Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 29, 2012, 02:29:28 PM
Post by: FC on August 29, 2012, 02:33:14 PM
Post by: Buckmark on August 29, 2012, 02:34:45 PM
Only way i have found is to buy a new truck and start over... :chuckle:
Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 29, 2012, 02:39:37 PM
Post by: Johnb317 on August 29, 2012, 02:45:38 PM
Later you can get those camo appliqués that might help protect the finish, or cover up the scratches.
But it's a truck! Every scratch should be a story of the wild!
Post by: NRA4LIFE on August 29, 2012, 02:46:44 PM
Post by: timberghost72 on August 29, 2012, 02:48:12 PM
Edit
Haha looks like NRA4life beat me to it. :tup:
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 29, 2012, 02:51:48 PM
Probably only scratched the clear coat. You want a buffing compound with aggressiveness to match the scratch. Look up mcquires or griots. (griots is pricey)
Later you can get those camo appliqués that might help protect the finish, or cover up the scratches.
But it's a truck! Every scratch should be a story of the wild!
Thanks, I tried Mcquires and it did help but not on all of them. I think after the season I give griots a shot. And yes, I agree, its a truck!
Post by: NRA4LIFE on August 29, 2012, 02:52:41 PM
Post by: Rick on August 29, 2012, 02:54:47 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 29, 2012, 02:56:54 PM
I brought my brand new GMC home in '02 from it's first deer hunt here and my wife just about killed me.
That’s exactly what happened to me. She was with me on my last scouting and I thought she was about to shoot me. Like its her truck or something :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: whacker1 on August 29, 2012, 02:57:02 PM
Heavy coats of wax sometimes will help keep some of those light scratches from getting to the paint.
Post by: rasbo on August 29, 2012, 03:01:55 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on August 29, 2012, 03:02:55 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 29, 2012, 03:09:33 PM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 29, 2012, 03:09:50 PM
3M makes a product which will not scratch clear coat and is suitable for very light polishing. I think it's called "Show car finish". Put a heavy layer of a good carnuba wax over the top after buffing out the fine lines. This will also take out swirl marks from regular washing.
Post by: funkster on August 29, 2012, 03:19:15 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 29, 2012, 03:25:21 PM
Post by: Atroxus on August 29, 2012, 03:28:25 PM
Dude,you bought the wrong color if you're concerned about scratches showing. :chuckle:
Not to derail the thread, but what is the best color if you don't want scratches to show as much?
Post by: JohnVH on August 29, 2012, 03:30:38 PM
Post by: timberghost72 on August 29, 2012, 03:31:12 PM
Dude,you bought the wrong color if you're concerned about scratches showing. :chuckle:
Not to derail the thread, but what is the best color if you don't want scratches to show as much?
White
Post by: tommyjohnston on August 29, 2012, 03:33:53 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 29, 2012, 03:34:13 PM
You want to start out with a good buffer like a makita 9227c or dewalt. You will need a buffing pad and a polish pad. keep it low speed around 2.5-3 and let the buffer do the work. I have had this problem and most of them will buff out. General rule of thumb is if you can feel the scratch with your nail, it will not lift out. If the scratches are just on the surface, you will want a heavy cut compound, maeguiars and 3m make good cutters. After you apply the cutter you want to follow that up with a swirl cleaner(esp on black) then apply a good coat of carnauba wax. This process takes time and is not cheap but it will get you looking "new" again.
I have to try that! Thank you!!
Post by: YoterHunter on August 29, 2012, 03:34:44 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 29, 2012, 03:35:19 PM
Should of bought a Ford.
I sold my F-150 and got the Chevy :chuckle: :chuckle: No more Ford for me! I had enough of them.
Post by: woodswalker on August 29, 2012, 03:42:54 PM
Ok, I bought me a 2012 Silverado this year and have been up scouting my place twice. I bought t for hunting, fishing camping etc... I will not have a pavement queen. But dornet the thing is scratched up pretty damn good. What do you guys use to get the scratches out??
You just busted its cherry. Some of the color matched cleaner wax or some good carnauba and go slow and easy with the buffer...if you can catch a nail in it...likely wont come out. you can also use some of the cutters to get some of them out.
