Hey all,
I'm new here, and new to Tahoes. Currently, I have a 2012 Impala as a company vehicle. I pay a fixed monthly rate, and that covers the car, gas, insurance, and maintenance. I deal with industrial automation and big power systems, so it's not exactly ideal...but it didnt cost me much in the past, so I dealt with it. Well, now they're going to start charging us $350/mo for the car, and that's pushing my limits of the value of having it.
I need a "lightly ruggedized" vehicle that can haul my dogs around on the weekend (in the Impala, I have to vacuum out my back seat every other day...very annoying), and carry a bunch of demo equipment during the week. But a standard "LT" is almost double the cost of a PPV...hence my interest in a PPV! I have a friend with a 2010 model PPV - It's pretty basic, which is what I want. No spot lights, push bumpers, or any of that nonsense - just a standard base PPV....but the heavy duty features appeal to me. I can just throw a hot spot and my field service laptop into it, and I'm all set.
Here's my dilemma. The company car is $350/mo and covers the car, all maintenance, insurance, and gas. If I bought my friend's Tahoe, I could cover the payment with that $350 i'd save, but I'd have to cover the rest (gas, insurance, maintenance) with mileage charges. At $0.56 mile and about 2250 miles a month, that gives me $1260.
Breakdown:
+$1260
-$380 (gas @ 3.24)
-$120 (insurance)
--------------------
$760
So here's my question - If I buy a 2010 Tahoe with about 80k miles, can I survive on $500 per month (conservatively) for maintenance for the next 4 years or so? I'd be at almost 200k miles by the end of 4 years, but this isn't the 80s anymore, I kind of expect that from a modern car. The impala feels like it's about to fall apart at 60k miles, I'm assuming and hoping that the Tahoes are a bit more sturdy, especially in PPV/SSV attire.
I'm new here, and new to Tahoes. Currently, I have a 2012 Impala as a company vehicle. I pay a fixed monthly rate, and that covers the car, gas, insurance, and maintenance. I deal with industrial automation and big power systems, so it's not exactly ideal...but it didnt cost me much in the past, so I dealt with it. Well, now they're going to start charging us $350/mo for the car, and that's pushing my limits of the value of having it.
I need a "lightly ruggedized" vehicle that can haul my dogs around on the weekend (in the Impala, I have to vacuum out my back seat every other day...very annoying), and carry a bunch of demo equipment during the week. But a standard "LT" is almost double the cost of a PPV...hence my interest in a PPV! I have a friend with a 2010 model PPV - It's pretty basic, which is what I want. No spot lights, push bumpers, or any of that nonsense - just a standard base PPV....but the heavy duty features appeal to me. I can just throw a hot spot and my field service laptop into it, and I'm all set.
Here's my dilemma. The company car is $350/mo and covers the car, all maintenance, insurance, and gas. If I bought my friend's Tahoe, I could cover the payment with that $350 i'd save, but I'd have to cover the rest (gas, insurance, maintenance) with mileage charges. At $0.56 mile and about 2250 miles a month, that gives me $1260.
Breakdown:
+$1260
-$380 (gas @ 3.24)
-$120 (insurance)
--------------------
$760
So here's my question - If I buy a 2010 Tahoe with about 80k miles, can I survive on $500 per month (conservatively) for maintenance for the next 4 years or so? I'd be at almost 200k miles by the end of 4 years, but this isn't the 80s anymore, I kind of expect that from a modern car. The impala feels like it's about to fall apart at 60k miles, I'm assuming and hoping that the Tahoes are a bit more sturdy, especially in PPV/SSV attire.
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