Terrible Trucks

westernrvparkowner wrote:

ScottG wrote:

gbopp wrote:

ScottG wrote:
A luxury vehicle that costs $75k weighs what? 5000#?
A new truck that costs $75K weighs 8000#+.

So you get more for your money with a truck. ;)

Can we assume you sell trucks for a living :@

Ohh no! I've never been good at selling anything.
Here's the scary thing.. I bought my truck new in Oct. 2002 for $36K (sticker $42K). Now a similar truck is about 60K.

And in 2002 the median household income was $40,125, today it is over $60,000. So the increase in the price of trucks is almost in lockstep with the increase in household income. Sure wish healthcare and college education costs behaved as reasonably.

Thank you, it's nice to keep things in perspective. I remember when it was a big deal when a neighbor, friend or relative got a new vehicle. Now it is common place. So the price of vehicles must not be outpacing the income gains for families.