75k dollars?!?!? Really? Are new trucks that bad?? | |
PatrikC325
User ID: 80518524 United States 09/13/2022 10:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 84033619 09/13/2022 12:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Greenies have destroyed everything! New a/cs need special energy efficient compressors which shorten their lives. The same with Fridges and pool pumps. Quoting: PatrikC325 Yup my 1988 FJ62 takes Freon and needs to be recharged by about a couple ounces or less of fluid, can't find it anywhere for a reasonable price. Have to basically overhaul the thing and convert it to the new shit which it is NOT designed for and its stupid because its all working, perfectly and will prolly last 100 years in its current condition. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 65548032 United States 09/13/2022 12:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 84033619 09/13/2022 12:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hottest trucks and tractors in the farm market are pre 2000s. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83735925 Today's trucks and tractors are dripping with computers. You cant fix them yourself. If they are out of production, the dealer cant fix them... because they are so complicated that its too hard to diagnose a problem so they just replace with new. Sometimes that works, sometimes not-so-much. Regardless, it ALWAYS costs way too much. Parts are cheap plastic or composite with plastic that becomes brittle and breaks within the first few years of existence. Replacement parts are generally knock-off from china, or OEM parts with cheap chinese components. Neither of which stand the test of time. New cars are expensive and essentially disposable. Which makes the claims that older cars have poor "carbon footprints" ridiculous. I mean which one has the bigger carbon footprint; a new car that lasts 3 to 5 years and has to be replaced, or a 30 year old truck that can be repaired and used indefinitely? These greenies are utter whack jobs. Dont get me started on AGW. For anyone following astronomy, mankinds use of carbon energy products is changing the weather on every planet in the solar system. In lock step. Solar weather has been co-opted and hidden in favor of blame-people and seize rights by our controllers. I am with you here, I do not believe in the Climate Change agenda and the mentality that these older vehicles are worse for the environment, Even without catalytic convertors, my FJ62 1988 has saved me the need to buy anything newer. I am 36 and have owned the Landcruiser since I was 27. It was my 4th vehicle. My first vehicle was a Geo Metro, Second a GMC Jimmy, Third a Jaguar XJ6, and 4th the 1988 Landcruiser. The best of all 4 by far and large, the cheapest to run and most robust in terms of production quality and reliability, durability, longitivtiy, etc. All the planets are changing, the whole galaxy and everything is always growing I think, There is more for us to learn below our feet than we could ever imagine. I believe earths core is a naturally occurring quantum Crystal core computer, laden with Gold, and other elements neatly packed into a solid iron crystalline core, Which makes our magnetic field. Which I believe is a planetary network, Which gives life, to us, and we are therefore stored in the core, our lives are growing the core, so to speak, at a rate of about 1MM per year on the object which is the size of Pluto, It is very interesting. The fact they are trying to scam everyone and slow down progression in the name of saving the planet will lead to its untimely demise because we need to advance things as fast a possible to ultimately get off or under the world, in the oceans etc, to survive long term anyways. Taxing everyone and slowing down progression toward a technological singularity for money and carbon tax is just sad. Nice work, friend. I mean that. Being of like-mind, I understand the energy and effort it takes to wade in against the current of social control and seize hard truth from the constant surf of artificial bs thrown upon sands of humanity. Know thyself first! I hold Phds in physics. You're in the right mind frame their too. I am glad to have run into you, Thanks for your input, Or thoughts. It is a sad state of affairs when progression is slowed down in the name of money, environment, etc. Progress will SAVE our planet, Start making things that LAST again. For the price people pay for a New Landcruiser You'd think people wouldn't want the old square-box ones, but nope, everyone wants them. |
redhed6971
User ID: 72089733 United States 09/13/2022 01:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Start a new automotive company that makes basic, quality American cars and trucks that get good fuel mileage Quoting: Anonymous Coward 65548032 Watch your fortune explode Yeah right watch the EPA shut your ass down nice try though “Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.” "Hello, I need a replacement filter for a Hoover Max Extract 60 Pressure Pro." “You actually slaughter each other over affairs of the spirit.” Da’an Earth-Final Conflict |
FireSteel
User ID: 79650424 United States 09/13/2022 01:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 4WD 2005 GMC 1-ton, single rear wheel, double cab, turbo diesel. I've had it for a little over 7 years. I was able to pay it off 6 months after I bought it. I sunk some decent money into it over the last 6 months and had all rust removed, new fenders, bumpers and a repaint. Also head gaskets were done, top engine rebuild, trans. And fuel lines all replaced. The interior still looks new. It looks like a new truck now. I get compliments on it all the time. It would have cost $90K for a replacement 2022 /2023 model. I spent far less to recondition it. Last Edited by FireSteel on 09/13/2022 03:49 PM |
Austin Buzz
User ID: 84188230 United States 09/13/2022 01:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shit, they've been manipulating and keeping those prices lower than they should be for years. The cat is out of the bag. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80144618 Literally we are printing worthless paper dollars with no accountability. It should probably be more like a billion U.S. for that truck in reality. Yes, that's what it could be under hyper-inflation. In that situation (which it seems we may be heading towards), this would be not something unique to the truck market however. Would have made more sense if you said prices for everything are way higher than they should be, due to the dollar losing 98% of it's value over the last 100 years. |