Terrible Trucks
No doubt I'll get lots of disagreement on this. Just wondering how many young people on a budget are buying those nice trucks at $40000 and up; way up for a 1 ton diesel. And financing them for as man...
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We can all agree that new trucks are expensive. So are used ones. American manufacturers are phasing out most cars.
Jayco you are making a lot of assumptions. I bought a new one ton Ford diesel in 2002 for $35k. Today it is worth $20k where I live. I have seen some going for as high as $28k. That is actually very little depreciation. With some bolt on parts I get 23.8 mpg on the flats, 18 towing a boat and around 13.5 towing a trailer. My Lexus 6 cylinder gets around 25-26 but requires premium gas. Diesel costs less than regular here.
Tires and oil changes and a few other things cost more in a truck, but they last a long time. There is room for everything and every one. My truck can haul more than 2 Subarus.
Jayco you are making a lot of assumptions. I bought a new one ton Ford diesel in 2002 for $35k. Today it is worth $20k where I live. I have seen some going for as high as $28k. That is actually very little depreciation. With some bolt on parts I get 23.8 mpg on the flats, 18 towing a boat and around 13.5 towing a trailer. My Lexus 6 cylinder gets around 25-26 but requires premium gas. Diesel costs less than regular here.
Tires and oil changes and a few other things cost more in a truck, but they last a long time. There is room for everything and every one. My truck can haul more than 2 Subarus.
