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  • Thinkkker

    Oct. 21, 2008 3:54 p.m. Thinkkker SuperDork

    After sitting aroud for a little bit, I received a offer from my work which will no longer have a company car involved with it.

    This lends itself to a question, if given the option of this what would you choose? Get a nice, fun, smaller car to drive to and from work miata, 318 e30 Get a tow rig probably something like a single cab F250 or something...or if you have ideas!?!?!? Or stash the cash they pay enough that I could do either and save half, remember this is GRM....

    Arguements for any of these? What do you have?

    As of now, I have a 2006 Mustang GT, which will probably be moved away from a DD priority. Average about 20mpg in it.
    This has been kept in the garage, since I have had a truck from the company since I started.

  • John Brown

    Oct. 21, 2008 4:43 p.m. John Brown SuperDork

    You live in west Texas, buy a used warranted late model 3/4 ton pickup (note: the new 4.3L Chevy 1500s are about $10,000 right now) and spend the money making the Mustang into a 5.4L supercharged track mopnster with 295/30r18 up front and 345/30r19 out back.

  • ignorant

    Oct. 21, 2008 4:51 p.m. ignorant SuperDork

    Ok so you have a 2006 mustang gt? That could be your fun car. Pickups are silly cheap, so get a cheapo F250 (I've seen 2000 vintage F250 diesels with 300k miles on them for $3800) and then be happy.

  • Oct. 21, 2008 7:49 p.m. petegossett Dork

    John Brown wrote:

    You live in west Texas, buy a used warranted late model 3/4 ton pickup (note: the new 4.3L Chevy 1500s are about $10,000 right now) and spend the money making the Mustang into a 5.4L supercharged track mopnster with 295/30r18 up front and 345/30r19 out back.

    I think there's a law against driving non-ford trucks in TX, isn't there?

  • Strizzo

    Oct. 21, 2008 8:52 p.m. Strizzo Dork

    petegossett wrote:

    John Brown wrote:

    You live in west Texas, buy a used warranted late model 3/4 ton pickup (note: the new 4.3L Chevy 1500s are about $10,000 right now) and spend the money making the Mustang into a 5.4L supercharged track mopnster with 295/30r18 up front and 345/30r19 out back.

    I think there's a law against driving non-ford trucks in TX, isn't there?

    this is true. the only way around it is if a company makes a model specifically for Texas. which is why there are so many "texas edition" models sold here

  • ReverendDexter

    Oct. 21, 2008 10:14 p.m. ReverendDexter Reader

    John Brown wrote:

    You live in west Texas, buy a used warranted late model 3/4 ton pickup (note: the new 4.3L Chevy 1500s are about $10,000 right now) and spend the money making the Mustang into a 5.4L supercharged track mopnster with 295/30r18 up front and 345/30r19 out back.

    If it's a 3/4 ton pickup, that would be a Chevy 2500, not a 1500.

    I'm a pretty big fan of the Ford Superduty if you need a pickup. I really, really wanted to hate that V10, but after driving it.... man, it's nice. Especially if you can get one with the auto tranny that has tow/haul mode.

  • John Brown

    Oct. 22, 2008 8:09 a.m. John Brown SuperDork

    Just stating that a BFNew Chevy 1500 can be had for what a lot of 2 year old 3/4 tons are sittling at.

  • Oct. 22, 2008 1:38 p.m. egnorant Dork

    petegossett wrote:

    John Brown wrote:

    You live in west Texas, buy a used warranted late model 3/4 ton pickup (note: the new 4.3L Chevy 1500s are about $10,000 right now) and spend the money making the Mustang into a 5.4L supercharged track mopnster with 295/30r18 up front and 345/30r19 out back.

    I think there's a law against driving non-ford trucks in TX, isn't there?

    No law, but we will make fun if you! If the truck does the job it is O.K. by us. My neighbor was horrible proud of his new Ridgeline as his new truck. I have never seen him put anything in the bed and he even bought a small trailer to bring home a new wheelbarrow. He gets angry when I refer to his (I really cannot bring myself to call it a truck) Honda as Tupperware! I carry more stuff in my Escort.

    Bruce

  • Thinkkker

    Oct. 22, 2008 1:47 p.m. Thinkkker SuperDork

    My company truck was orginally a F350 V10. Now Im in a 250 5.4 V8. V10 is much nicer and the mpg is not that different. Word of advice do not idle the truck several hours straight. It will kill fuel pumps.

    I may just pocket the cash they pay and wait a bit. Im going to have to sell this house, get another one, and generally get moved and such. Maybe in a few months or so. I may just throw the cash into a CD or a short-term investment to get a little more to play with down the line.

 
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