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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 311555, member: 54"]Correct! I always own one vehicle that has enough room for most hoarding trips but not all. I take reasonably good care of that vehicle until it is well beyond making sense to keep it, last two were Chevy vans I drove for avg 12 yrs each until they crumbled into un-usable hulks. Last one was 1998 one-ton Chevy diesel van I drove for over 13 years-started to think of replacing it when one of the front wheels broke off while doing 70 on Interstate hwy with 2 tons of cargo inside. Present one is 2012 Nissan 3500 V-8 “high top” van I hope to use till about 2025, then get another one just like it. Zero mechanical downtime since bought in 2012-I like that. Being able to stand up and walk around in the cargo area is an advantage you can’t fully appreciate until you move a truckload or two of stuff with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t want to own a trailer because in long run is much cheaper for me to rent when needed, and a given trip may need any one of several very different trailer types; in past year I’ve rented the 6x12 open one like yesterday’s many times ($20./day) a 17’ heavy flatbed a few times ($100-$120/day) and hydraulic drop-bed trailers twice ($120/day, but I’d be happy to pay much more to rent that type if it cost that.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 311555, member: 54"]Correct! I always own one vehicle that has enough room for most hoarding trips but not all. I take reasonably good care of that vehicle until it is well beyond making sense to keep it, last two were Chevy vans I drove for avg 12 yrs each until they crumbled into un-usable hulks. Last one was 1998 one-ton Chevy diesel van I drove for over 13 years-started to think of replacing it when one of the front wheels broke off while doing 70 on Interstate hwy with 2 tons of cargo inside. Present one is 2012 Nissan 3500 V-8 “high top” van I hope to use till about 2025, then get another one just like it. Zero mechanical downtime since bought in 2012-I like that. Being able to stand up and walk around in the cargo area is an advantage you can’t fully appreciate until you move a truckload or two of stuff with it. I don’t want to own a trailer because in long run is much cheaper for me to rent when needed, and a given trip may need any one of several very different trailer types; in past year I’ve rented the 6x12 open one like yesterday’s many times ($20./day) a 17’ heavy flatbed a few times ($100-$120/day) and hydraulic drop-bed trailers twice ($120/day, but I’d be happy to pay much more to rent that type if it cost that.)[/QUOTE]
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