Should I buy this truck to get me started?

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Hahaha made you look it up

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Yeah, you made me do it. Winner.

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Just messing with ya man…didn’t realize you were from down under. Do you guys have dodge rams there?

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Apparently you just wanted to know if it was professional anyway, so all good.

Sarcasm aside, it looks great and would be a perfect truck for sign writing and hauling stuff :+1:t2:

Peace man :+1:t2:

I don’t want to argue. My point is that his $1500 is like $15,000 when you’re broke. It’s a fine line to walk when food, bills and rent are at risk :blush:

It’s a crapshoot no matter what kind of used vehicle you’re buying. But of all the trucks I could buy… a dodge would be very last on my list. If it doesn’t have a diesel engine, the only good thing in a dodge in 40 years, there’s nothing good on it minus stock airbag suspensions now. Lol

What’s stopping you from making due with what you have for a little while? Josh Latimer started his company with a Chevy cavalier with a ladder strapped to the roof and later sold his company for millions.

I have been sitting on the idea of pulling the seat out of my chevy cavalier, building a makeshift ramp and rolling my machine into it for every job.

The only reason (besides looking more professional) for getting a truck is the fact that the two cars i have now are on their last legs.

Having a 3rd vehicle for the family just incase one of my current two breaks down would be nice.

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Maybe sell one of your current vehicles just after you purchase truck to give u some cash for repairs if needed. If they are on their last legs you will get more cash if you sell one while it’s still alive.

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You should probably consider a part-time job to squirrel some cash away if you’re in a position where you could potentially have three vehicles go bad and don’t have the money to fix any of them.

Especially if you have a family. I’m not judging… 3 years ago I was delivering pizzas at night and weekends just so I could pay my bills and continue marketing relentlessly.

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I would have to agree here.

Or buy a small trailer so if you have a breakdown you can pull it with a different truck.

As much as this is a bad idea… I really wana see a video of it! Their there and they’er I said it :kissing_heart:

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I’ve had good luck with mine. Plenty of power pulls and stops my trailer fine and still gets 15mpg. I have the 5.7 hemi. I sold my utility truck and went back to this truck when we got my son another truck. I needed the back seat for kids and grandkids

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My advice, would be to stack up more cash! I would not consider going into business if 1,500 feels like 15,000 like someone already stated. Hate to say it! But it’s almost a forsure fail! Stack up some money

Frankly, I would say go for it. Bootstrap your business. It won’t be easy but if you’re determined you can make it work.

Put a hitch on your car and get a small trailer many do it with no problems.

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While I think a single person can and should take such risks, It’s not pragmatic for a person to involve their family in the same risks.

If he wants to make due with what he has at the moment, washing part time, while working full-time that’s another thing. But it sounds like $1500 is a BIG risk for the fella.

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@Infinity can you link a pic of your old trailer?

Man… you should do a side by side of your old trailer and your new rig…

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Someone was here last year running their business out of the back of a Honda hybrid. Cant remember who though…

It was a Prius. @JBreezy, IIRC. I believe he got a truck shortly thereafter.

Here’s my old trailer. There are many better examples of how to set one up, though.

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