Other thing about a GOOD solid wax job...some of the branches will skid and not scatch the next time...Best you can do is take your freshly washed and then WELL WAXED truck out into the woods.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 29, 2012, 03:47:52 PM
Post by: seth30 on August 29, 2012, 04:03:39 PM
:yike: I was exspecting Seth30 would be posting something like this :dunno::yike: I have actually added to the bunch on my last outting :IBCOOL:
Post by: Thefisherman83 on August 29, 2012, 04:06:18 PM
Dude,you bought the wrong color if you're concerned about scratches showing. :chuckle:
Not to derail the thread, but what is the best color if you don't want scratches to show as much?
White
:yeah: Mine is 12 years old and you can barely make out any of them.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 29, 2012, 04:15:04 PM
Post by: Rick on August 29, 2012, 04:39:58 PM
You want to start out with a good buffer like a makita 9227c or dewalt. You will need a buffing pad and a polish pad. keep it low speed around 2.5-3 and let the buffer do the work. I have had this problem and most of them will buff out. General rule of thumb is if you can feel the scratch with your nail, it will not lift out. If the scratches are just on the surface, you will want a heavy cut compound, maeguiars and 3m make good cutters. After you apply the cutter you want to follow that up with a swirl cleaner(esp on black) then apply a good coat of carnauba wax. This process takes time and is not cheap but it will get you looking "new" again.
I have to try that! Thank you!!
If you don't know what you're doing with a buffer,you could makes things worse than it already is.
Post by: Rick on August 29, 2012, 04:41:49 PM
Dude,you bought the wrong color if you're concerned about scratches showing. :chuckle:
Not to derail the thread, but what is the best color if you don't want scratches to show as much?
Like has already been mentioned,white shows the least scratching. I've had just about every color under the sun. I'll never own anything other than white if I'm gonna use my truck and expect it to stay looking good.
Post by: Fishnfowler on August 29, 2012, 04:49:53 PM
With that winch and bumper I hope you are being facetious.
I just don't get the "big pretty truck" crowd. Mine is dented, scratched, rode hard, and put away wet. Maybe its because I grew up on a farm and trucks have always just been another outdoor tool to me.
The first thing I do with every new vehicle is drive it through some tight-a$$ sagebrush right away. From then on it just doesn't matter.
Post by: jackelope on August 29, 2012, 04:50:46 PM
Post by: hrd2fnd on August 29, 2012, 04:53:18 PM
Campmeat,:yeah:
With that winch and bumper I hope you are being facetious.
I just don't get the "big pretty truck" crowd. Mine is dented, scratched, rode hard, and put away wet. Maybe its because I grew up on a farm and trucks have always just been another outdoor tool to me.
The first thing I do with every new vehicle is drive it through some tight-a$$ sagebrush right away. From then on it just doesn't matter.
Post by: hrd2fnd on August 29, 2012, 04:53:43 PM
If you don't know how to buff...don't buff...especially a black truck. If you burn it, you're screwed. Take it to a detailer who knows what he is doing.
Been there done that
Post by: Bean Counter on August 29, 2012, 04:56:15 PM
Campmeat,
With that winch and bumper I hope you are being facetious.
I just don't get the "big pretty truck" crowd. Mine is dented, scratched, rode hard, and put away wet. Maybe its because I grew up on a farm and trucks have always just been another outdoor tool to me.
The first thing I do with every new vehicle is drive it through some tight-a$$ sagebrush right away. From then on it just doesn't matter.
+1. I sold my truck, bought an older year of the same model, with a lot more miles. Pocketed a good amount of cash and in the process picked up a rig that I can take hunting without worrying about scratch and dents.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 29, 2012, 04:57:55 PM
My 11 Chevy was over $ 30,000 and I won't go out and scratch it all up, never. I like my trucks to look nice and hold as much value as posibble. That's why I have an ATV.ALL COME ON Campmeat ...take that Chevy and run it up the brushiest road you can kind ...Now you got a hunting rig ... :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle: NO...Thats a nice truck other than its a Chevy ... ;)
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 29, 2012, 05:17:58 PM
I used to have Toyotas, but needed a bigger truck to yank around my travel trailer. Don't have it anymore and wish I had a Toyota Doublecab with a turbo.
