Well, they say that there is no time like now, to buy a new vehicle, but no thanks, no payment book needed now, for me anyways.... yeah, planned obsolesence (sp?), old age, things go, got to plan for it, or buy new, and if you do, buy new every 3 years........ or run the wheels offa them, lose money either way.
Truck a standard? park on a hill
... I had a vehicle like that in my youth, always looked for a down grade, parked up top, kept me going for a couple years
Well, off to spend money on my wifes 97 with 100K on it, keep it going, she still loves it better than the new ones.