H2oSprt wrote:
The truck is 10 yeas old 100k miles, runs good but things are starting to need a bit more maintenance. Thoughts?
The cheapest vehicle to drive is the one you already own. Let's say the alternator or water pump goes out. Sure, you drop a few C-notes this month to fix it. But then it is done. Versus a payment where you drop a lot of C-notes
every month for the next 60-72 months!
I have no idea your skill set, and I apologize if the following generalization doesn't fit you. Truck camper people tend to be more do-it-yourself types than the Class-A-parked-at-Camping-World types. You can definitely save time & money by doing a lot of the little maintenance yourself. Transmission filter, fuel filter, air filter, belt, etc.
Keep the truck, get it on a TLC maintenance plan, and go camping!
-Eric