I know, it was a high offer, maybe they had a buyer, or maybe they were trying to get out from underneath a Maxcare and also a 3yr unlimited mi warranty on the trans, or maybe they wanted to get me a fair price for the truck and the extra $20k I have into 'making it mine'?? Nah, probably the warranties.
Sounds crazy that I didn't jump on it but if I could just 'splain myself and clear this up, (it'll help me feel better anyway); lol
1) I was hop'n mad at those fools, I could barely see straight. a bit of a situation where they blamed me for my tranny failure, I had Maxcare, and they burned me for $5500, I let it happen in the end, I fought w em til I thought I was gonna rock the service writer, time for me to go do something else, gimme my truck before I f you up. No bueno.
2) I would have started over with a brand new truck, true, but the cost was too high for gains. There's $4k in sales tax and tags, and the additional $20k I have in my '16,, plus the depreciation the moment I take ownership of new truck. Didn't make sense for me.
I bought my '16 in oct of 2015. As you all know they re not exactly throwing huge incentives to the upcoming year vehicle. My depreciation in the first three years was not easy to keep up with, now it's reversed and much more tolerable, the longer I keep it, I feel like I'm not playing into their 'business model' of keeping people upside down on their vehicle, which makes them a ****ton more money.
I'm going to look for that unsolicited letter. It sat around here for a fair amount of time and that 48,000 was a really good looking set of numbers, I finally think I tossed it because well when the housekeeper runs around in a bikini bottom, swat'n me on the butt and trying to get me to do shots with her and her girlfriend at 10am......well if there's principles involved, then she's gotta go. Right? (10am, who cleans house at 10am?)
3). I can see the last payment on my '16. It's within $12k and that appeals to me almost as much as that housekeeper.......almost
4) I like my '16, a lot. The new models are badass, no doubt, but so is the '16 and Matter of fact Thuren hardware is on the way as we post, so she's gonna be super sic. If I bought another new truck it would be a couple years after before I could do Thuren and the rest of the mods that I like.
Oh shoot, forgot about Thuren - $22k to $23k additional. Ha Geezus
So a trade didn't work for me, but I also like mine, a lot and the 8-speed wasn't out. But O.P. he's not on the same boat as me in how much he likes his. I don't normally speak for others so I'll be careful here, but he and I were gonna change the color of his last summer or sometime, we didn't get it done, I'm gonna guess it's still not his first choice. sooo I stand by my prev rec - but will add if trade-in it's best to keep the new one for length of term. best being financially prudent anyways.
8 speed and fun to look, even more fun to drive. Or we could always take a shot at changing the color again, but I've read your posts for a year now, and let's just say, with all due respect and a big ol bro hug, you have a certain way you like your **** to be, that might be perfect , and that my friend makes me nervous about touching your truck. Not that it's a problem, perfect is always the goal, but just puckers me up a bit. So, I'm voting for the trade, for both of us. (Little guys drinking blue moons right here)lol good times.
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