Im on the same page!!! Just in 2016 my brother bought a brand new f150 for 32k ! Same truck nowdays is 53k

That's right, keep waiting.... Bankruptcy sales are coming soon to a dealer near you and me! 🤣😂

Good for you!✅️ And I'm waiting too!👍

Same here. I’m playing the Waiting Game!🙌🏼

Stand strong & patient! You will win! 💪

Exactly my thought is if that’s the lowest one I’m priced out the market.

Yeah they want 45k for a bare bones Ford Transit Van.

Yeah totally not practical for most

Exactly why no one is buying

Bidenomics at work. Printing fiat currency has its problems.

It's insane for a 4WD SUV

@@marcuscook5145 agreee

Agreed. I’m in 😮 shock

FJB is out of touch with reality

Profit down 66% so the Ford CEO probably only got a $20 million dollar bonus this year....

can a UAW member with their shiny new raise afford a $1400 per month note?

The whirr of an electric motor is not what sold the Mustang to the public. It was the classic design and the roar of the ICE. There's a real reason that Toyota refuses to play along with the EV craze. EVs just don't add up. They're an untried technology that have too many problems on their own let alone not having the infrastructure. What good is a vehicle that creates more environmental problems before it even gets on the assembly line? It's all about the politics of power and control and not anything to do with the environment. Electric vehicles just don't fit in and don't make any sense.

UAW members got no increase in pay for ten years even Walmart gave my wife 2 percent a year during that time. @@jjc4577

My total vehicle cost (purchase minus sale prices) is about $25K of you Merikans freedom bucks. I can't imagine spending $50K for an individual vehicle.

I am 65 now and while far from poor the most I ever spent on a vehicle was $10,400 for a 1975 Corvette Convertible.

If hyperinflation kicks in, a 50k vehicle might be cheap.

50+k was luxury super car money in my 20s. I just want a small car to get me to work safely.

11k is the most I've ever spent and I've been driving for 35 years. Simply not worth it.

Why you'd still spend 40k+ on American trash is beyond me. They're at the bottom of the reliability rating, they're not quiet, they're not smooth. Stop wasting your money and buy Japanese. If you don't like the look of Toyota then go for like a mazda cx5.

I looked at broncos online for the first time last nights. The cheapest base stock versions I saw were $45-50k. Most were 60-65k and the Raptor versions were $95k. Hell naw

The problem is the manufacturers will lay off workers. The snowball effect leads to a declining economy the top floor executives could care less about. It’s the normal person who ultimately-always- pays the price.

Yup. I had a GM, great car but it got old so I went to replace it. GM no longer sells family cars. Ford doesn't want me as a customer either. I bought a Japanese car. Because they make cars for regular folks like me. (Made in North America though.)

Brilliant insight. You just nailed the difference between socialist market and free capitalism. Collectivists make products they want to sell. In free capitalism they make products you want to buy.

Yep. Same here

@@precisionleadthrowing4628 A monopoly can also dictate what customers will buy. The Big 3 sure aren't socialists!

That should be a good bargaining chip if a person is stupid enough to jump into a new set of payments right now.

Ya I would worry about how long some of these "new" vehicles have been sitting at this point which cannot be good for them at all.

Especially tires. My Genesis sit on the lot 6 months waiting for a new ECM. I told them the tires would have flat spots from sitting that long. So they balanced the tires before I picked it up. Didn't work. Bought a new set of tires. If you're gonna buy one of these things that's been sitting that long, have them give a tire allowance. Wouldn't trust them to put new tires as they probably won't be NEW TIRES.

car edge day on lot thing is awesome I wish we had that in EU but we don't and thus I'm really hesitant to buy any "in stock" car I see them on the parking lots not moving in months

Wow did not even think about this fact!!! Arizona and Texas especially. Hottern’ hell on those lots!!

hard to win a war with one of them.

@deepdoodoo3252 the high ranking base civilians ride around in them. There are two parked by the flag pole on my base. And the environmental staff also has a couple. The federal (Obama era) mandate was for feds to have a certain percentage of their fleet convert to electric vehicles by a certain date.

Retired Army here- no shocker (no pun intended) that the Army is trying to go that route due to woke politics. Can’t wait until they mandate electrified Hummers in 2030 for the battlefield, that will truly go over like a screen door update for the latest nuclear sub😅.

@@chadfield376Screen door for a Submarine 😂😂😂

Of course they do, they are electric.

The depreciation of new cars going from $80-$90k to $40-$50k in a year just shows they were never worth their asking price to begin with.

Another reason I’ll add for why the younger generation is able to somewhat manage without a car better than older generation is because of ride share services like Uber and Lyft.

