This is why I stopped buying new cars. When the inventory dipped after the chip outage the prices went into orbit. Made no sense to buy new (prices were going to drop and you'd be stuck with a car worth shit that you paid Mercedes money for). Go with a used car and you'll get more equity out of it and can trade it in for a new car if and when things return to sanity.

When prices go up they don’t come back down to sane levels. You just get to pay 30k for a used piece of shit and 60k for a new piece of shit.

With business/work, new vehicles make more sense if you get in a trade-in cycle.

I bought 1 new vehicle for personal use, which was a Honda Pilot for my family, and it was at a surprising price (before covid).

Now I don't know what I would do. People keep buying new no matter what the cost is, so the prices will continue deeper into insanity.

Remember when all the UAW workers demanded big raises in their latest contracts? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

That's how Ford does it ;)

knock on wood. that is why I am sticking with my 2015 Ram---with the lifetime warranty.

I bought a 2019 in 2022 and it was 40% less than what the owner paid in 2019.

at 400 pages plus Id rather not

I cant imagine spending $70K+ in this market. Like a year away from being $20k underwater.

I'm looking at 2022 Nissan Frontiers because its one of the few midsize trucks (I dont need a fullsize) that is made in America and not Mexico or some other cheap labor country, and its one of 2 engines that isn't switching to a turbo engine. For average yearly miles in good condition those are just starting to hit $28k and even that is a gut punch. 4 years ago it would have been $18k.

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Wow, that's a lot. I understand.

I guess I don't know why they can't just give you that printed manual (if you ask) when you just spent 70k on a truck.

Remember when the labor cost of each vehicle is only 7%? Manufacturing professionals remember.

Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon...built right here in Missouri.

When they give you the price always ask if that is in Canadian dollars.

Ya I know, but both went to smaller engines with turbos. I keep my vehicles til they stop working, so the straight V6 that Nissan has had around since 2005 and is proven reliable is much more appealing to me. Plus you can get them cheaper.