Re: Trading pickups
My bro in law died of a mystery brain hemourage over three years ago. They had been together for a good amount of years, and were married a bit over a year. He was a musician, had a lot of equipment, and a Jeep. My sister used his insurance to pay all debts and get into a house of her own. She wanted to give me the jeep, but I helped her sell it instead, so she had the money to do something with. It took almost two years for her to get her head back into the game, she did not work and lived on insurance money and money made on selling stuff. She ended up having to file bankruptcy due to credit card debt she ran back up during her bad spell. She was able to keep the house, and she is working now and everything is fine, but it was very hard. I have done quite a bit for her, including teaching her how to drive (she never had a need until now). It is very hard when this sort of thing happens, and you have to be preppared to be there for her at all times. As far as the truck goes, you can make the trade if you want, but you may want to wait a bit. On the surface it would seem like a no brainer, but there is the possibility that you could be percieved as picking the carcass clean before it gets cold. I help my sister sell off her husbands stuff rather than keep any of it because I didn't feel it was right to keep any of it, I did not want to take the chance of resentment rearing its ugly head, and I really didn't need any of it anyway. <br /><br />If I were in your shoes, I would just let things settle for few months, let her get stabilized, and if she is still insistant, then you can feel better about the trade as she will have her head in a better place. As far as if the trade is worth it, yes. A 92 Dakota isn't even the last generation, let alone current generation. It may have a V8, but unless you really need that V8, it shouldn't be a consideration. The I5 is a good engine, the truck is new, not a lot to think about here. The fuel economy advantage is overwhelming with todays prices. Good luck either way, and I am sorry about the loss of your bro-in-law. It is not pleasent, but it gets better over time....
