As I drive around in this very solid but rough in appearance 18 yr old car I sometimes think. "I should get a new car".
I can certainly afford one. But just because I can doesn't mean I should. It works, it does whatiask it to. It has 238,580 miles on it and all I've ever done are oil,breaks,and tires.
I think it's societal pressures that make me feel I should get a "nicer" car.
So thinking of it that way makes me think of the Christopher Walken meme.
Looks like a trusty chariot
I have a 2004 F150 with about 309,000kms on her. I just did a transmission rebuild. Some small problems but a very solid truck. I plan on working with her until the wheels fall of catastrophic engine failure. I do take very good care of her. Change fluids when necessary. If i buy something new now, it will do the same job but cost me double per month to run a vehicle. I say keep the vehicle until its not worth repairing.
Hell Yeah Plunger! Do you also drive it nicely on top of the maintenance? I've had friends that go through cars far faster than I do and then I drive with them and they're flooring it after every stop and ramming the breaks when coming up to a stop sign but that's just theyre standard way of driving, like giving the vehicle high blood pressure.
You must live in a place where rust isn't eating the body and frame. In PA I see a lot of F150's but really especially rams with bodies looking like zombies with their flesh falling off.
I'm pretty much happy with everything about this vehicle except the ambient noise level in an older car like this is far louder than in newer vehicles. As my hearing continues to deteriorate it actually makes noises more irritating, and car conversations with my Wife require raised voices.
I do drive economically. I have no need to race. I do pull a load once in a while and give her the beans 😆
