Possible alternative.
Maybe just pay someone to tow the trailer when you're ready to move on? Maybe $2 a mile one-way (in 2010).
A new truck big enough to pull a lot of weight is going to be horribly expensive. Moving it across the country could cost $6k if you pay someone $2/mi. That's about 6-12 months of new gigantic truck payments (neglecting insurance). If you spend $30k+ on a new truck, you're going to lose a bundle with depreciation (most people who want pickups want new ones).
It looks like Ram has the best incentives now so they might be worth checking out. A friend used to say that Dodge trucks had weak front-ends. I don't know if that's still true or not.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Scott.
A new truck big enough to pull a lot of weight is going to be horribly expensive. Moving it across the country could cost $6k if you pay someone $2/mi. That's about 6-12 months of new gigantic truck payments (neglecting insurance). If you spend $30k+ on a new truck, you're going to lose a bundle with depreciation (most people who want pickups want new ones).
It looks like Ram has the best incentives now so they might be worth checking out. A friend used to say that Dodge trucks had weak front-ends. I don't know if that's still true or not.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Scott.