how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[KS Plainsman]

I won't buy a new vehicle for one reason.
I just saw on marketplace a 2008 Corvette for sale.
$18,000.
11 years old. That's not that old in my book. What did it cost new? I'm going to guess $45,000. Give or take.
I remember when the longest loan you could get was 36 months. That's because vehicles depreciate out at 3 years. Still do. My dad would take out 24 mo loans because he traded every 2 years.
Now you can get a loan for 8 years.
Still depreciates out at 3 years. Ever heard of being upside down on your vehicle loan? That's why insurance companies offer gap insurance. Without it you're saddled with the unpaid balance of the loan if the vehicle is totaled before it's paid off.
Think of this. The second you sign the loan papers and that new car is yours, you are now the proud owner of a used car. Before you drive it off the dealership lot, it's already lost money.
That's why I only buy used vehicles. But only if I have to. In the last 10 years I think I've had 10 different vehicles. I only paid for 2. The others I did an even trade for. I traded a 1980 CJ5 for my wife's 2002 F150. Total dollars out of my pocket was $25.
My neighbor came hone a few years ago with a new F150. Fortunatly it was an overnight test drive. He was excited about it. Until I rained on his parade. I asked him what the monthly payment was going to be. He said $800. I then asked him how long the loan was for. He said 8 years.
8 YEARS!!! I pointed out that he was likely to pay more for this truck, over the life of the loan, than what his house was worth. They got the truck back the next day.

It amazes me how fast people load up the miles on those new vehicles as well, which will help that depreciation even more. I just talked to a fella today, who has a 2014 Dodge 1 ton with a Cummins, and it already has 114k on it. 5 years. My pickup is 40 years old and has 320k on it, for perspective.

800 bucks for a car payment is silly in my mind, unless you use it for a business to make money. My house payment was 181 bucks a month, on a 10 year note, and I paid it off in 5, and put a 5500 dollar roof on it in that time as well.

I despise debt, so that has a bit to do with my method of thinking.

 

[I saw a lot]

Picked this up over the weekend, less than $2oo, 20" bar and a few chains. Need to do some cleaning and find a choke lever. Seemed to run okay after 3 pulls from cold. Maybe post some pictures when I get a closer look. Already have a 365sp and 562xp so not sure if I will keep it.

 

[Dub11]

I just want an F650 crew cab 4x4 with a manual transmission an 8.3 L Cummins. and a 12’ dump bed.

That's what I'm talking about, except I want one with a bucket. Ladders and climbing suck.

 

[MACHINE]

Somebody's tune goes
My Maserati does 185
Now I don't drive

Which wood be me, cause I'm so well experienced with so many vehicles. Now a 1948 short school bus to convert for my use.

185 pfffft

Try 225+



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[Hedgerow]

That's what I'm talking about, except I want one with a bucket. Ladders and climbing suck.

I just figured I’d pull a track loader with it, push the tree over, and cut it up on the ground... lol

 

[Hedgerow]

It amazes me how fast people load up the miles on those new vehicles as well, which will help that depreciation even more. I just talked to a fella today, who has a 2014 Dodge 1 ton with a Cummins, and it already has 114k on it. 5 years. My pickup is 40 years old and has 320k on it, for perspective.

800 bucks for a car payment is silly in my mind, unless you use it for a business to make money. My house payment was 181 bucks a month, on a 10 year note, and I paid it off in 5, and put a 5500 dollar roof on it in that time as well.

I despise debt, so that has a bit to do with my method of thinking.

The car I drive to the plant every day is a 2015.
It already has 130,000 on it..
I put about 30k a year on em.

Cost of doing business..

 

[sawnami]

It amazes me how fast people load up the miles on those new vehicles as well, which will help that depreciation even more. I just talked to a fella today, who has a 2014 Dodge 1 ton with a Cummins, and it already has 114k on it. 5 years. My pickup is 40 years old and has 320k on it, for perspective.

800 bucks for a car payment is silly in my mind, unless you use it for a business to make money. My house payment was 181 bucks a month, on a 10 year note, and I paid it off in 5, and put a 5500 dollar roof on it in that time as well.

