IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
Just add the newer truck will (probably) get better mileage and ride better and I'l COMPLETELY agree with this.Guaranteed that if you spent a quarter of the cost of buying a new truck, and you fixed everything that is even questionable on this truck... You'll have a better truck than a new one.
The new one may have all the bells and whistles. It may be faster and/or more powerful. But it will cost you an arm and a leg if it so much as sneezes. And after a few months or a year, it WILL be 'down' just as often as this one is.
The old one will be more reliable. If SHTF, it will be much better because you can fix it yourself, unlike the 'everything computer controlled' new one. I have even made my own small parts for my trucks.
A while back, a friend and I were talking about older trucks vs. newer trucks. He said that his 2010 F150 will go up and down the road better than my 1985 with a 7.3. I told him that since I have no issues holding highway speeds then it was absolutely impossible that his can g up and down the road better than mine. End of discussion.