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paulsharvey
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So, back in 2005, I had my first decent job as an assistant superintendent, and wanted to get a nice, new truck; in part, because everyone else had one. I was single, making what I thought was good money, and per-diem that paid for my rent. Anyways, at the time I drove a '95 Dakota, regular cab, 2wd, stuck, 2.5L 4 cylinder, paid for. I looked at Tacoma, and Colorado; and even took a Colorado Z71, 4x4, 5 cylinder, extended cab on a GM special deal 24 hour test drive. Really liked the truck, and almost bought it, but it was $33.5k. About 18 hours into having it, I thought, I don't want automatic, don't know what an MP3 is so why am I paying for an MP3 player, don't want power windows, and don't want extended cab. I take it back and tell Chevy, find me a reg cab, 4x4, stick shift, crank windows, and I'll sign now.
Anyways, they find on in Atlanta, but want like $2500 to bring it down, so I tell them to get lost and leave. About 3 weeks later, I'm at work on a Saturday, bored, about 500 ft from a different Chevy dealer, and stop in. They had a Chevy 2500HD, extended, 4x4, 6.0 gas, for $35k. Guy comes up and says, want to test drive. Now, I'm like 22 or 23 at the time, and I told him, nah, I'm not buying. He shrugs and says you don't have to buy to test drive. Test drive it, like it, and think, you were "this" close to paying $33.5k for a Colorado; this is twice the truck for only $1.5k more; and I bought it.
Now, I think that part gets a lot of people, and that's what a lot of the 2500/250s are doing in a neighborhood. Funny part, I mostly drove to work, with maybe 250# of tools, did off roading, and cruising around in it; and would have been much better off At The Time, with the Colorado or a K1500, than the 12.0 mpg 2500. Yes, part of it was seeing all the other guys having 3/4T and 1T at work, and another part was I was young and had spare money.
I think I had that 2500 from 2005 to 2014 or so; and had a bad wreck in it, and had some money changes, lost per diem, got married, had son, and that spare money went away. I was stubborn about getting rid of the truck till I just couldn't afford to fix the transfer case, and sold it for cheap.
Anyways, they find on in Atlanta, but want like $2500 to bring it down, so I tell them to get lost and leave. About 3 weeks later, I'm at work on a Saturday, bored, about 500 ft from a different Chevy dealer, and stop in. They had a Chevy 2500HD, extended, 4x4, 6.0 gas, for $35k. Guy comes up and says, want to test drive. Now, I'm like 22 or 23 at the time, and I told him, nah, I'm not buying. He shrugs and says you don't have to buy to test drive. Test drive it, like it, and think, you were "this" close to paying $33.5k for a Colorado; this is twice the truck for only $1.5k more; and I bought it.
Now, I think that part gets a lot of people, and that's what a lot of the 2500/250s are doing in a neighborhood. Funny part, I mostly drove to work, with maybe 250# of tools, did off roading, and cruising around in it; and would have been much better off At The Time, with the Colorado or a K1500, than the 12.0 mpg 2500. Yes, part of it was seeing all the other guys having 3/4T and 1T at work, and another part was I was young and had spare money.
I think I had that 2500 from 2005 to 2014 or so; and had a bad wreck in it, and had some money changes, lost per diem, got married, had son, and that spare money went away. I was stubborn about getting rid of the truck till I just couldn't afford to fix the transfer case, and sold it for cheap.
