Posted by jdemaris on September 09, 2008 at 13:49:19 from (67.142.130.44):
In Reply to: OT- economy and cars posted by 26Red on September 09, 2008 at 10:26:37:
I've been holding off buying a new vehicle for 40 years. From my perspective, buying a new personal rig is a total waste of money - unless you cannot fix stuff yourself - or - you've got an excessive amount of money that you need to get rid of. Even more of a waste if it involves borrowing money and paying interest, being forced to get collision insurance, etc.
There would have to be an incredible change in technology to make it close to worthwhile for me. Maybe if all gas and diesel disappeared - and the only fuel available was hydrogen - I'd have to think differently.
For now? My biggest truck - 3/4 ton, 4WD, extended cab and 8' bed gets up to 21 MPG on diesel. Also have a 27 year-old truck - 1/2 ton, 4WD that gets up to 24 MPG. I've got a car 20 years old that get close to 50 MPG, etc. I can work on them all with no esoteric tools. My biggest "newer vehicle" leap has been to buy a 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan AWD with 100K miles on it for $1500. It will probabluy outlast me.
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