Sold my truck last night and I’m really not sure how to feel about it. On one hand I’m relieved to no longer have to worry about it, but on the other I’m really sad to see it go. Between Dad and I we’ve had this truck for 20 years, 200k+ miles and countless trips and memories. This was a truck I swore I’d keep forever, but the rust and repairs were starting to grow beyond what I wanted to deal with, and the extended cab was getting cramped with my 2 year old.
I parked it about a year ago, at a friends place, when I bought my ‘14 but knew it couldn’t stay there forever. After having sat for a year I finally had a little self intervention and came to the conclusion that having it sit undriven wasn’t doing it, or me any good, putting it back on the road made zero financial sense, and ultimately accepting the fact that it would be years upon years before I got to fixing it, and even then it would likely never be at the top of my priority list. The only reasonable option at that point was to sell it, and use the money for something fun, either a vintage truck that I’ve always wanted, something fun I can share with the family, or ideally both.
$1600 feels like a kick in the pants for all of the sentimental value I have in this truck, but it’s not out of line for a rusty, high mileage, not very desirable truck at the rock bottom of its depreciation curve. The new owners were happy to have it though, and were very impressed with the overall condition and the fact that everything worked well. They bought it to tow a small camper and I think they’ll take care of it well which helps ease the pain a little. I hope it serves them well.