I have run across more and more truck owners who are considering this kind of trade from being absolutely hamstrung by the price gouging at the gas pump, and thought it would be appropriate to start off my first thread with this subject to inform other truck owners about whether or not I feel I did the right thing....
Just to tick everyone off a little more, here's a tidbit I heard on NPR last week - the US currently has more oil in its reserves than it has had in the past 8 years. Thats right. So much for the theory of it just being supply and demand catching up with us. It's not. Price gouging does not follow that formula. As far as my Ram goes.... I just couldn't afford it anymore, and even being upside down on my truck, I still have quite a net savings after having done this.
I will really miss my truck, but at least I still have the neat Dodge styling that I've come to grow and love. All I really hauled with my truck was my four wheeler anyway. Hopefully the Caliber can handle it with it's 1000 pound towing capacity. I am also going from a 4x4 to FWD, I am hoping the decent ground clearance will help it's handling in the snow, but I wont know that for at least another 7 months.
I only have two mods planned for my Caliber - a hitch (obviously), and down the road I'd like to make it look like an SRT clone when parts become available by swapping the hood and front fascia. Once I feel the car is good and broken in, I will let you all know how I feel about it performance-wise, but so far so good - I have no regrets for making this trade, and my early gut feeling is I would not hesitate to advise any truck owner considering this type of move to go for it.
I'll keep you all posted... Thanks!
Just to tick everyone off a little more, here's a tidbit I heard on NPR last week - the US currently has more oil in its reserves than it has had in the past 8 years. Thats right. So much for the theory of it just being supply and demand catching up with us. It's not. Price gouging does not follow that formula. As far as my Ram goes.... I just couldn't afford it anymore, and even being upside down on my truck, I still have quite a net savings after having done this.
I will really miss my truck, but at least I still have the neat Dodge styling that I've come to grow and love. All I really hauled with my truck was my four wheeler anyway. Hopefully the Caliber can handle it with it's 1000 pound towing capacity. I am also going from a 4x4 to FWD, I am hoping the decent ground clearance will help it's handling in the snow, but I wont know that for at least another 7 months.
I only have two mods planned for my Caliber - a hitch (obviously), and down the road I'd like to make it look like an SRT clone when parts become available by swapping the hood and front fascia. Once I feel the car is good and broken in, I will let you all know how I feel about it performance-wise, but so far so good - I have no regrets for making this trade, and my early gut feeling is I would not hesitate to advise any truck owner considering this type of move to go for it.
I'll keep you all posted... Thanks!