Is this a investment ?

[1951M1078]

I found one( 1078 ) and now need the Wife OK ! Can I say this a investment ?

Randy

 

[porkysplace]

Only if it is REALLY CHEAP they are still in service and slowly being surplussed , as more get released prices will come down .

 

[riggermedic]

You could get a doctors note and call it a treatment plan for the OD fever

 

[FloridaAKM]

It's more of a divestment of your money from your wallet to Gov Planet. It is like a boat that always needs something else new or repairs on the original boat. When you go to sell it, you will never (except in a rare case) get you money & time back out of it! IT's a hobby that most, if not all of us enjoy! You can tell your wife that it is an investment if you include that it might be like the stock market & can go either way. You don't want your wife holding this one over your head if it goes south for some reason or another!

 

[1951M1078]

I'm in the stock market and it sucks ! Was doing great then 2008 ! I have one that is just a little higher than 2008 now.

Its more a better place to park some money ?

Maybe its just a replacment for my F250 4x4.

Just hope it will stay even with what I will pay for it. Not looking to make money on it.

 

[dmetalmiki]

I'm in the stock market and it sucks ! Was doing great then 2008 ! I have one that is just a little higher than 2008 now.

Its more a better place to park some money ?

Maybe its just a replacement for my F250 4x4.

Just hope it will stay even with what I will pay for it. Not looking to make money on it.

As you pointed out, Anything is a better investment than the S.M. And your acquisition would probably be a lot less stress and worry. Also point out the enjoyment meeting the whole range of folks at the events.

 

[ArizonaGasMonkey]

Far from being an investment and prices are all over. Look at the private sector you can sometimes find them cheaper than the govplanet ones and you can test drive them to see if they are junk or not FYI

 

[Johno176]

This is the way I justified my buy: for the price you really get a lot of truck, the engineering is solid(except for a few gremlins). And at that price level it should not go down value. Most equipment if keep up reasonably well at some point no longer goes down in value. You can tell your wife that owning the truck will use up your spare time, thus not allowing you to get into any trouble.

 

[tennmogger]

Logic for your wife (works on mine!): These trucks triple in value the instant you buy them!! If you don't believe that, watch GP sales prices compared to the offers for sale here and elsewhere LOL

Bob

 

[Lmtv772]

The best way I could sell the 'investment' to my wife was by doing a romantic dinner on the truck bed
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which progressed into a really nice view as sun set
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Another good reason was being able to evacuate pretty fast, with many important things, if there is an emergency.... which have happened a few times in Florida
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[98G]

The truck market is volatile in general.

I don't think lmtv prices have reached bottom yet. I still think the day is coming when you'll be able to get one at auction and drive it home at $3k.....

 

[Lmtv772]

The truck market is volatile in general.

I don't think lmtv prices have reached bottom yet. I still think the day is coming when you'll be able to get one at auction and drive it home at $3k.....

To be honest with you, I don't see that day for a long time.

 

[98G]

And 15 months ago I saw a very very rough parts 939series truck sell for $8k... and a few months ago I drove one wi th a 2006 production date motor (not rebuild) home for $1600+fees... and the truck was immaculate....

 

[teletech]

Nope, not with any honesty you can't. They are a lot of truck for the money but it's a volatile market and A LOT of things can go expensively wrong.
If you were trying to get something that was more likely to hold or increase in value and had to buy a vehicle to do it I'd suggest either WWII vehicles or armor, Ferrets are still a pretty darn good deal out there for instance.
If you don't need something with wheels, ask yourself how much 9mm can you buy for the same money, that stuff is getting CHEAP and isn't going to stay that way.

 

[Derrickl112]

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[1951M1078]

They were removed a long time ago.

 

[Landbarger]

They were removed a long time ago.

So we ARE dealing with a lot of honesty, then...

 

[swbradley1]

Like Eleanor Rigby, his wife keeps them in a jar by the door.


If we are being honest.



(My wife keeps mine in the fire safe.)

 

[73m819]

The best way I could sell the 'investment' to my wife was by doing a romantic dinner on the truck bed
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which progressed into a really nice view as sun set
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Another good reason was being able to evacuate pretty fast, with many important things, if there is an emergency.... which have happened a few times in Florida
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That was a GREAT way to bring the wife on board, star gazing after the romantic dinner does not hurt either, there is NO point in getting something and then hearing the wife bitzh about it all the time, that takes the fun out of owning the get.

 

[Scar59]

Jewelry!! -you get the truck , the wife gets jewelry. Ask your wife, is jewelry an investment?