Dealer Markup on New Diesel Trucks

[CLdrinker]

I have spoken with five different Ford dealerships in and around Orange County. Ordering from them is the best option right now. They all are doing a $100.00 refundable deposit and will sell at MSRP. The wait is 3-4 months.

3-4 months I wish.

 

[lbhsbz]

$70K+ for a fucking pickup truck is batshit insane.

 

[Orange Juice]

I guess the days of getting a truck $5k to $10k off sticker are gone.

I doubt they top off the fuel tank.

 

[FlyByWire]

Mark Dodge Lake Charles Louisana, ordered Jan 10th 2022. A 2022 ram 2500 limited msrp 92870.00 out the door 78579.00 plus tag title tax.

THANK YOU!!

9100 under MSRP, 2022 2500 Laramie Mega Cab. Signed and deposit placed. I’ll grab it in 3-4 months they say.

 

[sintax]

THANK YOU!!

9100 under MSRP, 2022 2500 Laramie Mega Cab. Signed and deposit placed. I’ll grab it in 3-4 months they say.

Thats scary tempting right now for me. I need a truck payment like a hole in the head, but I'd love a new comfy Limited 3500.

Would you mind PM'ing me your contact at the dealers name?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

$70K+ for a fucking pickup truck is batshit insane.

Well everyone needs 8 lugs and needs to be able to tow 20k lbs. .

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

Thats scary tempting right now for me. I need a truck payment like a hole in the head, but I'd love a new comfy Limited 3500.

Would you mind PM'ing me your contact at the dealers name?

I'm ordering myself. Mark Dodge in Louisiana. Pretty dang cool guy to talk to. He literally said to go on the Ram website, pick out your truck, save it as a PDF and email it to [email protected] and [email protected]. They will contact you and get it ordered. When it comes in, he will pick you up from the airport to get your truck and finalize the paperwork. If you would like a crawfish dinner, he will hook you up with a great memory. Really cool people it sounds like. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[sintax]

I'm ordering myself. Mark Dodge in Louisiana. Pretty dang cool guy to talk to. He literally said to go on the Ram website, pick out your truck, save it as a PDF and email it to [email protected] and [email protected]. They will contact you and get it ordered. When it comes in, he will pick you up from the airport to get your truck and finalize the paperwork. If you would like a crawfish dinner, he will hook you up with a great memory. Really cool people it sounds like. I'm looking forward to it.

sounds like a pretty darn good experience.

I was impressed when I bought my last truck (2007 Duramax LBZ) from Jason @ Selman. We talked on the phone for 10 min, I told him what I wanted, he said theres only 2 of those trucks in the USA, but I can get you one of the two from Fresno tomorrow. The following afternoon I was signing the paperwork on the hood of it at my office.

 

[sintax]

$70K+ for a fucking pickup truck is batshit insane.

I'm with you there, but these are not your average pickups from 2002. The new Limited's have more features and comforts than a 4 year old Escalade.

 

[hallett21]

I'm with you there, but these are not your average pickups from 2002. The new Limited's have more features and comforts than a 4 year old Escalade.

Other than leather and nice floors you could argue a work truck today has more features than a 2002.

 

[EmpirE231]

Well everyone needs 8 lugs and needs to be able to tow 20k lbs. .

a well optioned out 1/2 ton is scratching 70k now

GMC AT4 I've optioned out, pretty loaded but not all the bells and whistles is 67-68K

 

[lbhsbz]

I'm with you there, but these are not your average pickups from 2002. The new Limited's have more features and comforts than a 4 year old Escalade.

My 2002 is perfect…a/c, power windows and mirrors, radio, etc…it’s a truck. Why does it need more features? I use it as a truck. A truck should cost $30K.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

a well optioned out 1/2 ton is scratching 70k now

GMC AT4 I've optioned out, pretty loaded but not all the bells and whistles is 67-68K

Any base near base work truck today (carpet floors and cloth seats) has a better interior with comparable features to a 15 year old truck, aside from the leather seats if you care. People just have Lariat, LTZ, Laramie as their lowest acceptable standards now, then whine that the prices are too high

 

[Chili Palmer]

I'm ordering myself. Mark Dodge in Louisiana. Pretty dang cool guy to talk to. He literally said to go on the Ram website, pick out your truck, save it as a PDF and email it to [email protected] and [email protected]. They will contact you and get it ordered. When it comes in, he will pick you up from the airport to get your truck and finalize the paperwork. If you would like a crawfish dinner, he will hook you up with a great memory. Really cool people it sounds like. I'm looking forward to it.

