Yes, I actually bought back my old truck (
and still for sale on this forum).
The story goes.... At the last minute, the private party deal of the person buying it fell through and as much as I hated to swallow the fact, I ended up trading it in with the Jeep for the 2019. The dealer gave me a little more than trade in value, so I was ok with it. Well, a few months go by and I'm not really digging the new truck for offroad. Too many sensors and traction control and automatic braking and, and, and the list goes on... Granted, I drive a Subaru Forester as it is my company car and only use the truck for after work. My wife and daughter drive the new truck everyday so it is "their" truck. You may see where this is going...getting in it stinking like coyote bait or fish guts and I felt like I was borrowing a luxury ride (I call it the Road Queen now) but we made it work, I just had to pay more attention, until IT HAPPENED...
I was coyote hunting and while looking out the window rolling ever so slowly I veered off the side of the packed path into some softer terrain... didn't think much about it, put the new truck in 4hi, started spinning and playing the guessing game with the truck of what I wanted it to really do versus what it thinks we should be doing. I stop, go into 4lo, turn off traction control, stability control, dumbass control, etc... hit the gas... sounded good for a second, then I guess my wheel spin got too high and half this shit started turning back on. Maybe I couldn't figure out the right combination but I ended up getting stuck in it's own ruts... It would go back and forth about 5 feet but would not come out, I'd turn it and it would thinking about it but fall right back down. Not sure which was worse, the truck or the tires. I called a friend who pulled it out with a 2wd Tundra on street tires. At this point in time I wanted to light a match under this new POS.
BTW Nitto Ridge Grapplers suck in clay loam and sand.
Now, I've decided I will find me an old, small, regular cab, truck just for hunting, thinking I'll pay $2500 cash for something and be happy, I look for a couple of months and either find total junk or they sell before I can get to them. I decide to bump up my budget and just happen to look on the website where I buy all of my vehicles and there it is...my old truck, they just put it on the market after 5 or so months... I texted the guy and said I'll give them what they gave me to get it back. He couldn't believe I didn't like the new truck and I guess felt sorry and agreed to sell it back for $65 more than what they gave me on the trade.
This is the good part, I have Thuren control arms, springs and trackbar... these knuckleheads replaced all of these parts with brand new Thuren parts again instead of rebuilding the control arm joints.
There wasn't anything wrong with them as I kept them greased up with Mopar Synthetic. Something about resale of a vehicle and making sure the steering and front end controls are in top shape for insurance purposes.
Now we get down to the nut cutting and I say I don't have that much cash and wasn't expecting this so can I get a 24 month loan. They checked and said the bank didn't want to based on the age and miles but my credit is so good they would do it if the price was dropped. They (dealer) called me back and lowered the price $1,100 to meet the banks request.
Long story short, I traded it in, they fully detailed it, replaced all of the Thuren parts up front and I got it back for $1,035 less than what they gave me for trade...
All that said, I love the truck but I do want something smaller, strictly for hunting in tight woods, and it is back up for sale. Only thing that is missing it the tuner, I sold it afterwards. Currently 173,000 and leaks nothing. I said 175K on the original post rounding it up. Someone that appreciates a Power Wagon needs to keep this one going.
