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  • #1

    To Buy or Not Buy

    Considering if I should purchase a new truck or not. I currently drive a 2001 F-150 Super Crew 4x4 but starting to have issues with it. First major issue is that I'm going through about a quart of oil a month. I have no idea where it is going. There are no signs of leaks & I don't see any smoke from the exhaust. Next issue is a couple of rust spots on the roof & when it rains it leaks into the inside from the console mounted on the head liner. It will also turn off on me every once in a while when sitting at idle for a long period of time & then takes hours for it to turn back on.

    Truck has about 145K miles & is paid off. I really like not having a payment but also need a dependable truck. If it wasn't for the oil consumption I'd fix the rust spots & repaint the entire truck. Just not sure if it is worth putting money into it considering the oil problem. What do you fellas think?

    Thanks!
    Tags: no squeaky seats?, only a king ranch will do
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    All things considered, I'd Bondo the lid and keep rolling. A quart a month is not what I would consider "excessive" at all. In the meant time, drive it and stash a few bucks away in the interim to help with a down payment. I'd drive it till it pukes and leave it on the side of the road.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Vertnut View Post
      All things considered, I'd Bondo the lid and keep rolling. A quart a month is not what I would consider "excessive" at all. In the meant time, drive it and stash a few bucks away in the interim to help with a down payment. I'd drive it till it pukes and leave it on the side of the road.
      Thanks man! That is what I have been thinking.

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      • #4
        My guess is its leaving the engine via leakage or burnage

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        • #5
          Live life like Obama - riddled with debt and enjoy the ride!

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          • #6
            Just check the oil when you put gas in it and fix the rust. When something more major happens you can revisit but I wouldn't pickup a payment just based on the issues you have. Stash cash for a new motor or pay cash for the next one.
            Originally posted by Sean88gt
            As always, my criticisms should never be taken as if I wouldn't go balls deep in it.

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            • #7
              Thanks fellas!

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              • #8
                145K and only a quart month? wouldnt worry about it. my chebby burns a quart every 4-5 tanks of fuel no biggie. if it isnt blowing smoke out keep driving it

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                • #9
                  I still have full coverage insurance on it. Wonder if they cover vandalism. Someone took a key or other object all around my truck & added there touch to it.

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                  • #10
                    Shit, that isn't anything. Drive that motherfucker until the wheels fall off, then blame a pelican and choo$$$.
                    "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                    "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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                    • #11
                      Dump it and start over.

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                      • #12
                        Keep it ... car payments = da debil.
                        Originally posted by davbrucas
                        I want to like Slow99 since people I know say he's a good guy, but just about everything he posts is condescending and passive aggressive.

                        Most people I talk to have nothing but good things to say about you, but you sure come across as a condescending prick. Do you have an inferiority complex you've attempted to overcome through overachievement? Or were you fondled as a child?

                        You and slow99 should date. You both have passive aggressiveness down pat.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by slow99 View Post
                          Keep it ... car payments = da debil.
                          Ol Bill didnt get you in for 99 a month?

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Sleeper View Post
                            Ol Bill didnt get you in for 99 a month?
                            The Yaris payment is less than that.
                            Originally posted by davbrucas
                            I want to like Slow99 since people I know say he's a good guy, but just about everything he posts is condescending and passive aggressive.

                            Most people I talk to have nothing but good things to say about you, but you sure come across as a condescending prick. Do you have an inferiority complex you've attempted to overcome through overachievement? Or were you fondled as a child?

                            You and slow99 should date. You both have passive aggressiveness down pat.

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                            • #15
                              Get a separate bank account and transfer 300 a month into it and DON'T touch it. That will let you know how a car payment will feel and if your ready for one.

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