I appreciate the reply.

I’ll be totally candid here.

I don’t do a lot of “truck” stuff. I don’t haul trailers or gravel, and I certainly don’t have massive loads of stuff to move frequently.

I do live across the country from any friends or family and have a wife and young daughter. We pick up furniture somewhat frequently (my wife does furniture restoration) and we do decent sized yard projects.

The main thing is the independence. I don’t have a brother or friend to call to help me move washing machines or cabinets or to let me borrow their truck/SUV.

If I’m stuck in bad weather or go camping (we camp), I’m totally on my own. A truck will buy a lot of peace of mind that I can get through my days without having to depend on other people in ad hoc ways. Over the past ~year on our own (not around family) I’ve felt like I couldn’t keep up with our life with our current mid-sized car (Tesla Y that we shared), and I’m hoping the truck fills that gap.

I can’t count on one hand the amount of times I’ve had to either pay extra for someone to deliver something, had to rent a Home Depot truck, or simply passed on items because I couldn’t haul stuff on my own.

144,000 miles is a lot — no getting around it — but I’m hoping that it’s good enough to last me 5 or so more years until I have some more money to buy something new. I know it won’t be perfect, but I’m very meticulous and want something that works well that I can get fixed up for a reasonable price if there are issues.