Considering getting rid of my current daily:
Background: I drive 25-30 miles a day total. I currently drive a fwd GM sedan. My wife's parents gifted it to her. She drives my Yukon Denali (funny how that trade worked ).
Car books about $5k. Since her parents bought it barely used, they have complained about a front end vibration (about 100k miles ago). Car has 133k miles. I have replaced rotors twice, turned once, calipers, brake hoses, 3 wheel bearings all on the front, 1 new axle shaft, new struts, new shocks. I can hide the vibration from anywhere between 500 and 5000 miles, but it always comes back. It is back again and frankly it pisses me off. I'm driving my LJ and Duramax to work likely for the foreseeable future to avoid the annoyance. I have also taken this to a shop once or twice and get "yeah we see what you're saying but all we could do is replace parts" - yeah I've been doing that.
Body is starting to rust some, I have oil sprayed it, it's not at jeopardy of rusting out, but I don't like rust.
I am considering offing it and picking up something with 4wd (I have called off in the past on a snowy day because my Duramax or LJ will not see the salt). I really don't have a huge preference to what. Ideally, $10k or so, 100k miles. Considering an early 2000's 1500 regular cab truck. Work truck is fine. I don't mind occasionally having to work on something and feel confident doing about any work on a vehicle (though I really don't feel like rebuilding a motor or something on a daily driver). Stipulation is it has to ride pretty decent.
I can go out and buy something brand new, but the fact is I don't want payments.
If you had to look for something fitting that description, what would you look at? I know the budget is low, but I also know prices are really coming down.
Background: I drive 25-30 miles a day total. I currently drive a fwd GM sedan. My wife's parents gifted it to her. She drives my Yukon Denali (funny how that trade worked ).
Car books about $5k. Since her parents bought it barely used, they have complained about a front end vibration (about 100k miles ago). Car has 133k miles. I have replaced rotors twice, turned once, calipers, brake hoses, 3 wheel bearings all on the front, 1 new axle shaft, new struts, new shocks. I can hide the vibration from anywhere between 500 and 5000 miles, but it always comes back. It is back again and frankly it pisses me off. I'm driving my LJ and Duramax to work likely for the foreseeable future to avoid the annoyance. I have also taken this to a shop once or twice and get "yeah we see what you're saying but all we could do is replace parts" - yeah I've been doing that.
Body is starting to rust some, I have oil sprayed it, it's not at jeopardy of rusting out, but I don't like rust.
I am considering offing it and picking up something with 4wd (I have called off in the past on a snowy day because my Duramax or LJ will not see the salt). I really don't have a huge preference to what. Ideally, $10k or so, 100k miles. Considering an early 2000's 1500 regular cab truck. Work truck is fine. I don't mind occasionally having to work on something and feel confident doing about any work on a vehicle (though I really don't feel like rebuilding a motor or something on a daily driver). Stipulation is it has to ride pretty decent.
I can go out and buy something brand new, but the fact is I don't want payments.
If you had to look for something fitting that description, what would you look at? I know the budget is low, but I also know prices are really coming down.