Post by: rtspring on August 29, 2012, 05:22:01 PM
Post by: netcoyote on August 29, 2012, 05:22:42 PM
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What do you guys use to get the scratches out??
Liberal amounts of beer applied internally by the owner. I don't ever remember having a conversation about truck scratches around a campfire. Like "bean counter" I bought an older truck which came "pre-scratched" and I don't worry about it. It looks like a hunting rig and it greatly reduces the stress of having to be careful about it.
Life's too short...
Post by: machine on August 29, 2012, 05:41:31 PM
Post by: MuleySniper on August 29, 2012, 05:43:02 PM
Ok, I bought me a 2012 Silverado this year and have been up scouting my place twice. I bought t for hunting, fishing camping etc... I will not have a pavement queen. But dornet the thing is scratched up pretty damn good. What do you guys use to get the scratches out??
Some guys on here know how meticulous I am about my truck. Best thing honestly is keep a good coat of quality wax on it and take care of it. I'm not driving my $40k+ truck over stump piles but will however get it dirty. Watch out for big sticks and other debris that actually f's up the paint. Light brush scratches polish out then disappear with a coat of wax. For those who don't believe that I get it dirty-
Hunting season-
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F0427120953.jpg&hash=30aa8ba6337562e7b5f4784b8960c691e9541917)
When I get home and a lot of scrubbing and polishing :chuckle:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F0429121939.jpg&hash=43e8cfe7806fde8a077740c90a696de054e33d79)
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 29, 2012, 05:47:59 PM
Ok, I bought me a 2012 Silverado this year and have been up scouting my place twice. I bought t for hunting, fishing camping etc... I will not have a pavement queen. But dornet the thing is scratched up pretty damn good. What do you guys use to get the scratches out??
Some guys on here know how meticulous I am about my truck. Best thing honestly is keep a good coat of quality wax on it and take care of it. I'm not driving my $40k+ truck over stump piles but will however get it dirty. Watch out for big sticks and other debris that actually f's up the paint. Light brush scratches polish out then disappear with a coat of wax. For those who don't believe that I get it dirty-
Hunting season-
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F0427120953.jpg&hash=30aa8ba6337562e7b5f4784b8960c691e9541917)
When I get home and a lot of scrubbing and polishing :chuckle:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F0429121939.jpg&hash=43e8cfe7806fde8a077740c90a696de054e33d79)
Ever think of starting a " hunting limo company " ? Drive around in style !
Post by: MuleySniper on August 29, 2012, 06:26:33 PM
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Post by: bloodhound on August 29, 2012, 06:28:02 PM
Post by: SFD2015 on August 29, 2012, 06:56:38 PM
I hand wash. power wash, car wash and then do probably 3 coats of wax throughout the summer (Usually totals overs about 3 days of nice weather). During Hunting season (mine is usually the go in rig because it's a 98 Dodge 3/4 (silver so scratches show up close only) I get as much mud dirt and grime on it as I can. I defiantly get more scratches during Deer than Elk (I attribute it to the coating of mud I keep on it). Truck stays dirty throughout the winter but when they salt I take it to the car wash every week or so and give it a good rinse.
As far as getting them out... Pay someone.
Post by: washelkhunter on August 29, 2012, 07:08:05 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 29, 2012, 07:44:33 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 29, 2012, 07:46:33 PM
Lol I already haul around enough farting, pant crapping smelly hunters and that's enough for me
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Do you then turn the heat on full blast and lock the wiindows and doors ??? :tup:
Post by: Alpine Mojo on August 29, 2012, 07:52:20 PM
You ladies have fun with your dainty little waxes and polishes. Why not treat yourself to a manicure while you are at it?? :hello:
Post by: bassquatch on August 29, 2012, 08:00:37 PM
Dude,you bought the wrong color if you're concerned about scratches showing. :chuckle:
Not to derail the thread, but what is the best color if you don't want scratches to show as much?
SILVER!!! Seriously, I won't own another color truck after owning black, white and charcoal gray! I am on my 3rd silver truck, after my first I was SOLD!!
