toast018
02-11-2010, 11:00 AM
Well guys I hate to say it but after alot and I mean alot of consideration, I have sold my XJ. :(
I had started keeping track of my finances for the first time ever, and realized that half a months salary was spent on my Jeep, between the insurance, payment, GAS!!, and constant upkeep. I keep wondering why I never had any money to actually go out on the trails and have fun like I wanted to. It was the whole reason for buying the Turtle Tank. Gas was the main reason. I drive 80 miles a day to work and was averaging 10-13MPG!!! Add in the trips to the grocery store and driving on the weekends and before I knew it I would spend $500 - $600 every month on gas.
I knew when I bought the truck it wouldnt get more than 16MPG. I never knew it would get as little as 10. But I knew the fun of being offroad again would balance it out. So I did everything I could think of to help increase the mileage. Took off the roof rack, took everything out that I didnt need on my way to work, like the tool box, and other random gear I kept for those just in case situations. Didnt make a difference.
So I decided that I would spread the word I would like to sell the Beast outright or trade for something more economical until I could get on a budget and save up and buy another one outright. This time a cheap stock one and build it myself. Cause as Ive learned from on here and other forums (this was really the only I keep posting to, but as you can tell I dropped off the radar for way to long due to work and other issues that were out of my control) a Jeep is Built not Bought. Cause you never know what shortcuts were taken when the PO did the mods. Could end up costing more to fix an issue that the PO cause cause he was a cheap skate. It will be awhile though because I am having to relocate 1200 miles west for a new job in July. So I had to do something to get the saving account built up before then.
So over this past weekend I got an offer that I could not refuse. I traded the Turtle Tank for (please dont laugh) a 2002 Hyundai Elantra (its economical, practical, cheap to run, stuff doesnt break as often, etc) and get this I got some boot in the deal as well. Almost enough to pay the Jeep completely off! So no more car payment. Now im driving all week and into the weekend on a single fill up, whereas with the jeep I would had to fill up 3 times.
I will miss it in the snow though cause the lil elantra hard as it tries is just to light to even think about making it anywhere when the ground is covered.
I didnt mean for this post to be this long. I will check back in as often as I can cause I like this forum and I like the people. So if anyone is thinking of selling their rig towards the end of the year of early next year let me know cause I know I will want one when I get settled in Colorado.
And sorry I didnt post it on here for sale the trade just kinda happened on the spot. And the guy that bought it lives in the smokies and needs it worse than I do and can stretch her legs more than I was able to!
I had started keeping track of my finances for the first time ever, and realized that half a months salary was spent on my Jeep, between the insurance, payment, GAS!!, and constant upkeep. I keep wondering why I never had any money to actually go out on the trails and have fun like I wanted to. It was the whole reason for buying the Turtle Tank. Gas was the main reason. I drive 80 miles a day to work and was averaging 10-13MPG!!! Add in the trips to the grocery store and driving on the weekends and before I knew it I would spend $500 - $600 every month on gas.
I knew when I bought the truck it wouldnt get more than 16MPG. I never knew it would get as little as 10. But I knew the fun of being offroad again would balance it out. So I did everything I could think of to help increase the mileage. Took off the roof rack, took everything out that I didnt need on my way to work, like the tool box, and other random gear I kept for those just in case situations. Didnt make a difference.
So I decided that I would spread the word I would like to sell the Beast outright or trade for something more economical until I could get on a budget and save up and buy another one outright. This time a cheap stock one and build it myself. Cause as Ive learned from on here and other forums (this was really the only I keep posting to, but as you can tell I dropped off the radar for way to long due to work and other issues that were out of my control) a Jeep is Built not Bought. Cause you never know what shortcuts were taken when the PO did the mods. Could end up costing more to fix an issue that the PO cause cause he was a cheap skate. It will be awhile though because I am having to relocate 1200 miles west for a new job in July. So I had to do something to get the saving account built up before then.
So over this past weekend I got an offer that I could not refuse. I traded the Turtle Tank for (please dont laugh) a 2002 Hyundai Elantra (its economical, practical, cheap to run, stuff doesnt break as often, etc) and get this I got some boot in the deal as well. Almost enough to pay the Jeep completely off! So no more car payment. Now im driving all week and into the weekend on a single fill up, whereas with the jeep I would had to fill up 3 times.
I will miss it in the snow though cause the lil elantra hard as it tries is just to light to even think about making it anywhere when the ground is covered.
I didnt mean for this post to be this long. I will check back in as often as I can cause I like this forum and I like the people. So if anyone is thinking of selling their rig towards the end of the year of early next year let me know cause I know I will want one when I get settled in Colorado.
And sorry I didnt post it on here for sale the trade just kinda happened on the spot. And the guy that bought it lives in the smokies and needs it worse than I do and can stretch her legs more than I was able to!