Lmao what?! I can't even put a 120k down payment on a 3 bedroom on 3 acres here in Canada. Those go for 500k if you're FAR from civilization and upwards of 1.5m if you're closer to a town lmao.
@kylequinn1963 on top of my own mountain. Closest neighbor is over a mile away and a 40 minute drive to the closest supermarket. Gonna sell and move to West Virginia as soon as the Fed drops another point because I have to pay almost 6k to the state between property and school tax. Taxation is theft!
@@jonathanwerrell3897 does this “luxury” truck go 3 times as fast?, have ac 3 times as cold? Brakes last 3 times as long?? Etc. fact of the matter its an overpriced pick up truck. Get 3 times the gas mileage? But if they stamp it with “luxury”, people with half a brain will buy it.
@drakulie they have been improved all around. They have a lot more technology . They do have better gas mileage. Brakes also last longer. The ac is better, and they also added ac in the seats. The comparison is not even close... work truck has more equipment than 90 luxury trucks. New trucks are over price. But the comparison you made doesn't make sense...
Still cheaper than most Australian pricing. Our average salary is about 20k less than yours and the price of a new F150 lariat is just under 100k usd. It’s about 18 months salary for the average income earner. But ours are made in Thailand anyway, so cheaply. Not only that these have already started to drop price due the onslaught of Chinese brands
I have a 2004 Toyota 4runner with 81 k miles on it,, well maintained we did a full rehab of it ,painting, replacing a front right fender ,some mechanical items and underbody work. I couldn't be happier.the vehicle looks nearly bran new and built like a tank.
I am an expat in South Korea, i have a truck similar to a ford ranger. I have 250,000 kms on it and all I have had to do is brakes, fluids, and belts. Love American trucks but wow those prices are insane. My truck cost $16,000 new and the middle trim in 2022.
How much cheaper would cars be if Stellantis CEO didn't get a $39 million bonus? Same with Mary Barra? It's all about profits and they don't give a crap about you.
That is part of the problem with modern capitalism. Executives and stock owners are benefiting at a rate that is unsustainable. Profits are trickling up, and workers are suffering. Not enough profit shared with the workers so they can have enough to spend and keep the economy going. Greedy predatory speculative capitalism is the problem.
The UAW need to stop worrying about raising the hourly workers wages and start concentrating on keeping the salaries of upper management under control.
@@deplorablecovfefe9489 only expect 100k? Maintenance is key! My 2005 Saturn ion 2.2l has near 250k and never did anything except normal maintenance. But it’s a gm and yeah other issues like fuel lines rusting out.
The market is screaming for some bare bones vehicles without all the stupid bells and whistles. Just create a reliable drive train, with a powerful engine, with as few sensors as possible that ALWAYS go bad, and at a third the price. Make Vehicles Low Tech Again!
I work in a dealer for 10 years. And unfortunately that's not how it works. The bases model ones that we keep as price leaders are always the hardest to sell. Most customer want heated seat, side blind zone alert, heated steering wheels, remote start, electric seat... etc... that's why we only 2 or 3 price leader on lot. They takes months before somebody really want them.
Greedflation ,incompetent C.E.O. ‘S ,= DISASTER!😂😂😂😂😂KEEP WHAT YOU HAVE! Thank you for keeping us informed! You can literally do the same kind of videos in the grocery stores.I literally saw a woman looking at the prices four minutes on end ,and complaining that are too expensive for her limited budget. she was on ss… that’s another sad story about the GREEDY C.E.O’S 😢.WE SHOULD NOT BE SILENT…SHAME!!!!!!!
@@markholubetz i’ve seen the same trend in Europe visited 5 countries.Exception is Serbia who cares about their own people…they are NOT GAUGING THE PEOPLE -impressive!!
its insane that some people buy these 100k trucks just to look rich but can barely afford food or housing because the payment on the truck is over 1,200 bucks
The big 3s quality is garbage. They just pump out junk at high prices. I’ll keep my older trucks paid off and with two hundred thousand miles and no problems. Keep your crap. People stop buying them. Lots of great older trucks out there for sale.
A new passenger car has to have 54.5 mpg average according to the cafe standards for 2024. This is why everything is a truck or suv now and we don’t have a regular passenger car anymore. Cafe penalties, The penalties for model years 2019-2021 increased from $5.50 to $14 for every 0.1 mpg that new vehicles fail to meet, multiplied by the number of new vehicles sold that do not meet the standards. The fine for 2022 model year vehicles increased to $15. This is what killed the chargers, challengers and 300.
