Well after almost a year of owning my 05 Silverado I am thinking about selling it. The payments are starting to get overwhelming, I can afford it them no problem but when I add gas, maitenance, and insurance into the picture it can get expensive. I do care about it looking mint and am afraid of door dings, with a big turck it can be hard to do sometimes. The sticker was almost 40k on it, (I actually paid less for it than what it was going for during the employee pricing for everyone event. I looked into it.) so I def want it to stay nice. I do love the truck and it has a great ride but everyday driving of it kind of sucks. I miss being able to corner fast, fitting in tight parking lots, and getting good gas milage.
I am thinking about selling the truck for mid 20's which is in the middle for all of the values I have looked up for the truck. The truck is loaded and has a very rare 310hp engine. I will probably have to take my exhaust system off, god I love the sound of the dynomax bullet. When I start my truck in the morning I think my neighbors think the world is coming to an end. I hope to have 7-10k in equity depending on the selling price.
I am planning on buying a 73-87 4x4Chevy Full sized pick up. They are cheap, easy to work on, easy to lift, and I have wanted one since I was 6. My plans are to get any rust issues straightened out on it, put a mild lift on it to fit 33's with good ground clearance, and then put 5.3 or 6.0 liter from a newer silverado in there. I will decide if I want to go FI or stick with carbs. Its that or I want to put a punched out 350 in there. The 454 would be nice but I need to get some mpg out of this thing. Once the truck is in good working shape I will have a good truck for the occassional offroading (which I miss, I haven't done any since I sold my zr2 s10), and a good towing/ hauling truck.
At this point I will need a car for daily driving. My brother is planning on getting rid of his 95 civic so I will be able to pick up for a good price. I want to keep this for a while and then buy a 99+ Mustang GT. I can probably get one for a pretty good price (no where near 15k, see that kids thread). I haven't owned a rwd car with power. My vw didnt have any power. I love mashing the gas in the truck, the torque throws you back and with the exhaust a v8 sound is hard to beat. Sorry but the sound of a 4cyl reving to 8k doesnt do it for me anymore. So I figure that a mustang or camaro gets the vote here since they are rwd, have v8s, and are 2 doors.
What do you guys think? I don't want to hear shit about the mustang just because you think they suck. If you think they are bad say it intelligently like some important parts on them always break, etc. Hondas are good cars and all but I have owned two and want to experience other cars.
I am thinking about selling the truck for mid 20's which is in the middle for all of the values I have looked up for the truck. The truck is loaded and has a very rare 310hp engine. I will probably have to take my exhaust system off, god I love the sound of the dynomax bullet. When I start my truck in the morning I think my neighbors think the world is coming to an end. I hope to have 7-10k in equity depending on the selling price.
I am planning on buying a 73-87 4x4Chevy Full sized pick up. They are cheap, easy to work on, easy to lift, and I have wanted one since I was 6. My plans are to get any rust issues straightened out on it, put a mild lift on it to fit 33's with good ground clearance, and then put 5.3 or 6.0 liter from a newer silverado in there. I will decide if I want to go FI or stick with carbs. Its that or I want to put a punched out 350 in there. The 454 would be nice but I need to get some mpg out of this thing. Once the truck is in good working shape I will have a good truck for the occassional offroading (which I miss, I haven't done any since I sold my zr2 s10), and a good towing/ hauling truck.
At this point I will need a car for daily driving. My brother is planning on getting rid of his 95 civic so I will be able to pick up for a good price. I want to keep this for a while and then buy a 99+ Mustang GT. I can probably get one for a pretty good price (no where near 15k, see that kids thread). I haven't owned a rwd car with power. My vw didnt have any power. I love mashing the gas in the truck, the torque throws you back and with the exhaust a v8 sound is hard to beat. Sorry but the sound of a 4cyl reving to 8k doesnt do it for me anymore. So I figure that a mustang or camaro gets the vote here since they are rwd, have v8s, and are 2 doors.
What do you guys think? I don't want to hear shit about the mustang just because you think they suck. If you think they are bad say it intelligently like some important parts on them always break, etc. Hondas are good cars and all but I have owned two and want to experience other cars.
