How do yall do it???
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Beasley150
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Originally Posted by amick218
I feel you man lol, I saved up 4500k for down payment...got a cheap xl for 8400 out the door...payment, gas, and insurance are fine but after all my other life bills I'm pretty broke, and I don't like to use my credit, so I just grab mods slowly. I will be putting new tires on my Citi card here shortly though. Check Craigslist a lot I got my dick Cepek rims and STT tires for $300! Just take it slow.
Well it's not that I can't afford it, it just feels like im spending more than i should be. Also when I bout it I knew it was gonna be bad on gas, but I didn't know the darn thing was gonna have a 36 gallon take on it and getting 12mpg. And maintenance on a ford is more expensive than some other vehicles. Also tires for 18 inch rims are crazy too. I have just 285 on it. It just seem there is nothing cheap about a ford.
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Beasley150
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Originally Posted by masitile
I need my truck for work and I can only afford one vehicle, so it might as well be decent. What I can't afford is missing work because my truck won't start, so its worth driving a newer vehicle. My customers pay my gas, if they don't like it they can hire someone else.
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Beasley150
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Originally Posted by Winkzoot
I recommend exactly the opposite. We paid off all of our debts and bought the truck with cash. So when a pay check comes in I don't have to send it all back out in the mail and can afford to have some fun. If I don't have the cash I don't do the mod.
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Beasley150
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Originally Posted by kozal01
If you think fords are expensive to work on youve obviously never fixed a dodge or a toyota or any foreign car.
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LDP
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From: Campbellville, Ontario
Toyotas are brutal to work on. Once that warranty is gone, what a nightmare.
I bought my truck in cash, no payments but insurance for me. All my mods I do myself, and my buddies all own shops if I can't do them. I also peruse Craigslist and Kijiji continuously if I'm on the hunt for something. Saves you a heck of a lot of money buying used, and I've yet to run into a problem.
My boyfriend drives a Power Wagon, and bought it 3 years ago and is still paying off the last $20,000 on it. Total nightmare to me. I say pay off your truck then start playing with it. I wouldn't ever fathom putting my rims and tires on visa. If I can't pay upfront for it, I don't need it.
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I bought my truck in cash, no payments but insurance for me. All my mods I do myself, and my buddies all own shops if I can't do them. I also peruse Craigslist and Kijiji continuously if I'm on the hunt for something. Saves you a heck of a lot of money buying used, and I've yet to run into a problem.
My boyfriend drives a Power Wagon, and bought it 3 years ago and is still paying off the last $20,000 on it. Total nightmare to me. I say pay off your truck then start playing with it. I wouldn't ever fathom putting my rims and tires on visa. If I can't pay upfront for it, I don't need it.
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From: Iowa
dont want to sound like a jerk but didn't you know trucks eat gas and are not gas saver's? why would you buy something you can't afford? just asking because my son did the same thing. he had to have a 4x4 with 37" tires and it sets in my driveway because he cant afford the gas!