Be careful if your offered a new vehicle for your v6 or v8 engine truck. They will make money off your reliable truck and give you a cheap 4 cylinder. Plus I went to a dealership and they were pushing the technology like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, satellite radio, updates without going to the dealer, so they also can track you, make adjustments without your knowledge etc.
As janitor of ten years I get access to a little inside information And my sources say cars will get even more expensive soon. Not going down no matter what
Talked to a young lady today about new truck prices she stated that her husband is giving over $2k a month on a 5 year loan, she told him the truck has to go.
Way too expensive. I bought my 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 for $200.00 from a junkyard and put in 5k and it runs like a dream. No way would I pay $60 to $100k for a truck, that’s insane.
Fancy trucks are for dudes trying to impress their neighbors, but not for work and business. Dudes like this are likely to be repossessed. Car makers need to make vehicles for regular people.
Just bought a used car a week ago. My 2006 Ford Freestyle took a dump with 221,000 miles on it. I drive them until there wheels fall off of them. Bought me a 2016 Jeep Patriot for $8,500 with 133,000 miles on it and it's a good buy. Just like the day I bought my used Ford Freestyle. Will drive this until its wheels fall off as well. I pay cash only and my Ford Freestyle last me 14 years. Let's see I can get the same mileage with this Jeep.
I can't speak for anyone else, but as soon as I was TOLD I won't be able to buy a ICE vehicle, and I have no choice I must buy an EV I dig my feet in. I will buy ICEs used forever. I will simply never buy a new vehicle again. I don't like losing my freedom! No I'm not American.
Toyota makes a versatile base model pickup for ten grand. And I would rather restore an old reliable truck for half of what that junk costs. 90% of those trucks will be found in a scrap yard in 7 years because they have taken away the customer repairability. Let those trash companies fail.
I get sick of it too all you here is Ford is going broke ,GM is going broke everybody is complaining about prices me too I'm a non automotive UAW member for a military contractor in Michigan we signed a new 3 year contract general production received a 5 % raise skilled trades even less I'm making 22.08 a hour as a certified welder with over 20 years seniority the big 3 got a huge raise, big sign on bonuses I knew prices where going to skyrocket with the wages most people get it makes it hard to buy a new vehicle the price of used cars followed
Well. Yes but this Guy is providing the current Truth. I tried to buy a Nissan Frontier two months ago, but had to walk out of the dealership. Then try my trusted Chevy dealer for a used Colorado. Had to run faster than you can say Run Forest run. " The movie"
Cars and trucks are more than double what they should be in price. They need to get back to the basics that's what people want. May God bless everyone 🙏 ❤
The people who run Corporate America set prices to ensure they get a huge raise, every year. The company, I worked for, set things up to get a 34% raise every year. Add in the raises the workers went on strike for and that’s how we got here. IMO, management could have taken a smaller raise, to compensate for the workers raise but, those type of people don’t think like that.
Does anyone remember what the CEO of GM Mary Barra said a few years ago she said that GM will be the number 1 EV company in the world by 2025 if their scaling back on EV production that means GM won’t be in business much longer like Ford & Stellantis so sad that the big 3 automakers can’t compete & their vehicles are overpriced
In 1973, I bought a F250, 4x4, for just over $3000. Now same pickup is bout $60K. Wages in 73 were $3 per hour. Pickups went up 20 times in 50 years, but wages are less than $30 for welders. Only went up 10 times in 50 years. Wages should be over $60 per hr , or pickups should be bout $30K. I'll never buy again. Plus the pickups don't last, they are junk!
the big 3 need to do a few things: 1. engineer the vehicles to be durable like the 1975-1982 mercedes w123 200D. it can be done. lots of them are still running perfectly 2. make the cars easy to repair by the car owners. publish and support technical manuals and affordable spare parts, and repair videos 3. cut prices radically, and offer old inventory at cost to clear them. reduce the models and start the electric vehicle manufacturing 4. remove executives without an engineering or line manufacturing background. put industrial design artists in the board room
New vehicle prices have been way too high for a decade!! But I still see people commuting an hour or more in full size new 4 wheel drive trucks!!! In my area there are as many trucks as there is cars. So someone is buying them!
I am confused by these prices. I went to a ram dealer not but an hour away and the prices were very reasonable. I could buy a new 2500 truck with gasser for 53k. It was 64k for a Cummins.