I value my 2011 expedition so much that if the engine blew after 200k-300k miles, I would put a new engine in before I considered getting a newer vehicle. $3-$5k is nothing compared to $50-$80k for a new vehicle.

I test drove an I4 and the car salesman compared EVs to a golf cart. $50k glorified golf cart 😂

Just wait till it's 1 bucks a kw... True cost is the equivalent of 17 bucks a gallon. Government subsidies are the only reason they are "cheaper" to operate! Check the value after it has 500 miles! Looses about 40% leaving the lot!

@@breckfreeride We'll just do solar, no biggie

@@OtisFlint my inverter died last month... Under warranty... They still haven't replaced it... 20k+ for a solar system isn't saving anything.

@@breckfreeride every car loses it's value leaving the lot, the dealership model is a racket that's why Tesla doesn't have dealers and they are blacklisted by the big guys

Customers gave up on buying them.

I fix hail on cars. 1 in 50 hail jobs is an actual car. The other 49 are suv's and trucks.

I would have bought a Ford in 2019. Except, I wanted a standard car. Ford doesn't do that. I didn't leave them, they quit me.

As well as GM and Chrysler.

they gave up on the transit connect, best tradesman van to have ever been built.

Yes, that’s right. A big truck with a four cylinder engine

Not just dealers, manufacturers are half to blame.

Ford screwed up on the electric crap and destroyed it's brand. They killed good concepts and models to pander the insane doomsday cult of global warming

Actually - here is more detailed version - no, it's the greedy collectivists and doomsday cult of climate change. They forced manufacturers to subsidize the EV scam for their normal car line up. On top of it they are taxing them for so called "pollution" and redistributing the money to all the scam green projects that are failing.

To expensive to buy there junk

​@@user-oi9bg6fx5tthe other half is the banks that allowed those stupid loans!

Probably done on purpose

ford went from making good modest reasonably priced work trucks for men that work in the country. to making glorified expensive man purses on wheels for weak do nothing city men so they can feel big that don't even need a truck.

Feds require everything from weight-sensing airbags to backup cameras and blind spot monitoring now. There are cool simple cheap cars being built in the world …and we know Ford could make them awesome, but our overlords say no. Vote for less gubbermint.

It's as if these automakers are women.

Feed the family and pay the rent, I do the same.

I make about half of what you make a year, but also own 4 cars. The newest one I bought was a 2019 for $25k. Bought another daily used for $7k. My 2 weekend cars were only $4500 combined. I love to have my fun, but I also don't want to pay out my ass for something sentimental but materialistic. I would never want to pay more than $40k for a replacement daily in the next 10 years.

He died, and his successors bleed it dry, then leave it for dead, much like every company that gets passed down. It's sad.

@@Chad_Thundercock_ so true. Every company is experiencing this. I think you meant successor instead of predecessor, but I catch your drift.

@@frankantonio4394 you're right! I edited it 😜

Than consumerism hit and banks started giving out loans to ANYONE with a pulse and a "job" doesn't matter if they flip burgers at Mcdonalds and can barely afford a 95 Honda CIvic.

what would old Henry think of what has happened to his company?

You ain’t lying today to offset these rates you have to get a good deal and then put down like 25,000 so the loans only 60 months…any less down you are gonna have to go 72/84 months way too long.

Ford doesn't determine interest and the inflation we are experiencing is also not Ford's fault. Food prices have skyrocketed. Everything has gone way up.

@@TheBandit7613 Would you rather have a new car/truck or would you rather eat?

@@user-mr1ku5iz8l Fortunately I'm not in such a position. I'm watching less of these videos because he's basically blaming automakers for the high prices when it's not their fault. They are also victims of this nasty inflation. I had to buy 2 new batteries for my Super Duty... 400 bucks! That's nuts. It costs over a hundred just to fill the diesel tank.

True

??? if you order a car and you dont take it, you have to pay 20 % of its value as a penalty for breach of contract. Thats not a very smart move.

@@Holozon huh...? There is no contract. you pay a deposit of $500 and you get it back if you cancel it

@@codydonovan7356 lol thats not how it works. I you order something, you are forced to accept delivery and make agreed payment. Thats called Contract. If you dont fulfill contract, you have to pay the fees, which are somewhere of 10 to 20 % of the contract value. I orderd a Ford Car in January, it will be built in late May in the Ford Plant in South Africa, and delivered to me in Germany in September or October. If i dont accept delivery, i own Ford 7,2 k Euro of the 72k Euros the car is worth. If Ford doesnt deliver the car within a few weeks of the Dates in Contract, they have to pay my company for Rental Car or put a similar car at my disposal for free and put a payment to me for the damages caused by not fulfilling their end of the contract. You cant just walk away from Orders that got accepted.

