Originally Posted by johnn
Originally Posted by Tarkio
Originally Posted by Higginez
I disagree. With gas prices above $4.00 here, it makes a ton of sense to want to keep costs down and that fuel bill just keeps coming at you. Every little bit helps when you're biting off a $1,000+ month payment and registration fees to boot.



Absolutely wrong. If you are concerned about fuel prices and economy, then you probably have no business financing a $30-$40-$50k etc outfit. IOW, if you can afford to buy a new vehicle, then the difference in fuel economy means nothing.

Or, stated in another way, if you are buying a new $40k truck, and you are worried about fuel expense, maybe you can't really afford that new truck. Maybe, just maybe you should step back and buy a used truck that you can actually afford.

WTF kinda thinking is that? Numbers are numbers and fuel costs can be worth considering. Regardless if you are spending 5K or 50K.


I am talking about guys deciding between outfits that are costing $50k and convincing themselves that a difference in fuel economy is a huge deciding factor. Do the math. If $75 higher fuel bill is going to put you in a pinch compared to a different $50k truck, maybe you should be looking at a $15k truck.

Does it matter and will it be more out of your pocket? Yes. But the reality is, if you can truly afford a $50k or more truck and that is what you want, then fuel economy between a couple similar trucks is of no real import.

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