New car / truck prices...

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Cass

My old boss got a new truck last.. fall I think? F150 bells and whistles, blacked out, lifted, new rims/tires.... 60k. I shit my panties when she told me that.

Lifted with aftermarket offroad suspension? Or just a lift kit from the factory? If it's just the latter, I'm struggling to see how the total would reach $60K unless $15-20K of that is rimz/tires.

[Cass]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Lifted with aftermarket offroad suspension? Or just a lift kit from the factory? If it's just the latter, I'm struggling to see how the total would reach $60K unless $15-20K of that is rimz/tires.

factory bits. I didn't go with her to buy, just asked later.

[Triple]

At least some trucks are still priced competitively:

2006 Dodge Dakota V8 w/ 6-speed MUST SEE - $13500 (Resaca, GA)

This thing is a steal and one of you should definitely buy it.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Triple

At least some trucks are still priced competitively:

2006 Dodge Dakota V8 w/ 6-speed MUST SEE - $13500 (Resaca, GA)

This thing is a steal and one of you should definitely buy it.

Definitely rare.
Definitely interesting and I love the "idea" of it so much that i would buy it BUT...........

1. Its a 5 year old dodge
2. Its a 5 year old dodge with the 4.7 V8 (If I remember correctly those engines turn to overheating sludge filled paper weights pretty quickly)

[Triple]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Its a 5 year old dodge with the 4.7 V8 (If I remember correctly those engines turn to overheating sludge filled paper weights pretty quickly)

With this generation Dakota, you should be more concerned with the manual transmission than the V8 engine.

The sludge-filling nature of these engines has a lot to do with shitty ethanol fuels. When I switched to 100% gasoline, the difference was immediately noticeable. Smoother idle, better throttle response, slightly improved fuel economy.