Anybody else park their truck?

Doug Rosewood · August 29, 2017

Anybody else park their truck to keep the miles off?

aseibel · August 29, 2017

yeah. I work from home and drive to job sites for inspections a couple times a week. I drive my beater grand am and expense the miles for work. So my truck lives in the garage all week and is mostly reserved for the weekends.

2015 Silverado (owned for 25 months): 20,xxx miles

2004 grand am: 180,000 miles

michigan2500hd · August 29, 2017

I try to leave the 2015 parked as much as possible and drive the wife's winter beater Ford expedition when I don't need the trucks need anything towing abilities. She has a Pontiac G8 so it's not great in the snow. I've got about 26,000 on the truck.

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Sierra 5.3 · August 29, 2017

I don't because I don't have two vehicles. Even if I did, it would be debatable. What's the reasoning? Just to keep the miles off to keep the value up? What is it gaining you, a thousand or so on the trade in value, maybe? What is it doing to your other vehicle? How much is maintenance on it costing you? I can't answer these questions as it is not my situation, but just using logic it would seem that you are not really gaining that much value from doing this. maybe I am wrong. Regardless, I really like driving my truck and doubt I could park it for more than a few days before I would have to take it for a drive. Seriously, I sometimes just drive my truck to go for a drive. No real reason for leaving the house.

sdeeter19555 · August 29, 2017

When I had a third car I did...truck gets worse mileage, was less comfortable, and takes longer in the commute (slower).

Not to mention the Subaru Outback I had was a whole lot better on snow and ice than the truck (studded snow tires and the old version of Subaru's AWD).

I did it some for miles, but mainly for convenience.

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gupster88 · August 29, 2017

I don't since I only live 6 miles from work. I am on track to put 11,000 miles on my truck in it's first year and that's HIGH for me. It's only this high because I bought a camper this year and have been towing it back and forth to the lake plus I took some trips to Columbus this year. So I cannot justify the added cost of insurance, gas, and maintenance even on a beater.

If I lived quite a distance away from work, I'd definitely consider driving a work vehicle though.

Back in a Bowtie · August 29, 2017

nope i drive EVERYWHERE. 2014 silverado owned 36 months, 54k miles

aseibel · August 29, 2017

I don't because I don't have two vehicles. Even if I did, it would be debatable. What's the reasoning? Just to keep the miles off to keep the value up? What is it gaining you, a thousand or so on the trade in value, maybe? What is it doing to your other vehicle? How much is maintenance on it costing you? I can't answer these questions as it is not my situation, but just using logic it would seem that you are not really gaining that much value from doing this. maybe I am wrong. Regardless, I really like driving my truck and doubt I could park it for more than a few days before I would have to take it for a drive. Seriously, I sometimes just drive my truck to go for a drive. No real reason for leaving the house.

My wife is a total nerd and ran all the numbers. We are saving more money by me having a beater than I would spend buying gas for the truck all the time. It really comes down to how many miles you put on the beater and if you have cheap enough insurance on it.

With the reimbursed mileage for work mileage- I have already received more than I paid for the car + gas.

Definitely isn't the answer for everyone, but for some it can save money.

Donstar · August 29, 2017

I used my wife's car quite a lot to save on gas when I owned my '00 and '09. I intentionally purchased a '15 with the base engine to eliminate my need to drive the car!

cpttimerestraint · August 29, 2017

I try to ride the bus to work 4 times a week. We use my truck for road trips, house projects and hunting so I still put 16k per year on it. I figure I would rather put the miles on doing fun stuff than commuting 40 miles per day to work. Since I have a lot invested in my truck, I want to make it last

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Daly · August 29, 2017

Not driving your truck to keep the miles off is like not banging your gf to keep her fresh for the next guy.

I have 3 vehicles, 2 that are driven year round and I still put the miles on all of them. I don't buy them to look at them and vehicles are the worst investment you can have, so you might as well get everything you can out of them.

Sierra 5.3 · August 29, 2017

My wife is a total nerd and ran all the numbers. We are saving more money by me having a beater than I would spend buying gas for the truck all the time. It really comes down to how many miles you put on the beater and if you have cheap enough insurance on it.

With the reimbursed mileage for work mileage- I have already received more than I paid for the car + gas.

Definitely isn't the answer for everyone, but for some it can save money.

That makes sense. Getting reimbursed for mileage would be a huge factor in wanting the best MPG.

mookdoc6 · August 29, 2017

Not here.....Downsize on vehicle so I can get killed on Hwy in commute? No thanks.......I will pay the gas and Insurance etc. and I am sure it will still be beneficial to only own 1qty daily.....as long as the daily driver can do it all? Which it clearly does!

mookdoc6 · August 29, 2017

Not driving your truck to keep the miles off is like not banging your gf to keep her fresh for the next guy.

I have 3 vehicles, 2 that are driven year round and I still put the miles on all of them. I don't buy them to look at them and vehicles are the worst investment you can have, so you might as well get everything you can out of them.

That's right son! Pound away, pound away!

aseibel · August 29, 2017

I have 3 vehicles, 2 that are driven year round and I still put the miles on all of them. I don't buy them to look at them and vehicles are the worst investment you can have, so you might as well get everything you can out of them.

I drive all mine too. But since you can only drive 1 at a time, you always have 2 sitting at home no matter what.

The difference is none of yours get good mileage, in fact your DD pick-up is probably the highest. so just like me, you are putting the majority of your miles on your most efficient vehicle.