Beater update: 32 months, third winter with my <1000 beater truck. Daily all winters, weekend errands in the summer. All work done myself:
4x Converter Flush (T/C issue) ~$100
Exhaust crossover tube ~$10 and a lot of time
Ball Joints/U Joints ~$300
Callipers/Pads ~400
Radiator~300
Accessory drive pulleys and related ~80
Battery 200
Plus a ton of fixes either free or cheap but at the expense of time (rebuild 4x4 hubs, rehang/welding exhaust, wiring harness repairs, wiper motor, switches, turn single stalk etc etc etc.
Honestly, if you’re mechanically inclined and don’t absolutely need your vehicle to work at all times, sure I suppose a beater is sort of cost effective.
But I can’t even begin to calculate what it would cost someone to maintain and older vehicle to any reasonable degree. You’d have far more into this truck than it’s worth, and you’d be out of a vehicle every time.
But, this trucks been awesome man.
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No, no…I’m not sloppy, or lazy. This is a sign of the boredom.
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