Dang! Anyone price a pick-up lately?

[kozmic]

I'm ready for a new pick-up. I haven't had one in a few vehicles in favor of SUV's and my latest, an '09 Pontiac G8GT I got just before Gubment Motors shut 'em down. I'm keeping the car. It's been "personalized" and I only use it in summer anyway. So I want to do a 36 month, 36,000 mi company lease a nice super crew 4 door, 4x4 mostly for winter and whenever driving. I have no doubt my kids will find use for it.

I've been on line on the manufactures' websites and recently started to check dealer inventory in person. I'm pretty much "middle of the road" in what I want for options. etc. I like nice stuff but nothing that outrageous. Man, you can get north of $ 50k without much effort what-so-ever and entry level for what I want is in the low, mid $ 40's. Talk about sticker shock! Geez, that's serious folding money.

Pick-ups are strong on residual so the leases aren't too terrible but that's offset because trucks are such a strong segment for dealer sales. It looks like they are might be starting to deal now in advance of the new Ford and GM p-u's coming out later this year. Maybe it's worth the wait to hold out a bit and see what rock bottom looks like.

I won't buy a GM at this point. Just too about the bail-out peeved me. And without starting any wars, I've personally never been a huge Dodge fan. I will do a quick fly over at the Toyota and Nissan dealers but I not sure I can pull that trigger either. So the F150 is probably where I'm at so far.

And of course there are a bunch of rebates and incentives that I don't qualify for. That sucks!

Used to be buying vehicles was fun. Now it's a pita. An expensive pita!

 

[jdh]

Yes I have. You haven't look at the sicker on a diesel yet have you?

FYI, Tundras are made in San Antonio Texas.

 

[kudzu3]

I bought my last truck when I retired in 2000. I like fords but that year, they were so ugly, I bought a GMC. It is about to turn 100,000 mi and is as good as new. There's no way I can ever afford a new vehicle of any kind.

 

[Arik]

Yea its loose, loose! Im a huge fan of Toyota trucks but i dont like the new ginormous ones. I always preferred the T100, Toyota truck (before they had names), Rangers.....trucks like that. The last one i owned was back in 2004. It was a 99 Ram1500 crew cab (or whatever you call the small second door model) 4x4. Had about 165k on it when i sold it. Was low maintenance and good in snow but i couldnt justify paying the ridiculous gas prices. $100 a week ehen gas was still $1.50/gal.

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[jaykellogg]

A six year old F350 diesel with over 100,000 miles is still worth over $20,000. If I were to buy new now I would probably buy an F250 (gas engine) over an F150, but I tend to use my truck only as a truck.

I hear mini trucks are really in demand now.

 

[Rule3]

Yup, for a short moment of insanity I wanted a Ford SVT Raptor

Person at the LGS just got one, not a basic one but with absolutely everything. Cost more than my house!

Not that I need such a truck but even a basic one is crazy, plus you have to feed it!

Hey I can dream I was 21 again also.

 

[Xtasy]

I would never buy a brand new car. I always get cars with 5000-10,000 miles, they dropped a lot in value and are still in mind condition

 

[NYlakesider]

I'm ready for a new pick-up. I haven't had one in a few vehicles in favor of SUV's and my latest, an '09 Pontiac G8GT I got just before Gubment Motors shut 'em down. I'm keeping the car. It's been "personalized" and I only use it in summer anyway. So I want to do a 36 month, 36,000 mi company lease a nice super crew 4 door, 4x4 mostly for winter and whenever driving. I have no doubt my kids will find use for it.

I've been on line on the manufactures' websites and recently started to check dealer inventory in person. I'm pretty much "middle of the road" in what I want for options. etc. I like nice stuff but nothing that outrageous. Man, you can get north of $ 50k without much effort what-so-ever and entry level for what I want is in the low, mid $ 40's. Talk about sticker shock! Geez, that's serious folding money.

Pick-ups are strong on residual so the leases aren't too terrible but that's offset because trucks are such a strong segment for dealer sales. It looks like they are might be starting to deal now in advance of the new Ford and GM p-u's coming out later this year. Maybe it's worth the wait to hold out a bit and see what rock bottom looks like.

I won't buy a GM at this point. Just too about the bail-out peeved me. And without starting any wars, I've personally never been a huge Dodge fan. I will do a quick fly over at the Toyota and Nissan dealers but I not sure I can pull that trigger either. So the F150 is probably where I'm at so far.

And of course there are a bunch of rebates and incentives that I don't qualify for. That sucks!

Used to be buying vehicles was fun. Now it's a pita. An expensive pita!

