Get a bike, Jon. I wish I did much earlier. Then again, if I got a bike in my 20's I would be dead.
^^^ That must be one hell of a thumper with that big single cylinder!
I wouldn't have a truck as the main family vehicle unless Amber steals it from me. As big as the Taco's and Colorado's are now, might not even need a full size truck honestly.
Why wouldn't you go for a full size truck, when you can get a Silverado for the same money as the Colorado, with similar if not the same fuel economy. I know someone who just "ordered" a Colorado. It was already ordered by a dealer, but they could add some extras, just couldn't change the paint color, and it will be another 8 weeks before they see it, if they are lucky.
Why wouldn't you go for a full size truck, when you can get a Silverado for the same money as the Colorado, with similar if not the same fuel economy.
My old Tacoma was ~$25K after taxes and everything back in '09. Granted, it was pretty much the most basic 4x4, V6 model you could get. It isn't hard to build a $35K "mid-size" truck but a full-size with similar amenities is going to run you near $50K the last I checked. Hell, loaded Camry's are over $40K nowadays. My parent's fully-loaded '94 XLE was $24K.
RX-7 is done at the body shop! Hopefully bringing it home today
Because when I build them online the Silverado is about $15k more. If I were really shopping I'm sure with the billion incentives Silverados ar the better deal, not too many for the Colorado since it's new. Also because the New Colorado is close to the size of what used to be considered full size truck, albeit 20ish years ago. That size was big enough then, I'm sure it could get most jobs done.Why wouldn't you go for a full size truck, when you can get a Silverado for the same money as the Colorado, with similar if not the same fuel economy. I know someone who just "ordered" a Colorado. It was already ordered by a dealer, but they could add some extras, just couldn't change the paint color, and it will be another 8 weeks before they see it, if they are lucky.
More Detail? Interior crappy? felt like no power?I drove a Colorado with the V6 the other day. I was not impressed.
Probably, see comment above.yea the taco/frontier/colorado's are damn near as much as the full size trucks anymore and the fuel economy isnt much different. unless there are mass improvements in fuel economy and/or the midsize trucks get cheaper (which will never happen) the smarter choice IMO would be to snag a full size during a sale.
Jalopnik had a great article about raising truck prices with basically the same features and only slightly better full economy. Something like 40-50% more for the same basic Silverado a decade later.My old Tacoma was ~$25K after taxes and everything back in '09. Granted, it was pretty much the most basic 4x4, V6 model you could get. It isn't hard to build a $35K "mid-size" truck but a full-size with similar amenities is going to run you near $50K the last I checked. Hell, loaded Camry's are over $40K nowadays. My parent's fully-loaded '94 XLE was $24K.
RX-7 is done at the body shop! Hopefully bringing it home today
^^^ That must be one hell of a thumper with that big single cylinder!
I actually have no desire to go fast on a bike; just to cruise. I love the look of the cafe' scene and older Japanese bikes but I'm not sure I want to deal with the constant maintenance required of them (hence the Triumph I posted). Honda and Yamaha have some retro-styled bikes out now with EFI but I'd want something bigger than a 250 (again, hence the Triumph). Then again, I don't know why I like how these things look!
Ah, go for it man. Bikes are way easier to work on than cars. Plus the older japanese bikes are both simple and reliable. Carbs are sometimes daunting, but people make them out to be a lot more difficult than they are. If your rubber bits and diaphrams are all blown (worst case scenario) you can spend a few hundred bucks on new Mikuni's and they'll already be set up for the bike.
LOL, one project at a time. Need to finish the RX7 first. There's also that need for a rider's license. I'm comfortable with dirt bikes but I'm not sure I want to jump right into a $10k Triumph or something as large as a GL1000. Maybe those new EFI, single-cylinder, 250's aren't such a bad idea afterall...
Because when I build them online the Silverado is about $15k more. If I were really shopping I'm sure with the billion incentives Silverados ar the better deal, not too many for the Colorado since it's new. Also because the New Colorado is close to the size of what used to be considered full size truck, albeit 20ish years ago. That size was big enough then, I'm sure it could get most jobs done.
More Detail? Interior crappy? felt like no power?
Probably, see comment above.
Jalopnik had a great article about raising truck prices with basically the same features and only slightly better full economy. Something like 40-50% more for the same basic Silverado a decade later.
It felt like too big of a truck for what it was. When it's suppose to be a small truck, I imagine it feels like a Ranger or something. And the engine was overburdened by the whole truck. It was thrashy and coarse feeling.
What you said is how I feel about the new Silverado, and that's what a customer of mine said last month. He had an 11 Silverado and was looking at a 15. He said when he drove it, it felt exactly like his current truck. He drove a new F-150 and he was blown away by how much nicer of an overall truck it was. Needless to say, he left with a new F-150.
So how was everyone's weekend? I had a traffic study in Walnut Creek Saturday afternoon, then relaxed Sunday.