We gathered up the top five reasons why you should keep your old Ford truck and the top five reasons why you should buy a new one.
Intro
Should you keep your old Ford truck or bite the bullet and buy a new one? It is a question that many owners struggle with. Like many things in life there are pros and cons to each side. Everyone has a little bit of a different situation, but some things will generally apply to everyone. We decided to help out with a list of the top five reasons why you should hold on to your Ford truck. And to keep it fair we also listed the top five reasons why you should buy a brand-new Ford truck. Read through the list of reasons and let us know what you think.
Reason To Keep #5 – Sentimental Value
An old truck becomes part of the family over the years. It is not easy to simply give away a family member. You have made memories in your old truck. Your old truck is in family photos. You have had many milestone life events with your old truck by your side. How do you walk away from that? It isn’t easy. That is why many Ford trucks get passed down from generation to generation.
Reason To Buy New #5 – New Truck Smell
It is tough to beat the feeling of getting a brand-new truck and beginning to start a new relationship with it. Sure, your old truck has a lot of memories, but those memories had to start somewhere. Sitting in a brand-new truck for the first time and having that new truck scent waft through the air is intoxicating. You get to put the first miles on the truck and know the history of it from day one. That is a special feeling.
Reason To Keep #4 – Simplicity
Older trucks might not have the fancy new gadgets and the latest technology but that means there is less to go wrong with them. Simple can be a good thing. Your old truck starts every time, gets you where you need to go, and if you need it to tow or haul, it will do that for you too. It is a simple tool like a hammer. Does you really need a hammer with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi?
Reason To Buy New #4 – Latest Technology
On the flip side of things, if you do like to have the latest and greatest technology, then you are going to want a new truck. Sure, you can upgrade the stereo and some other things in your old truck. But if you want things like BlueCruise for hands free driving or onboard scales, you need to have a newer Ford truck for that. And a newer truck also comes with all the latest safety features, so you are more likely to avoid major injury in a crash behind the wheel of a new Ford truck.
Reason To Keep #3 – Style
Some folks prefer the looks of older trucks. It is as simple as that. The ninth-gen F-150 is one of the best-looking Fords trucks you can get. If you love that old school look then a new truck is just not going to appeal to you.
Reason To Buy New #3 – Style
Some folks prefer the looks of the newer trucks. It is as simple as that. If you think the older trucks look dated and out of style then you are going to want to move into something new with the latest look.
Reason To Keep #2 – Cost
In almost every case it is more cost effective to keep and fix up an older truck than it is to buy a new one. New trucks have gotten quite expensive, there is no way around that. Even if you have to put a couple grand a year into your old truck to keep it on the road, you can do that for decades before you would spend the same amount of money required to get into a moderately equipped new Ford truck.
Reason To Buy New #2 – Warranty
A new truck might be expensive to buy but if anything goes wrong with it over the first few years, you don’t have to worry about it. If something goes wrong on your older truck, then you are paying out of pocket for it. And you never know when that bill will hit or how much that bill will be. With a new truck there is no concern over expensive repairs as the warranty will take care of it.
Reason To Keep #1 – Rarity/Collectability
Ford sells a LOT of trucks. But the older the truck gets the rarer and more special it becomes. Drive down the street in a 2023 F-150 XLT and no one looks twice. Drive down the street in a 1992 two-tone F-150 and you will turn some heads. And those older trucks are likely done depreciating and may even become worth more money in the future. That is not going to happen with a new Ford truck. At least not for many, many years.
Reason To Buy New #1 – Capability
The new Ford trucks are the most capable ever made. Pure and simple. Whether it is for off-roading, or towing or high-speed desert running, the new Ford trucks rule and can do things the older trucks simply can’t. If you want the most capable Ford truck you want the newest Ford truck.
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