I made this poll because I'm curious as to how much you guys spend on your truck vs anything else, with your extra spending money. Does most of your EXTRA cash go to your truck mods? Or are you waiting for the thing to eat itself, and you just buy other things. I'm just wondering, my mom thinks I'm a physco for putting most of my extra money into my truck.


Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

My old junk runs strong and is built solid, although maintenance plays a strong role in upholding such attributes. I didn't have any problems to speak of with the Bronco, not until my annual 3500 mile round trip to North Carolina, naturally.
Twenty miles down the interstate on the way out, the coolant temp gauge pegs out on H. I found ambient temperature to affect this slightly, and could only drive above 70 MPH at night as a consequence. It was quite a long drive. If parked and shut off, boiling coolant quickly overflowed and splashed my sandal-clad feet as I stood nearby. For $195 at my destination, I had the water pump, thermostat and coolant changed. Found out how futile that was, again 20 miles down the interstate on the way home. $215 later, the radiator was changed in an Advance Auto parking lot during a down pouring east coast thunderstorm. Problem solved! I was home free for the remaining 1150 miles!
Then, the vibrations began. Horrible shaking sensations. Imagine driving along at 80 MPH and three of your wheels lose their weights. This was frightening to begin with, and it only grew worse. Fifty miles south of Louisville, KY, I hear something which sounded like an armadillo impact the underbody at 50 MPH. I check the rear view mirror to see what I had killed or lost... nothing. The vibrations receded. I pulled over at the next fuel stop and got to see exactly what a tire looks like without its tread. The driver's rear, to be specific. I made a 'gator! I thought only retreads could do that! I was forced to call in a nearby tow/shop owner, at 0630 on a Sunday morning, to put a used tired on so I could drive home. That was $50.
The shaking returned on the first on-ramp. I stopped in at a Tires Plus nearby to get this addressed. I swore I was about to lose my other three tires, it rode so rough. A worker pointed out, to my horror, egg-sized bulges in the tread patterns of all the remaining tires. After filling my pants and selecting a new set of Dayton Timberline AT meats for $470, I was heading back home once again.

Keep all your rides in decent condition, friends. Don't let neglect burn a hole in your wallet when you least expect it, as it did to me. In this case, one of the previous owners never got the cooling system flushed (radiator plugged with rot and sediment) and likely didn't maintain his tire pressures (severe belt separation). I bought the vehicle for $750 in June, and lost $1000 to catch-ups just two weeks ago.

 

I had to vote "only enough to keep it running" for now money is tight around here lately.



Wiz

"Fear leads to anger;anger leads to hate;hate leads to suffering"........Yoda

http://www.clubfte.com/users/thewiz427/index.html

 

I think it's funny, the people that vote 80% are just doing that because it's too depressing to admit that you really spend all your money after vital expenses on your truck. How do I know about this mentality? It takes one to know one! Hopefully I'll get over it soon, but there's always that last little detail that you just can't wait for.

BTW, Wiz, I like the signature man!

'77 F100, 302 (the aftermarket Prodigy), C4
Cadet Second Lieutenant John F. Daly III
South Carolina Corps of Cadets, The Citadel
The TorqueKing

 

TK, i vote 80% but i live at home with a smaller income. after expensives and gas on the truck not much money is left, and hat is left i spend on mods and stuff

 

I live off the military so every penny goes to one of trucks and I won't be able to buy school books for another month because of this.

 

So far...every penny!

 

I spent my extra money on other things.

A new 4wheeler last febuary. Why? lack of snow.
New tv a few months ago. Why? my old one bit the big one.
Green Day/Blink 182 tickets. (Minneapolis and Milwaukee) Why? I wanted to go.
Jewel tickets. (Duluth and Minneapolis)
About two weeks ago it was No Doubt tickets. Why? I was hard to pass up floor tickets. $130 for three.

Another $200+ for my own "real" web site for a year. (see link below)
Can't forget about the $160(I think) 2002 frontpage software I needed to build that site.