Personal obligations of both Billy Ray and I to our respective familys, including parents and siblings, has burnt heavily into this Summer for Billy Ray and I. We both have been talking about this endeavor and we're both ready to get a truck or SUV of some kind.
Deals are out there, we've just got to look harder for one.
I visited a friend in deep East Texas recently, he living behind The Pine Curtain, and this friend had recently bought a mid-90's Z71 package 4wd extended cab pickup truck for $1,500. The truck was in good shape, had been involved in a relatively minor front end wreck, and the insurance company wanted to total it. They instead offered the owner some cash to keep it, and owner in turn sold it to my friend for $1,500.
That's the kind of deal we need. This truck wasn't perfect, but it ran well and ran strong and was in good condition on the interior. It had about 150k miles on it, but I would take a trip in it, it was that sound of a vehicle.
We need a deal like that.
