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The last time I rented a 16' truck for a 1k+ mile one-way move was 6 years ago. It was $400 traveling north along the US east coast. My previous move towards

The last time I rented a 16' truck for a 1k+ mile one-way move was 6 years ago. It was $400 traveling north along the US east coast. My previous move towards that direction 4 years prior was $1200. I'm renting another 16' truck for a move going south on the same route next week. The truck and insurance cost over $5000. I looked at purchasing a box truck as an alternative to reduce the hit to my wallet. Box trucks cost around 2.5x what they did two years ago. I'm finding 10+ year old beat up GMC trucks going for over $100k.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
> Box trucks cost around 2.5x what they did two years ago. I'm finding 10+ year old beat up GMC trucks going for over $100k. a) Where the fuck are you looking? The heavy equipment section of CL in every major city is littered with 10-20yo 15-26ft box trucks for $5-16k depending on specs and condition. b) Purchase price doesn't really matter that much if you are reselling it when you're done.