Monday, June 27, 2011

Even Steven

I just traded my 2001 Echo for a 1994 Ford Ranger extended cap pickup. I'm sure the person I traded with got the better deal as the Echo was in great shape, clean, well taken care of, 41 mpg on the highway, 34 around town and had 117230 miles on it when we traded with fairly new tires and no mechanical problems at all.

The Ranger nees a little work: a couple seals leaking and new brakes for the front--maybe $500.00 to put the truck back in shape, plus a lens cover is loose but now that I'm retired I won't have to drive often or far except to Hickory once a month. I can, however, haul mulch, or lumber, or a lawn mower, which I could not do in the Echo so I'm happy with the deal.

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