Bedlam wrote:
A new Class 5 diesel from Ram or Ford is about $60K out the door if you don't go for high level trim and options. My Class 2B diesel in 2005 was just over $30k and sold for $17k to a private party after 120K miles and 10 years.
The only decent prices in pre emissions diesels are right here with the Ford 6 liter, but there's a reason for that.
There's a couple other factors holding the prices way up IMO. First is the desirability of diesels in general and the cost of new ones. Second is the good economy right now, more folks can afford fancy trucks. Third is the low inventory of used vehicles due to lower new sales during the recession. This is even greater with diesels because of the new emissions keeping people from buying them at the same times as the recession.