I took my silver 2002 F250 down a road that closed up so bad with overgrown bushes there was basically a hole my grill was pushing through! I had to get out and walk a half mile to get a "lay of the land" and find a turn around spot, then drive to it, turn around and drive back out! My buddy was cringing the whole way because there was only 5,000 miles on my brand new purchase.... Got home washed it good with soap and hot water and you could stand 10 feet away and not see a scratch!! Had a couple that needed buffed out, I just used some Mother's and elbow grease and ta-da, just like new! :tup:
Post by: seth30 on August 29, 2012, 08:01:00 PM
I haven't washed my truck in years. But to each their own...my Truck gets washed every time I do a oil change and thats it, well unless you count heavy rainfall :chuckle:
You ladies have fun with your dainty little waxes and polishes. Why not treat yourself to a manicure while you are at it?? :hello:
Post by: 6x6in6 on August 29, 2012, 08:37:32 PM
If you don't know how to buff...don't buff...especially a black truck. If you burn it, you're screwed. Take it to a detailer who knows what he is doing.Yep, and particularly one who knows how to use a clay bar.
My black truck gets the clay bar and wax job every 6 months.
The white one has had one wax job in it's 8 years and if it's lucky, it gets washed 1-2 times a year. :chuckle:
Post by: PlateauNDN on August 29, 2012, 09:26:59 PM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 29, 2012, 09:28:47 PM
I detailed cars while on breaks from College for 4 years at Callahan's Auto Rebuild on Madison Way downtown Seattle. Kevin did not allow any car in his shop to be buffed with a power tool Hand polish and wax only. Probably why they've been in business so long.
Post by: MuleySniper on August 29, 2012, 11:06:10 PM
hit me up with a pm when your ready! im am a certified polisher. sounds funny i know but i have done a lot of training classes to get certified and went to a "special school in pa" to get it, worked with Meguiar's training on how to use their products, ive trained with griots to use their products, which are really expensive but if you follow their procedure it works really well. ive also been polishing cars for close to 10 years now. im also skilled in polishing aluminum which i hate, boats, and so on. ive pretty much polished everything from nascar toy haulers, rv's, boats, yahts, cars, motor cycles.....and the list goes on. i buff my truck in the spring every year and ride out the winter. wax i dont care what any company says last about 3 weeks to a month, not 6 months. and unless your gonna sit out there once a month waxing your car it dont matter. i make it pretty in the spring, and let it turn to shish all winter.
I use a griots polisher and product. Really like the polisher. Their product is nice just a little stubborn to remove
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Post by: MuleySniper on August 29, 2012, 11:07:50 PM
I haven't washed my truck in years. But to each their own...
You ladies have fun with your dainty little waxes and polishes. Why not treat yourself to a manicure while you are at it?? :hello:
Yeah if I drove my grandmas old chevy love I wouldn't bother washing it either
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Post by: jrebel on August 30, 2012, 07:55:21 AM
Post by: 206 on August 30, 2012, 08:35:33 AM
You guys are hilarious!!! :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
No kidding.
Like minds............
I always thought my sage brush pin stripes were cool.
Post by: boneaddict on August 30, 2012, 08:44:27 AM
I had my truck for less then a week before someone shot it with a shotgun over by the potholes. I have pokidots AND stripes.
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 30, 2012, 09:47:18 AM
hit me up with a pm when your ready! im am a certified polisher. sounds funny i know but i have done a lot of training classes to get certified and went to a "special school in pa" to get it, worked with Meguiar's training on how to use their products, ive trained with griots to use their products, which are really expensive but if you follow their procedure it works really well. ive also been polishing cars for close to 10 years now. im also skilled in polishing aluminum which i hate, boats, and so on. ive pretty much polished everything from nascar toy haulers, rv's, boats, yahts, cars, motor cycles.....and the list goes on. i buff my truck in the spring every year and ride out the winter. wax i dont care what any company says last about 3 weeks to a month, not 6 months. and unless your gonna sit out there once a month waxing your car it dont matter. i make it pretty in the spring, and let it turn to shish all winter.
