[bad68bowtie]

Payin other people gets real expensive real fast, bein only 17 I work with limited knowledge, experience, tools and space and I never intended on spendin as much as I have on my truck as quickly as I have, luckily for me my parents take most of the financial burden. You can spend a good deal of money buyin parts alone, but factor labor into that and your costs will go through the roof. A lot of it does depend on how nice you want it to be, how often you'll drive it and all of the other things that have already been said here. I'd agree with playin to your strengths and skills, definitely look at a lot of trucks and wait for the right one to come along.