Well...I guess we're gonna bite the bullet here

azsnowman · #1 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:04 pm

After much discussion, going over monthly expenditures, business needs, SAR needs, we're gonna BITE the bullet and buy a NEW vehicle, besides, with the new tax credit, we will get the FULL purchase price less 10% BACK on our federal taxes next year, so we CAN'T go wrong!

Spent all morning out shopping and decided on a Chevy Avalanche 8-)

Maroon in color, 4x4, the whole package....we made a smokin' deal, we came home, pulled up the dealers invoice and WOW......times must be hard!

I SWORE that I would NEVER own a new car/pickup but like I said, with the new tax incentive, WHY NOT? We're taking a home equity loan out, paying cash for it, then pay off the loan next Feb when our taxes are done.

Dennis 8-)

azsnowman · #2 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:13 pm

Here's what an Avalanche looks like:

http://www.chevrolet.com/avalanche/index.html

Dennis

deb_in_nc · #3 Postby **deb_in_nc** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:57 pm

If you buy me one too, then you get 20% back. :lol:

Debbie

#4 Postby **streetsoldier** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:01 pm

I'd have held out for a HUMMER...or at least a Land-Rover. :wink:

timNms · #5 Postby **timNms** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:14 pm

Dennis, if you buy one for you, one for Deb, and one for me, you'll get 30% back

I would love to have an Avalanche! But alas, I'll have to stick with my Ford Contour (I HATE THIS CAR!).

#6 Postby **streetsoldier** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:19 pm

Well, there's always the "poor man's tank", the Toyota pickup in your choice of desert camo schemes.

100,000 Taliban, Hezbolah, Al Aqsa, Ansar al-Islam and Al Qaida can't be wrong... :wink:

JQ Public · #7 Postby **JQ Public** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:09 am

Congrats on the new car! Enjoy

#8 Postby **azskyman** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:22 am

Your pups will be able to ride in style! Hope you enjoy the new wheels and it will take you wherever you are called to go.

I'm a year away from buying, I hope. In the younger years it was a different (not always new) car every 3 years. These days we rotate one of the two every 4 years.

No amount of tax credit or incentives has ever worked well enough for me to be able to make more than one payment on one car at a time.

Nice truck, Dennis. Does Santa get to ride in it next Christmas?

#9 Postby **Stephanie** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:34 am

Best of luck with it Dennis!

JCT777 · #10 Postby **JCT777** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 1:53 pm

Nice truck, Dennis! 8-)

PTrackerLA · #11 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 5:32 pm

I own an Avalanche and I believe Ticka does as well. You'll absolutely love it; it's truly a great vehicle. It also rides like a Cadillac

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azsnowman · #12 Postby **azsnowman** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:35 pm

PTrackerLA wrote:I own an Avalanche and I believe Ticka does as well. You'll absolutely love it; it's truly a great vehicle. It also rides like a Cadillac .

That's GREAT to hear.....we're waiting to hear from the dealer, they're looking for one to fit our needs, we don't need ALL the bells and whistles...take for instance, the DVD player, the only ones who will be sitting in the back are the dogs, ya know, on second thought, maybe we SHOULD order it with the DVD......Macy, my dog, is the ONLY dog I've ever seen that LOVES to watch tv....seriously, she'll sit in front of the tv when we watch Animal Planet, dog shows etc and is GLUED to the stupid tv. Normal people have dog boogers on the windows of cars/pickups, WE have dog boogers on the TV "LOL!"

Dennis 8-)

azsnowman · #13 Postby **azsnowman** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:49 pm

PTrackerLA wrote:I own an Avalanche and I believe Ticka does as well. You'll absolutely love it; it's truly a great vehicle. It also rides like a Cadillac .

One question if I may...is yours a 4x4 and if so, have you had any problems with with Auto 4x4? That's my only concern, all the 4x's I've owned have had locking hubs. These new fangled, computerized vechiles kinda spook me, I mean, my safety is in the hands of a COMPUTER??

Dennis

PTrackerLA · #14 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:08 pm

I have a Z71 with and I've never encountered a problem with the automatic 4x4 feature. Albeit you will probably use it much more than I do with the snow and mountains. It's great to be able to put the 4x4 on while driving on the interstate during a heavy rain just for the extra assurance, and you can be going 70mph and still switch into 4x4. Are you planning on getting the cladded or WBH (no cladded) version? I have the cladding and I chose it because it stands out from all other trucks. You don't have to worry about dings in your doors from other cars either because a door will hit the cladding first

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azsnowman · #15 Postby **azsnowman** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:34 am

We were approved for the refinance yesterday and are going today to order the Z71 Package WITH the cladding, skid plates, mainly due to the rough terrain we have drive in on searches. Our police unit doesn't have the skid plates SO....we've decided to use the Avalanche on searches WAY out in the boonies.

Yeah, that's what the salesman said about the 4x4, with the touch of a bottom at 70 mph the auto 4x4 kicks in......sounds GREAT, can't wait now!

Dennis

azsnowman · #16 Postby **azsnowman** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:38 am

BTW...just curious, what kinda gas mileage do you get?

Dennis

azsnowman · #17 Postby **azsnowman** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 7:50 pm

WELL....you know me, wishy washy, instead of an Avalanche, we bought an '03 Ford Explorer XLT today, we pick it up on Monday. After looking at the tax break again, gas prices, the FINAL price on the Avalanche, we decided to go with a smaller SUV. We won't get the tax credit BUT, we'll save a TON of money on fuel costs. It's Pewter in color, FULLY LOADED, A/C in the back for the dogs...CD player, I mean, this sucker is FULLY loaded, auto 4x4. SO.....there we have it! I'll take some photos on Monday, Tues when we get it, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO excited I can't stand it :lol:

The Ford dealer where we bought it at gave us SO dang many rebates etc, that we COULDN'T afford NOT to buy it....final cost, out the door, with tax, lic, etc. 18K......for an '03 model, that's FANTASTIC!

Dennis 8-)

#18 Postby **Stephanie** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:59 pm

It sounds like you made the right choice! Best of luck with it!

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