Selling my truck....

[Waterpixi]

I have to sell my truck.

I broke up with Marshall/HemiJP at the beginning of February, and he helped me a lot with paying for gas, plus living with him meant I was closer to the office I work at. Now I'm back to my 125 mile roundtrip commute and I am sick of running my checking account into the ground and dipping into my savings to cover it. I don't know if I will have a job after June 30 when my contract with the state ends, and if I start grad school I'll be living off $11,000 to $18,000 a year, which isn't enough to support myself and the truck. When Marshall and I originally went truck shopping, I had wanted a Dakota but we go the Ram because it's main purpose was to tow his Jeep. Now that we're broken up I have no Jeep to tow, and I'm realizing i need to act like an adult and do something to get out of my paycheck to paycheck lifestyle. Unfortunately, the truck has to go.

I'd love to stick with Dodge and get a Dakota like I wanted, or at least stay with American made trucks and get one of the smaller Chevy or Ford pickups, but I'm not sure how they are on mileage and I can't get anything i'd need to make payments on. If anyone has info about foreign trucks too I'd consider that, I always liked the t-100's. Or if anyone is selling their winter beater let me know.

I went to a dealership alone yesterday, that was a huge mistake. They're trying to get me to buy a Hemi Ram that gets 22 mpg highway--sounds great, but if I lose my job I can't make payments on something like that. I don't know what they'd give me for my truck, i really don't know what my truck is worth, I'm sure the dealership will screw me over. If anyone here is interested in buying her, I'd love her to stay in the DTW or STL family, that would mean a lot to me.

must stop crying......

okay.

This is really hard for me. But everything in my life is up in the air and I just can't afford to live like this anymore. I hope someday I can buy my big Ram charger and i'll run her over whatever little beater car or pickup I end up with right now. I'm just at a point in my life where I can't handle the cost of my toy, it's killing me to let her go but I have to.

If anyone has advice or opinions or whatever, please let me know.

You've all been really good to me. You have all been really supportive and fun to talk to.

Thank you so much....
love
holly

[northernrebel]

Very sorry to hear that!! It will be rough for a while but in the end it will all work out!! And you'll get your big truck back later on!! Keep your head up!

[W.F.O. Bogger]

Holly,

First, Sorry to hear that ya gotta get rid of that fine looking beauty.. Sad to hear... But keep your head up... If you come around here for school you can always come by and we can tear things up together!!!!

Second, as for a truck that gets good gas mileage i can only tell you things about chevys, so here's what i know, Basically if you are looking for anything that gets good gas mileage a 4x4 is not the best way to go... but if you still want a 4x4 a Chevy S-10 Zr2 get's about 20mpg on highway but in town its like 15, and its also known for needing it's plugs changed and O2 sensors changed every 60 thousand miles or ya get like 10 mpg... You could get like a S-10 with a 5 speed in it they get like 20 sumthing per a gallon which is pretty nice. the newer colorado's get pretty good mileage too. Depending on how much mpg you are asking for your options are gonna be all over the place... i don't know about other makes though cuz i'm just a chevy guy... i suppose i should learn more about other makes... all i know about them is how to install lifts and fun things on them i don't know many specs.

So how much are you asking for you truck to start off with. A dealership will always screw you, if you do decide to trade it in what you need to do is go to the dealer get a price on something that you want with them not knowing you are going to trade your truck in ... and then go in a different time and say well what will you give me for my truck if i trade it in... usually they will up the price of the vehicle you are going to buy and give you more for your truck or vica versa so if you get a price first and they offer you a good price on your truck they can't screw you as much.. just a little trick i learned from a buddy that works at a dealership

Anything else ya need from me just ask and i'll try and help... but remember ya can always stop by here and trash things with my toys i got...

Joel

[bigreen]

nooooo...that is terrible, i love your truck, but i guess whatever is most economical...just dont think that be because your trucks gone that you have to be gone too.

[illtoy]

I always remember that after the darkest night comes a brighter day. Keep your head up Holly.

[wvoffroadin13]

sounds like the same sort situation i've been in. even if i could make my f150 drivable, i wouldn't be able to afford gas. i'm drivin 80 miles round trip a day to work at wally world for $6:20/hr, and i almost can't afford to drive a car that get's 25-30mpg. i'm just lucky my girlfriend lets me use it if. i was makin more money i'd love to be able to buy your truck. i like the '94-'01 models alot. just like how you liked my ramcharger and wished you could buy it. right now, with what my f150's been doin, i really wish it would have been the one that got crushed and not the ramcharger. i'd rather have to fix her problems than the pickup's. but anyway's, i'll let you know if i find any good deals, i'm always lookin at the local classifieds. good luck to ya though, i know how it is

btw holly, i finally had a chance to go up and look at the poor thing, it's pretty amazing actually, once you see the pics you'll understand.

[Waterpixi]

So far I've been able to keep it....

I've started driving my boyfriend's car to work (he doesn't mind the 700 mi a week on his car I guess) and he's driving my truck 10 miles to his work (he does mind the PIXI plates and everyone's making fun of him about it....oh well...). It's a temporary solution for now, I've been trying to find a cheap reliable gas sipper, the 700 miles a week I'm going to put onto whatever the previous owner has for mileage sucks...and it seems like a lot of car lots have plenty of trucks in stock but not so many itty bitty cars (I guess everyone else is trading their trucks for cars too). Hopefully I'll find something soon.

I'm so happy it's spring!!!

[BirdDog]

Good to hear that you are going to keep the Dodge!!

[Johnny Ram]

AWESOME! Glad to hear you're keeping the Dodge, That is one sweet truck, PIXI or no PIXI!

I got you in 'em, and good luc with the search!!!

JR

[SR118]

Hopefully that turns into a permanent solution Holley, keeping the Yellow Beauty that is. That doesn't so good does it? I hope you know what I'm trying to say.

SR118

[gooch]

keep it holley !

[spope]

i say keep ur truck....it rele is a yellow beauty,but if you do trade your truck in i suggest a toyota tocoma.they get great gas millege.alot better than th 7 that i'm gettin.but thats from pedal to the medall all the time.but anyways,i suggest if you have to get the tocoma,and i rele hope everything works out for you.