Francesca Knowles wrote:
Dayle1 wrote:
My experience is very similar to OPs, $32k in '03 and $41k last month. So, a 28% increase in price. I gave up bucket seats, but moved to 3500 + crew cab + all the nice new features like EB, IBC, etc. so I am really happy with the switch. If I come close to my target on selling the '03 and the '13 take off bed, my cost to upgrade will be about $23k. I don't know how a 28% increase over 10 years compares to inflation, but every single personal expense will not match the inflation rate, some higher and some lower. That's life.
Adjusted for inflation, your 32k in 2003 is 40.5k now, or almost exactly the same amount in "real" dollars.
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Better yet, since you evidently upsized, you most likely actually BEAT inflation, paying "less than" you'd have paid for the same size truck in 2003. In real dollars, of course.
Where did you get my 2003 at $32k -- I paid $27,800 ... not $32k.
And, I didn't up-size, my 2003 is a 2500, same as the 2014 truck. I think your confusing other posts with my posts, maybe. Holiday time, everyone's confused, it's that great party atmosphere ... :) :)
My truck = '03 GMC 2500 4x4 X-cab SB 6.0L gas ... similar truck in 2014 model I looked at - but less equipped. No bucket seats, no upgrade music system in the 2014.
