The value of The Bike?

[bigbill]

Originally Posted by jm714

Have you looked at the price of a new SUV lately? I see people all the time on this forum debating which car/suv they should get. I have a vehicle with 200,000 miles on it that is paid off that I didn’t pay anywhere near what a new SUV costs. A new 4Runner is $50k. I just dropped $10K on an engine rebuild that is going to get me another 30 years of life and it’s more than capable to get me where I want to go to fish and more capable than that new 4Runner. I plan to keep this LC until I die and at that time I’m sure one of my sons will take it over and continue with it.

I agree. We're currently spending $10K on my wife's Chevy 2500 to replace the turbo, diesel particulate filter, and EGR. The parts are new OEM. A new diesel Chevy 2500 LTZ is $80K, and we know the history of this truck, all the factory recommended maintenance has been done, the compression is good, and we just had the front/rear differentials serviced along with a fluid flush and fill of the transfer case, and the transmission filter and fluid. $10K should give us many more years of life. A diesel pickup that is properly maintained should get 400-500K miles and likely go through at least one turbo.