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<blockquote data-quote="PrairieGhost" data-source="post: 119124" data-attributes="member: 704">We had the same problem.&nbsp; In 2012 we bought a new Chev Diesel pickup, and a new Buick LaCross.&nbsp; We would like a fun 4X4, but didn't know if we could justify it.&nbsp; The pickup gets about 20K a year and the car about 18k a year.&nbsp; We thought about a Jeep, but I told my wife a Toyota FJ Cruiser with 100K would outlast a new Jeep and do everything it did.&nbsp; My last pickup I kept 11 years.&nbsp; I'm 68 years old so if I don't put to many miles on this pickup I can keep it until I am 78.&nbsp; I am not dragging our 17K pound 5th wheel to Arizona when I am 78 so with a third vehicle keeping miles low on the truck I would never have to buy another diesel.&nbsp; Also, hunting and around town the diesel does 12 miles to the gallon.&nbsp; The FJ Cruiser is rated for 18 around town.So I found a 2010 with 23k miles for $30K.&nbsp; A month later it was $28K, a month after that it was $26K, a month later they called and said at 3:00pm it's going on a truck and headed to the auctions.&nbsp; If you want it today you can have it for $24K. So we bought it.&nbsp; No matter what I do I get 20 mpg.&nbsp; On the highway if I drive 65 I get 22 mpg.&nbsp; If we keep this vehicle for eight years we break even.&nbsp; I plan on making 20 years.&nbsp; If I keep it for 12 years and don't need to pay the extra for a diesel in a few years I will have saved about $15K.&nbsp; Twenty years will have saved me about $18k.&nbsp; My wife and I thought it would be nuts for two old people to have three vehicles, but if you put the pencil to it you may be surprised.&nbsp; After deer season it was February before I drove the truck again.&nbsp; It's white which in itself got me excited when I thought about coyote hunting.&nbsp; Instead of walking a mile I hope I am getting by with only walking one half mile to a call stand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PrairieGhost, post: 119124, member: 704"] We had the same problem. In 2012 we bought a new Chev Diesel pickup, and a new Buick LaCross. We would like a fun 4X4, but didn't know if we could justify it. The pickup gets about 20K a year and the car about 18k a year. We thought about a Jeep, but I told my wife a Toyota FJ Cruiser with 100K would outlast a new Jeep and do everything it did. My last pickup I kept 11 years. I'm 68 years old so if I don't put to many miles on this pickup I can keep it until I am 78. I am not dragging our 17K pound 5th wheel to Arizona when I am 78 so with a third vehicle keeping miles low on the truck I would never have to buy another diesel. Also, hunting and around town the diesel does 12 miles to the gallon. The FJ Cruiser is rated for 18 around town. So I found a 2010 with 23k miles for $30K. A month later it was $28K, a month after that it was $26K, a month later they called and said at 3:00pm it's going on a truck and headed to the auctions. If you want it today you can have it for $24K. So we bought it. No matter what I do I get 20 mpg. On the highway if I drive 65 I get 22 mpg. If we keep this vehicle for eight years we break even. I plan on making 20 years. If I keep it for 12 years and don't need to pay the extra for a diesel in a few years I will have saved about $15K. Twenty years will have saved me about $18k. My wife and I thought it would be nuts for two old people to have three vehicles, but if you put the pencil to it you may be surprised. After deer season it was February before I drove the truck again. It's white which in itself got me excited when I thought about coyote hunting. Instead of walking a mile I hope I am getting by with only walking one half mile to a call stand. [/QUOTE]

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