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Year, make, model, and MILES on your car?

#41
OK, I had a thread on this earlier but it's died so I'll post what I ended up with.
2007 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Truck. Red. 21 miles, but I'm about to go to Wal-Mart.
Earlier today I had a 98 Ford Ranger 4x4 King Cab. 100239 miles.
The car before that was a 92 Honda Prelude I owned for 12 yrs in Calif. over 240,000 miles and the engine was still good when I sold it. Gotta love those Hondas. It was made in Japan, not Tennessee.
 
#43
So do people go buy a brand new car when the engine/trans gets old, vs just getting a rebuilt or even a new engin,(if the body is in good shape, seems like 4/5/6 grand for a engine and another 200,000+ miles would be better than 20,30,40 grand for a new car. But I know nothing about cars, so maybe I am just out in leftfield someplace.:hmm:
 
#44
Fire-Starter said:
I bet you only drive that Corvette part time, and I bet it looks sweet!
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You're right, I do.

And you're right - it does! :cool::D

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#45
Fire-Starter said:
So do people go buy a brand new car when the engine/trans gets old, vs just getting a rebuilt or even a new engin,(if the body is in good shape, seems like 4/5/6 grand for a engine and another 200,000+ miles would be better than 20,30,40 grand for a new car. But I know nothing about cars, so maybe I am just out in leftfield someplace.:hmm:
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A car is considered totalled if the cost of the repair exceeds 60% of the WHOLESALE value of the car. On an older car major engine work will exceed that easily. I was looking at that on my Ranger. Unless you replace the whole thing they usually tear it apart and find other things are going out, then even more things tend to go wrong about the same time. Replace the engine, the trans goes out, and the water pump, and the dist. and the timing chain or belt, etc.
So unless you just love the car, or it's a classic, it's like a pay me now or pay me later thing.
Therefore, I have a new truck.
 
#48
I have a few rides:

2001 Honda Civic 54k
2003 Volvo V70 Wagon 51k
Specialized M4 hard tail bike 9k
Sector 9 skateboard - 1k
6'4" Al Merrick "Flyer 2" swallow tail - 1k waves
6'6" Chas swallow tail - 2k waves
6'6" Baltierra double stringer swallow tail 4k waves
6'10" Chas swallow tail - 1k waves
7'2" Blake California Gun pintail - 500 waves
7'6" Blake Gun pintail 1k waves
A pair of DC shoes 2k miles

oh yeah and a 36 year old Japanese wife that I'm currently putting a lot of miles on. :ninja: :hiding: :p
 
#52
Unless I missed one, I think I've got you guys beat. I'm on my second '84 Chevy S-10 with the 2.8 V-6. The first one was bought for $1500 with 97,000 miles, went to 260,000 with original motor still not using oil -26-27 MPG and the only major thing I ever fixed was a new clutch. I finally hit some black ice and rolled it at 45MPH in a ditch. Now it's parked in the woods as a parts truck. I'll never get a deal like that again!

The current one was purchased for $1700 and had somewhere around 95 or 96,000 miles. I haven't had quite as good of luck; replacing the clutch twice, the motor at 200,000 miles and a couple of other minor things. Why did I replace a motor on a vehicle with 200,000 miles? For what it cost, I could buy another S-10 with 100,000 miles that might have had other problems too. So, it was a toss-up either way to me. Now it has 270,000 miles and needs a few repairs, but it's paid for, gets me from point A to point B and a few repairs are still cheaper than monthly payments, full coverage insurance, and parts made of unobtainium.

I can't imagine having a new vehicle for day-to-day driving. It doesn't make sense. Find something cheap, get it paid for, and drive it as long as you possibly can. I don't even want to get started about soccer moms driving an SUV to Wal-Mart. New cars may be right for some, but take care of them and someone else will enjoy them for years after the depreciation takes it's toll on the value.
 
#53
thehurlatron said:
2007 Dodge Grand Caravan: 3000mi
2007 Hummer H3: 850mi
2000 Volkswagen Passat wagon: 93,000mi
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:eek: A HUMMER! Al Gore wants to have a talk with you about Global warming, your Carbon footprint and how to reduce it, and....stuff...........:D just kidding, I told my wife, I would like to have one of those one day, but I cringe now from putting gas in my Montero Suv, how does that baby ride?
 
#55
'05 Ranger 4x4 - just cracked 12k miles in somewhere over a year. (it is nice not having a commute anymore.)

That replaced my 97 taurus with 170k miles. Tranny was about to go KABOOM in that one. I bought it with 50k miles on it, and put the rest on in only about 5 years. (30 mile round trip commute, plus 150 mile round trips to visit the GF on weekends)

However with #3 on the way, I may have to dump the ranger, but I like it. I just cannot possibly fit 2 car seats and myself up front (my oldest can sit in the back - extended cab).
 
#56
Loose Cannon said:
Unless I missed one, I think I've got you guys beat. I'm on my second '84 Chevy S-10 with the 2.8 V-6. The first one was bought for $1500 with 97,000 miles, went to 260,000 with original motor still not using oil -26-27 MPG and the only major thing I ever fixed was a new clutch. I finally hit some black ice and rolled it at 45MPH in a ditch. Now it's parked in the woods as a parts truck. I'll never get a deal like that again!
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My 84 K-10 had 375,000 on the original engine when it left here, still running. Sadly, western NY winters took it's toll on the body and frame, and the truck just wasn't safe anymore.
 
#57
Fire-Starter said:
So do people go buy a brand new car when the engine/trans gets old, vs just getting a rebuilt or even a new engin,(if the body is in good shape, seems like 4/5/6 grand for a engine and another 200,000+ miles would be better than 20,30,40 grand for a new car. But I know nothing about cars, so maybe I am just out in leftfield someplace.:hmm:
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No matter what you drive, it takes money to do so. Either you have a payment book on a newer car/truck, or you're getting nickel and dimed to death on an old one. It's your choice.
 
#58
Fire-Starter said:
:eek: A HUMMER! Al Gore wants to have a talk with you about Global warming, your Carbon footprint and how to reduce it, and....stuff...........:D just kidding, I told my wife, I would like to have one of those one day, but I cringe now from putting gas in my Montero Suv, how does that baby ride?
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I'll just buy one of those "guilt passes".:D

It rides great. (like a truck in the city, but fairly smooth on the highway. And it's been getting about 21-22 on the highway. That's 4 MPG better than the GMC Envoy XL we sold recently.
 

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