Considering downsizing from F150
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Yea.... 2- 1/2 tons of American ingenuity.....you believe that I have swap land in West Texas to sell you....
BTW- a modern pickup rides just as well-and gets 10 more miles to the gallon
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Yeah. I looked up mine and was shocked.
In stock terms, the wise move is to hold for now.
Keep the F-150 as it sucks not having a truck and get a beater car. Something cheap and definitely asian and made before 2019.
Do not trade, if you must sell it do a private sale. The dealer will pretend like your truck is a worthless beater and try to give you $3,000 then turn around and sell it as a prestine grocery getter truck that was only driven to church on Sundays by an old lady, never used to tow anything and ask for $11,000 it.
Do not trade, if you must sell it do a private sale. The dealer will pretend like your truck is a worthless beater and try to give you $3,000 then turn around and sell it as a prestine grocery getter truck that was only driven to church on Sundays by an old lady, never used to tow anything and ask for $11,000 it.
Maybe try a Outback? Tows enough, gets pretty good hwy mileage, good hwy cruiser with the 17" wheels. The new ones still have a big dumb screen for most HVAC but maybe you don't mind? I average 28mpg overall and for just hwy it gets into the low 30's pretty easily.
Anyways we have 100k on ours and no mechanical issues except a sway bar link is a bit loose, and the rear shocks have always been soft and now are a bit too soft.
Anyways we have 100k on ours and no mechanical issues except a sway bar link is a bit loose, and the rear shocks have always been soft and now are a bit too soft.
The spread between wholesale and retail is not $8,000.00 in this case. But yea- you have to do your homework. I hear what you are saying.
OR-three lifetimes of another brand of oil.....
Ive towed well into 2,000lbs in Motorcycles with my 2020 Rav4h. Its limitations are brakes more than power or stability. Though ive taken it loaded up some seriously steep passes.
Thank you - very helpful to know!
And a loaded cooler and 4 women
Bitog just went next level.
I would also have a hard time picking a new vehicle, so I tend to find older cars I like and hang on to them.
I'm not sure why I'm so picky when it comes to new vehicles, but I think it's a combination of the ugly styling, the awful driving dynamics, and the tech. Working in the tech field I'm very unimpressed by poorly executed user interfaces. I've driven cars that looked decent and/or drove well but was put off by the horribly inconsistent or annoyingly integrated tech. A lot of it is downright distracting while you are driving. The fact that some manufacturers are getting rid of Carplay for their own systems they think are better is pretty comical. At this point Carplay is probably the only one I'd consider, and some manufacturers do it better than others.
I'm not sure why I'm so picky when it comes to new vehicles, but I think it's a combination of the ugly styling, the awful driving dynamics, and the tech. Working in the tech field I'm very unimpressed by poorly executed user interfaces. I've driven cars that looked decent and/or drove well but was put off by the horribly inconsistent or annoyingly integrated tech. A lot of it is downright distracting while you are driving. The fact that some manufacturers are getting rid of Carplay for their own systems they think are better is pretty comical. At this point Carplay is probably the only one I'd consider, and some manufacturers do it better than others.
