Northern Virginia Roll Call

morning gents!

how goes everything?

 

Morning, off to start the 70hr work week.

 

I know the feels... I dont see my kid on certain days of the week that I have school... get up at 5AM, go to work, get off at 5pm, go to school until 10pm, get home at 11pm, and do it all over again the next day.




let me take a quick poll: (phrasing)

Who here still owes money on their truck AND does not use their truck as a daily commute?

 

dont owe money, daily driver..

 

Me! I pulled out a small loan (9.5k) to get my truck. We could have bought it cash, but since our interest rate is low, we’d rather just make payments and have the cash invested other places, making us money.

I have my Subaru Legacy as my DD

 

Guys! I got a second job. Which means I have WAY more money for truck stuff. Also, and its only kinda cool, but that job is head brewer at a brewery in Baltimore. Pretty soon im gonna need help spending it.

 

Free beer?!

 

That’s awesome, congrats! I worked for Starr Hill for a little while I was in college. So cool learning about beer and the brewing process

 

Thanks. Ive been homebrewing for 12+ years, so the time had to come sometime.

 

is the Subaru nicer than your truck? or is it a "beater"?

Sorry, I'm going somewhere with all these questions I swear haha

 

on facebook you said you were selling the truck, and you wanted to get a minivan

 

That’s pretty cool. I’ve wanted to start home brewing but I live in an apartment and have no room for more shit haha.

What brewery are you at?

 

It’s much nicer! My truck is my “beater” since it’s an 05 with 170k miles on it, but it’s still in great condition.

 

haha none of this is true.

I'm not ready to sell anything... It's just something that's nagging me....


I drive 2 hours a day (1 hr each way) for 4 days a week

the 5th day, I drive 2 hours one way and 2 hours home...

So total, I drive for about 12 hours a week.

I drive the Prius exclusively since 50mpg > 16 mpg

yet, the Tacoma costs me ~$350 a month (since I paid $18,500 for it) and the Prius costs me $0 a month in car payments

I feel like I'm throwing away money since I only drive the truck about 20-30 minutes per WEEK.... so do I really want to pay [roughly] $175 / hour to drive my truck on an average month???

My thoughts on selling both vehicle and just buying a nice, fun, car similar to a WRX or something and going a lot crazier on the 4Runner (sliders, winch, etc...)

I can pretty much get a brand new WRX for about the same amount each month since I'll have money to throw down by selling the Prius / Tacoma

that way, I can enjoy my hard earned money on my every day commute

or am I thinking crazy???

and before anyone freaks out, this is just a thought, my truck isnt for sale or anything.... I'm just kinda feeling bleh with it.

 

Im at Brew House No. 16. Also, im brewed on a pretty advanced system in a studio. I could help you get started if you wanted to.

 

or an ALTERNATIVE option.... sell both vehicles.... pay cash for an off road toy (maybe an older 4Runner or a 1st Gen Taco) and have a (maybe not brand new, but NEWER) daily commuter.....

so that way, I can actually enjoy the benefit of my car payment.

 

Just drive your truck more! Don’t have to drive it every day, but if it’s nice out, take it to work with you. I generally drive my car on work days, and my truck everywhere on my off days.

 

you got a fancy new job. You are crazy. Just pay it off, and enjoy it and keep it. You said you werent selling 2 weeks ago. Remember when i was taking a poll on when you are selling? Looks like its coming true.

 

Keep the truck! Maybe buy a older WRX and drive it to work

 

I've seriously thought about it.... just dumping everything I can on it and paying it off ASAP since all the MAJOR stuff is done on the truck....

who knows... you know I change my mind a lot..... almost as much as you change your mind about lunch dates