new truck cost!!
Today, I spied a brand new Ford F-150 Eco Boost 4 door for sale at Costco. The MSRP was $56,000. WOW! I didn't realize the costs had risen that much since I shopped in 2010. I can picture myself in my...
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mkirsch wrote:
I hear that same sentiment, "I bet it won't be around in 20 years like my good old such-and-such," all the time with many different things.
Someone said that about your 1997 CTD Ram. It's got a computer or two in it, not to mention it probably has just about every luxury doodad you could get in 1997, because $40K bought you a LOT of truck in 1997. Bet the power windows still work.
Yes it is a Laramie and the power door locks and windows work :-)
Yes, I can say the same about our Kitchenaid washer and dryer. 23 years on and still banging away! Our repairman said hang on to them because the new ones last 6 to 8 years. When a major and expensive component goes, it's not worth fixing. Hey, gotta keep the Chinese economy going so they can have cash so our government can borrow it from them to pay for our food stamps :-(
