that’s way more personal choice. Do you like the trucks and want to repair it? The mechanic may also rather just swap a transmission than tear into one. But you are the customer. If the tranny is original it might just be a good opportunity to put a new one in it.
He’s likely not poor, hence making a financially wise decision and not going into debt.
Who said anything about debt?
New is $50k for stripped down model.
$70 - $100k for most of the lot.
My '06 has 228k miles. Put $4k into it and it looks / runs as good anything on the road. I bought it new, know the maintenance, done every oil change. I put that $600+ payment in the savings every month. Maintenance costs are a pitance, in comparison.
Agreed. Yeah it shows you I haven’t looked at new vehicles in a LONG time. I put $6k into my 06’ Ram 3500 and it runs like a top. I’ll never buy new unless I’m very wealthy. And I guess that’s subjective
What brake setup did you go with? I have an 08 as well and about to do the same.
I really like my 2004 Silverado. 140K miles. The only thing I would fix is the body. It has cancer in the rocker panels and the rear fenders above the tires. I don't have the skills or the money to fix that right now. I probably never will which really saddens me.
My folks used to deliver 5th wheels across the country. The last Ford they used also had the 7.3 Powerstroke --- it had nearly 700,000 miles on it! However, the rest of the truck was extremely worn-out.
