The tax return money is in my bank account now. I had decided to keep my current car and get it repaired, but there's a voice in my head saying "You still owe a shitload on that thing and you're making fat payments. Your extended warranty runs out in a month and who knows if it will have trouble again later? Get it all fixed and trade it in now while you have a chance!"
If I make it to Monday without a giving in to my newfound lust for a Dodge Ram I will be proud. I was leaning toward a Ranger or Tacoma until I compared the size/price ratio of them to the Ram. I still haven't made up my mind to buy one, but I definitely want to take one for a test drive.
Some folks have asked why I'm looking at trucks, and it's simple. I am a big guy. The kind of guy who hits his head on ceiling fans and doorways. A regular car makes me feel cramped. I have a sport utility now, but the roomier ones are too expensive and excessive for a single guy. Hence my desire for a truck. Assuming I don't get a quad cab and all the options, they're cheaper than an SUV. They're big and I don't have to crouch down or do yoga to get in. Dear lord, have you ever seen me try to get into a honda civic?
Posted by Xkot at April 27, 2002 05:08 AM | Speak Itthat ram-truck is excellent. very hot. you would be hot driving it. consider me the buy-the-car devil sitting on one shoulder. don't listen to that angelic idiot on the other side saying, be conservative. go for it. get that warranty.
but get that $20 out of the door first, eh?
Posted by: kd on April 27, 2002 05:14 AM - linkKD, one day I'll have to cut you a check for all the free self-esteem nuggets you send my way =)
Posted by: Xkot on April 27, 2002 05:27 AM - linkYou definitely need new wheels "Bubba". So be kind to yourself and get it.
Posted by: Moxt on April 27, 2002 05:42 AM - linkBesides, how cool would it be to drive the Mayor of Truckville?
Posted by: Netsloth on April 27, 2002 09:54 AM - linkThat's why I ride a motorcycle. No doors to squeeze through. No ceiling to hit my head on. Great fuel economy.
Posted by: sakamuyo on April 27, 2002 12:49 PM - linkI'd really like having a motorcycle but only if I could have one with a sidecar. I think sidecars are really cool for some reason. Plus when you have to go to the store you can put the stuff you're brining home in them.
Posted by: Xkot on April 27, 2002 04:02 PM - linkXkot, don't laugh, but I would recommend you try one of the dealers out in Green Cove Springs. It's a long way to drive, but the prices are better and the service department is very good.
Posted by: Shadoe on April 29, 2002 01:33 PM - link