Pickup Decisions...
When buying a heavy beasty pickup, are you more concerned about it's age or it's mileage? Would you prefer a 95 with 75,000 miles over a 2004 with 130,000? Useful life for gas vs. diesel? For me...
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ruthiebaby88 wrote:
When buying a heavy beasty pickup, are you more concerned about it's age or it's mileage?
Would you prefer a 95 with 75,000 miles over a 2004 with 130,000?
I would go with newer with high mileage (within reason). First - the miles are invariably highway miles. The newer vehicles are inherently safer, due to more airbags (and airbag deployment based on weight); and safety features like ABS, traction-control, stability control, etc. Ours has a built-in brake controller that monitors what's happening with the truck, and adjusts accordingly?
Last January we were coming home from FLA and got caught in that horrible ice-storm in Georgia. Our 2-wheel drive 2012 F-350, with only single-rear wheels, handled the ice remarkably well. Very little wheel spin and zero skidding. Granted, a 5th wheel puts some extra weight over the rear wheels; but it's also an extra 10,000# to stop and start.
