Just a simple truck, no 4x4, no electric windows, stick, no backseat.
I'd buy it
I'd buy it
Is it possible to build a truck and sell for 10K
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Not at a profit. Automakers make subcompact cars like the Nissan Versa and Chevy Spark, which can be had very bare-bones, they sell for over $12k, and they're still not profitable. A truck that's larger and needs more raw materials is going to cost even more than that.
Does it have to meet emissions and safety requirements (and thus be road legal)? If not, I could see it possible, well only if enough people were to buy it. But not particularly useful, I'm guessing.
I've seen articles showing how the price of an average car as more or less tracked inflation. I wonder if it'd be worth the time to track that for two more examples: the stripper full sized truck, and then the 4 door high end model. I suspect a plain-jane truck has tracked inflation, but the popularity of the crew cab has meant it can command a premium.
I've seen articles showing how the price of an average car as more or less tracked inflation. I wonder if it'd be worth the time to track that for two more examples: the stripper full sized truck, and then the 4 door high end model. I suspect a plain-jane truck has tracked inflation, but the popularity of the crew cab has meant it can command a premium.
Thanks to the Unions and WAY overpaid workers at automobile factories, NO.
Average forklift operator at Ford Parts DC in Winchester VA where I lived was $58,000 a year!
I can remember my old man back in 1993 going to buy his first ever brand new vehicle. A 1993 Nissan 2WD truck with NO options whatsoever, 4Cyl, 5 speed. He seen it advertised for $7K and when he got there to pick it up it had graphics on the doors and floor mats which brought the price up to almost $8K and he walked out and told them he didn't want it... needless to say they gave him the truck as it set for the advertised price.
Average forklift operator at Ford Parts DC in Winchester VA where I lived was $58,000 a year!
I can remember my old man back in 1993 going to buy his first ever brand new vehicle. A 1993 Nissan 2WD truck with NO options whatsoever, 4Cyl, 5 speed. He seen it advertised for $7K and when he got there to pick it up it had graphics on the doors and floor mats which brought the price up to almost $8K and he walked out and told them he didn't want it... needless to say they gave him the truck as it set for the advertised price.
Originally Posted By: racin4ds
Thanks to the Unions and WAY overpaid workers at automobile factories, NO.
Average forklift operator at Ford Parts DC in Winchester VA where I lived was $58,000 a year!
Really, the Unions? So then explain why Nissan and Toyota don't sell trucks a lot less? They are made in the US without a union.
Instead of eating all the B.S. some faux and nut job sites exhibit; do some research and you will see how dumb it is to blame the "unions" and "liberals" for all your woes.
Thanks to the Unions and WAY overpaid workers at automobile factories, NO.
Average forklift operator at Ford Parts DC in Winchester VA where I lived was $58,000 a year!
Really, the Unions? So then explain why Nissan and Toyota don't sell trucks a lot less? They are made in the US without a union.
Instead of eating all the B.S. some faux and nut job sites exhibit; do some research and you will see how dumb it is to blame the "unions" and "liberals" for all your woes.
Possible? Perhaps. But there is no incentive because there is no profit... Trucks are a cash cow and highly profitable.
And something would have to give. So reliability and quality would likely be poor.
So your $10K might not be spent to well...
And something would have to give. So reliability and quality would likely be poor.
So your $10K might not be spent to well...
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Originally Posted By: supton
Does it have to meet emissions and safety requirements (and thus be road legal)? If not, I could see it possible, well only if enough people were to buy it. But not particularly useful, I'm guessing.
I've seen articles showing how the price of an average car as more or less tracked inflation. I wonder if it'd be worth the time to track that for two more examples: the stripper full sized truck, and then the 4 door high end model. I suspect a plain-jane truck has tracked inflation, but the popularity of the crew cab has meant it can command a premium.
Even then I think trucks have been a profit generator for the manufacturers and sell for a higher margin than their car brethren. Maybe another reason Ford is abandoning cars: higher profit margins for trucks/SUVs.
Does it have to meet emissions and safety requirements (and thus be road legal)? If not, I could see it possible, well only if enough people were to buy it. But not particularly useful, I'm guessing.
I've seen articles showing how the price of an average car as more or less tracked inflation. I wonder if it'd be worth the time to track that for two more examples: the stripper full sized truck, and then the 4 door high end model. I suspect a plain-jane truck has tracked inflation, but the popularity of the crew cab has meant it can command a premium.
Even then I think trucks have been a profit generator for the manufacturers and sell for a higher margin than their car brethren. Maybe another reason Ford is abandoning cars: higher profit margins for trucks/SUVs.
Trucks sell for more because of supply & demand-and it's a "status symbol"-there's a lot of people rolling around in crew cab Silverados & F-150s that have never hauled anything with them-but, hey, they look good doing it (glad I'm not paying their car payments & gas bill)!
