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Below is an enthusiast article written by the automotive experts at Mini Truckin'. With gorgeous lines and great flow, we can see why Jason Fox picked his S10 over his marriage!

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IntelliChoice Value Rating

The chart above shows the purchase price versus ownership cost for each car from a specific vehicle class. The cars with better than average ownership cost/purchase price correlations are the best values, and these best value cars are represented by the dots below the curve. (i.e. the cars that have a lower ownership cost compared to its purchase price.) Those cars, which are worse than average or poor values, appear above the curve.

One way to view the graph is to draw a vertical line through any purchase price. You may see several dots that fall on this line - each of which is a car with a similar purchase price. However, notice the difference in ownership costs of each car represented by the vertical position of the dot. Two cars with the same purchase price can have thousands of dollars difference in ownership costs. This is what separates "good value" cars from "poor value" cars.

What is a good car value?

A "good car value" is one whose cost to own and operate is less than expected. The lower the cost to own and operate a car compared to what is expected, the better the value of that car.

But how do we know a car's "expected cost"?

For each car in the class, IntelliChoice plots the car's purchase price against the total five-year cost to own and operate it as determined by IntelliChoice research. Each dot on the above chart represents a specific car. Generally, we find that as the purchase price of the car increases, the cost to own and operate that car increases. This is why the dots on the graph tend to rise upward and to the right. This phenomenon also makes intuitive sense - as the purchase price rises, financing costs tend to rise, as do insurance, depreciation, taxes, and most other car ownership costs.

This is an important concept. It's normal for car ownership costs to rise as purchase price rises. Therefore, we can't just establish one "average" ownership cost number for each class, since cars in the class have different purchase prices. (This is why the "Relative" shown on each chart is different for cars in the same car class.)

Using statistical techniques, IntelliChoice "connects the dots" to form a curve that defines, for this car class, the relationship between the car's purchase price and car's ownership costs. This curve is our "expected cost" curve. The curve defines, for any car in the class, the five-year ownership cost that we would expect to see at each possible purchase price. If every car in the class were an average value, then all the dots would fall exactly on the curve. However, it's rare that any dot is exactly on the curve. Some dots are a little higher or lower, and some are a lot higher or lower. The dots that are a little lower are better than average car values, while the dots that are a lot lower are excellent car values (A dot that is a lot lower than the curve has ownership costs much lower than expected for a car of its purchase price). Conversely, a dot a little higher than the curve is a poorer than average car value, while a dot that is much higher than the curve is a poor car value.

Value is a relative term, not an absolute term. It is performing better than the logical expectation.

So is a Mercedes-Benz E320 expensive to own and operate? Certainly in an absolute sense. Most other cars cost less. But, when its cost to own and operate is plotted against cars with comparable invoice prices, the E320 costs less. So the E320 is not expensive to own and operate - it is a good car value. The Mercedes does not have low ownership costs, but it has low ownership costs for its invoice price.

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Article From Mini Truckin' Magazine

2000 Chevy S10 - Marriage Killer

Take The House, But Don't Touch My Mini / By Ernie Macias / photographer: Ernie Macias
/ Article provided by: Mini Truckin' Magazine

Owner: Jason Fox
Ride: '00 Cheverolet S-10
Hometown: Maryville, TN
Club: Relaxed Atmosphere

How many times have you been in the shop, while working on your truck, when your girlfriend or wife gets all upset with you? For some of you ladies, it might be the reverse. Minitruckin' for many has always been rumored to be a relationship killer. Jason Fox knows it for a fact. As a matter of fact, he split up with his wife because of this truck

When we asked Jason what he wished he would have done different during the build of his truck, he wished he had gotten his divorce a lot sooner, so he could have finished the truck earlier. That has to be one of the funniest responses we've ever heard. Thankfully for us, Jason did finish his Stepside truck and did a great job doing it.

Jason started his build by pissing off his wife, then he moved on to doing all the suspension work, which was done at Boneyard Customs. Using 2,500-pound Firestone airbags in the front, along with some Belltech spindles, they were able to bring that front end down to a more suitable level. In the rear, a three-link and Panhard bar setup with 2,600-pound 'bags were used. GC Extreme valves and some Viair compressors finished off the package for the suspension.

When the time came to paint, all the normal accessories were shaved, then Jason Fox and his dad, Jeff Fox, painted the truck using RM Diamond Sunset Orange to really make this truck stand out from the crowd. With an awesome interior, Jason knew he had to follow it with a custom interior to match, so he took his truck down to David Corn at Pro Stitch in Knoxville, Tennessee, to do the job right. Davidused alligator skin and leather to catch your eye.

This is the second Stepside truck in this month's mag, and with such gorgeous lines and great flow, we can see why Jason Fox picked his truck over his marriage.

The Lowdown
Rolling Attire
Wheels (Front/Rear): Center Line Smoothie, 20-inch
Tires (Front/Rear): Nitto Tire 225/35R20

Chassis Modifications
Suspension type: Air
Suspension (Front/Rear): 2,500-pound Firestone, three-link with a Panhard bar
Airbag type and size: (Front): 2,500 Firestone (Rear): 2,600 Airlift
Control arms: Stock upper, tubular lower
Spindles/springs: Belltech spindles
Shocks: Jeep Cherokee shocks
Valves: 1/2-inch GC Extreme
Compressors: Two Viair 450

Airline: 1/2 inch
Air accessories: 8-gallon tank
Frame mods: Rear notch, body-drop done with stock frame and stock floor
Gas tank: 10-gallon fuel cell
Misc.: Body-drop performed by Robert Perry
Performed by: Adam Moretz at Boneyard Customs
City/state: Maryville, Tennessee

Body Modifications
Shaved: Door handles, third brake light, tailgate handle, gas door, and antenna
Body-drop: Stock-floor
Exterior bolt-ons: Street Scene mirrors, step shaver kit
Misc.: Rear inner fenders were sectioned and tubbed, custommade notch cover, firewall was tubbed, relocated brake booster, and slave cylinder was relocated
Performed by: Adam Moretz at Boneyard Customs
City/state: Maryville, Tennessee

Paint
Brand and colors: RM Diamond Sunset Orange
Style: Solid
Misc.: All paintwork done by owner Jason Fox and his father Jeff Fox
Performed by: Owner Jason and Jeff Fox
City/state: Maryville, Tennessee

Interior
Seats: Toyota 4Runner
Material: Alligator skin and leather
Dash: Shaved vents performed by owner Jason Fox
Door panels: Alligator and leather
Flooring: Charcoal carpet
Headliner: Alligator and leather
Misc.: BAD Rockstar steering wheel, acrylic shifter
Performed by: David Corn at Pro Stitch
City/state: Knoxville, Tennessee

Special Thanks By Owner:
Adam Moretz at Boneyard Customs, Eric Tate, Jeff Lewis, Alan atArmstrong Co. for the paint, Jeff Fox, Angie Fox, everyone in RelaxedAtmosphere, David Corn, Jim Ellis at Chicken Nugget Mafia for watching me work all the time (hope your back gets better), my ex-wife for divorcing me, and my sister, Kayla Fox, for filing out the tech sheet.