Truck was totaled, looking at GM 6.6 Gasser

Grit dog wrote:
Why would you buy a brand new truck if you’re “not a truck guy” and only put half an oil change a year worth of miles on it?
Consider the “gift” you got when your truck got totaled and go buy another one, just like it. With low miles, for less money than your settlement.
Financially that is the best solution. Especially with a declining economy and very inflated truck prices still.
And yes I’m very well aware of prices then (2017) and now.
Heck for 3k miles a year, I’d throttle back to a much older, low miles grampa truck. Any gasser new enough to have a 6 speed (except a Ram with a 66rfe) or any pre tier IV diesel. (But those 2000s diesels bring too much money for what they’re worth).

Edit: My response above was predicated on the assumption that you have some sort of “normal” income. If the cost of a new truck is less than 20% of your annual income, what I said doesn’t apply I suppose.

Less than 20 percent of my annual income. You live out here you know what truck prices are. I did buy the truck I listed and financed under 20,000. Worth it to me, because even with the pay out everything had double the miles of my old truck and I for once I wanted a new one. Every truck I looked at that I could just write a check for was for was not great. Every truck I have owned since 1993 has been purchased used. 88 Chevy 3/4 ton, 89 GMC 1 ton, 2004 1/2 ton Silverado, 2002 Chevy 3/4 ton and my 2017 Chevy 1 ton which only had 28,000 miles on it when I got it. The payout on my old truck was 46,850. I don't want a diesel. Have no need for one. My kid has an 03 LB7. If no one pulls out in front of me I see no reason not to get 20 years out of this one. The 02 I had for 10 years. I was supposed to keep the 2017 until I retired which would have meant 17 years of ownership.
At any rate here it is. Much more truck than the 2017.