Originally Posted By: Speak2Mountain
Just a simple truck, no 4x4, no electric windows, stick, no backseat.
I'd buy it
https://chinatruck.en.made-in-china.com/...k-up-Truck.html
Just a simple truck, no 4x4, no electric windows, stick, no backseat.
I'd buy it
https://chinatruck.en.made-in-china.com/...k-up-Truck.html
Scroll down. This is the cheapest new truck you can get.
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale...tures=onlyPrice
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale...tures=onlyPrice
Originally Posted By: racin4ds
I can remember my old man back in 1993 going to buy his first ever brand new vehicle. A 1993 Nissan 2WD truck with NO options whatsoever, 4Cyl, 5 speed. He seen it advertised for $7K and when he got there to pick it up it had graphics on the doors and floor mats which brought the price up to almost $8K and he walked out and told them he didn't want it... needless to say they gave him the truck as it set for the advertised price.
$7k in 1993 comes up as $12,300 today. $8k then is $14k today. Kinda belies my thought.
I can remember my old man back in 1993 going to buy his first ever brand new vehicle. A 1993 Nissan 2WD truck with NO options whatsoever, 4Cyl, 5 speed. He seen it advertised for $7K and when he got there to pick it up it had graphics on the doors and floor mats which brought the price up to almost $8K and he walked out and told them he didn't want it... needless to say they gave him the truck as it set for the advertised price.
$7k in 1993 comes up as $12,300 today. $8k then is $14k today. Kinda belies my thought.
Yeah. In 1983
Maybe, but it would not pass epa or any safety standards. Imagine a vehicle that emulates a '54 Chevy truck. No ac, pb, ps. Four cylinder pushrod engine. 3 speed on the tree. Stgeel wheels, bench seat, one visor, two speed wipers, no airbags, one barrel carburetor, no ecu or oxygen sensor. Vehicle made in India by TATA. One year warranty. Of course, this imaginary vehicle will remain imaginary because it couldn't legally be sold in the US. But, if it was, I might buy one.
Probably though if you put the $10k new truck beside the $10k used 2wd reg cab F150, you would pick the used F150.
https://jalopnik.com/the-coolest-new-pickup-truck-you-can-buy-is-iranian-1819855592
My Grandpa had a similar Datsun pickup in the 70's and it did the job on the farm for 2 decades anyways.
https://jalopnik.com/the-coolest-new-pickup-truck-you-can-buy-is-iranian-1819855592
My Grandpa had a similar Datsun pickup in the 70's and it did the job on the farm for 2 decades anyways.
Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: Speak2Mountain
Just a simple truck, no 4x4, no electric windows, stick, no backseat.
I'd buy it
https://chinatruck.en.made-in-china.com/...k-up-Truck.html
You gotta add the German, yes German chicken tax on a Chinese truck and the truck would never get past customs.
Originally Posted By: Speak2Mountain
Just a simple truck, no 4x4, no electric windows, stick, no backseat.
I'd buy it
https://chinatruck.en.made-in-china.com/...k-up-Truck.html
You gotta add the German, yes German chicken tax on a Chinese truck and the truck would never get past customs.
Originally Posted By: racin4ds
Thanks to the Unions and WAY overpaid workers at automobile factories, NO.
Average forklift operator at Ford Parts DC in Winchester VA where I lived was $58,000 a year!
I can remember my old man back in 1993 going to buy his first ever brand new vehicle. A 1993 Nissan 2WD truck with NO options whatsoever, 4Cyl, 5 speed. He seen it advertised for $7K and when he got there to pick it up it had graphics on the doors and floor mats which brought the price up to almost $8K and he walked out and told them he didn't want it... needless to say they gave him the truck as it set for the advertised price.
Most vehicles are assembled by robots/automation/humanoids. That’s blows away your argument.
Thanks to the Unions and WAY overpaid workers at automobile factories, NO.
Average forklift operator at Ford Parts DC in Winchester VA where I lived was $58,000 a year!
I can remember my old man back in 1993 going to buy his first ever brand new vehicle. A 1993 Nissan 2WD truck with NO options whatsoever, 4Cyl, 5 speed. He seen it advertised for $7K and when he got there to pick it up it had graphics on the doors and floor mats which brought the price up to almost $8K and he walked out and told them he didn't want it... needless to say they gave him the truck as it set for the advertised price.
Most vehicles are assembled by robots/automation/humanoids. That’s blows away your argument.
No one would buy them, especially the ones lamenting their non-existence.
Just like countless threads about lack of simple, stripped down cars. People complaining about it won't even acknowledge the exixtance of cars like Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta, Nissan Versa, Chevy Spark, never mind actually buy one. But they sure like to complain a lot.
Just like countless threads about lack of simple, stripped down cars. People complaining about it won't even acknowledge the exixtance of cars like Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta, Nissan Versa, Chevy Spark, never mind actually buy one. But they sure like to complain a lot.
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