It's too bad they don't have a GMC dealership, if they did I"d be burning tracks that way right now.

a well optioned out 1/2 ton is scratching 70k now

GMC AT4 I've optioned out, pretty loaded but not all the bells and whistles is 67-68K

Before all this chip shortage BS hit I was planning on getting a 2022 1/2 ton pickup this year, then I saw the revised interiors in the GM trucks and held off until they came out. I had originally priced out a 2021 1/2 ton Denali with the basics, 6.2 engine, standard bed, no sunroof, no optional electronic nannies, that's it. It stickered for about $62k, I figured I could more than likely get it OTD for close to $60k, then the chip shortage hit and no body has trucks, then prices went higher than giraffe pussy. Now, you're lucky if you can get a truck for MSRP. For a decently equipped AT4 or Denali with a 6.2 engine is between $71k to $73k, close to $80k with fees......for a half ton pickup! I really want an AT4X because you can get the multi-adjustable seats and better sound system. No I don't need the locking front and rear diffs for rock crawling (it'll never see dirt except for a construction site), but I want a 6-1/2' bed and no sunroof, which it only comes with a 5.5' bed and the sunroof is standard.

 

[lbhsbz]

Any base work truck today is better than a 15 year old truck,

Bullshit. I would venture to guess that nothing made today will be on road in 15 years…

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Bullshit. I would venture to guess that nothing made today will be on road in 15 years…

People are buying new trucks for features, not longevity. There is no other reason to spend 80K+ on a truck.

When I said "better" it was from a feature perspective.

 

[EmpirE231]

Any base near base work truck today (carpet floors and cloth seats) has a better interior with comparable features to a 15 year old truck, aside from the leather seats if you care. People just have Lariat, LTZ, Laramie as their lowest acceptable standards now, then whine that the prices are too high

So prices haven’t gone to the moon? Just peoples standards? LOL

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

So prices haven’t gone to the moon? Just peoples standards? LOL

I priced out a same spec 2022 to my 2018, it is about 2K more and it comes with a little more crap. Yes I would pay more for it today, but the MSRP has not gone up dramatically.

1 year ago my friend bought a 2021 F250 XLT for low $60K. No it does not have the chap press, latte maker, panoramic sunroof, or ass massagers, but it does the same truck things as the $100K limited version.

Lariat version was another $8K for leather, different headlights and a couple extra dodads.

 

[Cobalt232]

My middle kid will be shopping for a new truck soon. He was driving to work on Wednesday in Costa Mesa when some dude in an Avenger crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit him. The guy ran away on foot and it turns out the license plate belonged to a different car.

We are assuming it is totaled. The truck did its job and protected him.

 

[hallett21]

Bullshit. I would venture to guess that nothing made today will be on road in 15 years…

Curious why you think that? My 16 Cummins has been running great with 150k on the clock

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Curious why you think that? My 16 Cummins has been running great with 150k on the clock

More doodads, more things to break would be my guess. That and perhaps the diesel emissions stuff.

 

[Riverryder]

@Cobalt232

i think that color silverado is cursed. mines that color and the shit thats happened to it while parked is wild!

[SOLD] - 2018 Chevy Silverado LTZ

My dad is tired of seeing his 2018 Silverado LTZ parked in the driveway not being used. It has been driven less than 500 miles this year and I don’t know that he has ever used it to haul or tow. Truck is bone stock and xcept for the addition of a rolling metal bed cover and weather tech floor...

www.riverdavesplace.com

 

[hallett21]

My middle kid will be shopping for a new truck soon. He was driving to work on Wednesday in Costa Mesa when some dude in an Avenger crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit him. The guy ran away on foot and it turns out the license plate belonged to a different car.

We are assuming it is totaled. The truck did its job and protected him. View attachment 1106755

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Glad he’s ok

 

[hallett21]

More doodads, more things to break would be my guess. That and perhaps the diesel emissions stuff.

It’s an SLT so not too much that could go wrong..... I hope lol. Gonna have the seats done in leather shortly as the cloth is wearing out.

I am either the luckiest guy in the world or I just drive my truck a lot. All the emissions issues I hear of seem to come from trucks that sit.

I firmly believe that engines that are driven last a long time.

 

[lbhsbz]

Curious why you think that? My 16 Cummins has been running great with 150k on the clock

Future parts availability as electronics and software becomes obsolete. Much like it's not worth fixing an iPhone 3, even though they worked just fine...as a fucking phone, not necessarily as a computer or gaming platform.

 

[HALLETT BOY]

One reason why these trucks have gone up so much , with inflated MSRP , is that most people buy based on monthly payments . Truck too high ? We’ll just extend the term 24 months or 36 months …

 

[hallett21]

One reason why these trucks have gone up so much , with inflated MSRP , is that most people buy based on monthly payments . Truck too high ? We’ll just extend the term 24 months or 36 months …

Fair but..... the base motors are now more powerful than the 2000-2004 versions. Let alone all of the other basic features

 

[JL95]

Get in on the 10 year loans for the escalades lmao

 

[CLdrinker]

My 2002 is perfect…a/c, power windows and mirrors, radio, etc…it’s a truck. Why does it need more features? I use it as a truck. A truck should cost $30K.

Don’t look at the price of boats...

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

One reason why these trucks have gone up so much , with inflated MSRP , is that most people buy based on monthly payments . Truck too high ? We’ll just extend the term 24 months or 36 months …

We are even beyond that at this point. A $75k truck you put $10k down on is a $900/month payment at 84 months. People have simply accepted car payments at $700+ per month, or leases.