new truck cost!!
Today, I spied a brand new Ford F-150 Eco Boost 4 door for sale at Costco. The MSRP was $56,000. WOW! I didn't realize the costs had risen that much since I shopped in 2010. I can picture myself in my...
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bovellois wrote:
The $60,000 (40k + 20k interest) I spent buying my 97 Cummins turned out to be a good investment. Depreciation is long gone and appreciation has begun, and the engine is only at a 1/4 of its useful life (but I'm at 3/4 of my useful life).
In 2014 it pulled TTs across Canada over 35000 miles and coasted for 35000 miles, with no mechanical problem.
I doubt the 2016s with their paper thin skin, electronics and anti-pollution systems will perform for 20 years for as little as the 2nd gen.
We had a '98 RAM. It got great fuel economy....if your goal is to save money I can see why you might want to continue running your old '97 but the new RAM, Ford and Chevy are absolutely incredible tow vehicles. The new RAM puts about 3 times as much torque to the rear axle as what the RAM from '97 could do. I expect all of the new diesels are easily capable of over 300,000 miles.
