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Old 01-16-2008
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any advice?

i recently sold my house n the money i got should i pay off my ranger or buy lift, wheels, tires, spray on bed liner, new sound system, headlights, fix the things that need fixin, ect. ect.? or trade in my ranger and buy a new vehicle and just pay that off? not sure what new vehicle id get yet, gotta find a good deal on something.. i was looking at jeep wranglers but ive heard bad things bout them in the snow, tend to fishtail very easy?

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anyone there??
 
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Pay the truck off.. in the long run youll save mor emoney :-)
 
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Hold onto your cash! Use the "other guy's dough"!

IMO, if the vehicle is running good, keep it. Gradually make your mods, over time. You'll feel better about your truck and won't be tempted to buy "new".
Your probably at the end of your loan so paying it off right now is not going to save you that much, unless you plan on cancelling your full coverage, insurance. If you eventually get the urge and just have to have another truck, sell yours first, then buy a used 1 or 2 year old american truck, from a private owner. You'll save big, on the price and depreciation. If you can get a good interest rate on the next truck, get it, if you can't get a good interest rate, then pay cash That's not how I did it when I was young, but that's what I "should've" done!
 
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Put that money back into realestate! Cars loose value. Property gains value.

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pay the truck off. u dont have to make payments on mods.
 
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im gunna sell my truck n buy a subaru impreza.. i think the trucks starting to have problems, its recently started to whistle and i can hear something in the front left wheel rubbing or grinding idk, n it hesitates a few seconds in between first and 2nd gear.. and just today the abs light came on and i didnt really do anything to make it come on. i only drove a block when it came on... so im gunna pay cash for a 2004 subaru impreza wrx if i can find 1 round here.. that will be better than my lame ranger..
 
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that will be better than my lame ranger..
harsh.
 
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Ouch.. Lame ranger. I have a friend with a wrx and he loves it they are fun cars and there is a lot you can do to mod them. I say if your going to do it though go big and do the STI they are way nicer inside and out every detail is covered on them. Do it right man STI is the answer
 
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So you sold your house and you have extra $$$. Where are you living now, don't you need to pay rent or a house payment? Maybe I missed something....
 
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im thinking the same thing bryan
 
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