HELP...I am thinking about getting rid of my truck

[Silverbullet08]

thinking about doing the same

 

[glass3222]

thinking about doing the same

I thought you had an Acura in addition to your ram

 

[Trupiano]

90 miles each way? **** man, I would seriously think about either getting rid of the truck and/or buying a hybrid/electric vehicle. That's just too much money!

 

[onebadbee]

deisel liberty 30 mpg and can pull a trailor

or get a turbo grand cherokee

turbo diesel libertys are going for under 12000 with 60 k miles motor is good for 400000

argue with those facts

cut the muffler off jack it up put a push bar on it make it look sick as hell and still feel some what like man

 

[Hemiguy0302]

Older Mk.4 Volkswagen Jetta Tdi with the 5 speed. My buddy has one and he has a new exhaust, CAI, chip, gutted cat, gutted egr and new injectors. All are relatively cheap mods and driving the **** outta it he still manages 45 mpg. Its a fun little car and now it rolls coal like a cummins. I would for sure rock one and those motors last for ever just change the oil and especially the fuel filter religiously and you will have a great way to get around for cheap and still have some fun.

 

[glass3222]

90 miles each way? **** man, I would seriously think about either getting rid of the truck and/or buying a hybrid/electric vehicle. That's just too much money!

Yeah, it is actually 87 miles from my house to the parking lot at work.

 

[Silverbullet08]

I thought you had an Acura in addition to your ram

thats my gfs car lol and im trying to get a 5.0 pretty soon

 

[Hemiguy0302]

thats my gfs car lol and im trying to get a 5.0 pretty soon

like new 5.0? If so that should net you 26mpg no problem

 

[Silverbullet08]

yes new 5.0

 

[Hemiguy0302]

yes new 5.0

Just finished doing one up at dads shop. Put the Roush 2300 blower on it, methanol injection, smaller blower pulley with a JDM tune, Kooks full long tube headers and exhaust kit, eibach lowering kit, wheels, tires, graphics and hood and truck flat blacked. Oh. My. ****. I want it.

 

[STOUTE]

Man keep the truck buy a new KIA or civic something around a 10 to 15 k range note with insurance would be around 350 to 400 will cut you gas bill to maybe 600 a month still leave you with.700 a.month extra to play with OR pay the car off and put 1100 a month back in the bank. I commute 1hr 40 min one way and roll a s10 it gets about 23mpg

 

[STOUTE]

Also no one to carpool with ?

 

[glass3222]

Also no one to carpool with ?

No one in my area that is working the same hours. Most people work 12 hour shifts 2 days on 2 off 3 on 3 off, but I am a salary engineer working Monday through Friday about 8 to 9 hours a day

 

[4X HEMI]

Find a job that is much closer! ... lol Damn, that job would have to pay pretty good to drive that much every day.

Buy a car and keep the truck, with what your paying for gas, a low car payment for a car would still save you a bundle every month.

 

[The Assassin]

Find a job that is much closer! ... lol Damn, that job would have to pay pretty good to drive that much every day.

Buy a car and keep the truck, with what your paying for gas, a low car payment for a car would still save you a bundle every month.

+1. Keeping my Ram as a show only vehicle pays my car payment on my Honda.

Another option is to look on Craig's List, buy a beater. I was running a Stratus till i bought my Fit.

 

[4.7Ram5.7Rango]

Brotha, I am feeling the SAME pain! I don't have as much of a commute, as far as work goes.... but when Im not working I stay out and about.

Besides the gas KILLING me, Im kinda bored with the truck. I love it, get all kindsa compliments on it (which I think is kinda odd....), but its a complete dog, NO real power, no real point in modding the 4-7, and Im kinda gunshy about wheelin it too much, I know how **** happens, especially with me manning the wheel

Im personally either thinking of outright selling the truck (the smartest), trading it in on another mustang (what I wanna do), or trading in the truck for something else for the wife and I drive the Durango (which still only gets 12-13mpg).

Im gonna lose my ass pretty much unless I sell it outright. It books at around $19k, I owe $17.9k, so I would pray for $18k from some kid who sees tires and blue lights I hate to do it, but a $341 truck payment with a $400+ gas bill = stupid. IMO.

Edit: I know I could get a beater..... but my heart is at the dragstrip... Got my eye on a 99 Cobra vert, already full bolton - lt's

 

[Redtruck-VA]

Bear,
I I remember right there is a older model black convertible in Evergreen that had a for sale sign on it. It looked quick.

 

[glass3222]

Well, I made up my mind, truck is going to go up for sale soon. The ****** thing is the guy that I knew would buy it, bought an 08 Saturday. Oh well.

 

[4.7Ram5.7Rango]

Greg... 'Preciate it. If its lowered on weld wheels... I believe I know the car you're speaking of......

Rus... Hate to hear you've come to the decision, but like I said I fully understand. Honestly, the only reason I haven't tried to sell it yet is because of the rear bumper and some other incidents of "whoops" that I have yet to fix. Damn bumpers are $300+ used!!

 

[Redtruck-VA]

Bear, it is the one on Weld wheels.
I have a rear bumper but it is freshly painted red (PR4). $150 +shipping