Anybody switch over from new car and regret it?

[weever82]

Basically I am thinking about switching over from my 2011 jeep wrangler and getting something older. I am sick of paying $350 a month for it. Always wanted to get a old "beater" truck to have has a DD that I don't have to worry about dents/dings and can take hunting with me.

Anyone switch over and regret it? Hard to go from ice cold a/c, power window and no road noise to an old clunker?

Maybe to much up keep for a daily driver... I dunno, just thinking out loud.

Weev-
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[CC69Rat]

Not at all. I went from a 2007 BMW 335i 6 speed sedan to a 70 GMC truck.

$699.81/mo. SUCKED. Yes, the car was crazy fast .. but so was the depreciation.

[Billett]

I went from a 99 s10, (alright not much of a step up), to the 68 as a DD. I couldn't be happier. It's easier to fix, cheaper to fix, more fun to drive, and I don't look like every other joe on the road. The only thing I wish it had was a better radio and that will soon be taken care of. I didn't miss the AC over the summer, I just used the interior vents and the vent windows. I don't know if I'll ever buy anything brand new after this truck. Older cars have so much more personality and style.

[70CHEVYBB]

I went from a 97 c1500 2wd to a 70 longbed and then bought a 72 long bed.

[shawno72]

Yeah I went from a 1972 Chevy Lwb to a 1968 Chevy Swb and have been loving it ever since!!!!

[ubtripn]

No, the cost savings more than covers the gas plus its cooler, roomier, something I can work on and enjoy.

[Copperman]

Sold my 2000 Ram for my 70 C10. Gas and a battery is the life for me. Computers suck.

[CC69Rat]

Just about anything you do to these trucks add value too .. Do something to a new one and it's hard to get your money back out of it.

I just hate to buy new and drive it off the lot. 20% value loss.. BAM. Sucks. It's 'used' now. Then 10-15% more value lost each year there after.

Buy new, keep it three years. It's worth half what you paid for it if you're lucky. (give or take) .. especially trucks. $35-40K for a new Silverado? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have one! .. I'm just not taking the hit anymore. I'm 39yrs old, and I have owned 38 cars in my life. I have taken a freakin beating on new cars. I have just realized, while older = more gas .. new = value lost. Which is worse?

It either goes out the tailpipe, or out the window. (?) Why bother with 40+% value LOST just to drive a truck you can't work on. Something goes wrong and it's a trip to pay labor rates, etc. I'm just over it.

[Zoomin]

My only issue with an old vehicle is reliability. I hate having to lie under a truck in the rain changing a starter in the snow (which I have done). The are good as a DD, but plan on having a backup and AAA.

[ScottG]

I went from a '11 Jetta to my '67 C20. No complaints, except gas here is almost 5 bucks a gallon!!

[CC69Rat]

.. I will say, I have found a CRAZY nice 2006 Z71 with 44K original miles. Black, friggin sweet. I think I can pick it up for about $15k. I would looove to have it for my backup. It is the nicest, straightest black truck I think I have ever seen.

[Cole Trickle]

There is no way I would daily drive my 69 and its dead on reliable.....

There harder to insure correctly if driven daily

Gas mileage sucks

Safety (brakes,airbags,seatbelts)

Reliability

I love my truck and it makes me smile everytime I start it. With that said its 40+ years old and has the technology of a tricycle. I commute 70 miles a day and have a wife and 3 y/o that I want to keep safe.

If I was 20 years old and had to drive 4 miles to work/school my thoughts would be different.

[big_al_71]

If I lived in a rural town and did not have to comute alot I could see me driving my truck everyday. My truck is mechanically sound and everything was replaced but you cant beat the comfort of a brand new vehicle here in south florida highways. Living in a metropolitan city driving an old bucket is out of the question for me. Of course I am fortunate that since I work for toyota I get a brand new car every 5k miles so it does not cost me anything but if I did not have that perk i would still drive a brand new vehicle being that I am in the automotive I usually make out great with car purchases and resales.