I am sending you a PM after my hunt :chuckle:
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 30, 2012, 09:49:08 AM
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 30, 2012, 10:24:07 AM
:tup: :tup: :tup: :drool: :drool: :drool: yeah that's what i'm talking about. Now that looks like a beauty right there that I would definitely buy in a heartbeat. If i seen a for sale sign on that I would've bought it in a heatbeat.
I sold it to Bob Hall, he had it on the lot for three or four days and someone bought it. :chuckle: :chuckle: I did ok on it. :chuckle:
Post by: PlateauNDN on August 30, 2012, 10:28:28 AM
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Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 30, 2012, 11:20:19 AM
Took my new truck with 2000 miles on it to our catfish trip this year and the truck and boat looked like this. 1000 to have the truck done 1500 for boat and trailer sent stuff into the state Still waiting.
wouldn't have had to worry about the trailer rusting out anytime soon....The Chevy on the other hand.... :chuckle:
Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 30, 2012, 11:24:42 AM
A lady saw me to it and insisted she be allowed to also drive on it. She hauled ass up the road in her little convertable Mercedes. I laughed my ass off as she thought going fast was the answer to getting out of it.
Saw her at the grocery store a day later with tar all up the side of her Silver 350 convertable....they told her not to...she insisted.. lol..
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 30, 2012, 11:28:45 AM
Took my new truck with 2000 miles on it to our catfish trip this year and the truck and boat looked like this. 1000 to have the truck done 1500 for boat and trailer sent stuff into the state Still waiting.
:yike: :yike: :yike: Now, that would piss me off!
Post by: Alchase on August 30, 2012, 11:34:40 AM
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on August 30, 2012, 06:09:23 PM
Post by: MuleySniper on August 30, 2012, 06:21:41 PM
MS
Post by: Kowsrule30 on August 30, 2012, 06:42:12 PM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
It's a truck.... I don't live in it.... And it's my work horse..... (we do have 4 trucks though) To be honest my house and shop are pretty nice.... Well maintaned and kept up..... Trucks are "taken care of"....... Pretty well in road worthy type I guess I would say....... Don't drive any of our cars on the road much.... (60's-70's GM's) The gas milage is way better in the trucks.... And very comparable to the rollbacks....
Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 30, 2012, 07:01:57 PM
You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
Depends on items. For something like a house/lawn, mostly try to keep it nice (unless trying to annoy neighbors). But a truck...haven't washed it in years. I will wash underneath it and wash the engine when working on it, but I focus vehicle energy on keeping it working like I like, dents/scratches won't keep me out of the woods.
Cars, different story--wash/wax a lot. But they aren't really used off the pavement.
Guns--I like stainless/synthetic. Can assemble them before the season, and when season is over, disassemble and clean them. If not stainless--just take steel wool to it to clean off the rust--I don't mind if the bluing is shot as long as it shoots where I want it to.
Post by: runningboard on August 30, 2012, 07:17:32 PM
for myself I used to own a beautiful early F-250 and spazzed on my wife when she brought it home all scratched up. sold it and bought a older Dodge 12 valve Cummins and we even call it "big-ugly" I wash it when it gets bloody to be PC for the nonhunters but otherwise it only gets washed when the dust and mud prevent me from seeing out of it.
had friend who drove his custom-painted OLD Studebaker to a ballgame on under construction road and got mud all over it, he was unconcerned and just told the kids looking at it not to touch the mud as he would "float" it off later. use lots of water first before touching it with wash cloth/brush/whatever, and don't let kids write "wash me" in the dirt since that will scratch it too.
Post by: Bean Counter on August 30, 2012, 08:11:22 PM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
Very good question, MS. I held out in denial a long time before I sold my newer one and bought the older one. I care about keeping some things nice. Family heirlooms, firearms, optics--things I know will last the rest of my life. But the truck is a depreciating asset. Even if you NEVER drive it, it will loose value, and still degrade. Besides, who wants to park at the far end of the parking lot at Safeway just because you're afraid of a door ding? Door dings, punk kids keying, and rock chips are a dammed fact of life--even if YOU are careful. It is so much more freeing of stress (which I have too much of already) to buy a cheaper truck, not get too bent out of shape when it takes on a new character scratch, and have the cash on hand to replace it when the time comes. I still polish my truck and vacuum the interior. But I don't have to go ape sh*t because the wind blew a shopping cart into the tailgate or my two year old spilled x, y, or z mystery liquid on the back seat.
