Difference between '96 + '97
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My choice would first be a '98 with the 12 valve, then the '97, but there is an extremely clean '96 available with very low mileage I am considering.
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I recently purchased a very clean, rust free 96 CC 4x4 5 speed. This truck has only 145K miles and No Rust wahtsoever. Would I have held out for a 97 or 98? NO WAY! This was a 1 owner truck and is almost like new! I have been searching for a truck like this for over a year, I was not afraid of miles, but a 145K mile truch that;s been well cared for is probabloy worth more than a 345K mile truck, even with a similar ammount of care. If I HAD to have a quad cab, I would have held out for a 98. However, the differences between a 96 & 97 seem alomost irrelevant. To find a truck this old that is low miles, not abused, and the body is in good shape is definately getting harder to find. I had to go half way across the country to find mine. I wasn't able to pick my favorite colr, and my truck also is not an SLT Laramie, which I would have preferred. But that didn't meen as much to me as a straight, clean, low miled truck did. I think any 12 valve is worth something, and in the future, they will continue to hold their valus. Heck even a 94 or 95 with the lower rated horsepower engines aren't bad. I would have sonsidered on of them also. Again, they're getting harder to find too.
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