TennesseeTuxedo":mca09m18 said:
M-5":mca09m18 said:
I just hope you can get something out of it, those 4 letters on the tailgate is an issue imo
More than likely he'll get more than he paid for it. Ford isn't the best selling truck in America for 40 years running for no reason.
Junk the FIATs and keep the Ford.
Maybe "best-selling" because their resale value in the used market, which is what we are talking here, is very low especially compared to their cost when purchased new. Resale on a Ford is generally bad, ergo trade in value will be horrible.
I had the same dilemma as the OP a few years ago. I traded my diesel in on a half-ton because I didn't "need" it at the time. The half-ton was actually more expensive to run than the diesel. I don't see an increase in maintenance costs at all. Fuel economy was a big issue with the half-ton gasser, especially when I hooked ANYTHING up to tow (8.5 mpg towing a 21' bass boat ~3500lbs total, vs 17.5 mpg towing with the diesel). Gasser was averaging 17 mpg combined hwy/cty not towing, and the diesel was averaging 18.5 hwy/cty combined. Oil changes are about $15 more, but less frequent. Everything else is roughly the same. Minor differences in cost. Major differences in resale value.
Best advice I can give, is if you are looking to stay in a truck stay with what you have. Where you will really make up a cost advantage is if you go to a car instead of a truck. which it sounds like you have the option of doing with your other trucks. If you're going to go to something like a Tacoma, you'll lose money on the deal and continuously after, as you gain virtually nothing in fuel savings.