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Originally Posted by ECHOKnight2000
At this point it would make sense for and others to keep their trucks (if they are working fine). Sure its nice to have something new but like you said with the slow economy and gas prices with uncertain political climate I'd keep the truck. Plus if you get a new one the value will drop like a rock with today's market and I don't think it will get better with two years down the road when we'll probably be at or near $6 bucks a gallon. Save your loss on a trade or private sale with paying for gas. Plus I heard most dealers aren't even accepting SUV's as trade ins, obviously not all but its becoming harder, I'm sure trucks are the same way. Maybe if you had a smaller truck it might be easier. Maybe wait and see if Toyota comes out with a lower priced truck that gets at least upper 20s to 30 mpg. Best of luck.  |
Im just going to keep the F-150. I'll use it for hauling firewood and for driving when it snows and I'll have the Yaris as my daily driver.
Even if Toyota comes out with a small truck like the A-Bat or whatever its called, it isnt going to have squat for a payload and towing rating and its probably still going to cost just as much as a Tacoma.
Why do that when I could just have a Yaris as my fuel-sipping daily driver and keep the F-150 as my workhorse/beater truck. If I drop the insurance on the truck down to just liability and only drive it 1 or 2 days a week, its not going to cost me much to keep it around. Compared to the gas milage that a 4x4 Tacoma would get, the money I would save in gas with a Yaris would pretty much pay for the car payments.
