It wouldn’t be my daily, just for towing and the occasional weekend truck. Now when I tow, it’s usually a 2-3 hour trip. Are they that bad or are we all just spoiled by modern trucks?

I thought about getting a newer truck and selling my half ton, but with prices, sales tax, property tax, and insurance all that stuff just bleeds money - mainly the taxes is what bothers me lol

Buy a 60k truck, $800 a year in property taxes, $3500 in sales tax, F that. I have the money to “afford” a new truck, but I’d rather just pay off one for 20k, pay $50 a year in taxes and $250 in sales tax. I have no problem spending money on boat parts however lol

It depends... "are they that bad"... I'm slightly biased towards GM products but I've owned Fords too. GM has had independent front suspension in trucks for 30 years now, so I think even the older ones are easier to live with and have better road manners than the I-beam Fords prior to 2005 I think. My tow vehicle is a 2002 Silverado with 8.1/Allison. It's old but it's paid for and it's actually a fun truck.

Why would a new truck raise your property taxes or do you have personal property tax in your state?

Yes, we have personal here. My 2012 GMC, wife’s 2014 Odyssey, and 1998 boat is $850. A new vehicle would double that. It’s not a ton, but factor it in over 4-6 years before values depreciate or in this market they’ve actually gone up. It just feels like wasted money. I have other areas I like to waste money 😆

Can u find a way to register it in Illinois? Our plates are $150/year with no personal property taxes.

I quit buying the stickers. Cheeper to pay for the ticket.

Is that a 97? If you decide to get rid of it let me know. The rednecks down here pay top dollar for the 7.3's.

I understand the whole sales tax and personal property tax thing, but I think there are alot better trucks out there for 20K than a 35 year old Ford. Anything can happen with a vehicle at any time, but I wouldn't want to trust my weekend/vacation/boating trip to a truck that old.

At the Mecum auction last month in Kissimmee the cheapest a 7.3 went for I think was 25K. Some mid 30's.

Nuts mine only has 155K on it, need to get rid of it I have no reason for 2 trucks.

I can't get past the color..........