What's easier to resale?

[BrokenBoots]

I need a long box but I don't need the extra width of the dually.

 

Long box crew cabs are kind of scarce here. I'm wondering if I should get the dually simply to have a better resale on it later?

 

Thoughts?

[Shaners]

I would think they would retain most of their price premium that you initially pay when you buy the truck.  I would say that it would be similar to an extended cab always retaining most of that extra money that was spent when it was first purchased.  Or a 4x4 too, same thing...

 

If you don't really need the extra load capacity and stability of the dually, then I wouldn't get one.  When you need tires you will have to buy 6 instead of 4.  Rotating the tires is a big task too unless you don't use the inner dual in the rotation.  And duallies tend to get worse fuel milage because of the extra rolling and wind resistance.  The unladen ride will be harsher than that of a 2500HD too.

[canuck]

also, a dually often is a pain to park (not enough space in conventional parking spots)

 

as to the resale value: you should get your money back, but I do not think they depreciate slower than SRW's

[KeithRa]

most trucks i found with crew cab deisel truck where short box i live in northern IL and they only had two trucks within 300 miles of chicago i don't know why mostly only short box  This was only last month when i bought my 03 2500HD crew cab LS 4x4 long bed if i had a nother choice i would have got dually there a lot better to tow with i still have my old truck which is a 97 3500 crew cab with 6.5 deisel which i find easy to get around with it may take a little time to get use too and the tires on the rear of my dually lasted 110,000 but i run rear tires all the way but the front around 60,000 its not bad and dealer can sell any pickup with no problem being a chevy even work trucks the dealer wanted my 97  but i  didn't want to let it go for 6,500.00 you always get the short end trading something when i buy a truck i don't think of resale  i think of running this truck into the ground.the truck i did trade in they give me 3500.00 and it  sold for 5100.00 it being a 93 1500 extra cab short box with 187,000 miles on it i only payed 16,000.00 for truck new any truck sells

[Shaners]

most trucks i found with crew cab deisel truck where short box i live in northern IL and they only had two trucks within 300 miles of chicago i don't know why mostly only short box  This was only last month when i bought my 03 2500HD crew cab LS 4x4 long bed if i had a nother choice i would have got dually there a lot better to tow with i still have my old truck which is a 97 3500 crew cab with 6.5 deisel which i find easy to get around with it may take a little time to get use too and the tires on the rear of my dually lasted 110,000 but i run rear tires all the way but the front around 60,000 its not bad and dealer can sell any pickup with no problem being a chevy even work trucks the dealer wanted my 97  but i  didn't want to let it go for 6,500.00 you always get the short end trading something when i buy a truck i don't think of resale  i think of running this truck into the ground.the truck i did trade in they give me 3500.00 and it  sold for 5100.00 it being a 93 1500 extra cab short box with 187,000 miles on it i only payed 16,000.00 for truck new any truck sells

Wow!!!  What a run on sentence!!  LOL!!!  

 

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[GM GIMP]

most trucks i found with crew cab deisel truck where short box i live in northern IL and they only had two trucks within 300 miles of chicago i don't know why mostly only short box  This was only last month when i bought my 03 2500HD crew cab LS 4x4 long bed if i had a nother choice i would have got dually there a lot better to tow with i still have my old truck which is a 97 3500 crew cab with 6.5 deisel which i find easy to get around with it may take a little time to get use too and the tires on the rear of my dually lasted 110,000 but i run rear tires all the way but the front around 60,000 its not bad and dealer can sell any pickup with no problem being a chevy even work trucks the dealer wanted my 97  but i  didn't want to let it go for 6,500.00 you always get the short end trading something when i buy a truck i don't think of resale  i think of running this truck into the ground.the truck i did trade in they give me 3500.00 and it  sold for 5100.00 it being a 93 1500 extra cab short box with 187,000 miles on it i only payed 16,000.00 for truck new any truck sells

Man, I got out of breath just reading that one. WHEW!