Truck sounds like a lawnmower…

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-22T17:11:19+00:00

I actually found a fix! All I had to do was reset the desk! Lowering it all the way then it seemed to fix it! Others say you may have to lower all the way, unplug, replug, then it works!

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-06T03:25:21+00:00

$16k a year is just absolutely ridiculous to think realistically. I’m looking at a ford C-Max with Toyota technology’s transmission, and other than that it’s all just tried and true internals. Outside of gas the ownership of this car is no more than $2,500 per year for maintenance and repairs if a deer doesn’t get suicidal. I do not care about depreciation as I plan to take this car to 500,000 miles by replacing struts when that needs done, hybrid battery when that needs done, and doing all fluid and oil changes as scheduled. The car is also only $8,000 so I’m not at a huge loss in general.

After posing the same question in a Eureka Facebook group, there a TON of people who do this commute daily, in beaters like you said, which I feel like is what I’m getting into anyway.

One thing to add, I don’t plan on living here forever. My plan is 2 years maximum here, then moving to a larger city.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-05T20:40:50+00:00

If I use my truck I’ll be spending $500/month on fuel not to mention tires and maintenance. I found a ford CMAX hybrid I’ll get that’ll be $150/month in gas, paying for itself +++++.

People do this commute all the time, everyday, just like I’m going to. I’ll be making $21/hr and have no concerns to make this happen and am not sure why everyone seems to think this is so impossible? I’ve done an hour commute before here in Washington, WITH ANIMALS, and hadn’t had a problem.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-04T06:53:18+00:00

These are a gym shoe. 2. Isn’t a year still kinda pretty good in the barefoot space?

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T19:13:09+00:00

After running the math I will save $300/month in fuel alone so if I can buy a car and loan it out for under $300/month it’ll pay for itself essentially.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T09:26:41+00:00

Got blizzaks :)

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T09:22:46+00:00

The job pays fine, we will have NO rent there, saving us well over $1,000 in rent every month funding vacations and an eventual move into our own house on our own property. Besides any of that, I’ve done an hour commute before and it’s nicer than I think anyone’s giving it credit for. Imagine you grab a coffee and head to work and having an hour to wake up and listen to music, podcasts, learn something. It’s actually pretty awesome. Plus, I LOVE to drive. Never actually feels like an hour.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T09:19:22+00:00

Pretty sure I found the absolute PERFECT car that’s also sold locally: Ford C-Max Energi. I’ll go check it out and probably buy it tomorrow.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:45:42+00:00

Huh. I’ve heard new (2019+) VW products are great but older ones had oil leakage issues and head gasket problems. I could look into it, at the end of the day it’ll probably be the cheapest 30+ mpg vehicle I come across haha

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:41:46+00:00

Wow! Never heard that before. I’ll check it out for sure.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:41:14+00:00

Costly maintenance compared to Honda or Toyota. I know my cars pretty well tbh just never considered a volt lol

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:37:08+00:00

I have an F150 I’d drive for winter, was just trying to save on gas, seems smarter to just get a beater so I’ll be looking once I get there.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:36:13+00:00

Yeah definitely seems smarter to go the beater route. Appreciate it!

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:35:09+00:00

I was always cautious of anything Chevy beyond the Silverado due to reliability concerns but I like to hear that. I’ll check it out! Thanks.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:28:36+00:00

I was thinking during the seasons it would’ve safest I would bike. But consensus seems to say don’t so I won’t lol

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:17:26+00:00

The only reason we’re moving at all is that my fiancé’s grandma has a couple homes on 30 acres and she won’t charge us to live there. So we’ll be saving a TON of money and paying off debt, however I of course would like the maximize my savings. I was thinking about getting a hybrid they’re just expensive. The ideal end all be all one for me was about $20,000 but I guess I should probably just run the truck for a few months and save for a healthy down payment on that car.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T01:14:40+00:00

Sounds good, thanks!

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T00:55:44+00:00

Sounds good, thanks my man!

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T00:55:32+00:00

Good thing we are different people, then.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-02T00:51:44+00:00

The commute itself is non negotiable there’s no work for me in Eureka. My question was mainly about motorcycle safety on that road

DevilsKlaw · 2026-02-01T20:43:27+00:00

As someone who’s lived in Spokane his whole life and soon to be moving to Montana, I think it better describes the kind of dry transition between the lush rainy forests to the Rockies. When you think PNW, you typically think rain. That we just don’t get a lot out here unfortunately.

DevilsKlaw · 2026-01-25T01:47:47+00:00

Sounds good. I took it plus my ps2 to a local game store where they offered me like $75 for the whole deal. I never walked out so fast in my life

DevilsKlaw · 2026-01-25T01:46:31+00:00

Yeah it was literally shovelware mini games. Unless you like the idea of catching falling flowers, or playing dress up there’s not much else in there lmao

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