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Am casually looking at new trucks.

Posted on 02/25/2023 7:26:39 AM PST by LouAvul

Inventory is increasing but a long way from pre panic levels. Plus, they don't seem to be interested in negotiating price.

Before, I'd contact (via email) a half dozen dealers with my criteria, they'd respond with a price, and I'd go to the lowest offer and negotiate from there.

No more, it seems.

No trades. No financing. Cash only.

What's the FR braintrust think about how to approach new vehicle purchase these days?


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: automotive; shopping; vanity
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To: V_TWIN

Drove one recently. I wouldn’t buy one.


41 posted on 02/25/2023 8:02:15 AM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: V_TWIN

I found hauling lumber was better in a 4runner than a Tacoma. I put the passenger seat all the way forward and had a hitch mount cargo carrier and could haul 10-foot lumber without it extending past the end of the carrier. Not sure you could do that in a Tacoma. Also, an older used 4runner is a lot cheaper than a comparable Tacoma. The Tacoma could haul bulk goods such as gravel however.


42 posted on 02/25/2023 8:02:23 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: drSteve78

Agreed. Unless I was independently wealthy and swimming in cash I wouldn’t even consider a new vehicle.


43 posted on 02/25/2023 8:03:43 AM PST by MachIV
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To: LouAvul

What city or state are you in?


44 posted on 02/25/2023 8:04:41 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood)
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To: LouAvul

4 door trucks are an SUV with a birth defect.


45 posted on 02/25/2023 8:05:22 AM PST by oldasrocks (quew)
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To: joe fonebone

Personally, I know NO ONE who has ever blown the extra 30-40 grand and can sport the same statement...with two exceptions:

Business, and those with too much money (and ego).

And the lie of that statement is those who regretted it later.

That stated, I concede it’s a class thing. But even IF I had the cash, I wouldn’t drive around advertising it in a shiny new vehicle (though there are PLENTY of examples of it in my area as well).

‘Different strokes’


46 posted on 02/25/2023 8:05:58 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: hopespringseternal
I buy them dead and make them new.

Your name fits your comment.

47 posted on 02/25/2023 8:07:46 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I’ll keep driving my old 96 Dodge, 3/4 ton V-10. It likes fuel but keeps on going after 400,000 miles. Sales tax alone on a new PU will pay my gas bill a long time.


48 posted on 02/25/2023 8:10:19 AM PST by oldasrocks (quew)
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To: LouAvul

Buy a good used truck and maintain it properly and it will be cheaper than a $60,000=$80,000 new one. Even if you have to put in a new engine and tranny.


49 posted on 02/25/2023 8:10:24 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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To: LouAvul

Well good for you.


50 posted on 02/25/2023 8:11:01 AM PST by webheart
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To: Poser

I very much dislike the 4 door, short bed trucks. I want a 8 ft bed on a king cab chassis.


51 posted on 02/25/2023 8:12:05 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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To: LouAvul

Why are you looking?


52 posted on 02/25/2023 8:12:47 AM PST by Vision (Woke is communism and it has no place in America. Election Reform Now! Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: V_TWIN

Tacomas demand top price on the used truck market, but they have such a tiny bed that I can’t justify it.


53 posted on 02/25/2023 8:14:24 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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To: Seruzawa

Anyone in the Austin, TX area need a brand new set of regular Monroe shocks (not for lifted) 1995-2000 Toyota Tacoma? Mine is factory listed, so couldn’t use them. PM me with a phone number. Very reasonable.


54 posted on 02/25/2023 8:15:06 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: LouAvul

My Electra-Glide is longer than 6 feet.


55 posted on 02/25/2023 8:15:21 AM PST by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: cyclotic
"Dave Ramsey makes a good point that until you have $1,000,000 in net worth, don’t buy new."

That's good advice if you work from home, or have a typical daily commute to and from the same office. If you have a car problem you can get a loaner or rental or carpool for a few days while the vehicle is in the shop.

Some peoples' livelihoods depend on extensive, regular travel to different locations every day, and reliable transportation is a non-negotiable. Having a new or very low mileage certified pre-owned is a must. Breaking down out of town on business means not only some immediate expensive repairs, but probably some added hotel expenses while losing business until the car is repaired.

56 posted on 02/25/2023 8:17:52 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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To: alternatives?

My wife’s Sienna is better at hauling 8 foot lumber than my Frontier was.


57 posted on 02/25/2023 8:19:53 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

A new truck is $50K. All of the stuff you listed, other than bad rust can be fixed for a fraction of that. Maintain what you have. Save your money for more motorcycles.


58 posted on 02/25/2023 8:20:07 AM PST by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: Blue Highway

“Not to mention worn out interior, seats, dash, carpet, floorboard, headliner etc”

For under 2 grand, it can all look better than new.

Or spend 75 thousand, plus tax and license fees and get “new” that will look like crap in 4 years.

Everything in new vehicles is plastic and quickly goes to ratty.


59 posted on 02/25/2023 8:21:16 AM PST by wrench
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To: LouAvul

Use True Car as a reference to see availability and prices.

Check Carvana and CarMax for whatever model you’re looking at. You can specify year(s) and mileage and narrow things down. Used prices are high, but so are new prices, and they seem to actually have vehicles available vs new car dealers who frequently had no new vehicles on the lot.

CarMax website will give you an offer on your vehicle, which will let you know the real trade-in value (not the retail value). Wife and I found the offer to be accurate and we didn’t get spammed afterwards by CarMax.

Keep plugging away. We were looking at SUVs, not pickups, but we finally hit one dealer that actually had several new 2023 Honda CRVs in stock.


60 posted on 02/25/2023 8:23:00 AM PST by Roadrunner383
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