I was observing as I drove to work in a downpour today. Under limited visibility, the white and silver vehicles were the hardest to see through the deluge.
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I was observing as I drove to work in a downpour today. Under limited visibility, the white and silver vehicles were the hardest to see through the deluge.
Drove PoS's for a long, long time.
As long as it's working, I prefer the bells & whistles.
As long as it's working, I prefer the bells & whistles.
As I've gotten older and bought cars with more and more features, I've always bought them thinking I hope I don't still have it long enough for this stuff to start going to crap. I'm usually surprised that the gadgets keep working as long as they do. We tend to keep cars 10-15 years, and most of them have been 3-ish years old when we bought them.
I call the bells and whistles creature comforts and have learned there are a few I really like. This Caravan was the first of 4 with power doors and when I was looking I really didn't think I needed the doors to open an close by themselves now I wouldn't have one without it.
Drove a 2000 Silverado work truck for a long time crank up windows and manual door locks never again. My 2010 has power windows remote entry and remote start. No more trying to reach the passengers door to lock or unlock it and roll the window down for the dog.
Drove a 2000 Silverado work truck for a long time crank up windows and manual door locks never again. My 2010 has power windows remote entry and remote start. No more trying to reach the passengers door to lock or unlock it and roll the window down for the dog.
I just paid exactly $10k for a 2002 Tacoma.
Your right......
But......
I bought 2 new trucks in my days.
Both of them had to be ordered.
Both of them had to be black!
The first one did not have air conditioning, but the second one did.
Restored a 1978 GMC Jimmy late 90's......
It was black too!
There is a good chance those heated and cooled seats will not be trouble free in 20, 30, 40 years!
My f350 turned 20 this spring. I bought it new, and hope to have it when I croak!
I have a wooping 85,000 miles on it now, and at the rate I am going it will be 10 years till I hit 100,000.
It is not as simple as I'd like, but much simpler than the stuff of today!
If you are happy with what you have, that is all that matters!
I aint buying nuthin new!
Love my truck... 135k and no major issues except losing a water pump 60 miles for Albuquerque a few months back.There is a good chance those heated and cooled seats will not be trouble free in 20, 30, 40 years!
My f350 turned 20 this spring. I bought it new, and hope to have it when I croak!
I have a wooping 85,000 miles on it now, and at the rate I am going it will be 10 years till I hit 100,000.
It is not as simple as I'd like, but much simpler than the stuff of today!
If you are happy with what you have, that is all that matters!
I aint buying nuthin new!
Was thinking of this thread earlier actually. Hit the remote start and my truck was nice and cool when I got in it this afternoon. Sweet!
Honestly I might upgrade it soon though. Kind of want the same thing with a Cummins. Crap market to be shopping in so I'm not in a rush. Would love to have the ram box too I suppose.
I bought a new '82 Toyota pickup for $11,000 and now they are running close to $40,000 loaded. And then they tack on $375.00 for "documentation fees." I do not like those fees, I told one dealer give the info it to me and I'll run the papers to the tag agency but they wouldn't let me.
If I ever buy at a dealer, I will make it clear up front in the negotiating process my offer is an "out the door" price. Anything they want to add on after we've agreed to terms will negate the deal. I'm not into that s***.
But then, this is why I don't go to dealers, for the most part.
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