"Buick Mackane" (buickmackane) 01/04/2015 at 01:12 • Filed to: None

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Man drives $75 truck to work for 38 years

Who says Asian and European cars are a better value for the money?

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Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 01:21

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Totally awesome! I wish I can fall in love enough with a vehicle to drive it that long. The thing is cars these days have no soul. yes they may be fun or fast. but I don't feel they become a part of you.

Who knows maybe my 1979 Lincoln I bought today will be the car I keep for years.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 01:22

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300k miles isn't overly impressive. Plus, they said he keeps the junkyards in business, so how much of it is original? Plus, that's 300 bucks in today's money, there are quite a few people out their that get deals like that. It's cool that he's driven the same beat to shit truck every day for 38 years, but it isn't really impressive.

Buick Mackane > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2015 at 01:24

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Thanks, Debbie Downer.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 01:27

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Don't get me wrong, it's cool that he still drives it every day even though he could do better. That's a feat in itself, there aren't that many people out there that would brave the cold like that, take a high risk getting stranded, and just not get bored of it.

ilostmypants > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 01:37

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this guy doesn't know it but he's an oppanout or whatever we call ourselves.

AKA I bet he likes brown diesel station wagons too.

I own dead car brands only > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 01:44

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I would love to know if the engine is original to the truck. Either way, it ia very admirable!

ranwhenparked > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 01:48

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Trucks like that were built like brick sh*thouses and are so mechanically simple, a child could probably do most basic repairs. There's really not much to go wrong, or at least not much that can go wrong that would be difficult or expensive to fix. Even in the Northeast, I still see a few '60s and '70s pickups parked at construction sites or towing landscape trailers once in a while, a lot newer than this, but still quite elderly in the scheme of things.

Agrajag > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 02:06

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That's pretty cool. It would appear the lack of state inspections have helped him along though.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 02:13

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This guy rules. I hope my '80 Hilux lasts me that long (it won't).

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2015 at 06:27

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I have to admit, I've been nerding out some sums.

Not accounting for insurance, and assuming 40 years (1974-2013), 300,000 miles travelled, 330 days worked p/a. $25 p/a spend on repairs (compound interest added for sake of fairness), a 2013 inflation adjusted price for the truck of $388, and average $fuel per gallon per decade;

This truck has cost $3.87 per day to keep on the road. Of which $3.66 is fuel cost, meaning that the actual truck including repairs has cost him $0.21 per day. That's pretty impressive.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/04/2015 at 10:27

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But there are plenty of people out there that got free cars, that kind of changes the ballgame.

BattlingMaxo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2015 at 10:58

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They said he keeps the junkyards "at bay" (primarily with duct tape, apparently), not "in business"....

Slave2anMG > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2015 at 11:56

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ly2v8-Brian > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 12:26

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Not bad, not bad at all. I hope now that he's retired he fixes it up.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2015 at 12:46

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That barely changes the mechanic, if he'd paid nothing then the per day cost is only reduced to $0.205.

Could you tell me a car you could buy tomorrow, new or old, for $400 that would last nearly 40 years with minimal attention?

Buick Mackane > Agrajag 01/04/2015 at 14:47

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State inspections? What is this thing you speak of? We never had them in Detroit when I lived there as a youth and teenager and I am not sure if any rust belt states have them either.

Agrajag > Buick Mackane 01/04/2015 at 15:02

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My rust prone state does. :( Doesn't stop some absolute pieces to find their way onto the road however.