kehyler

Interesting, I would have expected the 5.0 to be between the 2.7 & 3.5.

Napalm

I don't know that's going to be true and it might well be area dependent. More on this later.

Object - I object to all sorts of ****. But I'm usually easy to disagree with. I'm in for a good discussion. My background however is engineering no finance so I argue with them alot because the benefit per dollar is in some cases very hard to justify. Either way mind you.

My point here - most likely poorly worded - is that outside of 3 years it's really hard to gage what fuel prices or even vehicle prices will do. Back in 07 - had you told me in under a year I would pay 5 per gallon for gas I would have laughed in your face. But even here in the SE US I was paying 5 per gallon for a while - it was insane. 2 years before that I was paying 2 or less. That's my point you have to set a price - for me when I do my sheets on a car I use the 5 year average in my area - thanks gas buddy. And it's an average I'm inputting into - so it's no random per say. It's just as possible the bottom might fall out - and gas price could plummet. It happened once before.

I also use Acar - or Fuely app to track what my fleet does on MPG's and prices I pay etc. SO I know my numbers - in my area - where I go. Not everyone does this.

So around here - for used trucks - and I was having this discussion at church just yesterday. The 5.0 is the prefered so the price is always higher used. The guy I was talking to even said the words. Well you know you have to avoid those 3 year old 2.7L - they're traded in because they're all used up. I had to explain to him that you know the common lease was 3 years or so - and today it's common for a person to swap cars every 3-4 years. It's not about used up. But I was wasting my breath.


Point is - for some resale value doesn't play on the sheet. I don't give one IOTA what the resale value is because in 10 years time it doesn't much matter but I will look at trade in - if I'm doing a vehicle swap. It depends on what I'm buying and why. In the case of the F150 my sheet didn't have any resale thought on it - and it didn't have any trade in number on it. New purchase for new need that wasn't going to go away soon. vs - new daily for me, might trade in the current one, will buy something, probably finance it because rates, and soe it's gas dollars and MX dollars of current vs fuel and finance dollars on new. No it doesn't balance out yet but it might if MX dollars or gas dollars keep going up

Ifallsguy

If Guns kill people, Spoons cause Diabetes


Actually it Forks and cans/bottles that cause diabetes

Julian703

The massive amount of money you lose in depreciation from keeping any new vehicle for only a few years far outweighs any differences in resale value of the engines. Same goes for mpg. Buy the engine you want and you will keep the truck longer.

ModularFord

KBB is dependent on your ZIP

mikeinatlanta

Running data is useless if it doesn't account for the advantages as well as negatives.

E.G. The 5.0 is a flex fuel motor while the others aren't. If you were to run the 5.0 with flex fuel price and MPG compared to premium for the EB motors it would show potential that the others don't have. Same issue with all the hp comparisons.

Regardless: The only thing this data can potentially prove is that more powerful and more desirable engines cost more money to operate, which is a big "no ****".

acdii

Hey when did they change from Thanks to Likes?

kehyler

^ I knew you'de like that post.

2015rubyFX4

Ill take my 5.0 over either of the v6's because of the wonderful sounds it makes

Metacortex

Former V8 guy here, loved the way Magnapacks sounded in my 4.6L Mustang GT.

However, getting a bit older and out of that phase, I love the turbo spool of my 3.5L. Its subtle yet profound.