'-6" bed, and it SUCKS. It's nice to ride in though.
    I don't know what I'm going to do. There are times when I have 12' countertops hanging out of the back of the bed...10' with the gate down. If I'm forced to have a short bed, I'll be using the trailer more and more. Each year it gets more and more ridiculous.
    Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

  2. #62 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Columbus, Ohio
    Posts
    55,018
    Thanks
    15,249
    Thanked 19,001 Times in 13,040 Posts
    Groans
    307
    Groaned 1,147 Times in 1,092 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by RB 60 View Post
    Just because I'd want him to haul something, doesn't mean I have to ride along. I could ask him to haul out my trash, right?
    But to answer your question, he's never done me wrong, so yeah, I probably would.
    Just don't touch his Cheetos and you should be ok.
    You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!

  3. #63 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Living in rural America, "clinging to guns and religion"
    Posts
    43,029
    Thanks
    9,531
    Thanked 22,520 Times in 16,980 Posts
    Groans
    134
    Groaned 522 Times in 502 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Just don't touch his Cheetos and you should be ok.
    If the need ever arises, I'll keep that in mind .
    Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to RB 60 For This Post:

    Mott the Hoople (02-13-2018)

  5. #64 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    134,856
    Thanks
    13,248
    Thanked 40,790 Times in 32,156 Posts
    Groans
    3,661
    Groaned 2,865 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    Idiot
    oh, is he a Mopar guy too?.....

  6. #65 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    134,856
    Thanks
    13,248
    Thanked 40,790 Times in 32,156 Posts
    Groans
    3,661
    Groaned 2,865 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Don't forget that all your friends and family who don't have trucks would be calling you to haul crap for them.
    dude......its grind.....what's this shit about friends?......

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to PostmodernProphet For This Post:

    Mott the Hoople (02-13-2018)

  8. #66 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    134,856
    Thanks
    13,248
    Thanked 40,790 Times in 32,156 Posts
    Groans
    3,661
    Groaned 2,865 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Nothing says you will never, ever, ever, ever in your entire life become even remotely close to being cool like owning a Pick Up Truck. LOL Pick up trucks are for people who don't give a shit about being cool.
    yeah, but at least we look cool while not giving a shit about being cool.......

  9. #67 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Columbus, Ohio
    Posts
    55,018
    Thanks
    15,249
    Thanked 19,001 Times in 13,040 Posts
    Groans
    307
    Groaned 1,147 Times in 1,092 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    dude......its grind.....what's this shit about friends?......
    Right! What the hell was I thinking?
    You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!

  10. #68 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    134,856
    Thanks
    13,248
    Thanked 40,790 Times in 32,156 Posts
    Groans
    3,661
    Groaned 2,865 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by aloysious View Post
    2006 Ford Focus station wagon, purchased new. I'm cheap when it comes to cars.
    My son was going to get $500 for his rear wheel drive '03 Kia Sorrento as a trade-in so I bought it from him for $600 which is what I drive in the summer. Like I said I'm cheap.
    I've only paid cash for cars since about 1995. It's a reality check.
    my rule of thumb is that I am content if I pay no more than $2000 a year for buying/fixing a vehicle.......I bought my 2001 for $10k......I've spent around $6k since then.....I owe IT money.....

  11. #69 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Ravenhenge in the Northwoods
    Posts
    88,309
    Thanks
    145,727
    Thanked 82,534 Times in 52,751 Posts
    Groans
    1
    Groaned 4,657 Times in 4,376 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Lol, yep. My old Silverado had the extra cab AND the 8 foot bed. It was like a hunnert feet long. I miss that truck though. You can't even get that configuration in the 1500 anymore.
    I know, I've looked. I'm glad your accident didn't turn out worse. Thank the gods for American steel, eh?

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to ThatOwlWoman For This Post:

    countryboy (02-13-2018)

  13. #70 | Top
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    The Blue Ridge
    Posts
    37,741
    Thanks
    21,918
    Thanked 12,581 Times in 9,703 Posts
    Groans
    4,312
    Groaned 1,312 Times in 1,210 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Nothing says you will never, ever, ever, ever in your entire life become even remotely close to being cool like owning a Pick Up Truck. LOL Pick up trucks are for people who don't give a shit about being cool.
    I've owned dozen of vehicles over the years and exactly one pick-up truck. In the late 80's, in order to save my nice car from Upstate NY winter driving, I bought a '69 F100 for $100 of a broken down drunk carpenter. We had to tow it out of his backyard, up to its axles in mud and the bed half-filled with trash. I rebuilt the brakes, filled the remainder of the 8' box with liquor bottles and trash from the passenger compartment, rebuild the carburetor, new plugs, wires and points, it started right up, then hauled all that shit to the dump, it's maiden voyage. At the dump I discovered slabs of granite from an office building toilet stall and those became my ballast. There was no metal left on the bottom of the bed but the sides were solid. I made a new bottom from treated 2x6's.

