Vehicles especially new are the biggest waste of hard earned income ever. I still drive my 2003 TRD Tacoma. She's still more reliable than any woman I've ever met. Earn whatever you do and show it off- you earned it just remember the price tags along the distance. Personally, I think it's a waste. Signed - More fit and healthier than most. Go Rams 2025-2026 Super Bowl
You’re just a tight wad! But you tell the truth. I’m driving a 2004 F150. I bought my first house for $34K. My old ass can’t drop $50k + on a new truck.
I hear you guys, I've driven a 2002 Chevy Silverado since 2010 and in the last two years I've dropped an ungodly amount into it. Went the other day to have the A/C worked on and it was another 2300$ outside of the $750 I spent on it just a month before. I am mechanically inclined however time is not to my benefit currently and the 2500 is tool that will fit my lifestyle to come pretty soon which that 1500 will not perform. Cummins diesel that will finally break itself in at 200k miles? Yeah worth the money for me especially since I'm just starting my money earning years.
Also have to think about inflation since you purchased items.
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Even when I built a house in 2006 for 165k that same house not with inflation in 265k. That still doesn't sit right in my head smh.
Just an FYI for anyone who reads this, I used to run the internet sales department and work as a finance manager for the second biggest (at the time) auto dealer in the U.S. in S. New Mexico called Lithia. Anyways the only company we couldn't beat or touch their prices in the SW region was a dealership called Bill Luke in Phoenix. If down the road you ever need to purchase a new/preowned Chrysler product (Ram, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler) I'd look to purchase through them as they are a volume dealer and the highest volume dealer in the U.S. Hopefully this'll help someone looking to save some coin by chance.