New car / truck prices...

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Triple

A new, base-model 4-cylinder, 5-speed Ranger costs almost $18K..?

Base-model, full-size Chevy work trucks that start above $20K..?

That dog is hilarious.

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

That dog is hilarious.

Qft! My dog has a wtf look as well, hilarious. In fact, he just gave me a sample when I started lol for no apparent reason.

[Triple]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Jeep pricing is the same as Harley pricing. The name brings a premium.

Same with these things:

1993 Toyota Pick-Up - $3500 (Cartersville)



This one is reasonably priced compared to most I find.

[Cass]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Lifted with aftermarket offroad suspension? Or just a lift kit from the factory? If it's just the latter, I'm struggling to see how the total would reach $60K unless $15-20K of that is rimz/tires.

factory bits. I didn't go with her to buy, just asked later.

[Triple]

At least some trucks are still priced competitively:

2006 Dodge Dakota V8 w/ 6-speed MUST SEE - $13500 (Resaca, GA)

This thing is a steal and one of you should definitely buy it.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

60 over on the payment sounds about right for the first "square" dealers use.

The "4 squares" sheet is retarded.

You should fuck with them by not telling them you have a trade-in until after you've agreed upon the price of the new vehicle. Then they can't fill in the 4th square on that dumb piece of paper.

[Sixxxxer]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Did you own the F-150 or owe a ton on it?

60 over on the payment sounds about right for the first "square" dealers use.

I had owned the F 150 for about a Year, Making all of the payments...I had gotten a good deal on the F150 but it also had more miles on it than my current truck when I bought it...But after all said and done the dealer paid 1,000 over what I Owed on the F150 and I got them down to what I wanted, I was paying 395/Mo for the F150 which was an Extended cab 4x4 But it had Manual windows/seats/locks/ Full back window

The Ram is 420/Mo with Less miles and even more bells and whistles than the Ford...Its a nicer truck by far and I'm happy with the purchase. I got great financing on the Ram to, so in turn even though its a 25$ increase on the monthly payment, My insurance went down 15$ so really I only went up 10$ a month for what I feel is a better truck by far.

If you really stick it to dealers you'll either get what you want or like I said...you have no business trying to buy a car in the first place.

[Sixxxxer]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

The "4 squares" sheet is retarded.

You should fuck with them by not telling them you have a trade-in until after you've agreed upon the price of the new vehicle. Then they can't fill in the 4th square on that dumb piece of paper.

Lmao, I had a buddy go to a dealer and talk up the salesman on a jeep he wanted...Told the salesman he was serious and not bullshitting around...Salesman never asked him what or how he was gonna work the deal assuming by his attitude it was most likely cash.

So my friend gets the dealer to knock off a hefty chunk of money gets it to basically 500$ above dealer cost...They shake and the salesman says ok lets go do the paperwork and then my friend tells him ok well lets see how financing goes...they tried to back out of the agreed price once they realized he wasnt paying in cash and all of it that day...after getting thru all the red tape my friend got his jeep for the agreed upon price that was originally stated.

I feel like when you go there, it's a game to them...to see how much they can try and fuck you over. I actually flat out said that to the guy who sold me my truck...He started back peddling saying "Im here to help you, you just gotta help me" it was actually quite comical

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Triple

At least some trucks are still priced competitively:

2006 Dodge Dakota V8 w/ 6-speed MUST SEE - $13500 (Resaca, GA)

This thing is a steal and one of you should definitely buy it.

Definitely rare.
Definitely interesting and I love the "idea" of it so much that i would buy it BUT...........

1. Its a 5 year old dodge
2. Its a 5 year old dodge with the 4.7 V8 (If I remember correctly those engines turn to overheating sludge filled paper weights pretty quickly)

[Triple]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Its a 5 year old dodge with the 4.7 V8 (If I remember correctly those engines turn to overheating sludge filled paper weights pretty quickly)

With this generation Dakota, you should be more concerned with the manual transmission than the V8 engine.

The sludge-filling nature of these engines has a lot to do with shitty ethanol fuels. When I switched to 100% gasoline, the difference was immediately noticeable. Smoother idle, better throttle response, slightly improved fuel economy.