How old is too old?

[mtmuley]

There’s no such thing as too old. It’s all a matter of how much time and money you want to sink into it. My 94 has been all over Montana and made road trips to Wyoming and Idaho. View attachment 420071

Nice truck Elk. mtmuley

 

[Southern Elk]

Nice truck Elk. mtmuley

Thanks. My 16 year old is driving it. He would rather have it than a brand new one.

 

[mtmuley]

Thanks. My 16 year old is driving it. He would rather have it than a brand new one.

Me too. My 24 year old is counting the days that the old 86 Chevy comes his way. mtmuley

 

[sclancy27]

There’s no such thing as too old. It’s all a matter of how much time and money you want to sink into it. My 94 has been all over Montana and made road trips to Wyoming and Idaho. View attachment 420071

I think the $$$ thing is overblown with older vehicles. Say you have a $500 payment on a truck, which is pretty low in today's market. That's $6000 a year. You can make an older rig pretty damn bulletproof with $6000 as long as it's not a huge piece of shit to begin with.

 

[Southern Elk]

I think the $$$ thing is overblown with older vehicles. Say you have a $500 payment on a truck, which is pretty low in today's market. That's $6000 a year. You can make an older rig pretty damn bulletproof with $6000 as long as it's not a huge piece of shit to begin with.

Yep. I paid $6k for that truck 7 years ago. Other than routine maintenance, I’ve spent about $1k on it since then.

 

[mtmuley]

I think the $$$ thing is overblown with older vehicles. Say you have a $500 payment on a truck, which is pretty low in today's market. That's $6000 a year. You can make an older rig pretty damn bulletproof with $6000 as long as it's not a huge piece of shit to begin with.

This has been my strategy for a while now. Works well. mtmuley

 

[Mallardsx2]

I always get a chuckle out of guys talking about these long 8-12 hour trips that they go on. Lol.

 

[Addicting]

This thread has been on my mind the last few days I’ve driven the burb.

Here is my two cents from a guy who did what this thread is about.


I’ve driven the burb from MI to FL, then to AZ, UT, & WY and back. It’s all documented on here. I’ve put almost 20k on since the rebuild.

I also own a 2014 Yukon XL and a 2023 Silverado LTZ. These have been on similar trips.

As far as comfortable driving and performing well as a hunting rig? The 23 Silverado wins hands down. It has a few flaws as a hunting rig but man does it do trips well, it’s so comfortable. With 34” tires I’ve not found a place it wouldn’t go.

The 2014 Yukon is a highway queen. I will be taking it to CO and WY for late season December hunts this year. I am hoping I don’t regret that decision. Most of the hunts are from the road system.

The Burb just isn’t that nice to drive. It’s equivalent to a tank. It will get you there and you can beat the snot out of it then drive home.

The little things get tiresome on it. Crappy headlights, crappy braking, gauges that mostly work, poorly designed cup holders, no place for a phone to mount, and cumbersome to drive.

The two newer vehicles have electronics and a mapping system. In the burb you have to use your phone, but there is no good way to mount it. Plus it shakes from what mounts do work.


If I lived in the west and was close to the mountains I would use the burb more. Coming west from MI makes me question if I really want to take it. This year with the chance of weather and salt I chose to take something better on the highway.

 

[JEL]

This has been my strategy for a while now. Works well. mtmuley

Makes sense depending on what all you use a pickup for. I put 16,000 a year on mine and use it for many per year 5 hour commutes to the farm, towing trailers and campers, hauling around grandkids. An older pickup just doesn’t suit my needs especially when you consider modern safety features.