Posted by in-too-deep on June 26, 2008 at 19:04:36 from (64.235.67.5):
This is directly related to my earlier question about a truck's fuel economy.
Right now I drive a 2000 Chevy S-10 4x4 with 248,000 miles. New tires, transmission, rear u-joints, and 4x4 parts. I think I could get 4,000 or so on trade in. Crazy? Maybe.
I now live on 120 cow farm and we don't have anything to haul with. We use a tractor on an old trailer but that's very slow and uses a lot of fuel to haul cows and calves a mile down the road to pasture. We then have to hire all our hauling of yearlings and cull cows to sale barns and those prices are outrageous. Then there's hay hauling in the summer. We have to bring home enough round bales to feed all those cows in a N. Minnesota winter.
Miss MN has an F-150 with a straight six and five speed manual. Not really set up for towing too well. More worried about the rear axle than the drivetrain.
I found a 2004 Chevy 3/4T gas truck for sale nearby for $15,200.
Do you think it'd be a justifiable purchase if I traded in my S-10? I'd need a loan 'cause I don't have 10K laying around. Would it be dumb to get into debt these days?
Just kinda pondering it, but you can tell I kinda want a bigger truck...kinda need one.
Any thoughts are appreciated and thank you for reading.
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