After all that work...probably getting rid of the Yukon

[smcnair]

My son is driving an hour each way for work every day and is getting tired of filling up every other day. The dilemma is to keep the Yukon and let him buy a new car or let him sell it to help him buy new.

I just replaced all the shocks and springs, new brakes all around, new radiator, new water pump, rear main seal, pinion seal and yoke, changed out all fluids except transmission...dammit.

 

[OR VietVet]

Before all that work, was the MPG the same? If it was, and I assume it was, why the change of heart now? Over all my years of driving, MPG has never been at the top of my list and I knew what my rigs MPG and either I accepted it or didn't. I would keep it and buy an old Datsun 210 or VW Beetle for drive to work.

 

[TollKeeper]

Your in the market where it would be a great time to sell..

But your also in a market where its a horrible time to buy..

Pick your poison.

 

[smcnair]

Yeah. He just graduated and got his first job. Living at home for a few months (or longer). Weighing whether a new car payment or big gas bills are the poison he wants to pick. Hoping to wait until next summer when his new Bronco will be delivered.

 

[OR VietVet]

Wait till he not only pays for fuel but higher insurance for the new rig and the payments. Yukon paid for and unexpected MPG? The ways of the world are being revealed to him now.

 

[ks03]

Sounds more like he just wants a new bronco. The step up in mpg probably wouldn’t be enough to cover the step up in insurance, not even getting into the car payment.

 

[Doubeleive]

since it is summertime it's a great season for sleeping in the truck, a monthly subscription to a gym gives access to showers and beats gas back and forth, this could be a m-f thing and weekends at home for laundry or whatever. sometimes we have to do what have to do to get ahead. just my .02 cents
admittedly for some it's a unfathomable thing.

 

[TollKeeper]

Compared to where I was 26 years ago (sleeping under a bridge), that would be heaven!

 

[George B]

You don’t have to have a payment to have reliable and affordable transport.

 

[Bigkevschopshop]

Id tell him this as follows... " You want a new vehicle, move out, get a rainy day fund, while paying your other bills, allocate the car payment money into savings.. When you have 5k to put down then you can get a new vehicle. Till then you don't finance a damn thing while living here."

I financed a vehicle when I was living at home, worst thing I ever did... Postponed me moving out longer than I wanted, but that whole Want crap before needs ******* me.