GM Owner's Didn't Read the Motor Trend Report

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midnightsadie wrote:
why I didn,t buy a new truck was I can,t afford $45k for a truck, plain and simple I gotta keep my 2005 F150 4x4 with 56k on it for a few more years. I had a dodge and a chevy , I,ll stick with ford. my dodge the doors rusted out at 38k on both sides and my chevy ,well I just didn,t like it.

You did not say what drives the price.

I drove the 2012 F250 crew cab with short box (no 4X4) with 1K add on's out the door for 36 and change. :h

why I didn,t buy a new truck was I can,t afford $45k for a truck, plain and simple I gotta keep my 2005 F150 4x4 with 56k on it for a few more years. I had a dodge and a chevy , I,ll stick with ford. my dodge the doors rusted out at 38k on both sides and my chevy ,well I just didn,t like it.

FishOnOne wrote:
Wow... Chevy and GMC put a whopping on the big 2 in November. :B

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So Ford is still at the top of the list - not sure what you mean. Are you comparing the percent change in sales?

spoon059 wrote:

ScottG wrote:
Not directed at the OP but people in general;
Why does anyone care what someone else buys?

Excellent question.

Nothing wrong with the discussion. I thought that is what this forum was about. The OP owns a Ford and posted that GM had a great month.
Let the why discussion begin.
Personally I think the revamped GM trucks are starting to get noticed.

spoon059 wrote:

ScottG wrote:
Not directed at the OP but people in general;
Why does anyone care what someone else buys?

Excellent question.

Personally, I couldn't care less.
However, perhaps some of the members on this forum that like to start brand wars, could answer the question.

I agree with scottg.

ScottG wrote:
Not directed at the OP but people in general;
Why does anyone care what someone else buys?

Excellent question.

Yea GM had a good month, and I am not sure why? They are not rebating the trucks very much (although that 20% off promo certainly did not hurt). Ford customers waiting for the new F150 to arrive certainly plays apart of that. Seeing a lot more HD GM trucks here, don't know if that is the same across the U.S. One strong month is not a trend, it will be interesting to see if they can maintain this pace for any length of time.

Yes, Ford sales are flat because nobody is going to buy one (2014) when the 2015 composite-body trucks are coming off the line. And yes, Dodge is up because as an example, you can buy their diesel truck for $10K less than the Ford Powerstroke - except that after a few years, the book value takes a dump and you lose all the money you saved up front. Each has some attributes, and with the new composite bodies, Ford can still sell heavier models (lighter bodies mean meeting CAFE federal mandates).