High Mileage tow vehicle question
I found myself in need of an extra vehicle and found an old grampa truck (93 GMC 1/2t ext cab 4x4) it was cheap and well taken care of by the previous owner who had owned it almost 20 years. It has 21...
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We are looking now in the 7-10yr range. 200k is pushing it a bit especially at $10k.
We are mostly looking in the 120-150k mile range and $7-10k range. We figure that should buy us 5-8yrs of reliable use based on past experience.
The last truck we sold had 265k miles on it and only reason we sold it was the body was rusting away. Young couple who bought it were heading cross country the following day...same thing this time. If the body wasn't rusting away, I would expect another 4-5yrs before I would swap it out.
A side issue with really old trucks is the electrical glitches and interiors degrading from UV damage.
Some of the younger trucks with a lot of miles were just cruising on the freeway. That's generally not as bad (per mile) as someone who commutes 3 miles and the truck never gets up to temperature, so you can accept high miles without expecting as much wear.
We are mostly looking in the 120-150k mile range and $7-10k range. We figure that should buy us 5-8yrs of reliable use based on past experience.
The last truck we sold had 265k miles on it and only reason we sold it was the body was rusting away. Young couple who bought it were heading cross country the following day...same thing this time. If the body wasn't rusting away, I would expect another 4-5yrs before I would swap it out.
A side issue with really old trucks is the electrical glitches and interiors degrading from UV damage.
Some of the younger trucks with a lot of miles were just cruising on the freeway. That's generally not as bad (per mile) as someone who commutes 3 miles and the truck never gets up to temperature, so you can accept high miles without expecting as much wear.
