Never remove camper?
I've got the call up to run the local school car pool and the Truck just doesn't hold enough kids to get the job done. I'm considering two options get a suburban and a tent trailer or leave camper on...
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Eric&Lisa wrote:I absolutely agree with Eric's post. Especially if the truck and/or TC are paid for. Paid for or not, cost a lot of money to to replace. Hard for me to imagine very many miles as a kid shuttle.H2oSprt wrote:
The truck is 10 yeas old 100k miles, runs good but things are starting to need a bit more maintenance. Thoughts?
The cheapest vehicle to drive is the one you already own. Let's say the alternator or water pump goes out. Sure, you drop a few C-notes this month to fix it. But then it is done. Versus a payment where you drop a lot of C-notes every month for the next 60-72 months!
I have no idea your skill set, and I apologize if the following generalization doesn't fit you. Truck camper people tend to be more do-it-yourself types than the Class-A-parked-at-Camping-World types. You can definitely save time & money by doing a lot of the little maintenance yourself. Transmission filter, fuel filter, air filter, belt, etc.
Keep the truck, get it on a TLC maintenance plan, and go camping!
-Eric
How many years and how far to shuttle kids might influence my decision, but I doubt it. Once a month or more, I would use the truck for a store run. I seldom take my TC off. I have left it parked for four months, but only a couple of times. My truck is diesel, 250,000. I have no intention of replacing it. I recently had the transmission rebuilt. I intend to repair or have it repaired as it breaks.
