We go through this all the time. Of course if someone is in the market for a perfect slantnose diesel, and has a pile of cash sitting around doing nothing, they could own that truck. Or, if someone has a late model powerstroke they could trade.
I had a friend who was not married and had alot of cash. His thing was buying Dodge diesel trucks, he travels all around the west coast looking at 12-valve dodge diesels, 5 spd 4x4 only. If it's clean, he pulls out a *** of cash and buys it. Not for any other reason than because he can. He's got 8 of them last I checked. Gets parking tickets from the city all the time cause he can't park them all in his driveway. He doesn't want anything other than dodge diesels. Last one he bought from a guy in Seattle, flew up to look at it, early 98 12-valve extended cab with a 5spd and 4x4, low miles, good shape. Pulled $18,000 cash out of his pocket and drove it home.
I get offers all the time from guys wanting to buy my truck off me, last offer I had was for $7000 in a home depot parking lot (told my wife about that one and she thought I needed my head x-rayed for passing that up,) and my truck really isn't all that nice! I think that's why I keep it, because I know it's a specialty thing. Anyone with credit or a trust fund can own a brand new dodge,chevy,ford etc. $60k cash or seven years of debt and its yours. Of course I am not knocking anyone who chooses to do that either. Its all about choices, right?
