I have no buyer's remorse. This is actually the first vehicle I've owned where I didn't have buyer's remorse. It was a custom order so I got it exactly the way I wanted it.

 

Your 10 is still new-ish and sounds like its still getting the job done for you. If I were you I'd take that money you were going to spend and invest it so a few years down the road you have a nice little nest egg for an even better upgrade in truck (or pay yours off if you haven't already). Personally, I plan on keeping my '10 for several more years

 

You'd be smart to wait at least until the '15 comes out in another 16 months.

 

Agreed. I test a 13 fx4 and cant justify buying a new truck that wont look any newer than what I got now. I will wait till 15s come out. They look sweet in concept...

 

i can't remember who posted it, but his post kept me from the test seat too.

"the cost at the dealership for another 60hp just isn't worth it"

it took a while to think about it, but he has a point. the cost of the new truck vs what they'll give you for the trade in... it's just cheaper to buy a tuner n CAI. lol

i'll keep my 2010, happily.


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Keeping my '02 a bit longer...

 

I had a 03 f350 King Ranch diesel, 147,000 miles & still looked as good as the day I bought it new. I was ready for something new & not so big. I ordered a 13 FX4 6.2, haven't had it a week yet, only 150 miles so far. Glad I did it!!! If you have the want, & have the means, do whatever makes you happy.

 

Uhhhhh... Nvm. I'll leave this alone.

 

Same here. You took very good care of your truck. It has depreciated way beyond its intrinsic value. Why make a gift of that useful life to someone else?

Do you absolutely need a truck in your daily work life, or do you drive a truck by choice? If you drive a truck by choice, the good thing about a truck is that you never have to trade it in. After several years you buy a complementary car to round out your needs. Something that gets high mileage, probably. Meanwhile, the truck continues to give good service, although it is relieved from some of its daily commuting duties. You drive the high mpg car when that's advantageous, and the truck when you need to move things. Each takes a load off the other. This goes on for several more years......your costs get lower and lower.

 

this^^^^^^^^^^^

as for me;

i bought my 2010 screw xtr xlt 4x4 5.5box w/3:55 diff.... for three reasons.

1) i prefer to drive a pickup
2) dog. she never rides in the cab of my truck. got her a leer 100XL last summer.
3) if one (or two) slips past the goalie; i got room for them in the back and don't need to worry about being kicked in the back of the seat.

my mom got a new 2013 mkx; loaded out black on black on black...

she wanted to trade off her 2003 intrepid. dealership only offered her 3000 for it. so, she kept it. asked me if i wanted to buy it. i offered her 10k for it so my gf has a car to drive.

mom has 500 000 kms on the odo now. its black on black on black cloth with a sun roof. it was the top of the line intrepid, minus the leather. when the odo hit 480 000 kms, mom had the motor and trans rebuilt.

so, its a ten year old car, with a new motor n trans and body is in great shape cause it was always in a garage. and she's had an after market deck in the dash since it was paid off... so no wireing issues when i drop a set of tens in the trunk.

i figure the insurance is gonna be cheap as hell for the gf, and motor n trans have full warranty, and comes with a set of winter tires on stock chrome rims as well as a set of summer tires also on stock chrome rims.

the chrome is peeling off on the original rims, so i may decide to plastidip just for fun, and to finish the "murder out".