new GMC 1500 2x4. No one needs 4x4 anyway
Got wife 2018 GMC 1500. No one but famers,ranchers, ult. company, cops, logers, and people up in Canada need 4x4, just something saleman sell people who have good credit anyway. Waist of money.
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travelnman wrote:
Resale on 2x4's is next to nothing. I can understand it from reading other
campers on here and my own experience. If your going to stick with it pay
the extra for the 4x4 and avoid your wife yelling things like stupid. I saw
a guy tear up a campground site trying to get out after a storm, he had to pay
for the damages when his truck slide over and hit the plumbing and electric.
Umm.. DUH.. 4x2s COST A LOT LESS to buy when new.
Nearly $4K less not including any other extra required options which tend to push that to $5K-$6K less cost than 4x4.
When resale time comes I highly doubt a 4x4 is going to sell for $5K-$6K more than a 4x2..
Kind of like Diesel vs gas, of course a Diesel truck is going to sell for a bit more than gas and the reason is that a Diesel engine costs more up front.
Sure, the market for folks who might be in the market for 4x2 is smaller now days, but none the less, used 4x2s being cheaper can get one into a pickup truck that may not afford the asking price for a used, beat up 4x4 of the same age and mileage.
If you "want" 4x4, buy it, if you NEED 4x4, buy it.. If you simply need a pickup truck without all the bells and whistles, don't need or want 4x4 and have a small budget, buy a 4x2..
Dealer lots are full of 4x4s for a reason and it is not because "everyone" wants one, it is because the dealer makes a much, much larger PROFIT MARKUP on the 4x4..
