Are these 2016-2018 500k mi $60,000 trucks worth it? Im looking and the market is full of these. I understand the benefits of a pre emissions truck but I like the better fuel mileage of the newer used trucks especially with the fuel prices going up when fuel is the number one expense. Im thinking the cost of repair/maint and DEF costs do not exceed extra fuel costs of lower mpg engines. What are your thoughts on this?
If you had to buy a post emmisions used truck today, which would you choose? yr, make, model.
Or would you quit trucking because pre emissions or die?
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I wouldn't even think about buying an emmissions truck with that many miles for that much money, they're coming up on some real unpleasant expenses at that point from everything I've heard.
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Right now is the worst time in history to buy a truck.
$60,000 for a truck that has half a million miles on it? And they're dumping it before all the crazy emission expenses and everything else?
Next year you'll be lucky if it's worth half that.
Good luck if you're going to buy a van trailer. You may find the year 2000 trailer for maybe twelve thousand. Or maybe a 2015 trailer for 30 or 35. Either choice is absolutely insane.
Which again next year will be worth less than half what you would pay now for it.
It's too late. The wave has crested.
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With what is on the market today, what would you go for? and how much would you expect to put into it to get it mechanically sound?
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