"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
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Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic
The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148
hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but
I still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son
tonight. Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.
"We just signed the papers?"

Yeah... I bought it..... he'll eventually buy it from me. I should
have said I bought it. Since he's only had his drivers license for
less than three years, insurance premiums are too outrageous for him to
buy any kind of half decent car himself.
When I bought my first new car the dealer was doing the financing and
they wanted me to have a co-signer. They asked about my father, mother
and anyone else. I told them if I needed a co-signer then the deal is
off. They called 15 minutes later and asked me when I would like to pick
up my new car. Insurance killed me. I was making $16,000 a year and
insurance was about $750 a year. A couple of tickets and an accident
within 4 months of each other were the cause.

If my son bought the car himself, my insurance company said he would pay
approx $4500.00 per year for insurance. ( probably cheaper at other 'high
risk' companies)
This way works better since my wife needs a vehicle to get to work and I
need my Ranger truck for R&R purposes.

$4500 CDN per year is quite a bit. Has your son done something to move
himself into the high risk category?

When we had au-pairs, from Europe, they only bumped up or insurance by
about $400 per year. The were 18 years old or older and most had less than
1 years worth of driving under their belts.

Driving back from the Stones concert in New Brunswick almost two years ago,
he got a speeding ticket.
That jacked up his 'occasional driver premium by 20%.
he's got two marks against him... he doesn't have 5 years driving/insured
and the ticket.
Some companies up here just don't want the inexperienced drivers. At one
time age was the big problem, but now it's experience.
I sure do wish we had run the insurance companies out of the province and
set up a gov't operated plan like a couple of provinces out west.