Well, I mentioned that I got out of the Camaro, and into an automatic. Well on October 18th I cut a deal using my Camaro as a trade-in.
I was between the Toyota Tacoma and the Ford Raptor. Practicality vs what I really wanted.
Against my better judgement, I went with the Raptor as my family/friends were convinced that I would regret settling on the more practical choice in the long run.
Anyways, I'll have to tip my schedule more in favor of working to recoup some finances in light of this decision but it is done and I am glad it's over with. And pretty happy to be back in a truck and out of the Camaro.
I absolutely love the truck ! It's way bigger in every way, but due to the increased visibility I find it is a lot easier to manage than the Camaro was. I feel safer, and I am not wasting it by leaving it locked up in the garage everytime it's cold or rainy outside.
Infact.. It won't even fit in our garage! So it's outside next to our other truck.
I've been driving it daily to do everything, feel a lot safer, and don't feel that I have lost ANY of the fun factor that came with the Camaro... Infact I am having a lot more fun having rid myself of the restrictions.
Mileage currently is about the same as the Camaro was before I had broken it in.... so I expect that mileage will increase a little bit. And be around the same or slightlyyy worse than the Camaro was.
On the bright side, I have the option of using 87 octane or premium rather than being restricted to 91-94 octane (as in the camaro)
My insurance should drop by about 600 dollars per year compared with the Camaro... However that was with the Camaro only insured as a pleasure vehicle... Whereas the Raptor is ensured as my work/school everything in between vehicle...
So better coverage, less restrictions, and less cost.
Of course it will be a few years before my savings add up to make up for the hit I took on the Camaro.... But I am going to get a LOT more use out of this and now I can tug my Ruckus out on camping trips
all around super happy with the vehicle choice. It's a much better fit for me than the Camaro was.. Loved the car but it was a PITA.
My couple complaints with my purchase..... I managed to over look a paint bubble which I mentioned in the "Exterior" section... So I had already driven the truck home by the time I noticed this.... The other complaint was another fault on my behalf.. I over looked that the new contract we had drawn up had incorrectly listed the mileage at 10km rather than the 100+km that was on the previous contract.
The truck had about 120km upon delivery... Not sure if this effects me much...
The paint is the issue I am most concerned about though.. So looking into how I can find out if this was damaged and repaired by the dealer or if it came out of the factory through all of the quality assurance checks... this way...
And wondering... if I can get my warranty work done privately or if it has to be done thru a Ford dealership....
Anyways without further adieu...
