Sweet spot for used HD pickups.
How old an HD pickup gives the best value in terms of reliability vs cost? Or does that depend on brand of truck, diesel vs gas, etc? Hard data would be nice but I don't know how one would acquire tha...
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hedgehopper wrote:
How old an HD pickup gives the best value in terms of reliability vs cost?
As others have mentioned… It depends. Maintenance is huge factor.
Since you asked for opinions; I think that the 04.5' to '07 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel is the reliability/cost sweet spot. These engines are extremely durable, easy to maintain, powerful, economical (WRT fuel consumption), and have minimal emissions equipment… Of course this means you'd need to be ok with the Dodge Ram trucks, which have their own unique issues :R
Cheers,
-Mark
