I totally get what you're saying. And I would normally not have even considered trading in the 2020 Laramie that only had 9k miles on it. But I settled when I bought that truck. I didn't know I was only getting a 23 gallon fuel tank, didn't think I cared about the MFT, didn't realize how useful the 360 camera was, and had almost no experience with AAC, and really wanted a white truck. My new truck has all that, so this one is the truck I should have bought 18 months ago.
My story is similar: when I got my 2019 Laramie, it was used with 6,400 miles on it. I was torn between it and a new Longhorn with the 360 camera, the color I wanted (Delmonico Red) and some other goodies. I wanted the Longhorn, but I went with the practical, money saving choice.
I love my Laramie, but I wanted a Longhorn since the 2010 debut, and I had a bit of buyers remorse ever since.
Now that my Laramie is worth more than I paid for it, and I learned how to get a great deal thanks to this forum, I decided, what the heck, get the exact truck I want and keep THAT for ten years. More importantly, I got the wife’s blessing to splurge.
And this actually worked out better than had I brought the Longhorn in the first place, because I’ve since learned that I want features that one didn’t have, including the 6’4” bed and ORG. Plus the Technology Group which wasn’t an option then.
Everyone’s situation is different, but this decision made sense for me at this time.