UPS drivers & their pickup trucks.

[Faceplanted]

GMC Sierra and a g8 gt with cam heads headers tune 651rwhp 678ftlbs torque it stays in the garage tho.

Pimp as . Should be good for deep 10s with some Mickey Thompson et streets

Re stall it and slicks and u should be in the 9a

 

[Lead Belly]

In my approximate 30 driver center, seems like most of the guys have either a GMC, Chevy, or Ford. A few Toyotas..I'm a Toyota guy, myself. Can't wait until I can get myself a Tacoma, or Tundra. What do you prefer? Maybe you aren't a truck guy, but most of the drivers at my center are.
For now, I'm teaching myself contentment, & driving my '07 Pontiac 2dr car..Payment- free, which is what I prefer.

Chevy Silverado

 

[scratch]

I'm on my fourth vehicle (second was a '69 Vette!) and the only new one I bought for myself in my whole life. 2002 Chevy S-10, it still runs fine and I haven't had a car note in ten years. My 401K looks nice these days because of that. To each his own I guess.

 

[rod]

I'm on my fourth vehicle (second was a '69 Vette!) and the only new one I bought for myself in my whole life. 2002 Chevy S-10, it still runs fine and I haven't had a car note in ten years. My 401K looks nice these days because of that. To each his own I guess.

You've been with UPS for 40+ years and the only new vehicle you have bought is a cheap Chevy S-10? Now that's the definition of "tight".

 

[scratch]

The wife usually gets a brand new car every 4-5 years, I'm not as bad as that. Cars are bad investments and I don't care about them much anymore. My thinking these days is they just get me from one place to another, I don't care about trying to impress strangers while I'm driving down the road. If it cranks up, radio and A/C works, and it looks halfway decent I'm good.

 

[oldngray]

The wife usually gets a brand new car every 4-5 years, I'm not as bad as that. Cars are bad investments and I don't care about them much anymore. My thinking these days is they just get me from one place to another, I don't care about trying to impress strangers while I'm driving down the road. If it cranks up, radio and A/C works, and it looks halfway decent I'm good.

I'm still driving a 2002 Trailblazer. Paid for, runs OK, and still looks good so why would I need something new?

 

[scratch]

The S-10 I drive now was a closeout model I bought before Chevy came out with the Colorados. My brother worked at the Shreveport GM plant where it was built at the time, it has been a very reliable vehicle that now has 218K miles with nothing but routine maintenance done on it. I bought my wife a new S-10 in '84 a year after we got married, we didn't have kids then and I had bought 75 acres of farmland with my parents and two brothers. The '84 was a total piece of junk that had major transmission and carburetor problems, I almost gave up on GM after that.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The S-10 I drive now was a closeout model I bought before Chevy came out with the Colorados. My brother worked at the Shreveport GM plant where it was built at the time, it has been a very reliable vehicle that now has 218K miles with nothing but routine maintenance done on it. I bought my wife a new S-10 in '84 a year after we got married, we didn't have kids then and I had bought 75 acres of farmland with my parents and two brothers. The '84 was a total piece of junk that had major transmission and carburetor problems, I almost gave up on GM after that.

I have had both the S-10 and the Colorado. Both were manual transmission and 2WD. I preferred the Colorado over the S-10.

 

[JL 0513]

The wife usually gets a brand new car every 4-5 years, I'm not as bad as that. Cars are bad investments and I don't care about them much anymore. My thinking these days is they just get me from one place to another, I don't care about trying to impress strangers while I'm driving down the road. If it cranks up, radio and A/C works, and it looks halfway decent I'm good.

All depends on your interests and priorities. Almost nothing you buy is an investment in the sense that it increases in value other than real estate, precious metals/jewelry, and stocks. Why buy a 60" LED TV when you could find an old black and white that still works for free? Personal pleasure.

Some people are passionate about boats, so they buy a boat. Some love motorcycles. Others have other pricey hobbies. For me, my single biggest interest is cars. I don't like boats or motorcycles. I don't have any hobbies that cost money. So for me personally, it makes sense that I might spend more on a car which is for my own personal pleasure. Has nothing to do with impressing others, although for some people that is the their main drive.

 

[Billy Ray]

I'm 63; have had only one new vehicle in my life.
Will probably drive it for 20 years.

 

[Cementups]

The wife usually gets a brand new car every 4-5 years, I'm not as bad as that.

If that's the case she may as well lease a car if she's going to have constant payments. She can get a new car every 2-3 years with a payment far cheaper than purchase payments. And sometimes all the maintenance is included.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I'm 63; have had only one new vehicle in my life.
Will probably drive it for 20 years.

I am 55 and have had at least 6 brand new vehicles in my life. I plan to keep this one.

 

[Catatonic]

The G8 GT was one of the prettiest cars Pontiac ever produced. It's what the GTO should have been.

That was a pickup?

 

[asphaltcowboy]

Pimp as . Should be good for deep 10s with some Mickey Thompson et streets

Re stall it and slicks and u should be in the 9a

Yea man I hope once I get it finished it'll def. be at the track we got two 1/8 strips bout an hour away.

 

[scratch]

If that's the case she may as well lease a car if she's going to have constant payments. She can get a new car every 2-3 years with a payment far cheaper than purchase payments.

She presently drives a loaded 2008 Ford Escape that's been paid off for several years. She doesn't work so she will keep it for a few more years. My first two cars, the small block Vega and '69 Corvette, I guess you could call me a car guy with those. I did double my money on the Corvette when I finally sold it. Most vehicles are just poor investments. Spend over 50K on a pickup truck? I just shake my head when I walk by those in the employee parking lot. That goes for the sports and luxury cars too.

 

[govols019]

That was a pickup?

Maybe you missed the word "cars" in my post?

 

[brownburro]

I'll stick to two wheels when I'm not driving a brown truck.

 

[rod]

I'll stick to two wheels when I'm not driving a brown truck.

nice wheels----------does that mini windshield actually help or do you have to be going 100 to notice?

 

[Catatonic]

Maybe you missed the word "cars" in my post?

Well damn!
I sure did.
But I didn't miss the word pickup in the title.

 

[Catatonic]

nice wheels----------does that mini windshield actually help or do you have to be going 100 to notice?

Bug deflector.