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| esoxaddict - 2/16/2012 11:40 AM
I guess it's noble to base your buying decisions on company politics and government bailouts, but if I were looking at trucks, I would want one that does the job well, without major components of the vehicle breaking/wearing out long before their time. To that end, I don't really care what name is on the grill. I want to be able to drive down the road after 7-8 years and still be able to tell people I love my truck.
Exactly! Even when my '82 was 14 years old, and had 260K on it, I still felt a little sad when the new owner drove off in it. Same with my 97 which had 245K on it in 2010, when I got my new F150. Over 500K miles on 2 trucks over 29 years.
I expect to keep this one another 10 years when I retire, and then buy another new one. |
