there goes my truck on the wrecker.....update, its fixed

scrapchick · 08-12-2008, 11:26 PM

I got one helluva deal on a truck! woohoo! Its a 2000 Chevy Silverado 2500, 3/4 ton, Triton V8, power everything, super clean, 8' bed (the camper shell will go when I have the gooseneck hitch put in), and only 50,000 miles. Some little old guy drove it around town and traded it in the other day for a little car. Bennie's buddy called about 5 minutes after the truck arrived and he hid it for me.

I have driven little 4 cylinder cars forever. One,

POWER!! yipes, jumping out into traffic was a treat! Two, its L-O-N-G but I didnt run over any curbs coming home.
I'm quite proud of my new truck and have been driving around all night.

yay!

Red Gate Farm · 08-12-2008, 11:29 PM

Congrats on your new truck!

scrapchick · 08-12-2008, 11:42 PM

Thanks! I'm excited!! I can't sleep....

hawk · 08-12-2008, 11:42 PM

Congrats on your new baby!

Now, a V8

I can only imagine how much gas that thing must bite just to fill it up, unless you have money and it doesn't affect you

....

anyways, have fun and drive safely!

thumpersgirl · 08-12-2008, 11:44 PM

Congrats! Nice looking truck. I can 'hear' your excitement in your post.

scrapchick · 08-12-2008, 11:45 PM

well luckily I still have my Beetle. I put $25.00 of gas (at $3.45) and it moved from a quarter tank to ALMOST a half tank. eek. The dealership is going to fill it up for me tomorrow. I have a 6-mile commute, so even if I do drive it, it wont kill me.

And, I paid $10,500 for the truck. Cant go wrong.....!!

RenosGirl · 08-12-2008, 11:52 PM

wow what a great steal you got for that!

scrapchick · 08-12-2008, 11:55 PM

it gets better. my mom stopped driving and gave me her car, a 2005 ford focus with 35000 miles. i traded it in and they gave me 7000., so i actually only paid $3500. for the truck. it was a good day!!

**seerfarm** · 08-13-2008, 06:15 AM

WooHoo....nice ride and yep, you certainly got a great deal.

Welcome to the V - 8 power feel!

Slim Pikkens · 08-13-2008, 06:29 AM

The good things in your life seem to be on an upward swing-so glad for you. Enjoy to the max.

HorseLVR · 08-13-2008, 06:30 AM

VERY nice truck!!!! Congrats!!

scrapchick · 08-13-2008, 07:40 AM

I was awake at 4 this morning.

I got to work way early so I could find a parking spot that I could get the big long thing in and out of.

I am reverse-challenged so this weekend Bennie is going to hook a little trailer to a riding mower and set up cones in his parking lot so I can learn to back up.

I can barely back the Beetle, but I actually did pretty good in the truck last night. We will see how it goes once I try with the trailer, which will be lots of practice before I drive the whole thing with Miss Cleo in tow....

thumpersgirl · 08-13-2008, 10:36 AM

ScrapChick, my Mom has a truck like that except hers is the short box. . . whenever we have to haul a horse, I'm terrified that I'll run something over. It takes some getting used to. I still can't back up good though.

cascy · 08-13-2008, 10:40 AM

*runs to start packing while chanting... There's no place like home, There's no place like home*

I'm on my way!

Nice truck scrappy! I'm definetly jealous!

Gotta Love Duns · 08-13-2008, 10:41 AM

Congrats that is a beautiful truck!!

Crookedblaze · 08-13-2008, 10:44 AM

Ohh nice truck! Congrats!

cameo05 · 08-13-2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cascy

*runs to start packing while chanting... There's no place like home, There's no place like home*

I'm on my way!

Nice truck scrappy! I'm definetly jealous!

That is great Cascy

: laughing6:

Great truck Scrappy.

reiningfan · 08-13-2008, 11:43 AM

Good deal you got there.
I'm a Dodge girl myself

, but at least you'll have something to pull with.

Horselessnomore · 08-13-2008, 11:44 AM

Congratulations on your truck purchase -- on another note we have a Ford 350 1 ton dually -- it

to have to fill it up (has 2 gas tanks), but we only use it for hauling the trailer so it gets to sit and enjoy it's leisure time most of the time

. We drive our more economical Kia Rio most of the time.
Good luck with the backing up thing -- I still won't back the truck & trailer up (or drive it for that matter).

Thunderz Gurlz · 08-13-2008, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapchick

I was awake at 4 this morning.

I got to work way early so I could find a parking spot that I could get the big long thing in and out of.

I am reverse-challenged so this weekend Bennie is going to hook a little trailer to a riding mower and set up cones in his parking lot so I can learn to back up.

I can barely back the Beetle, but I actually did pretty good in the truck last night. We will see how it goes once I try with the trailer, which will be lots of practice before I drive the whole thing with Miss Cleo in tow....