The Ram dealership in my county is offering 2025 Ram 1500 Limited trucks for $63k. They could offer it for free and I would still never buy them, their quality is poorer than poor, they are just about as reliable as a rusted tricycle, and they literally only offer 1 CAMERA
Was thinking just like you. Fortunately my 95 Accord runs like a fine tuned watch. If it ever gets tired I will fix it up. These new cars and trucks are junk. I am a owner operator truck driver. I will NEVER trade my 99 Freightliner FLD for a new plastic POS.
60k to 124k for truck should come with a lifetime warranty. As a current mechanic, especially the diesel engines, once the warranty runs out, repair costs from $3500 to $20000. Most of these trucks have major failures, just over 100,000 miles.
I paid 24k for my 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 in October 1997 when they first came out. Ford and Chevy had the pathetic 3 door trucks. My Ram had zero problems in the 20 years that I owned it. Old school 360 aka 5.9 L for you metric sissies and a manual transfer case. I kept the OD off on the transmission as it really bogged down the truck and there were potential issues with it. I used the OD on the highway to go from 15 to 16 mpgs. My 2005 Hemi Magnum has been rock solid as far as the transmission and engine are concerned. It's almost 20 years old. It was made in the Brampton plant in Ontario where you live and don't sound southern. It's birthday is October 19. I love it. I keep MDS off. Never has used oil or broken down aside from when the aaaaahole who did the coolant change at the mopar stealership didn;t connects the upper radiator hose right and it came off. I had the gas tank recall and the air bag recall. Not bad. I've owned it since Feb 2008. I''ve had minor things go out like a wheel speed sensor and the famous transmission shifter interlock plastic lock piece break which I replaced with a metal one and the ignition switch acted up. Both parts under 30 bucks and I did the work. Easy. I can fix most things on the car with an 8 mm, 10 mm, and a Philips head screwdriver. I like your videos
The BYD shark pick up truck is out in Mexico. When you do the conversion, it's 55 000$ candien for a mid size truck. Its about the same price as the colorado you showed. They are not that competitive...
UAW worker got a 26% increase on his pay that's why the vehicle cost as much as it does fear not a robot will be building your vehicle in the next 3-5 years unfortunately American auto makers won't drop their prices and go out of business
I'm a tech at mazda not sales but I do know they aren't charging over msrp and the inventory is plentiful so getting the price down is easy. This is what Im seeing and hearing from sales where I work so I can't say it's the same across the board
It’s not just the prices going up; it’s that these new vehicles are trash. I have a 2022 Lincoln Aviator. This vehicle lives in the dealership with recalls which the dealerships can’t cover for lack of personnel or the parts. Sorry Ford…this was your last chance for me. Hate to do it, but it will be a Toyota/Lexus product the next time!😜
Refusing to sell economy vehicles because their profit margin is less, doesn't take into account the stagnant wages of their customers. Greed is killing them. Corporations refuse to pay a living wage then wonder why they have no customers.
Why is it that there are like 3 different youtube channels that are all walking around this exact same parking lot saying the same things with the same titles lol....
Chrysler just announced. majors layoff now just maintaining a job in this economy is. more important than afew raises increases . when reports show close to a million people were either fired or layoff and more to come.
This is all the result of people buying trucks for "business." 40 years ago, a "work truck" was made for hauling stuff, maybe going around the farm or ranch. It wasn't a status symbol. The fact that people can write them off as a business expense means that for years now, cost was no object really. Leather interior, luxury was never the purpose of a work truck. That's why regular people can't buy these anymore. When I first started buying trucks, a truck was an economical alternative to a car! Now? The trucks cost more than the cars! I don't think you can rule out the role of dealers either. If the manufacturer sees the dealer selling for $10K over sticker, what message does that send? It tells them they're leaving money on the table! So, they raise prices! If you're working at Stelantis and you see the trucks you helped build selling for $100K and you haven't had a raise in 5 years? Then you're going to think you deserve some of that! It's a vicious circle. Now, what would help is if these people buying trucks for "work" were a little more diligent about price when buying their work truck. 😢
2015 Ram, paid off, 22mpg on 89 octane. 110 000 miles. Local dealer offers $17 000 for trade on a $80,000 shiny turd. No thanks, I'll drive it another 10 or more years!
