Jclow801
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Hey fellas,
I have seen similar topics on the forum here and can’t remember what category they fell in. But I am throwing this one here.
My wife & I are moving our family and are contemplating what to do with our car situation. We currently have a JTS with the pentastar on 37’s and a 3.5” lift. And a ‘06 Lexus IS250 as our run around. My 2 yr old son was born extremely premature and still has a pretty regular treatment plan at a hospital we are moving 250 miles away from (so 500 mile round trip) We are hoping we can make a trip once a month to facilitate his needs.
We have been kicking around various ideas to keep these trips to the hospital affordable. So here’s a couple scenarios in case any of you have any input…
Keep current Gladiator, pay it off and pony up for the $130/trip cost in fuel. Plus whatever wear it will cause on 37’s and everything else.
Trade this gladiator for an Ecodiesel gladiator and swap all mods and get a bit better fuel economy as long as diesel prices stay below gasoline. I know there’s some drama surrounding the diesel right now with the HPFP and maybe that’s not even an option. There are a few for sale locally but maybe all the new ones have a stop sale? Love this idea but it may not yield the results I am after if the diesel is about $1000 more per year in ownership costs. If the diesel gets 25 mpg highway when I am getting 16 mpg highway now it will still cost $300/yr more to own the diesel. Even considering the savings in fuel.
or trade the gladiator and trade the Lexus for a Pacifica Hybrid or similar hybrid van SUV.
We will have 3 kids soon and my wife is pretty paranoid (as the daughter of a fire chief) about other drivers and getting in accidents. Not to mention the trip can be pretty wintry during the winter months of course. The IS is a great car but has 15x,xxx miles and just wouldn’t be terribly reliable compared to a newer vehicle.
there’s a fair bit of financials that go into this that I can’t think to bore you all with.
I have seen similar topics on the forum here and can’t remember what category they fell in. But I am throwing this one here.
My wife & I are moving our family and are contemplating what to do with our car situation. We currently have a JTS with the pentastar on 37’s and a 3.5” lift. And a ‘06 Lexus IS250 as our run around. My 2 yr old son was born extremely premature and still has a pretty regular treatment plan at a hospital we are moving 250 miles away from (so 500 mile round trip) We are hoping we can make a trip once a month to facilitate his needs.
We have been kicking around various ideas to keep these trips to the hospital affordable. So here’s a couple scenarios in case any of you have any input…
Keep current Gladiator, pay it off and pony up for the $130/trip cost in fuel. Plus whatever wear it will cause on 37’s and everything else.
Trade this gladiator for an Ecodiesel gladiator and swap all mods and get a bit better fuel economy as long as diesel prices stay below gasoline. I know there’s some drama surrounding the diesel right now with the HPFP and maybe that’s not even an option. There are a few for sale locally but maybe all the new ones have a stop sale? Love this idea but it may not yield the results I am after if the diesel is about $1000 more per year in ownership costs. If the diesel gets 25 mpg highway when I am getting 16 mpg highway now it will still cost $300/yr more to own the diesel. Even considering the savings in fuel.
or trade the gladiator and trade the Lexus for a Pacifica Hybrid or similar hybrid van SUV.
We will have 3 kids soon and my wife is pretty paranoid (as the daughter of a fire chief) about other drivers and getting in accidents. Not to mention the trip can be pretty wintry during the winter months of course. The IS is a great car but has 15x,xxx miles and just wouldn’t be terribly reliable compared to a newer vehicle.
there’s a fair bit of financials that go into this that I can’t think to bore you all with.
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