Just what I need.. another monthly payment..

[draft]

Well, my girlfriend's lease runs out in 12 days, so I told her I'd spend this weekend finding her the right car/truck. She really likes Chevy's (and so do I), and I've always loved the Tahoe. At Rydell GMC/Chevy, we know the financer and tons of the reps. Anyways, we went just to "look", right? Brought home a big baby after about 3 hours in the 100*F heat in California (my God I'm still sweating), and as I sit here writing this, she's already at lunch with her friends and taking it for a stroll. As long as we both committed to putting our priorities first, this was affordable. It's a 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71. We love going outdoors, as well as using my parents Stingray cruiser (boat), already has a Class V hitch, so we're ready to hit the dock. These were taken at my parents house BTW.

The poor little Explorer in the background.

She pulled in next to my fathers Yukon XL Denali.

Just a pic of the Denali parked next to his work truck, 1990 Ford F-150 5.6 460HP engine, holy batman is it a gas sucker, has 2 tanks too. Was vandalised around 2 months at a job site of his, so it sits in their driveway for now.

Best for last, of course. I'm really getting fustrated with the eBay grille, just need to find some time to get myself a real one (had one before, but had a broken bar while being shipped and was impatient, my fault). Not sure if I like the vinyl up front, but that's the last picture with stock rims/tires on it.

Little financially stressed though, and she knows it. All in all, means my expenses for the X are going towards the Yukon for awhile. But I absolutely love going wakeboarding and camping, both of us do, and that means so much more in the long run I think. What a Sunday.

 

[wired_af]

Lookin good! even for a chevy

 

[Robb]

Nice looking rig!!!

Couple of questions...........

1) Whose name is on this thing................you mentioned that this is for your gf?

2) How does a 20 year old have the credit for a $40K SUV?

 

[draft]

1 -> My girlfriends name is on it.
2 -> Both her and my parents put 4K down on it so we can have lower monthly payments. We chose to buy it out at the end of a 4yr lease, which gave us a 10K instant discount knocking the price down to 35K or so, was originally 45K. I goto ITT Tech and have a part time job working for FX Networks and do multiple side jobs, as she works in a business office, my job is what really is going to fund this. It's really rough on us, but she just turned in her 02 XLT X in (black) which pulled the boat, and we needed another truck to do this. It's a debt we both owe our parents; both of us were raised pretty spoiled and parents are very well off. I didn't want to say that or mean anything by it, it's just a main factor in how we can afford this off the start. The payments are in our hands now. BTW, my truck is paid off, so it's not that bad really.

I've paid my way through college all my life, never was given a graduation present, or even anything for achieving my Eagle scout rank. I didn't expect anything really but the presence of my family, but I see this as really helping us (my gf and I), and I couldn't be any more appreciative.

 

[BBQ_HotDogs]

Cool draft, Way to go. Make sure when you decide to tie the knot, that everything is paid for. Don't go into a new marriage with a bunch of bills. Oh wait, No one mentioned marriage here did they. Hmm, I wonder how that got mentioned? Oh well, good luck in the future mate, hope you know I am just kidding ya. LOL.

 

[IAmTodd]

That thing is sharp! I wish you guys good finacial luck. Sounds like you're in the right field of work!

 

[james t]

Tahoe's actually make nice tow rigs. You will enjoy pulling your boat with it.

 

[GaSouthern1]

That color combo imo is the best looking SUV on the road hands down.