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Originally Posted by skinsguy
But, if it comes to a truck, I can deal with a good used truck, as long as it gets me from point a to point b and I can at least haul trash or mulch with.
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now thats where you have to be really careful, because chances are that used truck has been worked hard. trucks are a dime a dozen it's hard to buy used cars in general but if you have patience and don't mind waiting deals are out there.
i bought my 03 ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 with a towing package used in 05 with about 30k on it. i used carfax and took my time and found that truck for 15k. i'm a gerneral contractor and use my truck for work and personal use, i just sold it two weeks ago for 6200 straight cash. now i am saving some $ and am going to buy another 2 to 3 year old truck in the spring, most likely a 2007 or 8 gmc serria.
everyone has their preference some like new some like used some like beaters some actually take some form of pride in how their car looks and runs, to each his own. the main thing it comes down to when trying to find a new car or truck is do some research on what you want first, and have it checked out by a trusted mechanic before you buy it, if it's used. the people that blow my mind are the people that just drive to carmax and pick out a random ass car not really caring what it is. for me a car purchase is an investment granted it's a shitty one and you will lose money in the end the trick is not losing all of it
and off topic but kinda crazy when i was selling my truck one guy in richmond was really serious and wanted it bad but couldn't come up with enough cash. the reason he couldn't come up with enough cash is because even though his credit card limit was 7500 the most he could get in a cash advance was 5600. when he told me this i almost said to him do you know what the f you are doing. you wanna talk about a pretty crappy idea i would say taking out a cash advance on a credit card to buy a used truck is on the top of the list.