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**jocko** · 06-26-2011, 12:14 AM

c'mon now - the guy's 19... I can't believe nobody has asked yet...

IS the chev dependable (even though it runs fantastically)? What are your mechanical skills?

Saving $500/month and driving what you want are great things - but if you're 19 and possibly just graduated, maybe headed to college or starting a career, etc, or whatever in the near future - dependability. Now I'd much rather drive my ol truck than a mazda, but then again, I also want to get to work/school or whatever it is I have to do. If you want to learn how to work on the truck - as much as I HATE to say this - sometimes the daily driver is not an option. My truck is dependable as well - but I am guessing that the vast majority of the folks on here have "other" vehicles available as back-up, regardless of whether or not they drive their trucks or not every day.

I am only saying this because I did what everyone else is telling you to do. And I missed my first 4 days of work on a new job - an engineering job just across the state line and almost lost that job - as much as we love our trucks, we also to bring home the bacon. If you work 3 blocks from your house and can walk as a backup or your folks will loan you a vehicle if you get in a bind - by all means, go for it. But if you have only ONE vehicle and no other options, you may want to think twice. For what it's worth, I HATED getting a "responsible" car - but it got me thru college and, at the same time, I was able to tear my 57 down to the bare frame almost and really do some "learnin". Stuff I could not do when I had to drive it to work and school every day.

Just playing devil's advocate.... look before you lean, all that crap.

06-26-2011, 12:14 AM	#9
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,998	Re: Debating..... c'mon now - the guy's 19... I can't believe nobody has asked yet... IS the chev dependable (even though it runs fantastically)? What are your mechanical skills? Saving $500/month and driving what you want are great things - but if you're 19 and possibly just graduated, maybe headed to college or starting a career, etc, or whatever in the near future - dependability. Now I'd much rather drive my ol truck than a mazda, but then again, I also want to get to work/school or whatever it is I have to do. If you want to learn how to work on the truck - as much as I HATE to say this - sometimes the daily driver is not an option. My truck is dependable as well - but I am guessing that the vast majority of the folks on here have "other" vehicles available as back-up, regardless of whether or not they drive their trucks or not every day. I am only saying this because I did what everyone else is telling you to do. And I missed my first 4 days of work on a new job - an engineering job just across the state line and almost lost that job - as much as we love our trucks, we also to bring home the bacon. If you work 3 blocks from your house and can walk as a backup or your folks will loan you a vehicle if you get in a bind - by all means, go for it. But if you have only ONE vehicle and no other options, you may want to think twice. For what it's worth, I HATED getting a "responsible" car - but it got me thru college and, at the same time, I was able to tear my 57 down to the bare frame almost and really do some "learnin". Stuff I could not do when I had to drive it to work and school every day. Just playing devil's advocate.... look before you lean, all that crap.