My New Ride

[streetstar]

Originally Posted by El Jay

I'm sorry; but I have to hang with Spray-Bomb.
And just FYI, I'm what would be described as the "wrong" side of 60.

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Then it makes sense. SB is in his early 20s or late teens, and i would assume that you are either retired, or have been thinking about it pretty hard.

Being in your 60's somewhat explains why you would not want an extra $300 a month payment. It also tells me that you probably don't need a vehicle for professional purposes (unless your a farmer, but even then appearances are secondary)

I don't want to fan a flame or anything, but if all you do with your truck is go to the feed store twice a week, with an occasional side trip to see the grand kids or go get a pouch of Red Man -- then you don't need a new vehicle because you're close to being "off the grid"
Being off the grid is enviable, but there's nothing wrong with driving a nice, new vehicle, there's plenty of guys your age who do.

I typically use 2-3 tanks of fuel a week with my occupation --- thats a lot of driving. It would be borderline irresponsible and a flagrant waste of money for me to use one of my old trucks for this and take 5 tanks a week in comparison. As well, my customer's would wonder if they could trust somebody so broke that they can't afford a "newer, better vehicle"--- yes , its a fact that some of us have to keep up appearances. Your old truck is like a comfortable old pair of jeans, but there are times when people have to wear a suit too.

Sam Walton was rich enough to be able to not give a flip, but many of us are not.