A lot to be said for an old truck

[fabsroman]

Originally Posted by skeet

oh Fabs..you just keep 'em for so long cause you're cheap......Awww heck....me too!!

Yep, I am cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Crazy thing is, when I buy something nice, I buy it to keep it. I still have my 1989 Mustang GT from my high school years with 33,000 miles on it. Still have the 2003 F350. Meanwhile, people I know go through cars like water and don't have a pot to piss in. I've been shooting the same SBE for something like 12 to 13 years now and it is still killing birds. I've been using the same 682 Gold E for 9 years now and the same 391 Teknys for 8 years now. My 682 Super Trap is 19 years old.

Don't get me wrong. I drop some serious coin on stuff (e.g., guns, bikes, and trucks/cars), but I expect those things to last for quite a while and not break in a couple years time or become obsolete next year, as hard as Ford, Beretta, and Colnago try to make everything obsolete by the next model year. I just try not to buy the marketing hype. Didn't buy any of the "new" short magnums and ultra magnums either.

My siblings and in-laws from all sides agree that I am cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, but if you think I am cheep you should meet my wife.

You have to wonder how this entire recession would have gone if more people were cheep like you and me.