fishinwrench Posted June 20, 2018 Author Posted June 20, 2018 From what I can tell they pretty much quit making TRUCKS after about '02. Everything newer than that is built like a cell phone.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 In the long run order an end of model year with only the options you want and drive it till it’s dead. Hard to find low mile trucks at a decent price. usually high mileage and they are out of warranty for a stupid price. Once they get 100k on em it’s a maintenance and service list you’ll pay for. Everything is worn already.
Gavin Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Call Cricket, in real estate sales now, but probably still some good contacts in the car biz.
fishinwrench Posted June 21, 2018 Author Posted June 21, 2018 I really didn't think it was going to be this hard finding what I need for what I have to spend right now. Haven't been seriously truck shopping for over a decade. I'm a little under-gunned for the current market. I can't believe that people are throwing $15k at trucks with over 200k miles on them. That, to me, is absurd. A used car dealer told me today..."it ain't the miles that hurts the value, it's the years". What-Ever! Time kills things like hoses and seals, which are cheap, easy to replace and won't leave you stranded. Miles kills engines, transmissions, and differentials, that aren't cheap, and will put the truck in the shop for a month. People are doing too much driving, and I don't understand why. They need to move closer to where they REALLY wanna be. snagged in outlet 3 1
jdmidwest Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 7 hours ago, fishinwrench said: I really didn't think it was going to be this hard finding what I need for what I have to spend right now. Haven't been seriously truck shopping for over a decade. I'm a little under-gunned for the current market. I can't believe that people are throwing $15k at trucks with over 200k miles on them. That, to me, is absurd. A used car dealer told me today..."it ain't the miles that hurts the value, it's the years". What-Ever! Time kills things like hoses and seals, which are cheap, easy to replace and won't leave you stranded. Miles kills engines, transmissions, and differentials, that aren't cheap, and will put the truck in the shop for a month. People are doing too much driving, and I don't understand why. They need to move closer to where they REALLY wanna be. Houses aren't cheap either, nor land. When the base price on a truck starts at 30 k, the market needs to start making a cheaper truck. But the government got involved, they have to add safety features, crash protection, get better fuel mileage, and more power out of anemic engines to drive cost up. And still pay the Union workers to make them. Lancer09 1 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Basfis Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Wrench, you like carburetors and Johnny-rudes....newer than 03 trucks should scare you....with electronics, soft touch switches, digital readout, start them and they keep running without intervention, burn whatever fuel u find, etc...all new stuff
Flysmallie Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 The great government program referred to as cash for clunkers helped create this mess. Daryk Campbell Sr 1
Flysmallie Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 It took a lot of vehicles off the road which in turn increased the value of those that remained. Our business is based off of repairable vehicles and get the most bang from vehicles that are less than 10 years old. But there were still a lot of older vehicles being repaired in that time because it was cheaper to repair than replace. But with the incentives it was just enough for those vehicles to go away. Plus around the same time you had a recession going on and new car sales tanked. It was a tough time for our industry and we are still acquiring businesses that have never been able to recover. We went from delivery trucks to small cars in a lot of places. We went from replacing vehicles at 100K to 125K then 150K in miles. Now we just look at each individual vehicle and make the determination. So that fish wagon that Wrench is looking for is still sitting outside my office. In the old days we would have replaced it at 100k and put a good, well taken care of vehicle back on the market, but instead we are going to run it into the ground until it's worth nothing. And this one in particular is getting close at 187k. Add all that to what new trucks sale for and it turns into a mess. The last truck my dad bought was almost $70,000! It was ridiculous. Cooled seats, backup camera, all these crazy safety features, and on and on. It was nice but you didn't feel right using it like a truck. He had to buy a small trailer so he could haul stuff because you sure as hell weren't putting ANYTHING in it's wall to wall carpeted bed. It just seems that we are pricing ourselves out of everything trying to have the latest greatest all the time. I saw a bass boat for sale last night. 15 years old. Almost $23,000. Daryk Campbell Sr, fishinwrench, snagged in outlet 3 and 1 other 3 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 The used car market is crazy for vehicles under $10K. It took me forever to get a decent little sedan for my daughter to drive to college. Stupid things would sell while I was driving to look at them or they had so many miles on them I wouldn't touch them. I buy em new and drive them into the ground.
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