Kukailimoku
Senior Member
I think it's a great idea that they're doing this. Theyll still profit on the trucks even if margins are low as all the tooling have been paid for many years ago. It may cannibalize sales of the 5th gen a bit but overall more trucks sold = more profit on the backend when it's time to service.
I plan to keep my truck 15-20years so it would be nice to find parts newer than my 2017 that will fit ie. Fenders, hood, box, etc
why is this a good thing?
Looks, maybe. well, DEFINITELY looks, the newest are ugly.
But besides looks...
other threads warn against buying a series in its last year - or after its third year. The theory is that the bugs have been taken out, sure, but the bean counters and efficiency experts have cheapened materials substitutions and shortcuts such that quality is an issue. Also that early bugs have been fixed but latter bugs ignored.
Just a conspiracy theory, but not my idea. Just repeating what the community have said in other threads about which years to buy and which years not to buy.
Using their theory, how is it that a classic in 2020 is a safe bet for quality?