Reminds my self to stay out of Missouri for awhile. lol

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08-12-2008, 11:26 PM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,727	there goes my truck on the wrecker.....update, its fixed I got one helluva deal on a truck! woohoo! Its a 2000 Chevy Silverado 2500, 3/4 ton, Triton V8, power everything, super clean, 8' bed (the camper shell will go when I have the gooseneck hitch put in), and only 50,000 miles. Some little old guy drove it around town and traded it in the other day for a little car. Bennie's buddy called about 5 minutes after the truck arrived and he hid it for me. I have driven little 4 cylinder cars forever. One, POWER!! yipes, jumping out into traffic was a treat! Two, its L-O-N-G but I didnt run over any curbs coming home. I'm quite proud of my new truck and have been driving around all night. yay! __________________ Better living through chemistry. Last edited by scrapchick : 08-20-2008 at 01:57 PM.

08-12-2008, 11:29 PM
Red Gate Farm Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 980	Congrats on your new truck! __________________ Wendi "Humans is sneaky" - Scotty

08-12-2008, 11:42 PM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,727	Thanks! I'm excited!! I can't sleep.... __________________ Better living through chemistry.

08-12-2008, 11:42 PM
hawk Halter broke Join Date: May 2008 Location: brampton Posts: 154	Congrats on your new baby! Now, a V8 I can only imagine how much gas that thing must bite just to fill it up, unless you have money and it doesn't affect you .... anyways, have fun and drive safely!

08-12-2008, 11:44 PM
thumpersgirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,377	Congrats! Nice looking truck. I can 'hear' your excitement in your post. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.

08-12-2008, 11:45 PM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,727	well luckily I still have my Beetle. I put $25.00 of gas (at $3.45) and it moved from a quarter tank to ALMOST a half tank. eek. The dealership is going to fill it up for me tomorrow. I have a 6-mile commute, so even if I do drive it, it wont kill me. And, I paid $10,500 for the truck. Cant go wrong.....!! __________________ Better living through chemistry.

08-12-2008, 11:52 PM
RenosGirl Weanling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 487	wow what a great steal you got for that! __________________ Go and love your babies today, and everyday...you never know when it could be the last time.

08-12-2008, 11:55 PM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,727	it gets better. my mom stopped driving and gave me her car, a 2005 ford focus with 35000 miles. i traded it in and they gave me 7000., so i actually only paid $3500. for the truck. it was a good day!! __________________ Better living through chemistry.

08-13-2008, 06:15 AM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,710	WooHoo....nice ride and yep, you certainly got a great deal. Welcome to the V - 8 power feel! __________________ "To know the road ahead, ask those coming back".

08-13-2008, 06:29 AM
Slim Pikkens Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,932	The good things in your life seem to be on an upward swing-so glad for you. Enjoy to the max.

08-13-2008, 10:41 AM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,806	Congrats that is a beautiful truck!! __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

08-13-2008, 06:30 AM
HorseLVR Yearling Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Robertsdale,Alabama Posts: 638	VERY nice truck!!!! Congrats!!

08-13-2008, 07:40 AM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,727	I was awake at 4 this morning. I got to work way early so I could find a parking spot that I could get the big long thing in and out of. I am reverse-challenged so this weekend Bennie is going to hook a little trailer to a riding mower and set up cones in his parking lot so I can learn to back up. I can barely back the Beetle, but I actually did pretty good in the truck last night. We will see how it goes once I try with the trailer, which will be lots of practice before I drive the whole thing with Miss Cleo in tow.... __________________ Better living through chemistry.

08-13-2008, 10:36 AM
thumpersgirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,377	ScrapChick, my Mom has a truck like that except hers is the short box. . . whenever we have to haul a horse, I'm terrified that I'll run something over. It takes some getting used to. I still can't back up good though. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.

08-13-2008, 10:40 AM
cascy Kid Safe Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 6,007	runs to start packing while chanting... There's no place like home, There's no place like home I'm on my way! Nice truck scrappy! I'm definetly jealous! __________________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

08-13-2008, 10:44 AM
Crookedblaze Started Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,359	Ohh nice truck! Congrats! __________________ Owned by Rocketman, a 17 year old AQHA and Stormy, a 10 year old Peruvian Paso x Arab

08-13-2008, 11:43 AM
reiningfan Yearling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western Manitoba, Canada Posts: 516	Good deal you got there. I'm a Dodge girl myself , but at least you'll have something to pull with.

08-13-2008, 11:44 AM
Horselessnomore Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,343	Congratulations on your truck purchase -- on another note we have a Ford 350 1 ton dually -- it to have to fill it up (has 2 gas tanks), but we only use it for hauling the trailer so it gets to sit and enjoy it's leisure time most of the time . We drive our more economical Kia Rio most of the time. Good luck with the backing up thing -- I still won't back the truck & trailer up (or drive it for that matter).