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Originally posted by Bear Cat:
Since when did pickup trucks start costing more than Cadillacs :-(

I finally pulled the trigger on a used 2014 F350 Lariet crew cab short box . I've been a diesel guy , but couldn't bring myself to pay $ 45 K for a used truck !! My new used truck has the 6.2 gas motor -- 385 hp . I'll miss the power and torque of my old 7.3 , but I think I'll get by just fine for $ 10K less !!

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Living in an area that the vehicles rust out in 10 to 15 years.

One hardly ever gets the mileage on to make a diesel pay for its self.

So unless your driving 50 thou plus a year your truck well be a rusted out piece of junk before you break even.

That said if you need the power for pulling and hauling heavy loads they work well for that.

Even then after the 10 year mark a lot of little things start going on vehicles.

That said I drive my vehicles into the ground the trk I had before the one I have now I drove for 12 years then rear spring hangers rusted off.

I done the math many times for the extra cost the diesel options just doesn't pay for most.

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Originally posted by Bear Cat:
Yep Frostbite , they know how to handle the winter road conditions without salt in Alaska !! People learn how to drive :-)

The northern panhandle of Idaho is the same , when elk hunting there , I see pickups in the 70's in better shape than my 2000 . Seems like a conspiracy to rot your vehicle out intentionally , when they spray calcium chloride or some sort of salt solution on the roads . What a waste of money in more ways than one :-(

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Twenty years old.... zero rust. We don't use salt up here. Just let the snow (if there is any that year) compact into a drivable surface. Ice they gravel.

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Originally posted by J_Zola:
I bought a 2016 four door 3500, 6.7, 4x4 with a manual. All in at 50k, tax and fees. It is not cheap to hang with the cool kids