It all goes back to when was the last time you bought a new vehicle. My 2008 Burb was $45,000 which I thought was a lot but after 13 years a similar one (but not a 3/4 ton like mine) might be $75,000. Sounds like a lot. That's a price increase of 4% per year. Yeah, more than a savings account but that's a complication of the falling interest rates over the last 13 years.
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Mine was a bottom feeder XL with the 4.2 V6, auto, a/c, and AM/FM/CD player. I had my Ford tech friend add cruise control for $50.I paid 12K for my 83 Silverado that was loaded new, and I thought that was over the top.
Will an $80K pickup make it to the dump?
No, because i would just take my old cargo van. its a rolling dumpster!
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I like them too.
They taste just like chicken.
I saw a bumper sticker on a Bronco in Tampa, FL. with that on it.
I wouldn't take it. I would step outside the cab, walk a quarter mile just to pass gas.
My '94 Ford F150 short bed 300 inline w/ E0 4D trans. XL (bought new July 94 for ~ $13500) and 107,000 original miles looks better every day. Everything still works on it including a cold AC,( important in my area), at least to me.
It hurts me when I see them there. They should haul golf clubs & bass boats. Maybe a gunrack. That's all.
It's the alternative if you don't want to spend big money on a luxury car. Has a lot of luxury car features. I remember after a baseball game, lots of the players leaving were just driving trucks so they look like everyman, but they're priced like luxury vehicles when you load them up with options.
well its a commercial truck maybe someone who needs an f250 with a 10k+ option diesel engine.
I'd have a hard time paying over 30k for something
There are a couple things here its a king ranch, 10k+ diesel option, f250, and these dont sell at msrp.
if you want f150 size, you can get a pretty nice ram around 30k. (43k sticker)
crewcab, 4x4 etc.
I'd have a hard time paying over 30k for something
in 2004 got a ranger 4x4 super cab 5mt 4.0 XLT $15500.
There are a couple things here its a king ranch, 10k+ diesel option, f250, and these dont sell at msrp.
if you want f150 size, you can get a pretty nice ram around 30k. (43k sticker)
crewcab, 4x4 etc.
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I like marking vehicles up 50% and giving YUGE 30% discounts!!! It's not about how much you spend it's about how much you save 
That is already planned, 5-6 bucks a gallon will make then go out of fashion right quick. Then lets see what happens.
This is more my speed if I'm dropping coin on a new Super Duty.
A lot of things going on here, but if your point of comparison is a relatively stripped down basic truck you bought in 2007 of course you will be shocked. As a comparison point, the 2004 F150 I bought used in 2010 nearly cost as much as what you bought new in 2007 - but it was what was in demand - 4x4 supercrew with the 5.4 - not a stripped down base V6 truck.
3/4 ton trucks on up when loaded up with nice trim (like the King Ranch package) cost a lot. And part of how many of them are justified is as part of a business. My employer buys hundreds of 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks yearly, along with a lot of heavy duty trucks. Our 3/4 ton trucks under our bid package are typically coming in around the mid 30's these days - XL trim, supercabs, 2 wheel drive, etc...
Point e being you can focus on the luxury end and go oh my gosh they cost a lot, or you can look at the practical end and realize those are still available too...
3/4 ton trucks on up when loaded up with nice trim (like the King Ranch package) cost a lot. And part of how many of them are justified is as part of a business. My employer buys hundreds of 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks yearly, along with a lot of heavy duty trucks. Our 3/4 ton trucks under our bid package are typically coming in around the mid 30's these days - XL trim, supercabs, 2 wheel drive, etc...
Point e being you can focus on the luxury end and go oh my gosh they cost a lot, or you can look at the practical end and realize those are still available too...
My '17 RAM had an MSRP a bit more than the Monroney in the OP. Of course I didn't pay MSRP. The '21 I'm considering has an MSRP about 10k more than the shown MSRP.
By the time I sell the '17, and work a deal on a '21, the difference in cost is negligible.
Do I NEED to sell the '17 and get a '21? No, but I'm tempted.
By the time I sell the '17, and work a deal on a '21, the difference in cost is negligible.
Do I NEED to sell the '17 and get a '21? No, but I'm tempted.
Have you looked at housing prices recently?
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Apparently it is to the person who bought it.
