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I can tell you, as a heavy-duty truck guy, I would not pay $35,000 plus tax and fees for an extended cab short bed gas-powered HD truck that's a year old and has almost 30,000 miles. I might pay that much for a crew cab long bed diesel-powered HD truck of that age and mileage. When I say "might", I mean that I was once offered a brand new 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 dually diesel truck with crew cab and long bed for $30,000 out the door. Okay, that was in 2008, and I know things are a bit different now, but by "a bit different" I sure as heck don't mean that I would accept paying almost 20% more than that for a USED gas-powered 3/4-ton truck with less to offer me besides.
There is going to be some good deals on 2014 new trucks when the 2015's come out. With a little haggling you mite by able to get the new truck price close to the used trucks price.
I actually had this happen to me. I was looking for a used truck (2-3 years old) and the prices they were asking were with in 10% of a new truck after the deals were made. I purchased new.
I can tell you, as a heavy-duty truck guy, I would not pay $35,000 plus tax and fees for an extended cab short bed gas-powered HD truck that's a year old and has almost 30,000 miles. I might pay that much for a crew cab long bed diesel-powered HD truck of that age and mileage. When I say "might", I mean that I was once offered a brand new 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 dually diesel truck with crew cab and long bed for $30,000 out the door. Okay, that was in 2008, and I know things are a bit different now, but by "a bit different" I sure as heck don't mean that I would accept paying almost 20% more than that for a USED gas-powered 3/4-ton truck with less to offer me besides.
By the way, is that you in the picture?
I believe you have hit the nail on the head. Most people looking to buy a used truck are looking in a much lower price range. Someone buying that type of truck are going for new trucks because the dealer is willing to make a deal on new vehicles to keep his inventory moving. Higher end, almost new trucks are a hard sell.
Also, those needing a 2500 Heavy Duty can't use a short bed and those wanting a short bed do not need a 2500 Heavy Duty and aren't willing to pay extra for it. Prospective buyers may be staying away because with those wheels and short bed it was probably used by a teenager for off road 4 wheeling so who knows what it went through.
Besides the asking price and the bow tie, those are the two reasons I wouldn't be interested. However, the 6.0 gas engine is not a bad mill. I pull goosenecks and haul cargo with my on a regular basis. For a gas engine it gets it done. It can be purchased and operated for a reasonable rate. Granted it takes a C note to fill the gas tank on my 3/4 ton.
If you're going to pull a 5th wheel it needs to be diesel.
What are you talking about? It certainly doesn't need to be diesel to pull a 5th wheel or any trailer. Plenty of big blocks can haul those trailers around with ease. Sure it is nice to have a diesel, but telling someone it needs to be one is dead wrong!
For around here, it's over priced. You can buy trucks like this all day for about 8 grand less. Even KBB shows it's over priced by 4 grand buying it from a dealer. The tires and wheels, from the pics, look to be worthless for a 4x4. So you're gonna spend another 3-4 grand to get decent wheels and tires for offroad use. The 6.0 is the standard engine in this truck and is a known gas guzzler. Drop the price by 10 grand and maybe someone would buy it. At 35 grand, he's gonna have it a while. His target market is apparently someone with lousy credit that he can pump the interest rate and get his price. That's about the only way I see he's going to move this thing....unless he finds an idiot
What are you talking about? It certainly doesn't need to be diesel to pull a 5th wheel or any trailer. Plenty of big blocks can haul those trailers around with ease. Sure it is nice to have a diesel, but telling someone it needs to be one is dead wrong!
First, you can't get a big block anymore. The diesel will get 12 mpg towing, and the gas about 8. While you can tow with gas pulling a 30' + 5th wheel is much easier with diesel and dual rear wheels. Go drive through the trailer parks where the retirees are and you'll see diesel. So, it is a good recommendation to only advise diesel for towing.
My parents have pulled 5th wheels for years and they have been all over the US and Canada and have NEVER had a Diesel...... So no you do not need a diesel to pull a 5th
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