After owning over 40 years 22 new top of the line GM 4x4 pickups I bought a Toyota Tundra 4x4 in 2010. Reason for the change was my last two GM pickups were more trouble than they were worth. My last two trucks were a 03 and a 06 and tons of problems. I also was not impressed with the force out of many good dealers and what happened to the GM bond holders, so I only checked Toyota, Nissan, Ford and Dodge.

As of now I'm very happy with my truck and I'm now retired, not going to be trading in near as often as I did in my work years. Truck gets good mileage for this kind of vehicle(400 HP motor), pulls trailers well and pushes its 7.1/2 Fisher snow plow around and does a better job in pushing heavy snow that my last two trucks did.

The Fords I looked at had some well known engine problems and I just plain did not like the Dodge or Nissan. To put the icing on the cake the deal offered for trade in on my 06GM and what they wanted for the Tundra was much better than the other dealers I checked out. I checked 2 dealers in all truck lines I was interested in..

FWIW I also buy a lot of cars also and know my way around dealing with car companies/sales people and what they will say or try to use as negations tactics.

 

[ditrina]

Yup, for a short moment of insanity I wanted a Ford SVT Raptor

Person at the LGS just got one, not a basic one but with absolutely everything. Cost more than my house!

Not that I need such a truck but even a basic one is crazy, plus you have to feed it!

Hey I can dream I was 21 again also.

Your LGS must be payin' high dollar salaries

 

[charger73se]

I bought my 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel new. I looked at new ones that were comparably equipped while waiting for mine to be serviced last year. $55,000 and worse mileage on the diesels thanks to the government! No thanks. I paid about 35 for mine. The new ones are nice, but not that nice.

 

[cowboyfanVA]

I bought a F150 couple years ago when the ecoboost came out. Really like the truck, pulls our camper a lot better than my previous Nissan Titan did. I would have loved to have purchased a diesel but WOW. If ya get a chance head over to youtube and search F150 torture test.

 

[Rule3]

Your LGS must be payin' high dollar salaries

Sorry, I worded it incorrectly. Was a CUSTOMER who has more money than some 3rd World Countries and you know what, shes a Women! She has a bunch of other high end vehicles also.

Guess hubby makes the big money.

 

[WardenRoss]

If our '95 F-150 ever wears out, we may get another one. We bought her new and she is still serving us well.

I can't buy a Jap truck as my late Dad would roll over in his grave. I'm serious.

 

[smith17]

My brother was in the market for a Tahoe recently to replace his aging Suburban with close to 300K miles on it. He told a couple of dealers east of Central Tx to keep him in mind in case they needed to move something. Last month a dealer called and had a 2013 Tahoe Z-71, loaded and new, and needed to move it by the end of March. 36 grand plus TTL. That is a lot of jack but quite a bit less than he had seen around the state. I think you can still find some deals if you are willing to wait and pounce when the pouncing is right.
Ed

 

[s1mp13m4n]

<RANT>Who needs a $75k pickup truck? At that point you are just showing off.</RANT> my wife and I were at the Waffle House the other and while we were walking to the car a 2013 Ford F150 4x4 titanium edition truck parked beside us. The driver opened the door and the electric running boards came down, steering wheel lifted, and the seat moved backwards. He locked the truck with the remote and the windows rolled up. The truck was riding on Ford 20s with tires that surely would be useless off road, remember this is a 4x4. The rear sliding window was power as were the rear seats to fold them down to make a flat load floor. Have people lost their freakin' minds? What will that truck due that the F150 STX not do while costing half the price? Yep, wifey and I have looked at new truck, and even drove a 2013 F150 XLT with the twin turbo v6 in it. It was a nice truck, but yeah folks have lost their minds. LOL by the way, what ever happened to the 8 feet long bed on the 1/2 ton pickup, and the ability to get a manual gearbox?

 

[Rintimtin]

Was looking just last night, DANG! is right.

 

[Intheshop]

Our '07 F150 shop truck was $16,100 with zero % financing OTD.Bought it over the phone.

We HAVE to have a truck for the biz.....otherwise,that would be the last vehicle I'd ever drive?Never did get the notion of "wanting" to ride around in a PU?Just sayin.

 

[charlie sherrill]

Buy 'em at the auction "lightly" wrecked but still under warranty. Fix em up and drive em 'til the wheels fall off. Book value on my current 2010 Silverado crew cab was over $30,000. I bought it and got it fixed for less than $18,000. It had 22,000 miles on it when I got it and still has less than 36,000 on it now. It's been trouble free for the last two years. Now, if I can get Jr. to quit running over deer with it.

 

[pownal55]

Bought a new Ford f-350 4x4 last August and paid just over 40k, XLT package but not much more. I qualified for 0% financing which helped a little but could not figure out why dealers would not dicker for my business. I went to three different ones and got the same price.
Turns out that with the internet buying option prices are pretty much fixed. You can sit at the computer and order or buy off the lot and never leave your house until you pick it up. They must feel that "lot dickering" would hurt their business with the internet buyers.

