Pete's Log: truck-o-rama
Entry #628, (Life in General)(posted when I was 22 years old.)
I'm scaring myself. I've begun seriously looking into purchasing a truck. And when I say truck, I mean a real truck. So the basic requirements are: manual transmission, big enough bed, 4 wheel drive. Brand of choice: chevrolet. I'm slightly biased towards chevy, because a chevy truck saved my life once in high school. Well, maybe it didn't save it, but seeing how the other car got totaled, I'm gonna assume that having a big chevy truck definitely didn't hurt.
So I've found something I could definitely live with: Chevy Silverado 1500 regular cab. The base model looks good enough: 4WD, 8 foot box, 133" wheel base, Vortec 4300 V6 engine, 5 speed manual transmission. With no fancy features that's about 19K new. Can add A/C for another $800. I think I'll look around at other options, maybe even visit some dealers. Then talk with parents over break...
Pete with a nice big truck. A scary thought. I like it. Transportation beyond just my bike would definitely not be a bad thing. And a truck should last me a good while. Also need to look into insurance costs. hmmmm.