SimpleGreen
Well-Known Member
Hey guys. Yall did so well with the advice in my previous thread, I wanted to throw out another one.
Little background, I'll be 22 next month and have been working the same 55hr a week job for the last two and a half years. Pay is alright. Kinda what you would expect for someone who went to work out of high school.
When I bought my 2005 Silverado (a 2WD crew cab), exactly one year and two days ago, I was moving up from a 1998 4 banger S10 that was falling apart. I told myself I wanted more space to haul people and to haul stuff.
Well, a year later, the novelty has worn thin. While I really like my truck, Im not attached to it. I've realized I'm all by myself in a big 4 door truck probably 90% of the time. The only thing I haul is my four wheeler....about one or two times a month. I've also realized it's not 'cool' to get 14.5-15.5 MPG and your only toting yourself and an empty truck around. I touched 17MPG once, probably a fluke
I have another truck. A 1993 Chevrolet fullsize (single cab, step side). I swapped in a 2002 5.3L V8 and transmission so now its pretty reliable, quick, and gets good gas mileage. It's a little rough around the edges, and doesn't have AC...but it can haul my four wheeler twice a month without complaining. And get better mileage doing it than my crew cab would empty. The insurance on it costs me $600 a year.
I've been looking at cars. Mostly Mazda 6s and Honda Accords. Approximately 2005-2007 models as those are worth about what my Silverado is. Now, I'm assuming I would probably cut fuel consumption in half, give or take. Turning a $200/mo fuel bill into a $100 a month bill. That also means if I want to make longer trips (as I've been wanting too) it'll be more afforable for me to do so. And lets face it...gas is not getting cheaper. Ever. Insurance probably wouldn't change.
Thoughts? Yes, the money savings isn't much...but the practicality is a big difference. I've never owned anything but a Chevrolet truck...is their a major difference in parts costs for cars like Im looking at vs my Silverado? I'm pretty mechanically inclined so it's not as if I'm limited to the dealership for every little thing. I've often diagnosed my trucks with a scanner, voltmeters, manuals, etc and fixed them myself.
Idk. Just looking for some general feedback. I may go browse some lots in the coming weeks. Right now this is mostly hypothetical.
Little background, I'll be 22 next month and have been working the same 55hr a week job for the last two and a half years. Pay is alright. Kinda what you would expect for someone who went to work out of high school.
When I bought my 2005 Silverado (a 2WD crew cab), exactly one year and two days ago, I was moving up from a 1998 4 banger S10 that was falling apart. I told myself I wanted more space to haul people and to haul stuff.
Well, a year later, the novelty has worn thin. While I really like my truck, Im not attached to it. I've realized I'm all by myself in a big 4 door truck probably 90% of the time. The only thing I haul is my four wheeler....about one or two times a month. I've also realized it's not 'cool' to get 14.5-15.5 MPG and your only toting yourself and an empty truck around. I touched 17MPG once, probably a fluke
I have another truck. A 1993 Chevrolet fullsize (single cab, step side). I swapped in a 2002 5.3L V8 and transmission so now its pretty reliable, quick, and gets good gas mileage. It's a little rough around the edges, and doesn't have AC...but it can haul my four wheeler twice a month without complaining. And get better mileage doing it than my crew cab would empty. The insurance on it costs me $600 a year.
I've been looking at cars. Mostly Mazda 6s and Honda Accords. Approximately 2005-2007 models as those are worth about what my Silverado is. Now, I'm assuming I would probably cut fuel consumption in half, give or take. Turning a $200/mo fuel bill into a $100 a month bill. That also means if I want to make longer trips (as I've been wanting too) it'll be more afforable for me to do so. And lets face it...gas is not getting cheaper. Ever. Insurance probably wouldn't change.
Thoughts? Yes, the money savings isn't much...but the practicality is a big difference. I've never owned anything but a Chevrolet truck...is their a major difference in parts costs for cars like Im looking at vs my Silverado? I'm pretty mechanically inclined so it's not as if I'm limited to the dealership for every little thing. I've often diagnosed my trucks with a scanner, voltmeters, manuals, etc and fixed them myself.
Idk. Just looking for some general feedback. I may go browse some lots in the coming weeks. Right now this is mostly hypothetical.
all while being "in style".
