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re: WSJ: Desperate for sales, Ford courts riskier borrowers to sell F-150 pickups

Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:28 pm to
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
33740 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:28 pm to
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The average monthly loan payment in August approached $750, with an interest rate at 6.4%



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which starts around $39,000 and goes to almost $80,000


Hey ford, I have an idea.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8641 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:30 pm to
How does Sub-Prime Auto Lending, LLC. sound for a business name?
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
23398 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:31 pm to
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Came here to post this.

Future headline:
“Ford misses earnings as massive consumer defaults impact revenue”
Posted by Earnest_P
Member since Aug 2021
5488 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:35 pm to
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Kid at work just bought a new truck for $70k. $1,300 a month for 72 months is the payments is what he said. Lives in a $50k trailer in Hammond.


It’s real easy to sit here in my 40s and hate on this, but my first car in 1995 was $5,000, and I bought a brand new full-size truck in 2006 for $26k, meaning used trucks were easily available under $20k.

It’s not like that anymore, and it’s not “that kid at work’s” fault.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78458 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:37 pm to
If they are actually going to keep the truck then there is a lot less shame in that. Not saying it is a solid financial decision, but getting rid of the truck or having to because you abuse it is the real kicker.

That truck SHOULD last 20 years.
Posted by lsuconnman
Baton rouge
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:38 pm to
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This post was edited on 10/12/25 at 4:51 pm
Posted by Loco Uno
Member since Sep 2025
537 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:40 pm to
They are lining up. Going to ride back to Mexico and Guatemala in style.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
20834 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:43 pm to

By the time it's paid off, they'll be well over $100k. A down payment on a house would've been a wiser decision.

Posted by BDPops85
Member since Mar 2020
339 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:46 pm to
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The bad news is that a lot of them that hit the market will be totally clapped out and barely running.



Sooo...... like Fords?
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
46865 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:46 pm to
Maybe they should sell their Mexican built F-150's to Mexicans. Americans should buy American made. Buy a used Tundra with the V-8
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
38366 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:47 pm to
Repo men finna eat
Posted by LSUSports247
Member since Apr 2007
1067 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:50 pm to
They just need to lower the prices. A comparable Chevy is 4-5k cheaper
Posted by White Bear
Homeless
Member since Jul 2014
17645 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:51 pm to
Two decades of can phaser rattle.
Posted by Techdave
Laffy
Member since Apr 2014
836 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:52 pm to
Anyone else read it as "Food Court" ? Like in the mall.


No? Just me?
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
76373 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:52 pm to
Sell cheaper vehicles with less electronics. This isn't hard.
Posted by BigGreenTiger
Member since Mar 2022
794 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:53 pm to
Does this mean i can get a Raptor at 0% financing if i have an 800+ score?
Posted by Dick Jacket
Member since Nov 2016
1587 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:54 pm to
Those low credit buyers don’t want no damned $39k truck. It’s gotta be a Platinum or you can keep that shite.

Also - this model is exactly how Nissan ruined its brand. No one in their right mind would buy a Nissan on the used market given the probability that it didn’t have its oil changed until it was traded.
Posted by tilthatday
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2009
1014 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:55 pm to
Actually, he just bought a 90k truck. $1300 x 72 =$93,600.00
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
39661 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:56 pm to
Absolutely!
Posted by Honest Tune
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
19285 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:57 pm to
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How about just lowering the selling price to where people can afford them. Sell every F-150 for less than $40,000.


My first truck in high school my sophomore year (97) was a 94 Silverado that cost me just a couple thousand dollars. The start of my senior year, since I had met some marks with grades and life overall, I was able to sell my silverado and get a 98 F-150 4x4 that was one year old and had 12k miles on it… that truck cost $21,000.
This post was edited on 9/25/25 at 3:58 pm
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