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True... the only reason I finally decided to let my dually go was because a dealership called and offered me $60k for a 2016 3500 with over 130k miles. I thought they were bluffing considering I paid $48k 3 years prior. But they wrote me a check and I took it. If it hadn't been for that it would still be sitting in my driveway.
wow
That is a royal PITA... Wife's Armada has that. I turned off the feature that attempts to "help" me keep it between the lines by yanking the steering wheel but if I even glance up at a roadsign on the interstate a warning pops up on the cluster asking me if I need to take a break from driving.
That's why I sold my 2018 Caddy CT6 Platinum last year. Had every conceivable bell and whistle on it, with the 3.0 Twin Turbo, 4 wheel steering and self driving "Super Cruise". Only had 40k on it, but I figured as soon as things started to fail on it, there is no way I can keep up on the dealer only repairs
It's up to you if you really, really want a new truck. But if not, then since your actual one must be more than likely paid for also with the "milestone" maintenace you've just invested in, you'd be good for at least another 5 years or so without shelling out $$$$ besides the routine oil changes, personnally, I'd keep it for as long as it will hold and that could be for a long time.
in 2024 on my '12 1500 I did: 
It's not that simple for me. At some point it only makes sense to replace a vehicle. The decision on whether to buy new or used depends on a few things. My thinking used to be to keep driving a vehicle until it is no longer reliable enough to make the types of trips I regularly make. There is nothing worse than breaking down while on the road. The problem back then was that I replaced an unreliable old car with a slightly more reliable old car lol. But I was usually able to fix them myself. That was back in the 80's and early 90's when I didn't the money to buy something new, and refused to finance anything in order to avoid debt. Then for about 25 years I still bought used vehicles but they were much newer and more reliable. When they would break down I would fix them myself. Now that I'm retired I still do general maintenance myself, but don't have the interest in fixing it myself when something breaks, other than minor things. So I buy new vehicles and take advantage of the new vehicle warranty. And generally trade them in before the warranty ends. The exception is our 2020 Limited. We put less than 5k miles per year on it so it's still like new. It only has 19k miles on the odo.
