Originally Posted by krismoriah72
I bought my 2003 Suburban Z71 4wd with 250K miles for $2000. It cost $40K new.
A 2020 Suburban is $60000
I have no car payment.. nor high cost insurance and it does all that i ask of it.
My riding mower cost almost $2k.. so im happy with my purchase and repairs do not bother me.
This is kind of how it has worked out for me too. My Explorer would have stickered around $27K in 1994, a new one with less capable 4wd and not built like a truck would be $40K, and I don't even like the new ones. I have maybe $2500 in mine including repairs, and its got new tires, brakes and shocks all the way around, front wheel bearings and radius arm bushings, all new coolant hoses, new radiator, new fluids, belt, filters, etc. Ever since I fixed the initial problems which were mostly neglect, it has been super reliable.