Truck prices are out of control!

['01LS1]

Throughout much of the world, Mercedes Benz is nothing more than a taxi cab. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab

 

Not knocking the German cars, they make some nice vehicles. But if any of that sort of service(mentioned above) was required for a traditional domestic vehicle, people would lose their minds.

[Spurshot]

Benz vs any Chevy or Ford or Lexus or Acura, etc = not even close. SO many differences that are not "technology" that it's not even funny. Tech is cheap. Construction is LEAGUES apart.

 

Yes, my wife drives a 2015 C-Class (which is 100% different from 2014) but I have had a 2013 E350 and a 2009 C63 as well. I have spent literally weeks or months in every Benz model (in fact I am in the car business and Benz is my primary business). You just can't compare the Benz with anything else.

 

The only reason I have a Vette and a truck is I can play with them, mod them, tune them, break them.....and not cry when I do it. I don't want to smoke an AMG motor!

 

 

There's no denying the quality capability of Benz' coachworks. You get what you pay for. ...with both products GM or Benz.

 

Having kids isnt THAT expensive, but it does prevent my wife from working full time during the day. Once kids are gone priorities change and gradually overtime incomes change... Any kid driving around in a 60k truck is either in debt up to his eye balls and will file for bankruptcy by age 27 or mom and dad bought it for him... which i have nothing against but dont be jealous of what others have, be happy with what YOU have because YOU worked for it and earned it.

 

I've known plenty of 20 something "kids" that had more money than you'd believe, knocking down incomes that put them in over the 80th percentile of incomes. These were very smart and highly educated "kids". The reason a person like that can "afford" a $60k+ vehicle is that they have high income. I've met a few "kids" that had incomes that allowed them to buy multi-million dollar homes and exotic sports cars. It happens. But not to me.

[Higgs Boson]

Throughout much of the world, Mercedes Benz is nothing more than a taxi cab. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab

 

Not knocking the German cars, they make some nice vehicles. But if any of that sort of service(mentioned above) was required for a traditional domestic vehicle, people would lose their minds.

 

It's not "nothing more than a taxi cab." But it does outline my point that Mercedes make a lot more vehicles than the typical American thinks.

 

And the service quotes were for AMG cars, which are like servicing a Z06 vs a Cobalt, not to mention the dealers have a much more captive audience than domestic brands.

 

People who buy a Mercedes are not doing their own brake job in their driveway. there is a high probability that people who buy a ford or chevy are, especially in the used car/old model market. This means a domestic dealer has to compete with autozone just as much as the dealer down the road, of which there may be 10 or 12 in the same market.....where there may only be 2 or 3 Mercedes dealerships. That's simple supply and demand at work. Of course they are going to charge more, not because "it costs more" but because they can and the customer will pay it.

 

If your employer came to you and said, hey I am going to pay you twice as much to do the same job, would you say no? I sure wouldn't. So if a customer tells a business they will pay them more to do the same job, do you think they will say no?

[jonsnow]

I've been around a while. My first new truck was a 1976 CHEVY Scottsdale. I paid $7500 for. Also had a new Chevys in 79,85,90. As far as reliability I only to the 79 in because the fuel tanks wouldn't switch (kinked hose) Seems to me we had less reliability issues then than we do now with all the sensors,electronics,AFMs. I still love my 13 Sierra just as I did the 76 though.

[Chevor]

If people keep buying why not increase the price?

[SnakeEyeSS]

If people keep buying why not increase the price?

A few weeks ago AutoBlog podcast was discussing this. They said during a Q&A with a major truck player they were askes why they keep rasing the prices and features so rapidly. The response was that since there is virtually zero market for expensive american luxury cars in tye US, they found they haven't hit the ceiling to what people want or will pay for in a truck. (they will keep going until they make something so expensive people won't buy it)

[Victor Ferreira]

Let's also remember inflation comes into play. While prices have raised, they haven't gone up as much as they seem.

 

$7,500 in 1976 would be $32,000 today, for example.

 

 

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[Luster]

Basically, all consumer goods have gone up by a factor of 10 since the 70's.

 

1970's Today

 

New house... $23,000.... $230,000

Bread... $0.30....... $2.70

Gasoline..... $0.30..... $2.80

New truck..... $3,800....... $40,000

 

Everything except personal income.

