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wow this has been going on a long time

 

hmmmm.... 500th post, and 500 pieces left to put back on the truck... Coincidence?

 

Post count keeps going up. The number of parts to put on the truck keeps going down.... But I'm an optimist

 

499 parts now? lol You'll get there. lol I'm just jealous because I can't do that yet. I want to build it up, but that's a few years off....

 

lol It's my DD, and I just don't have the money to work on it! lol I'm still trying to catch up on bills so I can plan for sliders and winch bumper.

 

Spent $3.55 a gallon today, I have cut the weekly milage almost in half, at this rate I won't need tires until NEXT spring.

 

I spent 3.49 today. I'm shopping for an economic daily driver. Maybe a Tercel like the one I used to have.

 

How many miles do you drive a day ? I'm about 22-30, depending if I hit the gym.

 

I filled up this weekend for $2.79/gallon! A nearby Price Chopper has this deal going on where you get a few cents off gas prices from 2 local Sunoco stations for every $50 spent at the store.. I had enough points on my shopping card from the last couple months to drop the price $0.70 per gallon! Went from $3.49 to $2.79 after I swiped the shopping card at the pump. Guess we need to shop at that Price Chopper more often. Too bad it's nearly 30 miles away, and there's a non-participating Price Chopper (and a P&C) about 10 miles away.

 

im starting to drive my wifes honda accord 4 cyl alot more now.......good on gas.......36 mpg, and i drive around 48 miles round trip to work, but it aint no tacoma, thats for damn sure!!

 

About 65 miles on the days I work.

 

So how much are you willing to spend on a car ?

 

In reality, I don't have anything to spend on a car and my wife doesn't want a 3rd vehicle in the driveway. I wouldn't spend more than 2 grand. For example, I just found a 95 Tercel with under a 100k miles in good condition for $2100. I had a car just like it, to me, that price is reasonable. I would be looking for a corolla, echo, scion.....gotta be a toyota though.

 

a high mileage older small toyota would be ideal for my price range

 

old vs new... hmmm

 

Exactly! Old n cheap vs new and no repairs needed! I decided on new for the truck cuz I didn't wanna fix shit. Only do mods as I could to make it more useful or as something fun to do. Not "fix it so I can go to work" type thing.

But, if you can get a decent used car real cheap that doesn't need an ass load of work, go for it! I've just dealt with too many people (friends n family) buying used cars that I end up helping fix so they'll pass inspection or just work right.