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Jan 29, 2024, 10:16 AM

Hi guys, another dumbass here with random questions about vehicles.

Greenr has a 2008 Ford F150, very low miles, sitting at his house. I use it as a beach vehicle only. So...the battery is dead AF since it hasn't been cranked in months. I've spent maybe $6500 in the last 12 months fixing various issues with the truck. It was inherited from my Dad but it isn't like a really sentimental vehicle.

Greenr also has a 2019 Toyota Highlander AWD Limited. This is my everyday car. I like it alot, but the rest of the family HATES it for some reason. They can kiss my ass. It has about 50k miles on it. I only bought it 10 months ago. Financed SOME, but I'm not upside down in it or anything.

Is it a REALLY dumb idea to sell both and just get one vehicle that meets both needs? I need 4WD for the beach, but that is the only time I need it. AWD doesn't cut it out there.

New/Used trucks are out of the question, Greenr aint dropping $45k for a used Tundra and certainly not $60k+ on something new. Same with a Tahoe. Wife wants one, she doesn't understand that they are VERY cost prohibitive.

Also, about 3 years from now, Wife will get a new vehicle. Daughter will take her 4Runner as her vehicle, so at that time, I would have 4 vehicles (an no room to store them all on this postage stamp of a lot).

I saw a 2015 Lexus GX 4WD with low miles that looks REALLY nice.

Discuss with me, Jounge. How would you wealthy industrialists handle this? How would you po folks, disguised as wealthy industrialists handle this? Should I just S T F U and keep both for now?

Thanks and have a great Mammary Monday.

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Secondly, I can't see how the $6500 investment in the truck was worthwhile. That's water under the bridge, at this point and bears no consideration on future vehicle decisions (other than to say it has a *new engine* or whatever you did to make it better)

Keep the HIGHLANDER. That's your call. I feel like this should definitely be okay for beach by being even the slightest bit careful. Maybe when you get new tires, throw on an all-terrain tire or something.

Keep the truck. You've got boys coming up right behind the girl, IIRC. Perhaps girl can take the reins on the 4 runner, wife can take the Highlander, and you can take the truck when lil' miss starts driving. Heck, maybe she can drive the truck. Let her jump some curbs and get in fender benders with it, then after she's mastered driving, get her a Honda Civic or something that she can drive through college and on into womanhood. Then the young boys take the truck.

All the time, you still have the truck for beach activities.

What's the story on wife's 4Runner? Year? Mileage? Pictures of her in a bikini washing it?

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The battery is not the issue here

Then I don't see a problem

Keep what you got...

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2 vehicles never made financial sense to me

The answer is pretty obvious to me.

Being closer to a Sbarro is tempting

Keep them both. Drive the truck more. That Highlander is nice.***

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So, the $6500 on the truck, how much is left to fix?

If you can keep an older, working pickup truck without too much cost or

Im going to ignore your question and suggest you buy a minivan***

TMMLOLRL***

sometimes a minivan just makes sense.***

Dump the Highlander

Gross. The F150 has a camper top and a brush guard because my Dad was

Re: Gross. The F150 has a camper top and a brush guard because my Dad was

First off, thanks for calling.

2021, 55k miles, hopefully ghana last a million miles

Keep Highlander, sell truck, profit

Yer saying AWD doesnt cut it on the beach

HEYMAN, that is good advice

I would rather not have a vehicle payment***

You just paid all the depreciation on the Highlander

My son is looking for a truck so if you decide to sell that Ford let me know.

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