Why not doing your own repairs will make you go bankrupt.

Sounds about right. My first truck was a 1977 Freightliner that I paid 47k for.
And it was loaded…..it had a am/fm eight track radio!

 

Replaced the leveling valve on my trailer today, well technically did it twice because I put it in upside down the first time

was about a 4 beer project

 

How? How much fuel will I save doing my work. I understand this could matter to others. But how will it help me. Geez that's about my fuel budget for the year at 6-7mpg.

When we get to 14 mpg doing the same work. I will upgrade.

 

Matter of fact, I've contemplated building another truck, replacement and using a BC, just because I grew up in them. Slobbery cold blooded hot rod would be way less economical than my series 60. But mathematically it doesn't change my bottom line much.

 

The simplest things sometimes take the longest

 

I think my number is pretty close, but im going to need someone to walk off the first 50% of the cost

 

220k? That works out to a hair over 600 miles a day for 365 days.

 

Must have drank the beer first. Lol.

 

My daily is a 01 suburban 5.3v8

210k miles with everything working, it’s the shizz. Prior to that was 95 Cherokee straight 6, was the shizz, prior to that was 97 Corolla, was the ultra shizz. Can’t beat the comfort of cloth seats either

next daily car I’m looking for to rebuild is a Volvo 240

 

Those old toyotas were great, only way to kill them was to run them out of oil. Everything would fall off and theyd still go rolling along.