I despise debt, so that has a bit to do with my method of thinking.

The you have my neighbor with a 99 Dodge Cummins that was his Dad's that gets started and driven once a month just to make sure that it runs that has under 50K on it.

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[Hedgerow]

The you have my neighbor with a 99 Dodge Cummins that was his Dad's that gets started and driven once a month just to make sure that it runs that has under 50K on it.

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I’ve been looking for something like that Steve..
But the last SRW regular cab, 97 F350 I found with only 60k on it was for sale at $22,000.00..

Not sure what it cost new, but weren’t far off that I don’t think.. lol

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Hinerman]

I’ve been looking for something like that Steve..
But the last SRW regular cab, 97 F350 I found with only 60k on it was for sale at $22,000.00..

Not sure what it cost new, but weren’t far off that I don’t think.. lol

This one is a little cheaper and is extended cab. Manual transmission but not a one ton:

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/d/irving-1993-ford-250-4x4-manual-73/7030786711.html

 

[Hinerman]

I’ve been looking for something like that Steve..
But the last SRW regular cab, 97 F350 I found with only 60k on it was for sale at $22,000.00..

Not sure what it cost new, but weren’t far off that I don’t think.. lol

WOW!!! Maybe you should have bought it:

https://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/houston-1997-f350-single-cab-73l-diesel/7019923772.html

The further south you get, the stupider the prices get!!!

 

[Homelite410]

WOW!!! Maybe you should have bought it:

https://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/houston-1997-f350-single-cab-73l-diesel/7019923772.html

The further south you get, the stupider the prices get!!!

Its half price of a new equivalent!

 

[Homelite410]

Good morning fellas!

 

[KS Plainsman]

The you have my neighbor with a 99 Dodge Cummins that was his Dad's that gets started and driven once a month just to make sure that it runs that has under 50K on it.

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They're out there, but not as common anymore. When I grew up, we always had daily drivers and then a nice one for vacations or holidays. So it would get out every couple months, give or take. Dad has a 1994 Chevy that he bought new, that has just over 100k on it, that just turned into his daily driver. It seems most people nowadays, have one nice one and use it for everything.

The car I drive to the plant every day is a 2015.
It already has 130,000 on it..
I put about 30k a year on em.

Cost of doing business..

Good Lord! There's no way my body could take being in a vehicle that much. My body hurts more riding in a car for 2 or 3 hours than it does splitting wood for 2 or 3 hours, no joke. Lol

 

[sawnami]

I’ve been looking for something like that Steve..
But the last SRW regular cab, 97 F350 I found with only 60k on it was for sale at $22,000.00..

Not sure what it cost new, but weren’t far off that I don’t think.. lol

Kinda pricey!
I doubt if his son will part with this one. I can hear that thing inside the house when he fires it up and drives up his drive.

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[MACHINE]

I have a 05 Dodger Cummins 4x4 4 door with 89k garage kept miles on it

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[Hinerman]

Its half price of a new equivalent!

Truth,,,that is exactly what drives the prices of the used ones up. Every time new car prices increase, so does the value of the nice used ones.

The problem (for most people) with a vehicle that old and that expensive is getting an affordable loan, or a loan period. There are not a lot of people with that kind of cash laying around to buy a 20+ year old vehicle.

 

[Hedgerow]

WOW!!! Maybe you should have bought it:

https://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/houston-1997-f350-single-cab-73l-diesel/7019923772.html

The further south you get, the stupider the prices get!!!

I've seen that one. They are way off base on the price being 151,000 miles. but Yes, that model is exactly what I been looking for, but I want the 5.8L gas with the 5 speed.

 

[MACHINE]

Now back to chainsaws.

What ye think about this here little jewel??
Runs perfectly
One owner

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[Hedgerow]

WOW!!! Maybe you should have bought it:

https://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/houston-1997-f350-single-cab-73l-diesel/7019923772.html

The further south you get, the stupider the prices get!!!

This is what I'm looking for, but is already sold.

Would have prefered factory Alcoa's for rims though.