mcsurveyor wrote:
This is a simple problem. The trucks are priced too high for what they are. I'm a GM guy, but the new 2014's are kinda "meh". No 6.2 available, and no 8 speed transmission. They really didn't even catch up to the offerings from Ford and Ram. They were supposed to be 500 lbs lighter, that didn't happen. Right now, what they've got is a comparable product for $5k more than the competition. Good luck with that. The truck configuration I bought new in 2009 for $36k is now $43k. Yeah right... That means that any 6.2 truck will be north of $50k. I can wait until they come to their senses, or until the used ones hit the market. Or I can run out and buy a Ram for much less.
I don't know of any auto manufacturer that does a complete redesign of a model and then puts it out on the market for less than what the previous older design was selling for.
Let's face it, every 6 or 7 years the cost of a "new" design truck is going up. It doesn't matter if it is GM, Ford, Ram or Nissan.
In 1985 I ordered a new truck and it cost me $10,000 and I thought that was nuts.
In 1999 I ordered a new truck and it cost me $25,000 and I thought that was nuts.
In 2003 I ordered a new truck and it cost me $30,000 and I thought that was nuts.
In 2009 I ordered a new truck and it cost me $40,000 and I thought that was nuts.
In 2014 I will order a new truck I will pay $50,000+ and I will think that is nuts too.
Guess what, It never ends if you want to buy a new truck every so many years.