When it comes to Big 3 before you buy a new truck go to that brands dealership parts counter and ask the parts guy what parts they, the dealership, keep in stock for warranty replacement work on their brand. Guess what?? You’ll be floored They will give you a list a mile long of parts that will most likely prematurely fail. They all have changed up a lot of their parts suppliers. I’m talking about some suppliers that were supplying big 3 manufactures for 100 + years thrown to the curb for a China made knockoff part. This is why I have nothing but Honda in my garage never again will I buy a big 3 truck. I’ve been screwed over too many times to count with premature costly parts failure that happened right after my warranty ran out, Screw you all!!
The sad things it seems like brands that are perceived as bad quality such as Hyundai Kia seem to be selling better and be more reliable as well as longer lasting than American made automobiles
My 3 bedroom house on 3 acers of land in NY is only worth 118k. No way will I ever pay those prices!
@@SGT_Fon thanks for sharing
Lmao what?! I can't even put a 120k down payment on a 3 bedroom on 3 acres here in Canada. Those go for 500k if you're FAR from civilization and upwards of 1.5m if you're closer to a town lmao.
@kylequinn1963 on top of my own mountain. Closest neighbor is over a mile away and a 40 minute drive to the closest supermarket. Gonna sell and move to West Virginia as soon as the Fed drops another point because I have to pay almost 6k to the state between property and school tax. Taxation is theft!
@@kylequinn1963 next year that’ll change.
100k for a 30k truck. One has to be a special kind of stoop-id to buy one of these.
100 000 is for luxury trucks. Luxury truck have not been 30 000$ since the 90...
@@jonathanwerrell3897 does this “luxury” truck go 3 times as fast?, have ac 3 times as cold? Brakes last 3 times as long?? Etc. fact of the matter its an overpriced pick up truck. Get 3 times the gas mileage? But if they stamp it with “luxury”, people with half a brain will buy it.
@drakulie they have been improved all around. They have a lot more technology . They do have better gas mileage. Brakes also last longer. The ac is better, and they also added ac in the seats. The comparison is not even close... work truck has more equipment than 90 luxury trucks. New trucks are over price. But the comparison you made doesn't make sense...
@@jonathanwerrell3897 wrong , wrong, and wrong. But if it makes you feel better being robbed of nearly 70 k have fun with it.
@@drakulie you are not being Rob... if you don't agree, don't buy it... nobody's putting a gun on your head...
New vehicle prices make no economic sense anymore.
Still cheaper than most Australian pricing. Our average salary is about 20k less than yours and the price of a new F150 lariat is just under 100k usd. It’s about 18 months salary for the average income earner. But ours are made in Thailand anyway, so cheaply.
Not only that these have already started to drop price due the onslaught of Chinese brands
I still daily drive my 2001 Tundra with 400k. At this point, I will never get rid of it.
Just bought Ford expedition for 2k...270k miles so quiet and smooth...I'm happy
I have a 2004 Toyota 4runner with 81 k miles on it,, well maintained we did a full rehab of it ,painting, replacing a front right fender ,some mechanical items and underbody work. I couldn't be happier.the vehicle looks nearly bran new and built like a tank.
😂😂😂 who would pay $81,000 for a RT Durango!?!? That’s insane
Utterly ridiculous
I am an expat in South Korea, i have a truck similar to a ford ranger. I have 250,000 kms on it and all I have had to do is brakes, fluids, and belts. Love American trucks but wow those prices are insane. My truck cost $16,000 new and the middle trim in 2022.
“You will own nothing, but you will be happy” - WEF
@@bogytime1352 indeed
Especially an overpriced PC of...😂
Drop the price by 50% and I’ll think about it
Cheers
Guess you will not be buying anything then.
I want a simple reliable and cheap truck
Yes most people feel the same way and that’s why the maverick is doing well, but even that is creeping out of reach for many
I bought my Chevy Silverado 1500 for 37k, not a bad bargain! 🤘🏻
Blame yourselves people for spending your hard earned money on over priced junk !
Ford and Dodge are absolute junk! I love my Chevy Silverado 1500 with a passion ❤
@@Valhalla_Heathenyour “Chevy” is still junk. Sorry 😢
no blame obama for pushing this over priced stuff on the public why all the giant pickups obama? another woke idea
How much cheaper would cars be if Stellantis CEO didn't get a $39 million bonus? Same with Mary Barra? It's all about profits and they don't give a crap about you.
