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"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 06/22/2016 at 23:28 • Filed to: None

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My truck MSRP’d for less than $16k when new.

I have four options/packages:

1SB Package ($1,000): Std Equipment + V6 engine, 3.08 axle ratio, Trans and Oil coolers

Comfort Convenience Package ($395): Tilt wheel + cruise control

Increased Capacity Suspension Package ($64)

AM/FM Radio + CD ($302)

MSRP: $15,722

If only the person who ordered the truck would’ve spent the extra $270 for the locking diff.

I do find it funny that a $13k base model truck in 2002 had standard AC and auto lights but some cars today don’t. I also had no idea those wheels were steel until about 5 minutes ago. I’ve always thought they were alloy.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:31

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Trans and oil cooler. It's basically a race car.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:35

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Mine was somewhere around $50k.

facw > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:38

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$302 for a CD player is criminal...

Slant6 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:41

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Mine was just over $16k. Same year, 2002.

Brickman > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:43

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My dad’s 2000 S10 was 12k when new. Fancyest thing was the CD player, which ironicly doesnt work anymore :)

I do love the stock rims. When it’s totally mine I want to turn it into a prerunner. Bigger tires, a little lift, LS swap :D, etc

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:46

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Yep we rag on cars of this era, because they were cheap, but you have to remember they were also cheap. A quick inflation calculator check said 15,700 dollars in 2002 would be 21,000 now. And a similarly equipped Colorado now will cost you 23,000, actually with that you still only get the 4 cylinder.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2016 at 23:52

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The M3 was about $45k iirc, and 4 years older.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > facw 06/22/2016 at 23:53

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To be fair so is the $900 manufacturers charge today for the SD card for Navigation

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Slant6 06/22/2016 at 23:54

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I wish I had the window sticker, I had to figure all this out by myself :(

I also wish I had the physical owner’s manual, but that’s a complaint for another time.

facw > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/22/2016 at 23:56

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Yep, new tech, same scam.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Brickman 06/22/2016 at 23:58

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Everything electronic in mine actually functions, which is a total 180 from the M3 where there was more not working things than working it seemed. Of course the only thing electronic is the cruise control and radio so there’s not exactly much room for failure.

Speed > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 00:07

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Dat 4.3 tho..

My folks have a 2000 Astro with the same engine and it runs like a top at 280k miles.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Speed 06/23/2016 at 00:10

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My parent’s have a ‘94 Safari that was my first car and I’m pretty sure it was ran with minimal oil and coolant at one point and didn’t miss a beat. They are genuinely unkillable engines.

Speed > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 00:19

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Old GM pushrod engines are so stupid simple, it’s simply stupid to look elsewhere.

Birddog > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 00:27

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Those wheels aren’t Aluminium?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Birddog 06/23/2016 at 00:32

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According to the internet, no.

Of course the internet has been wrong before so maybe?

Birddog > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 00:45

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This time I’d slap that internet guy. His name is Al Gore.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Speed 06/23/2016 at 07:21

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Original engine, original trans, just maintained well.... 900k miles.

Growing up in a GM family, I wouldn’t own another. Engines are great, everything else, not so much.

Speed > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 06/23/2016 at 09:56

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What it boils down to is that I really wanted to use that phrase. I build Oldsmobile engines on the side and my next purchase may very well be another Jeep.

shop-teacher > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 10:23

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Those are alloy wheels. They could have been added on by the previous owner. Lots of guys took those off to add their stupid giant rimz back in the day, so these could be had pretty cheap on the ultranets.

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/23/2016 at 10:24

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They are aluminum. I had those wheels on my ‘98 S-10, and I’ve always liked them.

mazda616 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 10:37

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Truth! Mine needs valve seals and has 170,000 hard miles but just chugs on.

mazda616 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 10:38

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Can probably find one on eBay for cheap!

Takuro Spirit > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/23/2016 at 10:45

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Mine was $12,995

Only options were HD suspension, rear step bumper, and a/c.