Posted on 04/04/2021 2:11:40 PM PDT by LibertyWoman
I vote “buy a used truck” as well.
Use kbb.com to see values.
Use autotrader.com to shop for used cars near you.
If you are a single woman, I would not suggest using Craigslist. There are some real weirdos that buy and sell there. Have a male companion with you if you look at anything from there.
I might be interested in your 1997 Wrangler. If not rusty, it might be in the $5000 range.
new trucks are astronomically priced...
a decent used one is your best bet..
if you live in an area where trucks are popular look outside of it for one...
they are out there, you just have to spend a little time looking...
My 2002 Ford F150 has over one MILLION miles on it. Still driving it, but it’s starting to burn a lot of oil.
Would consider trading it in for a new one, if I can find a dealer who is willing trade me. (even exchange of course)
It’s probably worth swapping in a remanufactured engine.
Thats a “PROFIT” OF 15-18 GRAND ON A HIGH END TRUCK. DONT FORGET the dealer has to pay for his staff, the building, taxes, 401k’s medical, the parts in The parts department etc.
Yes I understand your question. Accounting personnel on Free Republic will hopefully fill us in.
Paid 1900.00 cash for a Honda Odyssey have tuned/tired/oil change for less than 600.00...runs like new....found on craigslist here in Louisiana...insurance add on was an extra 45.00 a month for compulsory...new car option 1 insurance etc....buy used
I’m not big on paint when I can powder coat.
Fancy color schemes aren’t for me.
Last year I needed a pickup so I asked a friend if she would sell me her old F150 4X4 as she had just bought a new Tundra. She said “Oh just take it”.
It needed shocks, shock and spring towers, front springs, brakes and locking hubs but the drive train was solid and the 351 Windsor runs perfectly.
Some people would have dived in to a DIY project. Not me. I took it to an independent repair shop and told them check everything and fix what’s broke.
All of the above plus a full service and new rear leaf springs, shackles and a left side door latch bushing set me back around $3500.
No. She’s not new. At 25 years of age she definitely has some character. But. Everything works like it’s supposed to.
Just my personal tastes of course but I really enjoy driving a truck with three foot pedals, two gear shift levers and manual locking hubs. The only electronic device is the radio. I like that too.
If you can find a used Toyota 4Runner which has been cared for, say circa 96-99 take a hard look at it. Lots of people use them in places like Alaska etc. And well maintained 4Runners have been known to go 300k+ before doing any serious work to it. My 97 has 127k on it and looks/runs like new. I use full synthetic oil and change it every year, even if the vehicle only drives 1000 miles, it gets changed.
I wanted a 3/4 ton truck with all the bells and whistles and it wouldn’t have taken long to get to north of 60K buying new. Instead I found a very nice high-end 4-year old truck that the guy bought because it looked cool and which he drove to work as a car. So you may have to shop around, but I saved about $5K for every year.
That is if they make money
I remember GM lost 2 grand on every W Body car sold because they never recouped the costs of W Body development. It was phased out in 2016 as the Impala Limited.
Shop around, and buy a truck that has just come off of a 24 or 36 month lease. The lessor took the depreciation hit and you benefit from getting a truck with under 30K miles, lots of factory warranty left, and not taking the 1/4 depreciation hit you take the moment you drive a new truck off the lot.
“Always have the oil changed when it’s hot...”
OK, I’ll wait till mid summer.
Cost is a relative term. I have heard industry items saying the cost of the steel in a truck (or aluminum) is less than the cost of employee healthcare. You have raw material components, specialty manufactured components, assembly worker wages, assembly plant support people’s wages, payroll taxes, insurance and overhead. Then as related cost design staff, engineering staff, QC and testing marketing and manufacturers main office staff, facilities and overhead. Retirement plans etc. These are all real and non-arbitrary.
We saw in 2008 that these companies are still not very profitable and fail to cover these costs many years or return a dividend.
Best price is a useful item of information — cost is a nebulous opinion.
Yep, bet to find one with low miles from somebody that can’t keep up the payments.
That has always been the joke about GM. A welfare system that builds cars on the side.
There ya go. New vehicle prices/taxes and all the computer BS they pack into them just doesn’t cut it with me. And I just refuse to do car payments. It’s a rip off!
Is this is what permissible slander looks like on Free Republic, now?
Will Digital Brown Shirting, intimidation, slander and stalking continue
to be the Free Republic permissible “Normal” for all targetted by a sad former “humblegunner” turned sour?
I’m begining to think the only reason you have been allowed to freely
abuse good people on this site for so long, is so that more people will
be onto YOU.
Go annoy someone else.
~Easy
I bought a new 2019 F250 XL Supercab 4WD, with an 8’ bed and 4.30 axle ratios. Power everything except seats, Cruise, AC, decent radio that bluetooth connects to the phone, Sync2, vinyl floor and seats. $36,995+tax,+delivery, so roughly $39k out the door. Haven’t rolled 8,000 miles yet (daily motorcyclist).
Bought it to pay off before retirement and should tow virtually anything I’ll ever need to pull.
F-150s fly off the lots, typically they are well appointed. Decide what you NEED in a truck and talk to the Fleet Manager to order it just the way you like. Be prepared to wait a couple / maybe several months for that delivery, I think you can only order 2022s by now.
Used, low mileage trucks are commanding unreal high prices due to production issues during Covid. Now is decidedly NOT the best time to buy new OR used trucks. I’ve read Forum posts where dealers won’t even accept X-Plan pricing, knowing they can sell every one they get at or near MSRP.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1656294-why-is-superduty-inventory-low.html
Try to buy from a rural dealership, ask to see their Invoice and offer something reasonable between Invoice and MSRP.
I hear there are other manufacturers, but a Ford truck always end up in my driveway. There’s a good reason for that, right along with keeping my wife in a Toyota SUV.
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