Worst vehicle decision

[Alan]

Let's hear about vehicle regrets.

Did you sell your reliable hunting truck?
Buy something that looked good but couldn't handle trails?
Trade in something you wish you kept?

Share your mistakes so others can learn. We've all made bad calls, what's yours?

 

[Jesse]

I regret selling my 2004 Dodge Ram. It looked amazing but it couldn't handle off-road like my old Jeep. I learned my lesson: don't only go by looks when choosing a truck.

 

[Billinthedesert]

After struggling to park the thing every time I went to the grocery store, I traded my 2015 F-150 crewcab with the 2.7 Ecoboost for a sensible new 2018 Subaru Forester. I loved the gas mileage and handling of the little fella, but hated sitting down near the road surface like the common people, having had nothing but trucks for the previous 20 years. I started having my doubts when I felt an urge to wear Hush Puppies and look for quilt shows, but the first time I needed a couple of 10-foot 2X6s and could barely get them home, I traded it for a 2018 Ram Tradesman crewcab. I now have 119,000 on this rig.

 

[Howard]

After struggling to park the thing every time I went to the grocery store, I traded my 2015 F-150 crewcab with the 2.7 Ecoboost for a sensible new 2018 Subaru Forester. I loved the gas mileage and handling of the little fella, but hated sitting down near the road surface like the common people, having had nothing but trucks for the previous 20 years. I started having my doubts when I felt an urge to wear Hush Puppies and look for quilt shows, but the first time I needed a couple of 10-foot 2X6s and could barely get them home, I traded it for a 2018 Ram Tradesman crewcab. I now have 119,000 on this rig.

I have 283,000 on my Chevy Express 3500 with the 5.7 L V8. Bought it new and at the first oil change I changed the oil, trans fluid, and rear in lube to amsoil. Have change the oil religiously every 10K. I've replaced a lot of the boltons, water pump, fuel pump, altrernator, power steering lines, but the drive train is solid as the day I bought it. Made sure it was greased every oil change. Amsoil if the bomb.

As to mistakes, a couple:

-An Opel I bought worn out. In 6 weeks I changed EVERYTHING including engine, transmission, you name it, I changed it. then going down hill in a fog, someone hitme, totaled it. The insurance co. called it contributary negligence and refused to pay.

-A Fiat stationwagon. Renamed it the Fiasco, I'd best stop there...

 

[Billinthedesert]

Howard, I'll bet not many here have even heard of an Opel. When I was a grasshopper in Tacoma, Washington, our next-door neighbor's wife drove a little sea-green Kadett that she kept in immaculate condition.

 

[Silvertip1]

"Howard, I'll bet not many here have even heard of an Opel"

When I lived in Switzerland;and I had an Opel GT which was a 2 seater sports car and looked like a mini Corvette; I traveled around Europe in it, and it performed quite well. The only drawback was packing for a trip...it didn't have much space for luggage.