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If you depend on a reliable work truck for your livelihood, it's not mild. It's like saying "I guess my 2008 laptop will have to keep working for a few more ye

If you depend on a reliable work truck for your livelihood, it's not mild. It's like saying "I guess my 2008 laptop will have to keep working for a few more years, there is no budget in the foreseeable future to upgrade"

SilasX 7y ago
I doubt this upgrade is as urgent as a laptop though; trucks last longer and don’t have to deal with ever hungrier software.
- squish78 7y ago
  "trucks last longer" is an arbitrary measurement to this scenario. If it's broken down and you don't have the means to replace it or buy a new one, you can't operate your business
  - SilasX 7y ago
    Yes, but that’s a separate question from how often you really need to buy an entirely new one, which is usually a very optional expense. Repairing will generally be much cheaper.
    - mitchty 7y ago
      > Yes, but that’s a separate question from how often you really need to buy an entirely new one, which is usually a very optional expense. Repairing will generally be much cheaper. I grew up on a farm, you're presuming a lot. Guess what goes into a new heavy duty pickup truck purchase? Well lets look at the new fuel efficiency, project out 10+ years to figure out how much fuel that will save, figure out how much gas will cost in the next 10 years (fudge it mostly). And the work that these things do tends to be hard on everything. There is a need for new pickup trucks, and its not because you want it, its because it will save money. Repairing' isn't cheaper when you have heavy use. Our trucks lasted maybe 200 000 miles of wear and tear. At the end, they were getting to pretty expensive options, like replace the engine entirely or rebuild, both about the same cost. Oh and the frame was starting to rust, or crack etc... Your day to day car usage in the city does not give you much insight into how heavy duty pickup trucks get used on farms and ranches. This is pretty close to the poor problem of having to buy $20 dollar boots every year because you can't affort a $100 dollar pair that will last 10 years. If you get behind on replacing things, you end up paying more.
      - squish78 7y ago
        Thank you for explaining it better than I could

SilasX 7y ago

I doubt this upgrade is as urgent as a laptop though; trucks last longer and don’t have to deal with ever hungrier software.

squish78 7y ago
"trucks last longer" is an arbitrary measurement to this scenario. If it's broken down and you don't have the means to replace it or buy a new one, you can't operate your business
- SilasX 7y ago
  Yes, but that’s a separate question from how often you really need to buy an entirely new one, which is usually a very optional expense. Repairing will generally be much cheaper.
  - mitchty 7y ago
    > Yes, but that’s a separate question from how often you really need to buy an entirely new one, which is usually a very optional expense. Repairing will generally be much cheaper. I grew up on a farm, you're presuming a lot. Guess what goes into a new heavy duty pickup truck purchase? Well lets look at the new fuel efficiency, project out 10+ years to figure out how much fuel that will save, figure out how much gas will cost in the next 10 years (fudge it mostly). And the work that these things do tends to be hard on everything. There is a need for new pickup trucks, and its not because you want it, its because it will save money. Repairing' isn't cheaper when you have heavy use. Our trucks lasted maybe 200 000 miles of wear and tear. At the end, they were getting to pretty expensive options, like replace the engine entirely or rebuild, both about the same cost. Oh and the frame was starting to rust, or crack etc... Your day to day car usage in the city does not give you much insight into how heavy duty pickup trucks get used on farms and ranches. This is pretty close to the poor problem of having to buy $20 dollar boots every year because you can't affort a $100 dollar pair that will last 10 years. If you get behind on replacing things, you end up paying more.
    - squish78 7y ago
      Thank you for explaining it better than I could