That is part of the problem with modern capitalism. Executives and stock owners are benefiting at a rate that is unsustainable. Profits are trickling up, and workers are suffering. Not enough profit shared with the workers so they can have enough to spend and keep the economy going. Greedy predatory speculative capitalism is the problem.
The UAW need to stop worrying about raising the hourly workers wages and start concentrating on keeping the salaries of upper management under control.
Well, if Stellantis sells one million vehicles, then $39.
@@johnluiten3686 I like that one.
It's All Greed! And to hell with all the Worker's! More today then Ever!
I can wear out my 100k truck just going to my 30k@ yr job over 4 years. Seems the math isn't quite working.
@@deplorablecovfefe9489 only expect 100k? Maintenance is key! My 2005 Saturn ion 2.2l has near 250k and never did anything except normal maintenance. But it’s a gm and yeah other issues like fuel lines rusting out.
The market is screaming for some bare bones vehicles without all the stupid bells and whistles. Just create a reliable drive train, with a powerful engine, with as few sensors as possible that ALWAYS go bad, and at a third the price. Make Vehicles Low Tech Again!
I work in a dealer for 10 years. And unfortunately that's not how it works. The bases model ones that we keep as price leaders are always the hardest to sell. Most customer want heated seat, side blind zone alert, heated steering wheels, remote start, electric seat... etc... that's why we only 2 or 3 price leader on lot. They takes months before somebody really want them.
2door , simple pick up .
that's what Renault made with DACIA in Europe and southern markets - quite successfull, it seems
Greedflation ,incompetent C.E.O. ‘S ,= DISASTER!😂😂😂😂😂KEEP WHAT YOU HAVE! Thank you for keeping us informed! You can literally do the same kind of videos in the grocery stores.I literally saw a woman looking at the prices four minutes on end ,and complaining that are too expensive for her limited budget. she was on ss… that’s another sad story about the GREEDY C.E.O’S 😢.WE SHOULD NOT BE SILENT…SHAME!!!!!!!
Exactly someone is getting rich
@@markholubetz i’ve seen the same trend in Europe visited 5 countries.Exception is Serbia who cares about their own people…they are NOT GAUGING THE PEOPLE -impressive!!
*"Greed-flation"* nice 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
its insane that some people buy these 100k trucks just to look rich but can barely afford food or housing because the payment on the truck is over 1,200 bucks
Bizarre.. Americans foolish
Let them fail if they can't produce something affordable
Even if Ford & Dodge were affordable I would still walk past those brands.
If you happen get into a fender bender. Check the price of a headlight of tail light
Repeal the chicken tax and let the chips fall were they may.
Yes indeed and these wages all need a loom from CEO down
I like how these junk trucks start rusting out before there not even close to being paid for
Exactly
They did it to themselves and I don’t feel sorry for the first person.
Greed is catching up
Don’t bail out the auto company again when they go broke!
The big 3s quality is garbage. They just pump out junk at high prices.
I’ll keep my older trucks paid off and with two hundred thousand miles and no problems.
Keep your crap.
People stop buying them.
Lots of great older trucks out there for sale.
We the people need to show them none of our money. They will reinvent cheaper truck or go out of business.
A new passenger car has to have 54.5 mpg average according to the cafe standards for 2024. This is why everything is a truck or suv now and we don’t have a regular passenger car anymore. Cafe penalties, The penalties for model years 2019-2021 increased from $5.50 to $14 for every 0.1 mpg that new vehicles fail to meet, multiplied by the number of new vehicles sold that do not meet the standards. The fine for 2022 model year vehicles increased to $15. This is what killed the chargers, challengers and 300.
Be careful if your offered a new vehicle for your v6 or v8 engine truck. They will make money off your reliable truck and give you a cheap 4 cylinder. Plus I went to a dealership and they were pushing the technology like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, satellite radio, updates without going to the dealer, so they also can track you, make adjustments without your knowledge etc.
but folks keep buying !!
Most people in the world are dumb
UAW endorsed Biden. I will happily buy Japanese
You are so right. They officially support the guy who's green policy is going to put them out of business.
As janitor of ten years I get access to a little inside information And my sources say cars will get even more expensive soon. Not going down no matter what
$12k of every Truck sale goes to R&D of EVs
Yes we are the lab rats paying for this new tech
2002 Silverado still getting it done everyday !!
Nice
Dealers colluding to keep prices high until government bails em out.
Thanks
Talked to a young lady today about new truck prices she stated that her husband is giving over $2k a month on a 5 year loan, she told him the truck has to go.
