SidecarFlip wrote:
4x4ord wrote:
The cost of vehicles has not been keeping up with inflation. It is much easier to buy a new 75k truck now than it was to dish out 30k for a new diesel crew cab 4x4 in '93. On top of that you get a much more capable truck now than what was being built in 93.
What you actually get is a much more complex vehicle with more stuff to fail down the road, less fuel mileage (diesel) and lowest cost components.
My 97 is stone simple and I can do all the repairs in the driveway that need to be done. When that new truck is out of warranty, be prepared for a wallet emptying experience.
I still don't understand the fuel mileage comments. The more power one uses the more fuel it uses. I would be willing to bet that we could take your truck and a new truck and load them exactly the same and have the new truck follow you on a run and the new truck would get better mileage. You would have to lead because the new truck would be constantly trying to slow down on the hills so as to not run off and leave you. It's much easier to follow a slower rig if you are trying to run together.
