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Originally Posted by peterbo3
G'Day Matt,
I drive a Toyota Landcruiser. Been driving them for 10 years. V8 & big. You have em in the US. When we did our big road trip around the States last year, the first hire car was a brand new Hyundai Sonata. I had great difficulty adapting to a small car. It was cramped & not super comfortable. We put "stuff" on the back seats but there was not a lot of room there for people.
In Boston we were upgraded to an Impala. Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Bigger IS better. Seemed to be huge after the Sonata although the Chevy is only about six inches longer & three wider.
You sell the big truck & you will hate yourself. Fuel is the cheapest part of car ownership because you only use it when the car is taking you someplace. As opposed to depreciation, insurance, registration & interest which are standing charges that occur regardless of vehicle use. Plus you have "client factor" & the vehicle is a business deduction.
You can save money by changing your driving habits slightly. Ease away from the lights, travel at 50 instead of 60, etc.
KEEP THE BIG TRUCK!!!
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Peter,
I agree and this is kind of the way I was leaning. It's just my business Busy Season is about over & although I have had a good year so far, i was hoping for better. So I was trying to find ways to "save some money."
Matt