Get a new one .These days they're almost giving them away !! I may be doing that soon as I just had another almost accident .For the second time in a month missing by seconds and inches !
Well, it IS totalled, and I'll be getting a used 3/4 or 1 ton Dodge diesel. To me it makes not a lot of sense to buy a new truck right now. Sure, the incentives are good, but why is that? Because the used market is FLOODED
So, I can spend $45-50k on a new truck (with extra emissions crap introduced last year that I don't want anyways) and lose $15k as soon as I drive it off of the lot, or I can Spend $20-25k and get a nicely appointed truck that's a few years older and may have 30-50k miles on a cummins diesel. I'll take the half-price one from the guy who doesn't want to feed a big truck anymore. It's not a daily driver for me, but I do need a truck around for hauling/towing/etc. We also have a tendency to use our truck as our "road trip vehicle" so it needs to be comfy and not get horrible MPG. Even a 1 ton duallie can easily get 22MPG highway (if you keep it at 55-60MPH). Compared to the 13 I was getting in the F-150, it roughly offsets due to the cost differential in fuel, but I get added capability, and the ability to burn almost anything remotely like oil in it if I feel like it.
The SVO conversions are finally hitting a price point and level of refinement that make it not a completely disgusting chore to gather waste veggie oil from restaurants, etc. It's good to have options
Now, I just need to find the TIME to find the truck I want....I'll have a check from the insurance company tomorrow. The downside of course is that I'll be "extending" my car payment for another 3-5 years which sucks, but I expected I'd take a hit with a totalled truck....Que Sera Sera.
-d