Doing the MPG math on a new(er) truck
Greetings, Recently I was getting the 'itch' for getting a newer truck. My old Ford 1997 F250HD has served us well. We bought it in 2001 for $12K with ~92K miles on it and now it has ~124K miles. ...
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We also don't drive our truck very many miles a year.
We bought our 2000 f350 diesel in 2002 with 78,000 miles on it and it now has 130,000. That is 52,000 over 12 years.Less than 5000 miles a year.
It gets 11 to 14 Mpg loaded with the camper and maybe 1 mpg less with the jeep or horse trailer in tow. It is trouble free and we are not worried about breakdowns.
Buying a new or newer truck can't be justified for expenses and our 2000 is in perfect condition and it is a comfortable truck.
That said I am 69 years old we are downsizing our farming operation and We can afford a new truck and it will be the last truck I will ever buy and so we got the truck I wanted with bells and whistles that are not needed but they are certainly nice to have.
We would never go into debt to get a truck but if you can afford it sometimes you don't need to justify it.
We haven't used it for hauling the camper yet but we have used it for some heavy loads of cattle and pulled over 20,000lbs of hay on the goose neck and it is an absolute joy to pull with it, we can't wait to get out with the camper on it. Come on spring.
Investment wise will we recover it? nope not even close, and we don't care.
We bought our 2000 f350 diesel in 2002 with 78,000 miles on it and it now has 130,000. That is 52,000 over 12 years.Less than 5000 miles a year.
It gets 11 to 14 Mpg loaded with the camper and maybe 1 mpg less with the jeep or horse trailer in tow. It is trouble free and we are not worried about breakdowns.
Buying a new or newer truck can't be justified for expenses and our 2000 is in perfect condition and it is a comfortable truck.
That said I am 69 years old we are downsizing our farming operation and We can afford a new truck and it will be the last truck I will ever buy and so we got the truck I wanted with bells and whistles that are not needed but they are certainly nice to have.
We would never go into debt to get a truck but if you can afford it sometimes you don't need to justify it.
We haven't used it for hauling the camper yet but we have used it for some heavy loads of cattle and pulled over 20,000lbs of hay on the goose neck and it is an absolute joy to pull with it, we can't wait to get out with the camper on it. Come on spring.
Investment wise will we recover it? nope not even close, and we don't care.