Besides, even if I were lucky and careful and nothing ever went wrong with it, its still a bad financial investment to buy a newer vehicle. I'm looking at anywhere from $200-800 for emissions before next year but even if I have to fix a problem like that every six months, its still far better economics to buy a $5,000 truck than to have a five year loan, shelling out $600 a month.
Post by: Austrian Hunter on August 30, 2012, 08:39:22 PM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
I hear ya. I got to this great Country in December 1997. I wish I had $10 back than because I was starving. Within one month I was working on Fort Lewis, making pizza for our GI's. Today I am a CEO of a company and believe me, all I have I worked for. So I am very touchy about my stuff. House, car and everything else I worked for.
Post by: Alpine Mojo on August 30, 2012, 09:22:00 PM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
No one said "who cares". Some just understand what trucks are designed to do. If you want a showpiece, buy a car and take it out on sunny days.
Post by: MuleySniper on August 30, 2012, 09:31:53 PM
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Post by: 6x6in6 on August 30, 2012, 10:03:16 PM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
No one said "who cares". Some just understand what trucks are designed to do. If you want a showpiece, buy a car and take it out on sunny days.
:chuckle:
Car on the left, truck on the right.
Post by: Johnb317 on August 31, 2012, 08:13:27 AM
So my wife lets me use her rig when I go hunting.... (No we bought it used for a good price)
Great for duck and pheasant hunting.... worked out well last year for Elk too!
RX 330 26 mpg on the open road too.
Post by: PlateauNDN on August 31, 2012, 08:21:57 AM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
No one said "who cares". Some just understand what trucks are designed to do. If you want a showpiece, buy a car and take it out on sunny days.
:chuckle:
Car on the left, truck on the right.
:yeah: Got a workhorse (my truck) and a showpony (wifes), obviously the pony is the wife's. Not that I don't care either, I'm not being reckless with it just love to keep it dirty on the outside and decent on the inside.
Post by: 6x6in6 on August 31, 2012, 08:59:25 AM
:chuckle:So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
No one said "who cares". Some just understand what trucks are designed to do. If you want a showpiece, buy a car and take it out on sunny days.
:chuckle:
Car on the left, truck on the right.
:yeah: Got a workhorse (my truck) and a showpony (wifes), obviously the pony is the wife's. Not that I don't care either, I'm not being reckless with it just love to keep it dirty on the outside and decent on the inside.
Technically, the "car" is hers. The truck is mine. At least that's what the titles say. In this state, they are mostly both hers though. :chuckle:
Post by: Johnb317 on August 31, 2012, 09:07:42 AM
Happy wife, happy man
Post by: copasj on August 31, 2012, 09:09:09 AM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
Cars/Trucks will always depreciate and things will always happen. Be it rocks on the freeway or being clipped by a drunk drivers mirror or rear ended at a stoplight. All those have happened to my truck. But as long as it doesn't rust out and it still runs good I couldn't care less if it was pretty. Especially when I can put the money saved into something useful, like more ammo to feed the guns.;D
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Post by: Miles on August 31, 2012, 09:16:27 AM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
Cars/Trucks will always depreciate and things will always happen.
Please find me a 66 chevelle that's in running order and cheaper than the day it rolled off the lot. :)
Post by: toothfangclaw on August 31, 2012, 09:43:05 AM
So myself I don't come from a rich family so everything I have I worked for and bought myself. I like to keep stuff "nice" not necessarily perfect. I plan on keeping a lot of my things for a long time and then perhaps if and when I decide to sell, its been well taken care of so I generally get a nice return for it. My last toyota tacoma I drove for 5 or 6 years. Took great care of it and sold it for about three grand less than I paid for it. You guys with the "who cares" mentality, do you speak the same when it comes to other belongings? Your home? Guns? etc.? Just curious.
MS
Cars/Trucks will always depreciate and things will always happen.
Please find me a 66 chevelle that's in running order and cheaper than the day it rolled off the lot. :)
Well adjusted for inflation. You can buy a pretty decent 66 chevelle for $19,000. :tup: ;)