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*huge sigh* Okay, guys, we need help. Husband and I bought a 2004 dark slate gray Dodge Ram 1500 SLT quad cab with 20K mi. on it. Raised, automatic, 20" chrome wheels, blah blah blah...doesn't really matter, considering. Anyway, lots of custom stuff done to it...paid $27K after it's all over and done with. We thought he was going to need a truck for work (sheet metal work), and he still might, but we live in Palmdale, CA and he works down in Los Angeles every day, so he's driving at least two hours round trip every day, usually longer. We can make the car payments for sure, but grossly underestimated the cost of gas. Haven't even made a single payment yet and its eaten $800 in gas this month---no way can we do this. What are our options here? Is our only choice to trade it in and be very upside-down on a car loan for more economical car? Is that even possible? Help! Don't yell at us...we know we're dumb.  
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Replying to: johnandelaine (Oct 27, 2005 7:02 pm) Sure a VW would save on some gas. But, maybe the issue isn't if can you afford the gas. After all the transaction costs (taxes, etc. etc.) I don't think you would save a lot if you switched say to a new Toyota that got better mileage. Really, isn't the question, can you afford to drive 30,000 miles a year to work AND own a $27,000 truck? What if you got rid of the $27,000 Dodge and picked up something used for $15,000 to better afford the gas? |
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Oct 27, 2005 7:44 pm) 
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Oct 27, 2005 7:44 pm)
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Replying to: johnandelaine (Oct 28, 2005 9:26 am)
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Oct 28, 2005 11:03 am) Thanks for your advice. We are hesitantly hanging on the new hope that a friend may be interested in taking over payments on our truck....hope he qualifies! Then we could just start over, as it were!
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Oct 23, 2005 6:08 pm) I guess the 4 auto mechanic guys that I have talked to over the last 15 years are wrong for buying their Ram Diesels. Of course they are still driving them and haven't hadn't had any problems. Maybe you should worry less about other peoples financies and more about your own.And please don't tell me how much you make, I really don't care.I don't drink coffee and didn't even show the guys at work my new truck for a month because when I did they all got real jealous. Which I knew would happen. Yea, let the wife drive it and she loved it. I'll show you the Dodge factory bed liner if you real must see it. Anyways have a nice thankgiving everybody from sunny 88 degree Phoenix AZ |
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Oct 23, 2005 6:08 pm) Hey is that 2k plow assembly for snow? I remenber that stuff from the 26 years I grew up in Rochester N.Y..It's cool to look at and play in when your a kid. But I'm 54 now and rarely wish to see the real thing. Yea, my sister loves shoving snow in the winter for exersize. Me I'd rather go ride my bicycle. |
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Oct 23, 2005 6:08 pm) What do you drive? I'll check back in about 2 weeks I got better things to do than play on my new computer.
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