I have an '05. Bought new in July. Paying $442.00 @ month for it, 72 mo's. Got the
$2,500 rebate, $1,000 FoMoCo Credit rebate, and a Sloan Ford (Columbia,
TN.) Customer Cash Back (Dealer-Specific Money) of $1,000. Window sticker
was $30,816. I usually consider personal finances/what I paid for something,
my business, but since we are kinda' like family here (!), I don't mind sharing.
If you have 80-90,000 miles (Cliff and Andy!), these thing you mentioned are
not out of the ordinary, maintenance at all. If you have had no major, previous
issues, consider yourselves lucky. Example...I had a G.M. Employee friend of
mine recently complain to me that he just spent $850 dollars at the dealership
to have a water pump, thermostat and alternator put on his 2001 Silverado.
Got the "What a POS!" comments and everything from him untill I found out
that he had 205,000 HARD miles on this truck, and that was the only major
mechanical work that he had ever done to it! This is the type of guy that
brags if he has his oil changed once a year! Nice guy, but as far as his mechanical
know-how, I wouldn't let him check the air in my spare tire.
To sum it up, you do the math for your own personal situation and needs.
Maintenance, from purchase (that "first" oil change), all the way to where you are
now is key in determining if you should keep it, trade it or sell it. Only you know
if you "Drove it like you Stole It" for 80-90, 000 miles!!!:lol:
