Sadly, the F-150 doesn't make the top ten, if reliability translates into residual values.
Top 10 Trucks and SUVs With the Best Residual Value
By Warren Clarke
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About to purchase a new truck or sport-utility vehicle? Your bank account will owe you a debt of gratitude if you select one that doesn't lose too much of its value to depreciation. With resale value in mind, we've compiled this list of the 10 pickups and SUVs likely to depreciate the least during ownership. Included is the percentage of its original value that each vehicle is likely to retain after five years with an annual mileage of 15,000. Our residual value percentages are based on each vehicle's national True Market Value (TMV®) price, plus typical options and destination charge. Rankings and figures are updated monthly.
1. 2006 Toyota 4Runner — 49.3%
2. 2006 Honda CR-V — 49.0%
3. 2006 Toyota Sequoia — 48.9%
Lexus GX 470 — 48.9%
5. 2006 Toyota RAV4 — 48.8%
6. 2006 Jeep Wrangler — 48.6%
7. 2006 Toyota Tundra — 48.4%
8. 2006 Toyota Tacoma — 48.0%
9. 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty — 47.2%
10. 2006 Acura MDX — 47.0%
Those figures may be a bit deceptive. Full-size trucks are likely to score poorly in that kind of analysis not because they aren't well-built, but because the high cost of fuel has made buyers steer clear of them. Dodge in particular has had a very hard time selling its full-size trucks, which drive down the value of used ones as well.
I'm trying to find a 2003-2005 4Runner, but nobody is selling.
For the same reason I am buying.