Advice; Should I replace my high mileage, paid off truck?

If you buy an truck with emissions then make sure you get a warranty that covers emissions. Standard warranties usually do not. Personally I would keep the truck you have. You know what you have got and what has been done to it. Buying something used is a roll of the dice. What kind of engine is in your Volvo? (Edit) I see you have a Volvo engine in your signature.

 

It is not as much of a mileage, as taking care of. All the peripherals can be replaced. New trucks beak also, it's just takes longer to fix them. If your mileage is high, I have no idea what is mine, skyrocketed?)

 

NO absolutely not, keep it and fix whatever breaks. Itll be cheaper in the long run

 

I get the frustration in a $$ repair bill but there’s nothing saying that anything you buy out of warranty won’t need some if not a lot of hidden repairs
You know, or should know truck you own and all it’s little quirks
If X dollars will fix all major issues then I’d run it
700k miles is t high. Especially if you’ve ran it the last 200

 

You’re looking at retirement in two years and need to borrow against your house for a measly $16k?

What happens if you buy this truck and then it goes down for a couple of weeks and needs thousands in repairs?

 

Grass is always greener on the other side.


As much as I want to get rid of my Def truck I still come back to just repair it till it needs an engine. I am also in your situation as well.

no point in buying another truck if you don’t know what the future holds.

 

Well it's the devil you know the versus the devil you don't know.

If you have a good truck that doesn't burn oil that you know all the quirks of it and everything I don't think 700000 miles is a lot of miles. I don't know how many miles you put on in a year but trucks nowadays generally are good up to million miles if they've been serviced, meaning the engine.

The emissions crap is expensive but if you get that taken care of I would stay with what you have.

The only other thought that I can give you is the used trucks are for sale for a reason. Now you don't really know that reason, it could be to upgrade, but it also could be it's a problem truck it also could be whatever.

You have much more facts to make a decision with the truck that you have then the unknown of an unknown truck.

It is the devil you know versus the devil you don't know.