That's how I ended up with my truck. 2017 Chevy Colorado. Every time I check the KBB value, it has gone up a little bit. Since I don't drive all that much (5K a year) it's probably cheaper to let it sit than look for a more fuel efficient vehicle.
At 5k mi/yr, depending on how many miles are empty, you might benefit from a more fuel efficient vehicle, but only if most of those 5k miles are empty.
(And nice score on the F350. One of my favorite trucks!)
Thanks, I like it! 7.3, pre-DPF, and it'll do just about anything a modern truck will do as long as I don't mind spending a bit more time at it. The ride is an awful lot worse, though. Leaf springs around vs coils up front makes a huge difference, and there are plenty of roads with just weird resonances with that suspension. Doesn't bother me much, but in 40 years, I might be sick of it. Put some coils up front or something (it's apparently not that hard a swap). But I figure as long as I take care of things, the value is level to increasing over time.
99% of the time I am tailgated it is a dude in a truck.
At least out here, that sort of behavior is almost always someone in a Dodge. It's not 100% true, but most of the work trucks I see are GMC or Ford, personal trucks driven by not-goofballs tend to be Ford or Chevy, and while there are some reasonable Dodge owners, the majority of the "Yeah, you're being a doofus today..." trucks are Dodge. Probably because they're cheap...
...but this is why i kind of hate the Ramnsey advice of sell your expensive car. There's a lot of friction that causes transaction costs and the juice may not be worth the squeeze.
Plus the always-present "Oooh, new owner, so, I need this part, that part, and the other part!" thing used vehicles tend to do.
Unless you're saving a
huge amount, I'd generally agree as well. The vehicle you know beats the vehicle someone else wants rid of in almost all cases.