> From: James R <londonjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> It depends on when you buy them in their life-cyle. I owned one for a
> year and lost £50 on it (plus one windscreen wiper replaced), and that
> was becuase I thought it better to take the cash offered rather than
> wait for the banks to open the next day so the full price could be
> paid.
I had a 1989 Dodge Cummins that I bought on Craig's List, drove (and
properly maintained) for three years, then sold for $500 more than I
paid for it. Sold it to a friend, who is still a friend, who is still
very happy with it.
I sold it to buy a 1991 4WD version, which, 50,000 km later, is also
worth $1,000 more than I paid for it. But you can pry this one from my
cold, dead hands!
The price of decent diesels tends to track the cost of gasoline. The
Dodge Cummins will get 24 mpg for a full-sized truck, when gassers are
getting ~14-16 mpg. So I expect they're down a bit now that gas has
dropped. But that won't last forever. So this might be a good
opportunity to pick up a good used diesel. Because they ain't making
any more dinosaurs, and even if they were, the 60 million year wait
for them to turn into crude is a killer...
:::: Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you
as they please. -- Pythagoras ::::
:::: Jan Steinman <http://www.VeggieVanGogh.com> ::::
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