I posted blog about Honda Civic LX 2009 last summer but now things changed. Well I always wanted a truck for a long time. I remember back in 2000, I was researching and looking for a truck. For some reason I realized it might be the wrong time and the trucks did not have some features I wanted that cars have. So I ended up buying a Red Pontiac Grand Prix GT, boy I am glad I did cuz of MPG and friends were able to join me for snowboard trips, that kind of stuff. Also, back then I was living in the city most of the time and traveled a lot. Last year I had to get a new car cuz it was time and of course, mpg was the main concern since I planned to move back to my parents temporarily and I needed to save money. I would be driving a lot of miles between their house and my work (1.5 hr, 54 miles, one way). I was not sure if I would land a new job in GA soon or not and I also thought when I move to GA I would have to drive to Atlanta somewhere like 1 to 1.5 hr one way to work. Boy I was wrong, I just couldn’t handle the long commute, it just majorly kills my time. I knew I didn’t want to drive more than 30 min or I was hoping I could work freelance off site most of the time. Also I planned to use my motorcycle more often which means I would not use my car that much anyway.
When I learned everything worked out about the move to GA, I tried to figure out the car issue. If I needed to haul something: need to borrow a trailer from Mindi’s parents. I just didn’t like the idea of borrowing a trailer often and it was kind of more of a hassle to park it. That’s when Mindi and I talked about a truck in the future or… So I talked to my mom whatever it’s worth to trade in my car for a truck or wait to pay off or… then we talked with Dad and realized I could get a truck now. That’s when I started to jump on to the truck research.
I thought abt a Chevy Colorado and Toyota Tacoma. Personally I think the Tacoma is very good and reliable. So I checked out both. I really love the truck’s Crew Cab but the bed is really short which kind of defeats the purpose of buying a truck. Extended Cab looks good but it’s kind of narrow… That’s when i started to research a full size truck. I was really focused on mpg but then sometimes it’s not a huge difference. Like I said, I will ride my motorcycle more often. To get good mpg the important thing is how I drive and I probably will modify a little bit on the engine like a cold intake air system. Really liked the F150 but I’m not too crazy about their window side design. I looked at some of their custom F150 current generation, still eh. I got a “Street Truck” magazine, lots of Chevy Silverado trucks and I really liked it very much.
So I started to look for a Silverado truck, Extended Cab, tempted by the Crew Cab. Then I got more confused and what’s the smart decision, like what if we have kids in the future, then what? I looked at the past, my dad had different trucks his whole life since my sis and I were born. My parents manged, no problem. If I happen to have three kids then maybe it’ll be time to change to a crew cab in the future and by that time, mpg should be a lot better. So I thought the best is to get a regular cab. Tempted to get 4wd, I looked at my dad’s experience, he’s had no problem handling all the bad weather that included snow. He drives a Dodge Dakota 2wd 4cyl stick shift. I did drive a Mazda B22000 (I think) 2wd 4cyl stick shift, no problem either. Key is to know the limit and how to handle. So I decided to focus on 2wd, regular cab. Oh yea, less maintenance on 2wd than 4wd. I wanted to find a really good deal to trade in with my car wherever in PA or GA. Just found one Silverado 2009, for a decent price. My dad and I went last Sat morning to check it out. Tested to see if it fits me, no problem. Drive tested and loved it. My dad tried to make the best deal he can and I got it. Just surprised but really glad things worked out so good.
I’m glad I had a Honda Civic LX 2009 for a while cuz of the commute from Pittsburgh to New Florence but now I will move to GA so things will be a lot easier. Now I feel different cuz from super small to super large size vehicle 
Anyway, now I finally have some features which are similar to my old car, the Red Pontiac Grand Prix GT that my Honda Civic LX didn’t have.
Do I miss 2009 Honda Civic LX? Not really. I don’t feel it had a really smooth ride like my 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT did (and leather seats). It was just eh. If I did modify the Honda Civic then maybe… I missed my Pontiac Grand Prix GT a lot more but my Grand Prix GT was kind of outdated on the exterior and that’s something I did not want to modify cuz it’s kind of hard to make it look modern or Hot Rod style. I believe I will keep my truck for a long time and that it will probably evolve a lot in the future.
Different Truck Size Between My Chevy Silverado and My Dad’s Dodge Dakota.