 

Field Engineer.... $16,000...... $75,000 (hmmmmm)

 

I really don't think truck prices are out of line at all. It all depends on how "over-the-top" you want to go. If all you need is a work truck, after rebates and discounts they're actually as cheap as a car!

[WilliamBos]

Blame wants on the prices. You do not need WiFi, sun roofs, heated and cooled everything, hard drives connected to an what amounts an in dash tablet.

 

Time to get back to the basics.

 

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[Luster]

Blame wants on the prices. You do not need WiFi, sun roofs, heated and cooled everything, hard drives connected to an what amounts an in dash tablet.

 

 

 

True... Back in the day, a truck was exactly that. A truck. Now trucks have become Luxo-cruisers! Yup, guilty here.

[SouthernSilveradoGuy85]

Blame wants on the prices. You do not need WiFi, sun roofs, heated and cooled everything, hard drives connected to an what amounts an in dash tablet.

 

Time to get back to the basics.

 

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True... Back in the day, a truck was exactly that. A truck. Now trucks have become Luxo-cruisers! Yup, guilty here.

 

 

I'm perfectly happy having a mid level trim that's somewhat loaded but isn't fully loaded. I don't even like leather seats so no need for heated or cooled seats since I have yet felt a hot or cold ass on cloth no matter how colr or hot and humid it is lol. A heated steering wheel wouldn't be bad though since they all are leather, but it's still not a must. I was lucky and found the truck that had pretty much everything I wanted and doesn't have anything I wouldn't want and even got the color I wanted. It's an LT Z71 with the Convenience package/All Star Edition. The next step up on an LT Plus package and that stuff I don't need or care for. So I like some stuff, but I don't need all the higher end luxury stuff. Honestly the only thing I hate about my truck is the 3.08 gears.

[PMattras]

Basically, all consumer goods have gone up by a factor of 10 since the 70's.

 

1970's Today

 

New house... $23,000.... $230,000

Bread... $0.30....... $2.70

Gasoline..... $0.30..... $2.80

New truck..... $3,800....... $40,000

 

Everything except personal income.

 

Field Engineer.... $16,000...... $75,000 (hmmmmm)

 

I really don't think truck prices are out of line at all. It all depends on how "over-the-top" you want to go. If all you need is a work truck, after rebates and discounts they're actually as cheap as a car!

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The housing market crashed in 2007- 2008. Houses were not a good investment and foreclosures were on the rise. The market still hasn't come back from it in certain areas. Bad loans and greed again. Over priced homes etc..

 

The gas prices went up because of "politics" there is plenty of it. It goes up and down until they are able to hide the supply in storage or until they are able to get the price back up. This is due to greed.

 

Gas not being stable causes venders and truckers etc. to increase the prices.

 

Prices go up because they have to pay the CEO etc.. big million dollar bonuses even if they run the companies into bankruptcy. IE GM bailout etc.

 

People just don't want transportation. They need all the bells and whistles, home comforts, electronics and expensive items not in vehicles in the past. You can still get strip vehicles for a reasonable price.

 

My 2002 Silverado did not go up in value when I purchased my 2008. I got more options in the 2008 for the same price I got on my 2002.

 

There are some good reasons for price increases but the main issues is greed and people or government failures we have to correct and make it better. This cost a lot of money pushing prices up.

 

[Outriggerz]

Got mine for $10 per/lb, that's cheaper than Grouper in SoFlo! I knew a guy that destroyed his Cadillac by chronically pulling his 28' boat for short distances to the ramp out of lack of better means. My truck will do things that will make the basis for your comparison (Mercedes) catch on fire and burn to the ground.

[SouthernSilveradoGuy85]

Got mine for $10 per/lb, that's cheaper than Grouper in SoFlo! I knew a guy that destroyed his Cadillac by chronically pulling his 28' boat for short distances to the ramp out of lack of better means. My truck will do things that will make the basis for your comparison (Mercedes) catch on fire and burn to the ground.

 

Did it not dawn on him to get rid of the Cadi and buy a truck? That's like when you see a heavily modded vehicle parked at a POS rundown house or worse a rundown single wide trailer.

[Victor Ferreira]

Pff, trucks for towing.

 

Real men use their Dodge Vipers to tow their F1 car. /sarcasm

 

 

 

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