Hunt for newer truck stalled.
I was looking for a newer truck over the winter. Was looking for a used F-350 with 7.3 Gas for hauling our 2013 Adventurer 910FBS. Found two nice used trucks one a dually and the other a SRW but ne...
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And nothing has changed. The “perfect” RV for any and all categories doesn’t exist.
I could add another 10 things each to your +- list.
But you need to first do an accurate cost analysis. Which you aren’t doing at all.
For starters, A new F350 CC 4x4 4wd XLT Godzilla motor is less than $60k.
That doesn’t even consider the rest of the stuff thatStirCrazy mentioned.
You should pencil that out accurately first.
Just comparing the cost of an almost new F350 Platinum to and almost 10 year old C is like comparing the cost of bananas to milk in the store.
Then there’s what you want and what you will need. Guessing you’re not young . How long can you handle what’s required to own and navigate a TC vs a C ?
Do you want more space and storage or is that not a concern? Seems like it is or you’d be comparing to a very small C or a B .
All considerations
I did downsize from godzilla to newer V-10 and that is where some of cost savings is. Didn't want to buy a new truck since we don't use it very much. Our current truck is a 99 that we bought used in 2004 with 40k miles on it and it now has about 78k miles so just a few thousand miles a year.
The used trucks I was looking at were king ranch and lariat so that is why they cost more. My current truck is also lariat.
We are in our 70's and hope to get many more years of camping. We go by ourselves most of the time but once a year have a family campout with kids and grandkids which everyone enjoys.
I am fit so dealing with the camper is not an issue but recognize it would be a little easier with the class c.
