Originally Posted by Buehler445
Just man up and buy a half ton. Dad has an 08, it's just extended cab, but he's got 140K on it and it is a freaking stud. He's hauled WAAAAAAY more than its capacity, taken it where it wasn't supposed to go, beat it down the worst roads imaginable, and got mud in places where it shouldn't be and the only thing wrong with it is the seat is coming apart on the door side where he slides in and out. He did have a recall on an o2 sensor in 09, but since then, brakes and tires.
That's the kind of pickup you need. Unfortunately it is still worth 10-12, but it will run a good long time yet and be a way better pickup than a compact. I don't know what you're Dakota is getting, but a full size chevy with a 5.3 will get 16 out in the country and 18 on the highway.
Besides that, if you keep the pickup for 100,000, if you're getting 16, you will buy 6,250 gallons of fuel. If you're getting 20 (I doubt it) in a compact, you buy 5,000. That's 1250 gallon difference. At $2.50 gas, that's $3,125 over the life of the vehicle. If you're doing 20,000 miles a year, that is $625/ year. With the added towing capacity, bed size, cab size, comfort, etc., gas really isn't that much. And that's if you get a 4 MPG bump buying a compact, which, unless it's a manual, I doubt you get.
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