Same model, two ways · October 8, 2026

A 3500 with 26k miles costs less per remaining mile than one with 123k

2021 RAM 3500: $0.45 a mile. 2018 RAM 3500: $0.21 a mile.

$0.21per mile, against $0.45

High miles: 2021 RAM 3500 with 123,135 miles, $34,445 ÷ 76,865 miles left = $0.45 a mile.

Low miles: 2018 RAM 3500 with 25,854 miles, $35,793 ÷ 174,146 miles left = $0.21 a mile.

Here the newer one is the cheaper way to buy miles: the high-mileage example is priced as if the odometer did not matter.

2021 RAM 3500Mile rating
Top 10 Longest-LastingGreat Deal
2021 RAM 3500
Tradesman Crew Cab LB DRW 4WD
$34,445
$2,639 below market
123k mi · Caddo Mills, TX 8.1 / 10
31.9% reach 250k miles · 77k miles left to 200k
$0.45 per mile of runway
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2018 RAM 3500Mile rating
Top 10 Longest-LastingGreat Deal
2018 RAM 3500
Big Horn Crew Cab LB 4WD · Granite Crystal Metallic Clearcoat
$35,793
$3,241 below market
26k mi · Colorado Springs, CO 9.4 / 10
31.9% reach 250k miles · 174k miles left to 200k
$0.21 per mile of runway
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Cost per remaining mile is the asking price divided by the miles left before 200,000. It leaves out fuel, insurance and repairs. More on the method. Listings via CarGurus; longevity figures from the iSeeCars Longest Lasting Cars Study.

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