What do you guys do when..

[beitzel15]

You need a truck for something?

First off, I really would like to have a challenger or mustang gt, but thats out of the question... Ill be buying a house before too long and figured having a truck would be nice if I wanted to do any projects around the house and had to get supplies, lumber, concrete.. etc etc and I like trucks, a lot but not crazy about 18mpg......

So, to the guys with the gti and are home owners... what do you guys do when you need to get stuff to build a porch or something like that and dont have a truck?

 

[crashdb]

Home Depot and Lowes rent trucks for $20/hour. Or I just call a friend.

 

[DarkCloak]

Most of the stuff can fit in you VW. Plus, most places will deliver for free or very low charge (furniture, lumber, etc...). For a local move you can just rent a U-haul as a pickup won't be big enough anyway.

All in all though most pickup owners I know do not use the truck to justify the price. Sure you might spend $200/year on rentals. But that is easily outweighed by by spending an extra $200/month on gas.
The big thing to ask yourself is "How often are you really going to need a truck?" Usually it is much less than expected.

 

[beitzel15]

Most of the stuff can fit in you VW. Plus, most places will deliver for free or very low charge (furniture, lumber, etc...). For a local move you can just rent a U-haul as a pickup won't be big enough anyway.

All in all though most pickup owners I know do not use the truck to justify the price. Sure you might spend $200/year on rentals. But that is easily outweighed by by spending an extra $200/month on gas.
The big thing to ask yourself is "How often are you really going to need a truck?" Usually it is much less than expected.

Yeah, thats the thing.. I like trucks though and how big they are.. but at the same time, I like cars equally.. But yeah, I wouldnt "need" a truck that much at all. I had a chance to buy a 04 f150 fx4 a few years back at a crazy good price but didnt because I didnt want 15mpg on the hwy!

 

[danielj1]

I do home remodeling on the side and always rent a cargo van from U-Haul. Its the best deal and has worked out really well for me. Just plan your trips out so you maximize the van while its in your possession.

 

[crashdb]

Oh, if you do go the GTI route and need to rent a U-haul they give military discounts.

 

[DBESTGTI1]

one of 2 things, our dealerships parts truck is a extender cargo Dodge Sprinter that I can borough, and my best friend has a Hummer with the pick up truck type bed and an enclosed trailer.

 

[omgturbo!]

I own a business with fifteen trucks. Lol sorry I know that's a dick way to brag, but if I were you I'd call a friend or rent one for 20 bucks or so. Or you could go buy a beater truck for a grand (or less) and keep it in the side yard. That's what my friends neighbor has.


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[AF-MKVI]

Phone a friend....half the military owns a truck....100% of the military likes alcohol of some sort... I normally buy them beer and they haul my stuff.

 

[maxgtiturbo1]

if i need a truck, i borrow a truck.

 

[beitzel15]

Phone a friend....half the military owns a truck....100% of the military likes alcohol of some sort... I normally buy them beer and they haul my stuff.

You'd be surprised.. lol, well, most of the guys in my unit havent deployed, but we are deploying in a few months.. so right now, I'd say there's maybe 4-6 trucks out of 60 people.... I bet that changes when we get back though.. maybe, I do hear a lot of "I WANT THAT NEW SS CAMARO WHEN I GET HOME!" talk going on.

I want a stage 3 gti and spank that camaro from a roll ;0 (maybe)

 

[emk6]

I borrow my uncles truck when he is not using it. Otherwise I go to U-Haul.