Fancy Trucks

   / Fancy Trucks #21  
Crazy huh???

I deal with $30-60,000 trucks on a regular basis. I would love to have a new truck myself. The issue is not just affording one, but justifying another mortgage payment(or close to it). They are nice to drive, have plenty of niceties(heated and cooled seats, DVD players, fine leather seats, etc.). If you can afford a new one, go for it and enjoy it. I envy you.

For now, I'll just have to enjoy driving other peoples trucks. My '94 F-150, '95 Aerostar, and '00 Ranger with combined mileage over 450,000miles, wont be going anywere anytime soon.

I think about it every now and then. I payed $24,000 for my fully loaded 4x4 Supercab F-150, brand new in January '94. It would be challenging for me to get a base model regular cab for that price now. Thats only 11yrs ago.. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
   / Fancy Trucks #22  
I'd say your both spot on....

Dad bought his '68 ford new for $3600.
Big block Camper special WITH A/C!

Allegedly, Ford made the dealer take the A/C truck to display on the lot against the dealer's wishes as most farmers around here didn't have A/C in their houses much less their trucks...

Makes a good story anyway...

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   / Fancy Trucks #23  
Along with the popularity of the bells and whistles, it's amazing how common extended cabs and 4doors are now. Conventional cabs are becoming a rarity! I must say, I enjoy the extra room in our quad cab Dodge. I can't get the seat to go back all the way in our conventional cab Chevy, with all the sh.., I mean, stuff that I have behind the seat. And I'll cast my vote for the middle-range models, not stripped down, but no leather. Power windows and locks and mirrors are labor saving devices!
 
   / Fancy Trucks #24  
Different people have different needs. This doesn't explain ALL the choices regarding truck options, but it covers mine.

I spend a LOT of time on the road. A great deal of the time, I have a trailer behind the truck. My wife and I, along with the grandchildren from time to time, desire to travel in comfort.

So explains why I drive a truck with power seats, great sound system, carpet, leather seats, trailer towing packages, heated mirrors, 4 doors, 4WD, ect.....

It's also been my finding that WHEN TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY,(read; KEEP CLEAN and WELL MAINTAINED) these options will add to the re-sale value of the truck when I go to trade/sell it a few years down the road. Some folks want a NEW truck with all the bells and whistles, while others want a USED truck with all those same bells and whistles.

I can't rationalize why a person would buy a tractor with cupholders, cigarette lighter, cruise control, ect.... None of those items appeal to me. That doesn't make them frivolous, useless , or ridiculous to the next guy. Maybe he likes those things. Maybe they make his time on the tractor more comfortable and enjoyable. And it's HIS money.

I'm a basic, grass roots sort of person with some things. But when the option of being comfortable on a long trip presents itself, I'm first in line for those leather seats.

There's a reason why they make chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream. Everyone can have what they like.
 
   / Fancy Trucks #25  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The issue is not just affording one, but justifying another mortgage payment(or close to it). )</font>

Hah... Have you seen the price of some mortgages yet?

We could take this discussion there next.... why do people buy 4000+ square foot homes with blah, blah blah.....

Personally I have a Chevy S-10 that has survived numerous encounters with FELS, trees, black ice, women and the biggest enemy it has is ME.

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / Fancy Trucks #26  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> people don't just use their trucks for work anymore </font> )</font>

Some people don't. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
   / Fancy Trucks #27  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( </font><font color="blueclass=small">( The issue is not just affording one, but justifying another mortgage payment(or close to it). )</font>

Hah... Have you seen the price of some mortgages yet?

We could take this discussion there next.... why do people buy 4000+ square foot homes with blah, blah blah.....

Personally I have a Chevy S-10 that has survived numerous encounters with FELS, trees, black ice, women and the biggest enemy it has is ME.

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )</font> <font color="blue"> </font>

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifI know what you mean......You should see the curent price of my old townhouse in South Fla. over a $200,000 increase in 10yrs..... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Depends on where you live, thats one of the reasons I moved to Georgia. I can still get a house for less than $1000 per month. If you are one that falls into the interest only traps, you could get a really nice home, untill you realize that someday it needs to be payed for /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / Fancy Trucks #28  
Unfortunately, I cannot buy the model I want. I wanted a basic truck with rubber floor, no headliner, seats that will last, etc, but I also wanted power windows so I don't have to reach across a long seat while driving 60 MPH. Nope, can't have it. If you want power windows, you gotta buy the super deluxe model. I wanted the electronic compass to know what direction I'm going -- oh, you want that, then you MUST buy the deluxe lighting package. I ordered my truck new from the factory, but I still could not get just the options I wanted. It's a ripoff.
 
   / Fancy Trucks #29  
I agree, it's image.
Most of the fancy trucks I see, are seldom used as a truck.
A lot of people have them because that's the vehicle "everyone" has.
 
   / Fancy Trucks #30  
The sad thing is that I see alot of brand new(1-2yr old)$60k trucks(King Ranch, Harley Davidson,ect..) that are owned by construction companies that totaly trash them. They have 2" of dirt, mud, concrete, etc in the floor boards. Broken windows and dented bodies..... You wouldnt believe it. Because its a company truck, they can write it off... They dont care.......
 

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