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Yeah I averaged 13.5 going. That's through Texas hill country with a lot of ups and downs. I set the cruise on 70. I'm sure I would have gotten better MPG if I wouldn't have used the cruise control. We will see how it does going to Colorado Springs in a few weeks.
I get close every time I go to my dealership for service. They always give me a spectacular new loaner truck to drive. I think they’re trying to sell me something!
There's a little bit of a gap, the tape still adhered. I made sure to get that adhesion promotor on those specific spots.
'MERICA!! That's awesome
If you can't arrest the depreciation of a new(ish) vehicle in this market, you never will. As you know, vehicles depreciate immediately, and the steepest decline is the first few years. You won't ever get that back. All you get back, when your negative equity declines, is some of the payments you made as the depreciation curve levels out a bit.
Absolutely. I calculated my break even point at two years with 45,000 miles assuming I don’t have an accident, or 3 years if 32,000 miles. That’s also assuming that the market doesn’t significantly cool off, which it doesn’t seem like it will in two years.
I definitely agree with the second statement, but your first statement depends on the financing and intentions. For example, I got 0% for 72 months instead of putting the cash down. Now I have that cash sitting in my account that could go to paying off the truck in an event like what I almost did yesterday. I’d rather keep the cash and use it when I need it if I’m getting free money.
I agree, it’s not life-changing. In my case it is $5580.38 that I’m saving over the life of the loan compared to if I got a loan from my credit union.
Was your gap worse than mine?
Good thing most companies have GAP insurance
If you are upside down in this market, then you got raped on the initial purchase. I know more than a handful of people that traded in, or sold their trucks back and made money over what they initially financed, or leased. Had a local friend just sell back his 2020 bighorn lease to dealer ans got paid $2000 more than his buyout amount and that's after driving the truck for a year.
I think you're doing this all wrong. Wrap the kids up like burritos, and strap them into their seats. Then the rest of the truck can go back to its original state.Installed some seat covers. 200 bucks from Amazon. I really like the front seat cover. But the rear leaves two areas unprotected. So for now kept the blanket on the rear to cover that area. Since the kids are only 4 and 5. Left the original cover the wife got me to protect the seat from the kids shoes too. Second picture.
