Should I keep the truck or get a car?
My girlfriend is pregnant so I'm debating on gettins a car to save gas…
Here is what I have:
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Laramie 4x4 5.7L
-2 Subs and amp
-Custom Exhaust
-CAI
-74k miles
-Has a sunroof leak
-it needs something more than an adjustment, but steers itself to the left
-steering wheel leather is starting to get all rough and peely like
-starting to acquire scratches, numerous just by age
-I owe 14k
-$360 a month
Here is what I'm debating on:
2013/14 chevy cruze - loaded -$25kish
2013/14 ford focus titanium - 25kish
2013/14 caddy ATS - 30kish
Any better options? Or just stick with the truck pay it off go about my day? I'm not struggling financially, i'm military but i don't know.
I own a dodge just like yours. I have also thought about getting a more economical car for the family. But the thing that has prevented me from doing so is the safety of my family. If we get into a bad accident, I know that I can trust my ram to take the blow and my family will be ok and safe.
Car's aren't built like trucks. Especially not now a days. You get hit in a car, you might make it out alive. You get hit in your truck, and your baby and lady will be okay. But that's just what I personally feel.
Get the FOCUS and forget ANYTHING from GM! They are THROW AWAY CARS! CAR _WISE safety will be found in ANY EUROPEAN CAR that is AUTOBAHN CERTIFIED! The CHRYSLER hemi is another GAS GUZZLER living off an OLD name that most people do NOT even fully understand! A M|HEMI is any engine with valves operating at near 90 degrees, and NOT vertical! Nearly All EUROPEAN engines have this feature, esp All BMW engines do! Get a used BMW, AUDI or BENZ for a few thousand made in 2001-2005! They are CHEAPER to own, VERY SAFE< and better with gasoline! DUMP YOUR TRUCK as a GAS EATER! An SUV is just as safe and better on GASOLINE! If you have MORE MONEY try an AUDI of VW SAV or a good use BMW X! X3 or X4! I HATE to admit it, but most so called DOMESTIC cars are just JUNK waiting to break, even with BENZ engines, in them or the BMW TURBO DIESEL shoved into the CHEVY CRUZE! GET ABOUT 17 mpg on a good DAY WITH IT! Fords ALWAYS DO BETTER AND toyota TRUCKS DO EVEN better! CaN GET A GOOD USED trail blazer WITH A straight six IN IT FOR UNDER $6K ON cargurus AS WELL! The CADDY cars all have BAD engines at about 100k miles! This is GM's way of doing business! LISTEN to the news reports! Gm has MORE LAY|WYERS than BAYER has aspirins! They are going to have MORE LAWSUITS pending as the 3.6 engine is found to be FAULTY INSIDE as well! I woudld seel yoru TRUCK and get a GREAT USED MW or AUDI car, whcih is TOTALY SAFE in accidnets and AUTOBAHN proven! You can get the AUDI ALLROAD QAUTTRO from 2001 on CARGURUS for about $7-8k, AND THEY WILL NEVER EVER RUST! They will need a REFRESHING of fluids at the AUDI dealership first! A good used BMW is also on CARGURUS for great prices in MANY COLORS as well! NISSAN even makes great ECONOMICAL turbo diesel trucks as well! GET ON BOARD and be ready for GAS SAVINGS and the ability to go FURTHER with less gas! BYE NOW!
Keep the truck! While the cars listed would get better mileage it shouldn't be enough to make it worth while to go further into debt. You owe more than you would get on trade for another car. Your pregnant girlfriend shouldn't be driving all over the country while you are in the military anyway.
Same as yesterday.
Keep it. You lose many thousands each & every time you trade.
Keep what you have. No way will buying a new car be a smart move. That would be utter foolishness.
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