I couldnt do it, 30k, the investment vs the reward. Why do you think the populous had to bail out the auto industry. Minimum wage = guess ? 17500 a year. New ride = 3 times that for std diesel truck. Realistically, Axles $2500, nice body $5000 slip over the border $2000?, awesome motor $15000, what you gonna do? TBI 350 starts to look sweet at $3000. Do you really have to pull the hills at 85mph. Consumer based economy & biased to the "loan" system. Mike is right cheap wheels are the better deal. Dave Ramsey is a good read in the own your ride aspect. Really Id give you a good dmax cause the injection & turbo s**t is so expensive, sucks but the waste is omnipresent here.