Lt CHEG
Platinum Member
Yeah, I know, I'm crazy. I just bought a truck last year that I am happy with, but here's my line of thought. When I bought my crew cab 2500HD last year, I really wanted a diesel crew cab but couldn't justify the expense. Since a gas powered crew cab was rated to tow what I needed, and I wanted a crew cab even more than I wanted a diesel truck I bought my current Chevy and its been great. I wanted to put a plow on it at the time but my wife nixed that idea, so a few months later I found a great deal on a 1997 F350 Powerstroke with plow. I bought that truck at a great price and put some work into it and had a well running, strong work truck. The problem was that it didn't have air conditioning and the color while better than rust was not appealing and it really needed a paint job.
So I tinkered with the truck and got it in pretty much perfect mechanical working order. The problem is that I don't have a place to do paint work properly so there was no way that I could return the truck to its glory myself. When I priced a paint job, plus adding the components for air conditioning I realized that I was going to have twice the money into the truck that it was worth in order to have something other than just a winter plow truck. Also my wife has been starting to come around to the idea of letting me put a plow on m primary truck now that she she's how low profile the Western plow mounting system is. So I put my Ford up for sale. I got a little less out of it than I wanted but more than I had into it (not counting my time of course).
Problem is that I miss the diesel turbo hiss, the truck like rumble at idle and the limitless power that a diesel offers for my needs. So I've held off putting a plow on my 2011 Silverado right away. Then I get some incentives sent to me from GM which total about $7000. So I talk to my dealer. As it turns out I can take the money that I got from the sale of my Ford, add about $2000 to it and drive away with a brand new 2013 Duramax equipped exactly the same as my current Silverado AND a brand new Western 8' pro plus plow for around $10 more per month than I am paying now. It's a great truck at a great price (basically invoice price, fair trade in allowance for my truck and $7000 in rebates on top) and I'm close to pulling the trigger.
So am I totally nuts or just economically nuts. I know it's not the best financial decision, but I've got no problem affording this. I know my current truck would suit my needs, but I still miss having a diesel. I guess I'm just looking for a little encouragement to put me over the edge. Am I totally nuts to spend a little extra money to get the kind of truck that I've really been after for a while now? Either way I'll let you know what I decide.
Oh and by the way, I have considered other truck as well. I'm really not into the newer Ford diesels, but 2013 Ram diesels excite me. I have talked to dealers about both of the those options but at the end of the day GM is throwing so much money my way that it wouldn't make sense for me to make the switch to one of the other brand right now.
So I tinkered with the truck and got it in pretty much perfect mechanical working order. The problem is that I don't have a place to do paint work properly so there was no way that I could return the truck to its glory myself. When I priced a paint job, plus adding the components for air conditioning I realized that I was going to have twice the money into the truck that it was worth in order to have something other than just a winter plow truck. Also my wife has been starting to come around to the idea of letting me put a plow on m primary truck now that she she's how low profile the Western plow mounting system is. So I put my Ford up for sale. I got a little less out of it than I wanted but more than I had into it (not counting my time of course).
Problem is that I miss the diesel turbo hiss, the truck like rumble at idle and the limitless power that a diesel offers for my needs. So I've held off putting a plow on my 2011 Silverado right away. Then I get some incentives sent to me from GM which total about $7000. So I talk to my dealer. As it turns out I can take the money that I got from the sale of my Ford, add about $2000 to it and drive away with a brand new 2013 Duramax equipped exactly the same as my current Silverado AND a brand new Western 8' pro plus plow for around $10 more per month than I am paying now. It's a great truck at a great price (basically invoice price, fair trade in allowance for my truck and $7000 in rebates on top) and I'm close to pulling the trigger.
So am I totally nuts or just economically nuts. I know it's not the best financial decision, but I've got no problem affording this. I know my current truck would suit my needs, but I still miss having a diesel. I guess I'm just looking for a little encouragement to put me over the edge. Am I totally nuts to spend a little extra money to get the kind of truck that I've really been after for a while now? Either way I'll let you know what I decide.
Oh and by the way, I have considered other truck as well. I'm really not into the newer Ford diesels, but 2013 Ram diesels excite me. I have talked to dealers about both of the those options but at the end of the day GM is throwing so much money my way that it wouldn't make sense for me to make the switch to one of the other brand right now.