Using 70s/80's MDT as camper+4x4 hauler?
I currently have an '05 Ram 1500 2WD quad cab short bed truck, with the Hemi and factory tow package. As is so common, when I bought the truck, I didn't forsee my future needs, thus it doesn't really...
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Part of the reason for going down this road is cost, namely acquisition cost. I just flat don't have 20K in the budget right now for a new truck. Even if I were to sell the current Dodge, it wouldn't get me much closer, as it's been used as a truck quite a bit, and has taken some body damage off road here in the Arizona desert. It's still a plenty solid truck mechanically, but I honestly would be astounded if I got $5,000 out of it if I were to sell it. Realistically would likely be closer to $3,000.
I really don't like the idea of taking out another loan for a truck, especially for something that's going to be sitting far more often than it will be driven. Ever since I started driving my Miata as a daily, my Dodge gets driven once or twice a month now. So the thought of having a 10K or 20K loan on such a vehicle doesn't exactly excite me, lol, even more so if I decide a year or two down the road that even a 1 ton dually isn't enough for whatever I get into then.
Some of these older trucks I've been seeing for $2,000-$5,000, which I could easily do right now.
I really don't like the idea of taking out another loan for a truck, especially for something that's going to be sitting far more often than it will be driven. Ever since I started driving my Miata as a daily, my Dodge gets driven once or twice a month now. So the thought of having a 10K or 20K loan on such a vehicle doesn't exactly excite me, lol, even more so if I decide a year or two down the road that even a 1 ton dually isn't enough for whatever I get into then.
Some of these older trucks I've been seeing for $2,000-$5,000, which I could easily do right now.
