$100,000 Diesel Truck VS $2,000 Diesel Truck!!!! Are These New Trucks Really Worth It?

What do you guys wanna see compete? Crazy to see the difference the diesel Market has made in the last few years!!

No matter how you put it, there is never a good reason to buy a truck for $100k when you can get a 2019 for $53k. They RAPIDLY depreciate and are often less reliable than the older models. It’s legitimately proven

Love to see what a 3000 dollar truck does in comparison with 97000 in upgrades. Would be a fun build and test.

For 50x as much money, the results weren’t 50x better 😎

Have had a 1999 F250 7.3 manual for years, still my daily driver. At 307K miles, I’d still trust it across country.

Another thing to consider is the cost of basic repairs once the new truck is off warranty. My diesel mechanic discouraged me from upgrading my pristine 97 Ford 7.3L to a newer truck based on the idea of repair costs long term. The older trucks are so simple with fewer things to go wrong and if a $5 vacuum line goes bad it can all be accessed simply by opening the hood. As my mechanic explained, that $5 vacuum line on a newer truck could cost in excess of $2500-3000 as the entire cab has to be removed to access some locations on the newer trucks. From my perspective, the only reason one pays for the new truck is the prestige factor and the ergonomics and comfort of a new truck. New trucks are quiet, smooth, easy to drive, with tons of cubbie spaces for storage and are outfitted with tons of technology. I ended up keeping the old truck and simply did some sound deadening, added a premium sound system with double DIN head unit to provide an update in technology coupled with a back-up camera and few power mods and I am good to go. Still not as smooth and not as quiet but very happy with the 97. Get tons of compliments everywhere I go.

An old man gave me advice one time when I was starting out. Below that is mine. Hope it helps someone. “You can have brand new $100k rig and brand new $40k worth of tools with monthly payments north of $10k, or have used stuff but never take out a loan.” My best advice to anyone starting out at least for construction. The people you want to impress aren’t looking at your truck and how new it is. Buying a brand new truck, rims, extras etc tells everyone “my money goes on my pride and in the truck.” The guys you really want to impress look at 2 things 1: Are his tools kept? Are they clean? Does he throw them around or take care of them? 2: Is his truck clean? Is there trash falling out of it when he rolls up or does he have a nice organizer to keep paperwork, maybe a trash bag too? Now there is something to say going into the upper 6/7 figure market of things sure. There isn’t a whole lot of something though. Do good work, do right by your customers, be professional in ALL circumstances off work and on. Trust me, it’ll take a second to build a client base but you won’t have any issue finding work whatsoever. No one cares about your sound system, rims, how fast it is. They care about the work and if you’re good at it. Me personally, I bootstrapped. All tools were paid off, every truck but the last one I had was paid off, brand new tools, old trailer, older trucks. Not one loan. Took so much stress off of “I need 10k this month to stay afloat!”. Eat your pride, get only what you need, work up. For 2 years I worked out of a single cab 93’ 6.5 diesel. My welding leads were in 5 gallon buckets, my welder was a 02’ bobcat, and I had a grinder, framers square, speed square, 6 total clamps, 1 drill (corded), 1 tape, a punch set, and 2 extension cords that I grabbed out of the trash. All used. By year 3 I built it up to a couple employees, $40k+ in tools, 90% of which were new. This is not a brag, this is me trying to save someone from losing everything if you aren’t careful. You do not need loans, but used. There is nothing wrong with a truck like the ford in this vid as is. You’d be surprised how many people are supportive and will help you out.🤙🏽

I'm a die hard GM fan. However I completely agree with your opinions in the comparison. And yes the old Ford stood her ground and got the job done.

A family of 7.3's here. 1999, 2002 and 2003. All with 250-450K plus trouble free miles. Just regular maintenance. I'd drive any of them cross country in a heartbeat. I use my '03 F350 dually to pull our 11K# camper cross country 6 months months out of the year for the past three years and never have an issue. DP Tuner, BTS transmission, Gear Vendors over/under with 4.3 gears. She holds her own!

Is it better? Yes, is it 100k better? You won't ever convince me it is....

I drive a 2001 f250 with a manual transmission and a 7.3 diesel . Ill keep That truck until the wheels fall off . Great truck , no payments

I have an 02 7.3 Excursion with 357,000 on her. Bought her new off the lot, have kept it maintained and always repaired any issue immediately. I’ve done a lot of proformance upgrades to her over the years as well as replaced all the suspension with F350 Ford factory parts including the 20” king ranch wheels. My buddy’s drive newer trucks and make fun of me for driving an antique. They ask when I’m getting a new one. I tell them it cant be replaced because no one makes anything like it to replace it with. I’ll still be driving mine when there on there 5th new one making upwards of $1000 a month payments. Meanwhile I haven’t had a truck payment in 17 years. Who’s making fun of who when I’m retired at 50 and they’re still working to pay for sh!t. Lol

The market today is forcing me to consider building a older truck vs being in crazy debt on a new one. I enjoy not having a payment

I’ll take the reliability of an old mechanical 7.3 all day over a new truck

I know I would personally take the old one. To me its really hard to justify the $100k. That and the newer trucks have gotten so big its unreal. Another factor is that if I had a new truck I would be afraid to use it and beat it up. I know I would cry when I saw that first scratch. I like to use my trucks and even though I dont purposefully beat them up, accidents do happen though when working them. My daily is an 86 Dodge D-150 gasser. - Jamie

You'd be damn hard pressed to find a 06 duelie 1 ton for 2k!

I can’t believe people are buying $100,000 trucks🤣

I’m a Chevy guy, but the old ford didn’t do to bad.

You would think the new truck is more reliable but she will still leave you stranded. Lots to go wrong. Def heater, nox sensor, ect. Will limp it out and parts availability is erratic.

This shows they are both worth $2000