2015 Ford V-6 Ecoboost vs V8

mr61impala wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
One other positive of a heavy half with the ecoboost is forced induction. To get forced induction on a 3/4 ton truck you have to get a Diesel.

Now, is a Diesel 3/4 ton truck more expensive than an Ecoboost with the max payload? Maybe.. Depends on how they are optioned. Right now our local Ram dealership has 2500 Ram Tradesmen crew cabs with the 6.7 in the low $40k range. I have seen a lot of loaded up 2015 F150's selling for 50k plus.

Just wanted to mention that because the disparity in price for the class of truck isn't really that much.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

And which one will be an easier sell and a better ROI 3 to 5 years down the road?

I suspect in 3-5 years is going to be pretty difficult to sell either truck and claim a better ROI.... There are tons and tons of new trucks being sold now...I hope I am wrong, but I could see the truck market taking a dive again in the next 3-5 years... Especially since used trucks are selling for very high prices right now...that will change.

I've never thought about personal vehicles ROI from a financial stand point... ROI is really a profit term... A truck for personal use is financially a liability... A depreciating "asset" is not an asset... It's functionally a liability from a purely financial perspective.

The ROI for my vehicles comes from their ability to do three things...

1) safely and comfortably transport my family and I
2) protect my family and I in a collision
3) handle utility

DW was rear ended last year and I was thankful to have her in a unibody midsize SUV that can take a hit and keep her safe. That 30k I paid for that vehicle was money well spent...

I just don't think about how much I can sell a vehicle for in the future... I fully expect everything I buy to be worth A small fraction of what I paid by the time I get done with it.

My 2000 Lincoln Town Car has 163k miles on it and I intend to put 400k on it.

I hope that makes sense.

Thanks!

Jeremiah