Got a new ride

[krid80]

..... well.... a new truck anyhow!


it's a Dodge Ram with a Hemi. Pretty sweet!

Leather, Sat-Nav, power everything, good times!

Selling the old 1992 S-10 Blazer that has been in the family for 13 years.

It's been good, but time to move on.

 

[sabre]

Congrats. Nice truck.
I wouldn't mind having a newish truck, but my '82 Chevy isn't leaving me for anything.

 

[Getaway]

Nice looking truck, I wouldn't mind having a full size like that.

 

[krid80]

Thanks for the compliments. It is really fun to drive with that 345hp Hemi and the 20's are awesome!!!

 

[Kazza]

Nice. What did that set you back in the US? We pay ridiculous amounts of money for big utes (Aussie talk.....) over here.

 

[krid80]

Nice. What did that set you back in the US? We pay ridiculous amounts of money for big utes (Aussie talk.....) over here.

Well..... New, this would have sold for around $30,000 with the equipment it has, but with 81,000 miles and being nearly 6 years old (build date June 2004), I was able to pick it up for $11,845. It books at $15,200 so I'm pretty happy with the deal I got.

 

[Kazza]

There is no way we would pick anything up that cheap over here.

Even 2nd hand bikes - there is an 06 FZ1 for sale at a dealership here for AUS$11,990.00. You guys get good deals compared to us.

Loving the look of your ute ("pick-up").

I would be in heaven if I could find an old Chevy pick-up, probably 1955 to 1960. That would be a lot of money over here, even for a beaten up old one.

 

[sideshow_downs]

Nice looking truck even though it is a Dodge


jk congrats on the new ride

 

[krid80]

Nice looking truck even though it is a Dodge


jk congrats on the new ride

Dodge wasn't my first choice, but couldn't pass up the deal. I really wanted a Nissan Titan, but people think they are made of gold or something with the prices they are asking for second hand trucks. A Toyota Tundra and Ford F150 were on the list too, but this truck was worlds beyond what I was looking for and for a great price. I even got 3.79% interest!

 

[krid80]

There is no way we would pick anything up that cheap over here.

Even 2nd hand FZ6s - there is an 06 for sale at a dealership here for AUS$11,990.00. You guys get good deals compared to us.

Loving the look of your ute ("pick-up").

I would be in heaven if I could find an old Chevy pick-up, probably 1955 to 1960. That would be a lot of money over here, even for a beaten up old one.

Can you even get anything like this over there?

 

[Kazza]

Yes but it's not easy.

There was a 1965 for sale in my area recently, supposedly a "foose" job - it wasn't and, even worse, it was apricot in colour

68/69 Chevelle is another thing I'm always on the lookout for.

One day

 

[krid80]

I mean modern trucks not vintage ones. Can you buy full size pickup trucks like we have stateside?

 

[Kazza]

We do get a lot of Dodge, but the big US ones are usually F150, 250 etc.

I'm in a rural area so I see F250s all the time - take up about 4 parking spaces,, LOL.

Quite a few people bring in things like Silverados - mainly older people towing caravans etc around Australia.

 

[krid80]

My brother has a 2004 F-150 and it is really nice. It is what I was looking for when I found the Dodge.

 

[Ridgeback]

Awesome looking Pick up :thumbup:

you usualy see them over here with a fifth wheel setup,towing a huge powerboat or mobile home trailer.
There isn't many that can afford to run them as a 'Daily' And any American vehicle is a rare sight due to the ever increasing fuel costs

 

[krid80]

Awesome looking Pick up :thumbup:

you usualy see them over here with a fifth wheel setup,towing a huge powerboat or mobile home trailer.
There isn't many that can afford to run them as a 'Daily' And any American vehicle is a rare sight due to the ever increasing fuel costs

yeah, this one has a 9,000lb towing capacity or something ridiculous like that. It does get fairly dismal fuel economy as well. It is rated at 11mpg city and 16mpg highway. I have found that I get 17-18 highway but the 11 city is pretty accurate.