Life's changes & tbn's influence -It's Rat's fault

[dummy]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

A third option could be to look for a decent <font color="red"> used</font> vehicle that gets good gas mileage. I call them beaters (or POS) use them up for running the day to day and still have the truck for towing and hauling stuff. The truck lasts alot longer that way and the SO doesn't get offended when you want to haul fertilizer, mulch, lumber, tractors, etc. in their car.

 

[TOMLESCOEQUIP]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

When we had our kids I had to sell my fire breathing pro street GMC pick-up & go with a family ride too..............

 

[TOMLESCOEQUIP]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

As luck would have it, I stumbled onto the most highly rated model for the year............

 

[Durbob]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

How about a Honda CR-V
Good gas mileage for a 4 wd and you sit up like a truck more than a car.

Dur

 

[TOMLESCOEQUIP]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

YES.......We DO take it to fishing outings & little league games.................It's not quite as fuel efficient as a hybred tho.....................Yet ??

 

[hazmat]

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In the great state we call MA- a third car will cost me $1,000 a year to insure /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif. There goes all my fuel savings. In 16 years when junior is ready to drive, I'll get him/her? a truck that I can borrow...

 

[hazmat]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

Sweet ride Tom.

 

[dmp437]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

There are Federal Tax Credits (and possibly state) when buying the Accord Hybrid. How does that impact the price? If I was buying a car right now I would probably be in an Accord Hybrid.

 

[riptides]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

Hah. You get to build a pole barn. Lots of info on this site! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Now I'm faced with a very difficult choice. The new car will actually fit in the garage (truck was too big), so now I have to choose between the car and the tractor. Wifey has ruled out a "Quanset Hut" style shelter for tractor...)</font>

My truck got the outside treatment when the tracor showed up. The tractor got the outside treatment when the hot-tub moved in. Luck would have it I found a lot of info on TBN for pole barns. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The RTV got to share the garage with the hot tub and mini-van.

Her stuff is all in the garage. My stuff is outside and in polebarns. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Then, she purchased a farm! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif And NOW, I have ample room for ALL my stuff! Yippie! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Only problem is I have to drive over there to get it. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[texbaylea]

Re: Life\'s changes & tbn\'s influence -It\'s Rat\'s fault

TOMLESCOEQUIP

Beautiful '57. I always liked the '55-'57 Chevys. I owned a '55 6cyl manual with overdrive that could easily get 24-26 mpg on the highway. Then everybody got power mad.

Vernon