re: Truck prices finally back down to Earth.

Posted by BRL79

Member since Mar 2014

2973 posts

Posted on 10/31/23 at 4:56 pm to Hateradedrink

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no dealership on the planet is going to make a sale that “loses money” after accounting for rebates and bonuses

But the sales people sure get paid accordingly. Mini commissions galore for sales people that put up with being labeled a scumbag, talked down to and lied to.

Posted by LemmyLives

Texas

Member since Mar 2019

6529 posts

Posted on 10/31/23 at 4:57 pm to notiger1997

You buy from Ford.com. Yes, it gets shipped to a dealer, but there's no negotiation over bullshite nitrogen filled tires, no "availability" markups, etc.

Like I previously said, too much of this board develops an urgency problem (we need to buy a truck this weekend!) which creates the circumstances where dealers can take advantage of your self-generated bias to acquiesce to things you know you shouldn't.

Posted by BRL79

Member since Mar 2014

2973 posts

Posted on 10/31/23 at 5:07 pm to Jon A thon

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but nearly double the price in 5 years is insane.

Have you bought anything lately?

Posted by kywildcatfanone

Wildcat Country!

Member since Oct 2012

119312 posts

Posted on 10/31/23 at 5:16 pm to Hateradedrink

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this is correct.

manufacturers give volume/time rebates to dealers.

no dealership on the planet is going to make a sale that “loses money” after accounting for rebates and bonuses.

Yep. No matter how good a deal anyone thinks they got, money was made by everyone in the chain.

Posted by Jon A thon

Member since May 2019

1666 posts

Posted on 10/31/23 at 6:04 pm to BRL79

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Have you bought anything lately?

Doesn't make it any less insane that prices have inflated 80%+ in just 5 years. ..which was the pint of the post.

Posted by Big Scrub TX

Member since Dec 2013

33501 posts

Posted on 10/31/23 at 11:11 pm to BRL79

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Exactly. Seems like car dealerships are the only one that isn't allowed to be capitalists amongst the sea of capitalism.

Every hardleg on here is a gottdamned conservative, small-government type - until muh truck.

Posted by BRL79

Member since Mar 2014

2973 posts

Posted on 11/1/23 at 9:25 am to Jon A thon

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which was the pint of the post

That would be 16 fluid ounces

Posted by BRL79

Member since Mar 2014

2973 posts

Posted on 11/1/23 at 9:42 am to bbarras85

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Ram trucks were always cheaper for some reason

Why do you think?

Posted by X123F45

Member since Apr 2015

27451 posts

Posted on 11/2/23 at 11:19 am to Snipe

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IF you have A+ paper.

Most OT baws looking at 9-13%

0% for 60 months sounds nice.

Posted by White Bear

Yonnygo

Member since Jul 2014

13956 posts

Posted on 11/2/23 at 11:33 am to AlxTgr

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You post some of the dumbest shite

Found a Dodge guy.

Posted by beebefootballfan

Member since Mar 2011

19045 posts

Posted on 11/2/23 at 11:36 am to White Bear

Was talking friend the other day who owns a used lot. He said his financing for people with halfway decent credit was at 13% and bad credit is capped at 17% in Arkansas. Before to long bad credit folks won't be able to get financing.

Posted by Thundercles

Mars

Member since Sep 2010

5079 posts

Posted on 11/2/23 at 11:41 am to JAMAC2001

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Point is, plenty of folks were proudly paying MSRP for the past 2 years.

How about this Laramie 4X4 with prices slashed? $53k

It fortunately wasn't as bad. It seems like they're inflating prices just to show discounts again. I paid just over 52k for a 4x4 Laramie just under a year ago. They were listing lower but offering less in discounts. I luckily was on the back end of the market misery.