Sorta like Jim, I made sorta the second choice, too.
A high-mileage FWD Maxima and a higher-mileage 2WD Dodge Dakota.
Hi-mile Rick, whose own odometer is no joke either...
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I made the second choice. In addition to my low-mileage Volvo V70, I have
> a low-mileage 1994 Chevy S10 Clubcab pickup. It works for me.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 8/1/2016 12:13 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>> Since they went to 4-door cabs, a lot of folks seem to use them as family
>>> cars, particularly when they have school-age kids. They seem to show up
>>> everywhere. With the current low price of gas, they will probably remain
>>> popular. To me, they are awkward in parking lots. I had enough of that
>>> when I drove a full size van for a few years.
>>>
>> Feel free to trash talk them, but they really do offer the
>> practicality of a family vehicle with the practicality of a pickup
>> truck. Minivans also are pretty good choices for most people too. If a
>> person is to have just one primary vehicle, a truck isn't that bad of
>> a choice.
>>
>> As an alternative, a person can have a beater pickup truck for the
>> rare time when he or she needs it and then a car for the rest of the
>> time. Used beater trucks don't cost much at all to buy or to own.
>> Honestly, I could stand to use a truck maybe twice a month. Having
>> owned a truck in the past, though, I would absolutely love to have one
>> again. But do I want one more than a sports car?
>>
>> Nah.
>>
>> But I do appreciate my 4wd vehicles and will continue to have them.
>>
>> AG Schnozz
>>
>
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