Yes I do t blame her. That’s ridiculous for a truck
Way too expensive. I bought my 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 for $200.00 from a junkyard and put in 5k and it runs like a dream. No way would I pay $60 to $100k for a truck, that’s insane.
Fancy trucks are for dudes trying to impress their neighbors, but not for work and business. Dudes like this are likely to be repossessed. Car makers need to make vehicles for regular people.
Just bought a used car a week ago. My 2006 Ford Freestyle took a dump with 221,000 miles on it. I drive them until there wheels fall off of them. Bought me a 2016 Jeep Patriot for $8,500 with 133,000 miles on it and it's a good buy. Just like the day I bought my used Ford Freestyle. Will drive this until its wheels fall off as well. I pay cash only and my Ford Freestyle last me 14 years. Let's see I can get the same mileage with this Jeep.
I can't speak for anyone else, but as soon as I was TOLD I won't be able to buy a ICE vehicle, and I have no choice I must buy an EV I dig my feet in. I will buy ICEs used forever. I will simply never buy a new vehicle again. I don't like losing my freedom! No I'm not American.
There ARE TOO Many auto manufacturing companies..someone is going to loose
Yes the market is oversaturated. Something is going to happen
Lose! 8:36
I’m still driving my 1998 Dodge Ram Van with a 5.9 Magnum , haven’t had a car payment since 2000
Toyota makes a versatile base model pickup for ten grand. And I would rather restore an old reliable truck for half of what that junk costs. 90% of those trucks will be found in a scrap yard in 7 years because they have taken away the customer repairability. Let those trash companies fail.
What about the added price of federal emissions controls?
We love are Canadian brothers. Keep videos coming.
These videos are all the same !
I get sick of it too all you here is Ford is going broke ,GM is going broke everybody is complaining about prices me too I'm a non automotive UAW member for a military contractor in Michigan we signed a new 3 year contract general production received a 5 % raise skilled trades even less I'm making 22.08 a hour as a certified welder with over 20 years seniority the big 3 got a huge raise, big sign on bonuses I knew prices where going to skyrocket with the wages most people get it makes it hard to buy a new vehicle the price of used cars followed
Well. Yes but this Guy is providing the current Truth. I tried to buy a Nissan Frontier two months ago, but had to walk out of the dealership. Then try my trusted Chevy dealer for a used Colorado. Had to run faster than you can say Run Forest run. " The movie"
@ismaelgonzalez2432 What happened with the nissan frontier deal?
He trying to educate you clowns.......Stellantis is laughing at you pickup buying fools. Who buys 3/4 of a SUV Americans and Canadians😂😂😂
@ismaelgonzalez2432 What happened with the chevy Colorado deal?
Cars and trucks are more than double what they should be in price. They need to get back to the basics that's what people want.
May God bless everyone 🙏 ❤
The people who run Corporate America set prices to ensure they get a huge raise, every year. The company, I worked for, set things up to get a 34% raise every year. Add in the raises the workers went on strike for and that’s how we got here. IMO, management could have taken a smaller raise, to compensate for the workers raise but, those type of people don’t think like that.
I can put a new engine and transmission in my old truck for just what tax would cost me on some of these trucks. Tennessee sales tax that is.
My boss just put a new crate motor in his old F-150.
Does anyone remember what the CEO of GM Mary Barra said a few years ago she said that GM will be the number 1 EV company in the world by 2025 if their scaling back on EV production that means GM won’t be in business much longer like Ford & Stellantis so sad that the big 3 automakers can’t compete & their vehicles are overpriced
All This Big Three Failure is Because They are Lousing so much on EVs they have to raze prices on ICE Cars & Trucks. Thanks Joe
In 1973, I bought a F250, 4x4, for just over $3000. Now same pickup is bout $60K. Wages in 73 were $3 per hour. Pickups went up 20 times in 50 years, but wages are less than $30 for welders. Only went up 10 times in 50 years. Wages should be over $60 per hr , or pickups should be bout $30K. I'll never buy again. Plus the pickups don't last, they are junk!
The only ones "sold" are corporate "Company car" leases...
Back in 2009 I sold Ford trucks a platinum ran about 42k!
It’s all about greed and power and American people will not pay for overpriced vehicles anymore. I know I wouldn’t.
