Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
1999 F250 7.3 power stroke with chip and have 259,000 miles on it going for 1/2 a million or maybe more
Quote from: sportsshoppe on June 07, 2016, 06:45:50 PM1999 F250 7.3 power stroke with chip and have 259,000 miles on it going for 1/2 a million or maybe more How is your MPG on average driving? I like pickups but mine old Dodge ram is gettin' tired something awful...I really don't do THAT much work that requires a pickup anymore, but once in a while I definitely need one.
1982 Volvo.. I must be doing something wrong LOL
Quote from: redwoodtees on June 07, 2016, 07:45:13 PM1982 Volvo.. I must be doing something wrong LOLWhich model?I like older Volvos a lot.
Quote from: BorisB on June 08, 2016, 02:16:47 AMQuote from: redwoodtees on June 07, 2016, 07:45:13 PM1982 Volvo.. I must be doing something wrong LOLWhich model?I like older Volvos a lot.245 Turbo 5-speed. Beat to hell, but still pretty fun.
Quote from: redwoodtees on June 08, 2016, 02:29:36 AMQuote from: BorisB on June 08, 2016, 02:16:47 AMQuote from: redwoodtees on June 07, 2016, 07:45:13 PM1982 Volvo.. I must be doing something wrong LOLWhich model?I like older Volvos a lot.245 Turbo 5-speed. Beat to hell, but still pretty fun.We had the last RWD Volvos, both wagons, a 940 which was the last 4 cylinder, which unfortunately without a turbo just didn't have quite enough grunt for some of our steeper hills. When a red light runner totaled it, it was replaced with the absolute last RWD model, a V90 (started as the 960). Larger six cylinder gave great torque, but the motor itself was a lot more complicated (also had an interference head), but did have hydraulic lifters so no adjusting. It also went through control arms at an alarming rate.When it got old enough to start being expensive to keep going, we bit the bullet, and got my wife her very first brand new car, a Forester, which she loves.
Not so many years back I was brainwashed by the luxury car thing until I got tired of driving an $80,000 car off the lot and its suddenly worth $60,000....just like that.Today, I have a 3 year old Mazda CX9 Touring which I bought new (nice bang for the buck car) and an older Nissan Murano I use for my Lowes and Home Depot trips. Wife has a Lexus RX 350 we bought off a lease that we got a great deal on.I'm going to be giving the Murano to my brother in law soon and buying a Ford Transit 250 Van. Why? Because I like vans and always had one. I also like being able to pick up just about anything and bringing it home.