[Tailback]

Losing 10 - 15 K soon as you leave he show room makes absolutely no sense.

Unless you need crazy towing capacity, buy a Toyota truck. You lose max $1,500 driving off the lot, but resale value is insane. I could sell my 2006 Taco with 65,000 miles in one day for 15,000 and I only paid something like 23,000 out the door.

[wally_bert]

I’ve learned to love Toyotas.

2nd Tacoma and still on first Camry between me and my wife.

I’ll stick with them for front line modern vehicles.

In the meantime I fight what seems to be a pointless battle at times with my old CJs, 750K, and vintage Blazer. Mostly it’s a budget battle and being left alone to do anything to them.

I like to have things around for spares that are paid for and I can for the most part work on myself. Modern era stuff requires a liftbay, $100K of tools and testing gear, and a master’s in electronics. Having tiny little hands helps too.