Tried to buy a trailer yesterday but.....
Hi all, as the title states, we found a 5th wheel we liked and sat down to make a deal with the sales manager who of course took over from our original salesman. After taking all of the information a...
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Grit dog wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Silly but so true. 4x4 cost more up front, but you get some of it back when sold. Of course no one thinks about the loss of fuel economy and the dreaded death wobble on Dodge 4x4s that the 4x2 never had to bother with. Oh well, some one will realize the gem some day.
If that's what kept you from getting a 4wd, was the 1mpg and the virtually zero chance you'd get Death wobble on a stock truck that only gets used 4000 miles a year then I'd call that paranoia. You did save $26 a year in fuel though......
I don't know about a death wobble but...
14 to 15 mpg on a truck that does 15,000miles per year with $3/gal gas, thats $213/yr and over 10yrs of ownership, will cost you $2130.
Of course at the same time the extra 4wd system is depreticating similar to the rest of the truck, so if it's $3k for 4x4, you might get $1k back out of it....a loss of $2k.
That's a bit over $4k loss. If you use 4x4 regularly, you might argue it's worth it but for someone asking the question, they likely don't use it and are unlikely to benefit.