I prefer to drive my bucket once or twice on the weekends weather permitting....

[ubtripn]

I commute 6 miles each way and what you say has crossed my mind. I put 3 point belts in and a sway bar for handling. Disc brakes are coming maybe. I don't take it on long road trips but around town I use it exclusively.

[Vintage Windmills]

sell the jeep, buy an old truck and something like a 2001 saturn then invest the rest. Also, theres a big difference in practicality between a no PS, no PB, 6cyl three on tree and say a 71-72 disc brake, PS, PB, 350/th350 AC truck. You can have the modern conveniences and the style- that is what makes these such great trucks.

[sharpmark]

i changed from 2005 commodore ute to a 69 swb stepper-best thing i ever did!!
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drove it all round the north island for 2yrs with the i6 untill the crank pully nearly fell off and decided on quick tidyup
now its rebuilt and has a temporary 305 in it and i drive it every day to work - 35km round trip and go to swapmeets/visit dad and sister etc all round the north island again---LOVE IT
its original inside-lap belts,heater/demister,no radio/music



you get more "SMILES PER MILES" in an old pickumup.

[Square_78]

I have a 2006 chrysler 300c Hemi that sits in my garage and hasnt been driven in a year and a half. I drive my 1978 c10 daily and my 1970 GMC on my days off.

[CC69Rat]

My wife and I work at the same place, work the same hours and get along very well. We ride together most of the time. I could really do without a car at all..

I have her CRV, an Acura RSX and my GMC to drive on occasion. I guess its not a daily driver thing for me ..but I would if needed.
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[69GWC]

I bought my 69 a few months back and once i get all the bugs worked out I will be looking at driving it a few days every week to work and then using it for everything else and letting my 06 set more., i just sold my 05 and dont miss it.
I would make it nothing but my DD but I dont want to put 25/30,000 miles a year on it.
I have grown to hate all the computer's in these trucks and all the crazy problems that will come with them at some point.
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[72 K20]

I have grown to hate all the computer's in these trucks and all the crazy problems that will come with them at some point.

This is the reason my 07 2500HD is for sale and I have a '72 K20 and 2 '72 C20s'.

The computer thing has ticked me off for the last time,,,,, I'll drive my old trucks !!


P.T.O.S. ( preserving the old stuff )

[c10srule]

love driving my old truck, ive made four trips from mo to nh in it without any problems, i can put a motor in it for the price of some of these sensors new cars have, and the engine light will definately never come on, got a 94 ciera 30mpg and ice cold ac if i want to degrade myself and drive somethimg newer, it was only $950

[69GWC]

Yeah a new motor is only a few payments on a new truck...lol or just by 2 old trucks and if one breaks down drive the other one...
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[dan42]

I don't really have a dd - a few of us guys on the site have vehicles supplied to use by our employers. I have had a new Chevy pickup evey 2-3 years for the last 25 years and I have to say I appreciate not having to fix it or pay for gas. Just the same, if I had a small commute, I would use my '67 as a daily driver. Right now, I just enjoy the hell out of driving it on the weekends and after work.

[classicundercar]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

I hate having to lie under a truck in the rain changing a starter in the snow

lol i also had to walk to and from school everyday. uphill both ways!

[Sillyoldman]

Originally Posted by sharpmark

i changed from 2005 commodore ute to a 69 swb stepper-best thing i ever did!!
this


to this


drove it all round the north island for 2yrs with the i6 untill the crank pully nearly fell off and decided on quick tidyup
now its rebuilt and has a temporary 305 in it and i drive it every day to work - 35km round trip and go to swapmeets/visit dad and sister etc all round the north island again---LOVE IT
its original inside-lap belts,heater/demister,no radio/music



you get more "SMILES PER MILES" in an old pickumup.

What's that car with the black vinyl top?