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Kicking the Tires
Want that 2006-model-year so and so but can't afford it yet? Just wait a few years and the price will go down...significantly. Here's a list of the highest and lowest projected three-year resale values for '06 trucks and SUVs (information courtesy of Cars.com, which got it from Automotive Lease Guide).
Highest Resale Value:
Land Rover LR3 SE (61.8%)
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4 (61%)
Toyota Tacoma Access Cab
PreRunner 4x2 (61%)
Toyota Tundra SR5 V-8 (60.5%)
Toyota Sequoia SR5 4x2 (59.5%)
Lowest Resale Value:Ford F-150 XL (28.7%)
Ford Ranger XL (28.8%)
Chevrolet Colorado
Regular Cab Work Truck (29.7%)
Mazda B2300 Regular Cab 4x2 (29.8%)
Isuzu Ascender 5-Passenger S 4x2 (30.9%)
Chevrolet SilveradoRegular Cab Work Truck (32.2%)
Rhino Linings "Truckload of Treasure" Winner
Nicole Fall of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, won the Rhino Linings "Truckload of Treasure" sweepstakes. Fall won the grand prize of a trip for two to the luxurious Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour on Grand Bahama Island (valued at $4,000). She entered the "Truckload of Treasure" sweepstakes while browsing the Rhino Linings website. This was the first vacation for Fall and her family out of the U.S. The Rhino Linings "Truckload of Treasure" sweepstakes ran September 19 through November 11, 2005. Entrants had a chance to win the grand prize of a trip for two to the Bahamas and other prizes, such as a 60-inch Sony Grand WEGA TV and truck accessories.