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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Yeah, my next vehicle will be a truck, most likely a Colorado or Canyon Diesel. Love my Envoy but I miss being able to chuck whatever into the bed and go.

If you have the finances, space, and can take the FE hit (unless you get a diesel), go for it.

I definitely don't need a diesel. I'm assuming FE - fuel efficency. My Equinox gets about 16 or 17 mpg around town so if it's comparable to that I'm happy.

Originally Posted by dustin0284

I'd say get a truck if the money is right. Even if you buy a used one (5 years old) and only use it for hauling stuff every once in a while.

This is funny. I'm in about the same situation only i've been wanting to get a SUV.

I purchased my Camaro in October and also have a 2007 Silverado that is paid off as my DD. I've been looking at Equinox, Trailblazer, Envoy, Traverse and even Jeeps. Can't find anything that was in my price range with low enough miles though.

I may know someone trying to sell a low mileage, well maintained, Equinox LTZ

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

94k miles on my Envoy. $34k and it's yours.

It's just a coincidence that's how much my Colorado Duramax would cost. No correlation there whatsoever.

Man that's a good price for the diesel. I'm looking at two bare bones SLE's. I'm not picky other than color, crew cab, and 4WD. Remote start would be nice but I can get that put in aftermarket.

So far I got $33,500 for a 2017 and $34,800 for a 2016 (no typo on the years). Identical trucks, but the dealer with the '16 doesn't seem to want to budge. I'm kind of surprised these dealers aren't trying harder to get rid of the 2016's but if my research was correct the '17's have only been out since October. Kind of late.

Originally Posted by dustin0284

Also sounds like you have plenty of reliable transportation. I'd really sit down and make sure there wasn't something in the near future that might change my decision on adding a car payment. Sounds like your in good shape, but just something to consider.

You may very well be wanting another vehicle because the Camaro is in the garage. Mine was in the garage for 5 days and every single day I looked at SUV's for sale. The last 3 days I drove the Camaro and haven't looked at SUV's for sale. Kind of weird how that works.

Part of me wants to wait until I get it back out in the event that is the case, but that also means the Equinox is a little older and the mileage is higher. Plus I won't have my $750 in bonus earnings! If I get what I want for the trade and get a good price I'm thinking around $250/month payment. Not horrible.