Buying a Dodge and Ford are mistakes! Good thing I bought my Chevy Silverado 1500 for WAY less than what Dodge & Ford are asking.
the big 3 need to do a few things:
1. engineer the vehicles to be durable like the 1975-1982 mercedes w123 200D. it can be done. lots of them are still running perfectly
2. make the cars easy to repair by the car owners. publish and support technical manuals and affordable spare parts, and repair videos
3. cut prices radically, and offer old inventory at cost to clear them. reduce the models and start the electric vehicle manufacturing
4. remove executives without an engineering or line manufacturing background. put industrial design artists in the board room
New vehicle prices have been way too high for a decade!! But I still see people commuting an hour or more in full size new 4 wheel drive trucks!!! In my area there are as many trucks as there is cars. So someone is buying them!
I am confused by these prices. I went to a ram dealer not but an hour away and the prices were very reasonable. I could buy a new 2500 truck with gasser for 53k. It was 64k for a Cummins.
The Ram dealership in my county is offering 2025 Ram 1500 Limited trucks for $63k. They could offer it for free and I would still never buy them, their quality is poorer than poor, they are just about as reliable as a rusted tricycle, and they literally only offer 1 CAMERA
My truck has zero cameras, got it for $17k
for some families catching public transportation is still a good and most affordable deal. as well as lift or Uber share ride. PCT Nurse
Bought 3 years extended warranty on 2021 TRX full load front to back 😂 love it good till 2027, no junk for me 😂
I just spent $4000 Aus to fix my 25 year old honda. I will spend whatever I have to . No way would I buy todays cars.
Was thinking just like you.
Fortunately my 95 Accord runs like a fine tuned watch. If it ever gets tired I will fix it up.
These new cars and trucks are junk. I am a owner operator truck driver. I will NEVER trade my 99 Freightliner FLD for a new plastic POS.
60k to 124k for truck should come with a lifetime warranty. As a current mechanic, especially the diesel engines, once the warranty runs out, repair costs from $3500 to $20000. Most of these trucks have major failures, just over 100,000 miles.
Interest rates have also dinged lease payments big time….
China’s EV’s are burning up. Just watched a report yesterday
You got your "news" from anti-China TH-cam channels.
Oh look, they burn every day in Europe, Australia, Mexico, Africa, Asia ... brought to you by the serpent.
So that's how they are making that fried rice!
I completely refit my ford F250 its go to go for another 150. Thousand miles . Cost was a little over ten thousand. And I own it .
I paid 24k for my 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 in October 1997 when they first came out. Ford and Chevy had the pathetic 3 door trucks. My Ram had zero problems in the 20 years that I owned it. Old school 360 aka 5.9 L for you metric sissies and a manual transfer case. I kept the OD off on the transmission as it really bogged down the truck and there were potential issues with it. I used the OD on the highway to go from 15 to 16 mpgs. My 2005 Hemi Magnum has been rock solid as far as the transmission and engine are concerned. It's almost 20 years old. It was made in the Brampton plant in Ontario where you live and don't sound southern. It's birthday is October 19. I love it. I keep MDS off. Never has used oil or broken down aside from when the aaaaahole who did the coolant change at the mopar stealership didn;t connects the upper radiator hose right and it came off. I had the gas tank recall and the air bag recall. Not bad. I've owned it since Feb 2008. I''ve had minor things go out like a wheel speed sensor and the famous transmission shifter interlock plastic lock piece break which I replaced with a metal one and the ignition switch acted up. Both parts under 30 bucks and I did the work. Easy. I can fix most things on the car with an 8 mm, 10 mm, and a Philips head screwdriver. I like your videos
The BYD shark pick up truck is out in Mexico. When you do the conversion, it's 55 000$ candien for a mid size truck. Its about the same price as the colorado you showed. They are not that competitive...
Thanks for sharing and I hear that too. I believe once it all comes out in the wash, a little extra competition only
Keeps everyone else honest
UAW worker got a 26% increase on his pay that's why the vehicle cost as much as it does fear not a robot will be building your vehicle in the next 3-5 years unfortunately American auto makers won't drop their prices and go out of business
No bailouts!!!!!!
Agreed
Prices have gone up and quality continues to fall. When prices meets customer’s values, a sale is made.
Whats Honda Mazda and Toyota doing for pricing?
I'm a tech at mazda not sales but I do know they aren't charging over msrp and the inventory is plentiful so getting the price down is easy. This is what Im seeing and hearing from sales where I work so I can't say it's the same across the board
Here in Austria you only have the 272HP engine in the Wrangler available - price starts at 84k; good luck to catch customers.........
