4th Jan 2018, 20:11

If you had only decked your 2005 with a Meyers snow plow on it today (in the Northeast) you would make a killer quick flip. It would be ringing your phone non stop with buyers with cash in hand. I always looked at the thousands of dollars my full size 8 ft bed trucks have saved... spur of the moment opportunities at many sales and auctions. Many estate sales. Not fretting over a vehicle price. There is always a way to somehow make a buck with a truck if that’s a concern. My recommendation, buy full sizes but not step sides or abbreviated 6 foot beds, or a larger Escalade EXT, or Avalanche even. Nice to tow, but I feel the little bed makes it pretty much unusable. Why not just buy a nice new one and enjoy it vs fret so much over costs. That seems to be the norm by a few on here. Only what things cost. Not what you can accomplish. Load carrying, towing capabilities seem more of a topic to explore.

5th Jan 2018, 04:42

Please list the 8 grand of options you recommended.

6th Jan 2018, 06:28

$4K? You just be thinking of the S-10. A 2005 Silverado should be more like $9-10K. People really love these trucks. Pay $10K for a truck in good shape, toss in about $5K worth of upgrades, could sell at a show for $20K easily. Or, you could sit on it for a while and let it accumulate value as a collector’s item. Most people just want to have daily drivers and don’t love vehicles enough to look at as investments.