DownTheAvenue wrote:
No vehicle will wear out. Parts of it will, and they will need to be replaced. There does come a time, however, when a replacement part will approach the value of the vehicle. Then a decision has to be made whether to continue to replace worn parts or replace the entire vehicle.
I agree with you. One thing that helps mitigate the cost is if you can make a lot of repairs yourself. I have found parts very reasonable but labor is what adds to the repair cost. Rust is not a issue for my truck, so that's out of the equation. My oldest truck is a 99 Ford F-250 with 7.3 and 6 speed manual with 250k miles. New front end, brakes, shocks and batteries for less then 2 truck payments. It will need a new clutch before long as well.
A lot of people don't want to spend 60-70k on a new truck, In Kansas we have 9 percent sales tax ( initial sale) along with personal property tax (every year) along with higher insurance rates make a new truck very expensive.