3% inflation B.S.!!! LIKE 10%
That’s the way it feels
Hilarious. Keep the videos coming.
Thank you
@@markholubetz idk what dealer that is but where im at that fleet work truck was 41,750
Who knows maybe ford ,Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler will be in the history books just like Pontiac and Saturn and Oldsmobile.
Blackrock and friends said All Americans will own nothing! Yet be Happy 😂! Yeah as happy as if they had to give up all their money!
I honestly believe myself, which is why I bought a Hyundai
Their not called stealerships for nothing. Still drive 1998 hilux 2.7.400.000klms.still tight
I bought a 2.5 year old mustang ecoboost convertible, leather seats etc at 11 000 kms for 30 grand cad....
There's only one thing that takes a car company down, that's debt and all of them are loaded up on debt
Manufacturers are putting their additional dealership markups in the MSRP!
It’s not just the prices going up; it’s that these new vehicles are trash. I have a 2022 Lincoln Aviator. This vehicle lives in the dealership with recalls which the dealerships can’t cover for lack of personnel or the parts. Sorry Ford…this was your last chance for me. Hate to do it, but it will be a Toyota/Lexus product the next time!😜
The Amish knew this for ages, Horse & Buggy here I come...
Surcharge for electric cars not being sold
Wonder when the unions are gonna start whining about the loss of their jobs they recently negotiated a large salary bump for.
Refusing to sell economy vehicles because their profit margin is less, doesn't take into account the stagnant wages of their customers. Greed is killing them. Corporations refuse to pay a living wage then wonder why they have no customers.
Why is it that there are like 3 different youtube channels that are all walking around this exact same parking lot saying the same things with the same titles lol....
One day the prices are going to crash. Next day they remain unaffordable
What?
Chrysler just announced. majors layoff now just maintaining a job in this economy is. more important than afew raises increases . when reports show close to a million people were either fired or layoff and more to come.
No more bail outs
I would like a fair price work truck, not a show-off not for used truck. ( I'm cool truck).
This is all the result of people buying trucks for "business."
40 years ago, a "work truck" was made for hauling stuff, maybe going around the farm or ranch.
It wasn't a status symbol.
The fact that people can write them off as a business expense means that for years now, cost was no object really.
Leather interior, luxury was never the purpose of a work truck. That's why regular people can't buy these anymore.
When I first started buying trucks, a truck was an economical alternative to a car! Now? The trucks cost more than the cars!
I don't think you can rule out the role of dealers either.
If the manufacturer sees the dealer selling for $10K over sticker, what message does that send? It tells them they're leaving money on the table! So, they raise prices! If you're working at Stelantis and you see the trucks you helped build selling for $100K and you haven't had a raise in 5 years? Then you're going to think you deserve some of that!
It's a vicious circle.
Now, what would help is if these people buying trucks for "work" were a little more diligent about price when buying their work truck. 😢
2015 Ram, paid off, 22mpg on 89 octane. 110 000 miles. Local dealer offers $17 000 for trade on a $80,000 shiny turd. No thanks, I'll drive it another 10 or more years!
ludicrous prices for a new car now
Out to lunch
When it comes to Big 3 before you buy a new truck go to that brands dealership parts counter and ask the parts guy what parts they, the dealership, keep in stock for warranty replacement work on their brand. Guess what?? You’ll be floored They will give you a list a mile long of parts that will most likely prematurely fail. They all have changed up a lot of their parts suppliers. I’m talking about some suppliers that were supplying big 3 manufactures for 100 + years thrown to the curb for a China made knockoff part. This is why I have nothing but Honda in my garage never again will I buy a big 3 truck. I’ve been screwed over too many times to count with premature costly parts failure that happened right after my warranty ran out, Screw you all!!
Yep, when all you pursue is profits quality suffers, these days greatly.
How's Subaru doing , I might purchase a vehicle from them because I don't hear bad things about them and they been around for a long time.😅😊😮
CVT problems
The sad things it seems like brands that are perceived as bad quality such as Hyundai Kia seem to be selling better and be more reliable as well as longer lasting than American made automobiles
Yes, please, stop the SUV/Truck foolishness!
Welcome to Harrisnomics.
Well….
When sales drop they raise prices to recoup their losses instead of lower prices to sell more units at lower profit per unit! I don’t get it.