    The fenders had moss growing out of the rust holes. It had a big block 360 engine and would go like hell. It was a rat rod before that phrase became popularized.

  14. #71 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2016
    Posts
    5,166
    Thanks
    1,138
    Thanked 2,495 Times in 1,799 Posts
    Groans
    7
    Groaned 171 Times in 164 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    my rule of thumb is that I am content if I pay no more than $2000 a year for buying/fixing a vehicle.......I bought my 2001 for $10k......I've spent around $6k since then.....I owe IT money.....
    That sounds like a good plan that I've never thought of. Of course that $2000/yr. will go up with inflation. I'll have to figure out what I've spent since buying that Focus.
    I've always used the "drive it into the junkyard" plan. Probably not the cheapest for a cheapskate like me.
    I've financed one car in my life and resold one (the same one).

  15. #72 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Columbus, Ohio
    Posts
    55,018
    Thanks
    15,249
    Thanked 19,001 Times in 13,040 Posts
    Groans
    307
    Groaned 1,147 Times in 1,092 Posts

    Default

    The misses and I don’t drive high mileage. About 10,000 miles combined. It’s hard to justify spending a lot on a car. Nor am I a tradesman, farmer or DYI guru nor do I have a large family so I don’t really need a utilitarian vehicle.

    So what has really worked out well for me is to purchase a used hatch back with low mileage and a high reliability rating. Pay for it with cash and trade in. You can often find good quality cars with around 25,000 miles for $10-$15k. You then drive till you reach the point where the cost to own exceeds the cars trade in value. Usually around 6 to 8 years. Then trade it in on another.
    You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!

  16. #73 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    134,856
    Thanks
    13,248
    Thanked 40,790 Times in 32,156 Posts
    Groans
    3,661
    Groaned 2,865 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    The misses and I don’t drive high mileage. About 10,000 miles combined. It’s hard to justify spending a lot on a car. Nor am I a tradesman, farmer or DYI guru nor do I have a large family so I don’t really need a utilitarian vehicle.

    So what has really worked out well for me is to purchase a used hatch back with low mileage and a high reliability rating. Pay for it with cash and trade in. You can often find good quality cars with around 25,000 miles for $10-$15k. You then drive till you reach the point where the cost to own exceeds the cars trade in value. Usually around 6 to 8 years. Then trade it in on another.
    same, except I usually buy in the target range of 50,000 miles and sell around 125,000 miles......

  17. #74 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    85,117
    Thanks
    2,507
    Thanked 16,531 Times in 10,535 Posts
    Groans
    2
    Groaned 578 Times in 535 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Royal Highness View Post
    i've always considered getting a pickup but I just don't haul enough shit around to justify it. I wish I could though cause pickups seem cool
    I couldn't survive without one. But then I haul stuff to feed animals, and animals on occasion.
    Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
    - -- Aristotle

    Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
    - -- The Buddha

    It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
    - -- Aristotle

  18. #75 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    85,117
    Thanks
    2,507
    Thanked 16,531 Times in 10,535 Posts
    Groans
    2
    Groaned 578 Times in 535 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by CFM View Post
    I still drive my 2005 F350. Only 122,000 miles and going strong. The body is in excellent condition, it runs like a champ, although I recently had to replace one of the cowhide seat bottoms.
    I traded in a 2011 F150, it had 210,000 miles on it.
    Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
    - -- Aristotle

    Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
    - -- The Buddha

    It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
    - -- Aristotle

Similar Threads

  1. trump Crashes DOW 1500 Points
    By katzgar in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 96
    Last Post: 02-08-2018, 06:01 PM
  2. Trump favorability at 1500%
    By Micawber in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 06-18-2017, 06:45 AM
  3. Just bought some Uranium
    By /MSG/ in forum Off Topic Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-20-2013, 10:27 AM
  4. Bought and Paid For?
    By signalmankenneth in forum General Politics Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-07-2013, 07:05 PM
  5. Has Anybody Bought Anything at the JPP Store?
    By CanadianKid in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: 05-01-2008, 10:32 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •