My Dilemma
So I have found myself in a vehicle dilemma and need to vent! My daily driver is a '99 F-150 4x4. I must have a truck as a daily driver due to my job and the fact that my family has a cattle farm. My truck has around 140,000 miles and has recently developed the following issues:
1.) tranny is slipping/bucking in OD. Its going into the shop ASAP, I know the shop owner really well he thinks its not in need of an entire rebuild. I know basically dick about auto transmissions, so the ball is in his court.
2.) Front end is in major need of work. I think it will need ball joints.
3.) In the last few months it has started using a lot more oil. When I 1st got the truck it might use 1 1/2 qts between oil changes. Now its using 1 qt every 2-3 weeks.
4.) It needs tires pretty badly (due to the front end issues wearing tires quicker than you can rotate them)
So right now my wife and I are both blessed to have good jobs...no kids (yet) so we can handle our car payments all the while saving back as much as possible. We do without a lot of extras like cable tv and going out, etc to save extra money. However I have my '07 Mustang which is near paid off (owe about $9k) and my wife just bought a Fusion this summer.
It sucks all this stuff has suddenly cropped up with the truck because for the last year we have been trying to find a house to buy. Right now we rent, but we are ready to find a permanent home and settle in. I had really planned on this truck lasting me another 2-3 years:punchballs:. So let me know what you guys think I should do.
Should I bandage up the old truck and try to make it last for another year or two, knowing it may have even more problems down the road, or should I cut my losses and sell it (I have a guy interested) and find a suitable replacement. This will probably require putting some cash down and getting a small loan, tapping into our future house down payment reserve somewhat. I can't buy a beater, I need something reliable in a 1/2 ton or bigger that looks presentable (again for my job). Over the last few days I have really been stressing out about this. It seems like life just always throws curve balls. There is no way in hell I am selling the Mustang this close to having it paid for...so that option is out. (I can hear the comments already..."sell the turdstang", etc lol). Its the only new car I ever plan to buy, and was a reward to myself for working my tail off getting through college.
it I wish I were rich. That would solve all of lifes little problems!! Lets hear some opinions...
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