 

[golfrj1]

You MUST be right on the Pricing issue, I saw a commercial for one of those trucks the other day that was Offering $8000 OFF.. What's that thing cost if they are giving you $8000 off the top BEFORE the Dickering begins?

 

[Marshwheeling]

My days of buying new cars and trucks are behind me. I may even be done with new motorbikes. I was hoping to get a few more years and another 100k out of my Astro, but the powerplant pooped the bed without warning. My mechanic didn't want to replace the engine, but he did sell me a sweet little Ranger. Almost 20 years old, almost a bench seat, tiny little cab, new brakes, brake lines, alternator, hoses, and belts. Runs like a top, 22mpg, not all that great but good enough, and it's no exaggeration. Manual trans and 2WD, so right now it has 300 lb of sand over the rear axle until the snow is gone for good.

It probably won't pull my 3-bike trailer, but it ought to pull my little Holsclaw with two dirt bikes, or one in the bed. $1500 seemed more than fair to me.

 

[Brian41]

I replaced my 2000 Jimmy with a three year old Trail Blazer a couple years ago. We get the GM discount but don't buy new either.
I was shocked at what trucks sell for now and passed up on pickups fast too.
Another thing I learned is they don't deal as well either as they used to. I take my wife along for bargaining as she does well. I have to laugh as I recall her climbing a light pole to show flaws on the roof rack on the Jimmy which we bargained down well. I don't think you get deals like that anymore.

 

[Lost Lake]

<RANT>Who needs a $75k pickup truck? At that point you are just showing off.</RANT>

Have people lost their freakin' minds? What will that truck due that the F150 STX not do while costing half the price?

LOL

Depends on what you do with your truck.

My truck is a Dodge 3500 diesel. I pull 16,000 pounds cross country to work. I have the MegaCab and I wish I had the remote rear window because I sure as heck can't reach it back there. The cab is almost 8 feet long alone! But I put six men in there and haul them to work.

This is all stuff a F150 could never do.

My next truck will be even bigger! I have 160,000 joyous miles on my Cummins diesel, but the Dodge sucks to be truthful. Of course I had to replace the tranny, the stock one was weak pulling just the truck, let alone the trailer.

Next truck I want:

 

[feralmerril]

Besides our car I somehow ended up with two nice trucks. A 2000 GMC sierra stepside that has my trailer and quad pretty much permantly hooked up to it and the wifes 2001 silverado. At times I have been tempted to sell both and get a nice 4WD. But then both run well and both are relatively low mileage. So maybe I MIGHT get like $13,000 out of the pair of them together and lay out another $35,000 + to get a new truck? Being retired and liveing off my 401k, to get the 35K, I would have to tap the IRA to the tune of at least 45K to 50K to end up with the 35 K plus give up two nice trucks. Naw, I dont think so.

 

[galena]

I paid less for my first house (in the VA suburbs outside DC) than the new pickups are going for now...........ain't progress fun?

 

[EugeneNine]

I managed to find a 1 year old when I was buying.
I carry a small popip camper on my 1/2 ton that the previous owner had to sell because it was too much for his Tundra so it appears they are not quite trucks yet.

 

[Rintimtin]

Bought a new Ford f-350 4x4 last August and paid just over 40k, XLT package but not much more. I qualified for 0% financing which helped a little but could not figure out why dealers would not dicker for my business. I went to three different ones and got the same price.
Turns out that with the internet buying option prices are pretty much fixed. You can sit at the computer and order or buy off the lot and never leave your house until you pick it up. They must feel that "lot dickering" would hurt their business with the internet buyers.

They should offer better deals for those who are willing to get off the computer chair.

 

[jdh]

<RANT>Who needs a $75k pickup truck? </RANT>

Who died and appointed you arbiter of what someone needs or how they should be able to spend THEIR money?

 

[Rintimtin]

I bought a F150 couple years ago when the ecoboost came out. Really like the truck, pulls our camper a lot better than my previous Nissan Titan did. I would have loved to have purchased a diesel but WOW. If ya get a chance head over to youtube and search F150 torture test.

That will we be the next engine I get not sure about what
F150 I will get but it will have that engine for sure.

 

[Lost Lake]

I bought a F150 couple years ago when the ecoboost came out. If ya get a chance head over to youtube and search F150 torture test.

I looked at a test summary but the numbers were off... They were talking how they did 300 hours on a dyno which simulated 150,000 miles of driving. Sure, at 500 miles an hour maybe.

Perhaps it's a good engine but who knows yet? If it's really good they will probably quit selling it. The old GM 3.8 was a heck of an engine.