On Wed, 12 May 2021 20:03:15 -0400, wrote:


When I bought my first brand new pickup bare bones 1980 F100
- it was priced at $ 5800. I drove it for 13 years and wished
that I'd bought 2 of them ! .. to get another vehicle that would
cost less than $ 1000 per year ...

Here's a used 2020 Chevy that I would need to drive for
about 40 years to get my money's worth .. :-)

https://tinyurl.com/hre8974e

ps : Canuck Loonie money

John T.


OP paid $17,191.21 canadian plus $2800 for cap and liner on May 27
1996 including tax for my Ranger - and less than $3000 in service and
repairs over 307000KM before selling it to me with a bad clutch
release cyl for $1500 16 years and 2 months later. That's about
$23000 less $1500 = $21,500 for 16 years - a bout $1437 per year.

I bought it for $1500 and spent $900 on a new clutch and
installation. - total aquiaition cost $2400. I spent about $950 in
repairs and service plus $2000 in tires and wheels over the first 7
years and 60000 km I owned it, then sunk another $3000-ish into it
last summer putting on a new box, painting the box and cap, and adding
things like heated seats, touch screen stereo, backup and side view
cameras etc.
So 9 years and 67000 km for $8350 if I had to throw it away tomorrow -
About $925 a year - and it's still worth about 3 times what I first
paid for it - - -

I spent the 3 grand on it BECAUSE I couldn't replace it for less than
5 or 6 times that.. The old girl doesn't owe me a cent !!!