1
1996FordF-350
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
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2
1996FordF-250
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
3
2011FordRanger
$4,969
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$994
Per year
4
2008FordRanger
$4,969
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$994
Per year
5
2012GMCCanyon
$9,992
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,998
Per year
6
2008FordF-150
$4,969
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$994
Per year
7
1989FordRanger
$5,071
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,014
Per year
8
2011FordRanger
$4,969
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$994
Per year
9
1996MitsubishiPickup
$9,917
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,983
Per year
10
1997NissanPickup
$5,071
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,014
Per year
11
1996MitsubishiPickup
$9,917
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,983
Per year
12
1995IsuzuPickup
$4,818
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$964
Per year
13
2004NissanFrontier
$4,731
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$946
Per year
14
2026HondaRidgeline
$4,930
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
15
2006GMCCanyon
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
16
2018ChevroletSilverado 1500
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
17
2006GMCCanyon
$4,771
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$954
Per year
18
2011ChevroletColorado
$9,692
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,938
Per year
19
2001DodgeRam 1500
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
20
2024NissanTitan
$5,129
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,026
Per year
21
1989FordF-150
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
22
1996FordF-150
$4,829
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$966
Per year
23
1985FordRanger
$5,086
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,017
Per year
24
1998GMCSierra 1500
$4,697
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$939
Per year
25
1989FordRanger
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
26
2011DodgeDakota
$4,834
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$967
Per year
27
2012ChevroletColorado
$9,692
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,938
Per year
28
2012ChevroletColorado
$9,692
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,938
Per year
29
2024ChevroletSilverado 1500
$4,771
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$954
Per year
30
2012GMCCanyon
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
31
2019NissanTitan XD
$5,129
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,026
Per year
32
2022ChevroletColorado
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
33
1992FordRanger
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
34
2026ToyotaHilux
$4,771
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$954
Per year
35
1994FordF-350
$4,913
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$983
Per year
36
2017FordF-150
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
37
1996GMCSierra 1500
$4,679
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$936
Per year
38
2012ChevroletColorado
$4,771
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$954
Per year
39
1996GMCSierra 1500
$4,687
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$937
Per year
40
1989NissanPickup
$4,936
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$987
Per year
41
2014FordF-150
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
42
1994FordF-250
$4,913
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$983
Per year
43
2004ToyotaTacoma
$4,473
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$895
Per year
44
1996FordF-150
$4,992
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$998
Per year
45
2008DodgeRam 1500
$4,921
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$984
Per year
46
2022ChevroletColorado ZR2
$4,846
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$969
Per year
47
2004DodgeDakota
$4,786
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$957
Per year
48
2026FordMaverick
$4,696
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$939
Per year
49
2026FordF-150
$4,696
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$939
Per year
50
2026FordRanger
$4,460
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$892
Per year