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Buying a new car/truck?

2nd the F150 5.0 4x4 Super Cab, maybe a white one like mine. '22 Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk, V6 has been great.
Not long ago I bought houses for what new cars/trucks are going for! No thanks, being retired many attitudes change. Besides, I might go to the auction and pick up a '18 Jag XK8 convertible (not sure I can get in and out of it, we'll see).
 
That is where I keep looping back...F150 5.0 4X4 Super Crew Cab. It has more room inside than many cars. It would be, under my tutelage, perhaps the most under stressed vehicle I have ever owned or indeed ever even heard of. I choke on the price, but I suppose this is where we are now. Like the $250 police trade in S&W 19 Revolvers of my youth, I guess the striped down, rubber floored, big engine equipped pickup truck with power steering/brakes and air as the only options are extinct. Actually, for me, probably lucky. If that was available, the cheapskate in me would force me to buy it. At least now I will be getting unheard of luxury for me in a truck. I remain convinced that politics will indeed ruin cars going forward, requiring small efficient cars like it or not. All my life I have had small nimble cars or motorcycles for my daily transportation. As I get older and more brittle, the idea of a large truck with airbags seems like the most survivable vehicle for a 60 plus driver. Gas bills will ALWAYS be cheaper than medical bills. Not that I have ever had a car accident, knock on wood. Still like to hear from V6 Honda owners or Ford F150 guys...I have had several F150's over the years, but my newest one was a 1992 Model. One of my best friends has a Super Crew Cab from the 90's that he has over 200,000 miles one. And he reckons 300,000 is reasonable...when I look at that, the cost is more reasonable assuming I am going to keep this for the next 15 years for sure and 20 quite possibly.
 
Or eight years and 6 months from now, when his BIG battery is dead and needs replacing! I shudder at the cost of that...an all electric Nissan battery was 21 grand! I personally wrote the check for $4000 plus for a Prius battery, and the hybrid batteries are a lot cheaper. I wonder if these "go green" Hippies have thought about that...when the world knows your battery is needing to be replaced in a year, what is the street value of the electric car going to be? You are going to have to pay the salvage yard to take it because of the dead yet still deadly battery!!!!
 
Will never own anything new. They are junk compared to the 70s GMC truck I drive.
My wife gets a new car every 10 years. Here 2019 Chevy is a piece of junk compared to anything old.
It has had problems that no one seems to be able to fix.
 
I dearly love the old stuff for toy cars, but I have to admit a modern car with fuel injection, cold a/c, disk brakes all around, rack and pinion steering, competent suspension and a stereo system that shades the Hi Fi I had in my home 20 years ago the siren song of newer cars is one that has drawn me in. I still love the simplicity of my old Corvette, but frankly I would not want to race my wife's cast off car a 2013 Honda Civic Si on a track. (as most of you gents know, "my wife's cast off car" is translated to "my current car")

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This past July I went back to my tried-and-true truck, the Ram 2500. I've owned a series of Ram HD trucks over the years and just like how they drive. This one has the 6.4L / 392 cu.in. HEMI in it.

No messing around with Jeeps for me anymore.

I use the Ram to pull our RV, trips to the local lakes, and hauling firearms with ammo and gear to the outdoor ranges here. I don't have to worry about some pathetic V6 engine coming apart on me anymore.

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SA Shooter said:
This past July I went back to my tried-and-true truck, the Ram 2500. I've owned a series of Ram HD trucks over the years and just like how they drive. This one has the 6.4L / 392 cu.in. HEMI in it.

No messing around with Jeeps for me anymore.

I use the Ram to pull our RV, trips to the local lakes, and hauling firearms with ammo and gear to the outdoor ranges here. I don't have to worry about some pathetic V6 engine coming apart on me anymore.

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I too am a Dodge truck guy. Have been for years. But I love them for the Cummins diesel (emissions deleted, of course). Here's my current one.
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I have not owned a Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth for a number of years, but was a HUGE fan of their engines. I suppose I should take a look at the Rams and the GMC's and the Chevy trucks as well. I just kinda defaulted to Ford and Chevy just had that massive V8 recall...more research is required!
 
I recently priced out a Ford Maverick pickup to compare its price to a mid-90's Ford Ranger I have.

I call the Maverick a "city" truck since it's built on a car frame, and pricing it out with the same capabilities came out to $45K.

I paid 25K when I got the Ranger who now has a little less than 250K miles on it with some parts replacement & one new clutch replacement. Other than all that it runs like a race horse with still very good mpg. It needs some cosmetic upgrades but with only on computer its better than the Maverick with multiples.

I also, priced out a nice new Ford Mustang with the Eco-boost for $45K so if I want to spend that coin I'd get the Mustang.
 
Talyn said:
I recently priced out a Ford Maverick pickup to compare its price to a mid-90's Ford Ranger I have.

I call the Maverick a "city" truck since it's built on a car frame, and pricing it out with the same capabilities came out to $45K.

I paid 25K when I got the Ranger who now has a little less than 250K miles on it with some parts replacement & one new clutch replacement. Other than all that it runs like a race horse with still very good mpg. It needs some cosmetic upgrades but with only on computer its better than the Maverick with multiples.

I also, priced out a nice new Ford Mustang with the Eco-boost for $45K so if I want to spend that coin I'd get the Mustang.
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My first brand new vehicle was a Mazda B 2.5. Right now I can't remember what year, 98 I think. I have the original window sticker filed away somewhere. I sold it to my next-door neighbor in 2003, with over 150,000 on it. He kept it well into the 300,000 mile range before he got rid of it. Ford Rangers and the Mazda pickup shared the same engine. That was a great little truck!
 
I had a Mazda extended cab years ago and it was a great little truck. If I could only buy something that simple again with a six cylinder I would buy that in a heartbeat. I don't need a full size truck, but I really don't want the complexity of a turbo engine. I know they have come a long way since the Turbo T-Type Buick of my youth, but that thing went thru head gaskets like they were cheap and easy to fix.
 
OldGrunt said:
My first brand new vehicle was a Mazda B 2.5. Right now I can't remember what year, 98 I think. I have the original window sticker filed away somewhere. I sold it to my next-door neighbor in 2003, with over 150,000 on it. He kept it well into the 300,000 mile range before he got rid of it. Ford Rangers and the Mazda pickup shared the same engine. That was a great little truck!
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Ford built those Mazda pickups for Mazda in the same factory (in MN) as the Rangers.

The 4.0 V6's were/are German engines.
 
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