NJRVer wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
rexlion wrote:
The hunt for tax proceeds continues. This dumb standard is unlikely to ever be done away with, because it is essentially an invisible tax on the purchasers of new vehicles. People just see the price tag and blame the mfr.
Exactly! Many people don't know how it works on the back end and just blame the manufacturer when the cost of their next vehicles goes up. They don't know that mandates like CAFE, air bags, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, back up camera's, and so on have all increased the costs of these vehicles exponentially. If you think the price of trucks are too high then don't just point the finger at the manufacturer, point it at the government too. And if haven't done anything about it, point at yourself as well.
So what you are saying is that we could all be paying $4000 for a new pickup that wouldn't have changed since 1974 if it wasn't for the gov't?
No, and that is an extreme way of looking at what I said. I am just saying that there are more cost behind the price of new vehicles than just the cost of nuts and bolts. And that some of that added cost is due to regulations over the years(like with many other industries) many of which the average consumer knows nothing about. Some of these regulations are good while others are bad, and many just go by what the government tell them as the best way. As I said earlier, saying the government is always right is just as silly as saying they are always wrong.
Also, $4k for a regular cab truck in 1974 is $20.5k today given inflation. New regular cab trucks with similar amenities but more capabilities are between $27-$28.