Ford gave up on low margin cars and it will hurt them forever because of that. However, Honda can sell 5 cars and it wouldn't make for the profits of 1 superduty. Cars are cheap and expensive to build now days. So they try and capture the backend fiance ect.

good for you, keep buying from the country that tried to end the usa back in the 40's

​@@andrewpansch7447And then Honda has 5 customers instead of 1. When those 5 "cheap car" customers need to graduate into something bigger and more expensive, they will be far more likely to stay with Honda. This is why Toyota and Honda do not abandon compact car offerings. They also happen to make money in them. Abandoning small cars is short sighted on Ford's part and they will/are feeling the negative effects.

They all are MAFIAS!

Last week I went to look at a Toyota Tacoma and a Honda Ridgeline. Both had been in short supply until recently and the Tacoma still is if you want a particular color/model. I think I was the only customer in at either dealership (weekday). After looking at and trying out and pricing those options I ordered a Ford F150 base model regular cab. For my needs it was the best combination of features/capability and the lowest cost. I think I see as many Toyota tv adds as I do from Ford but don't see much from Honda or Subaru. For what it is worth.

Today a car payment is a luxury most cannot afford anymore,especially with car insurance going up as well…keep what ya got…a paid off car is the best car,then your not worrying if you can grab extra things at the grocery store and wondering if you can afford them.

Sending your kids to college seems like a far better investment

@@mc4277 to be honest , not really, unless they are going to be a doctor, dentist, nurse…engineering… if they are going for gender studies or basket weaving they are better off going to trade school.

@@toddprater14 pure science worked for me (biology/chemistry, public university). No loans, solid income. My sister who did a bachelors in advertising (private university) makes less than half of my salary (her rate: $22/hr) and has 60k in loans.

exactly!!...they simply can't take one on at the current prices and rates.

Just ''buy the dip'' man. In the long term it will payoff. High interest rates usually mean lower stock prices, however investors should be cautious of the bull run, its best you connect with a well-qualified adviser to meet your growth goals and avoid blunder

The truth is that this is really not as difficult as many people presume it to be. It requires a certain level of diligence, no doubt, which is something ordinary investors lack, and so a financial advisor often comes in very handy. My friend just pulled in more than $84k last month alone from his investment with his advisor. That is how people are able to make such huge profits in the market

nice! once you hit a big milestone, the next comes easier.. who is your advisor please, if you don't mind me asking?

ANGELA LYNN SCHILLING' is her name. She is regarded as a genius in her area and works for Empower Financial Services. She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.

Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her resume.

Chevrolet Malibu.

those UAW contracts gotta be paid

​@@DmaxH.Countryit's gotta be more than the unions. I'm sure the unions are worried about getting laid off due to the lack of actual sales.

I used to think that the market would eventually correct, and prices would come down, which is how a free market is supposed to work in the capitalist system. Now I'm starting to believe that prices will stay high, dealers will go out of business, workers will get laid off at the factories. Eventually the supply will be curtailed, and then they'll be a vehicle shortage and prices will go up again. I'm going to keep up the maintenance of my 2004 Vibe. I might be driving it for another twenty years. Not only that, it's become an appreciating asset.🤣

Ford founder made their model T affordable so that the middle class could afford to buy their cars. Fast forward today......the decision to get rid of compact models and only selling SUVs and trucks at out of touch price by middle class.....what a shame

ford went from making good modest reasonably priced work trucks for men that work in the country. to making glorified expensive man purses on wheels for weak do nothing city men so they can feel big that don't even need a truck.

Now these "small" trucks are now physically the same size as a 1/2 truck in 2003 with half the load rating. Its a joke.

@@ChinookBear Sounds like “ Shrinkflation”. Paying more for less

Sheeeeeeeep

Most people in my neighborhood drive bloated SUVs just to commute to work and the supermarket. So yeah a lot of people pay extra for a vehicle they don't need.

It's a failure of the capitalist system. Adam Smith assumed that consumers would act out of intelligent self-interest. If we acted out of intelligent self-interest we'd be buying barebones economy cars and paying $20k for them. A vehicle is an appliance, that's all it is, and bankrupting ourselves to obtain an appliance that we can't afford isn't being smart.

@@j_taylor it's the American way still sadly 😂

Millions of us earn our living with them.

My dad is a manager at a place similar to that. They make switches. They just closed a factory and sent what they didn't get rid of to Michigan and Mexico.

All we need is food and water to survive. They can keep their luxuries. Some countries people live humbly in a shack

No people if Trump gets in again it will pick back up again

I live near Dana ( they make the ford truck frames) they are still working for now but the parking lot is empty on the weekends when they normally are full 7 days a week

That means the economy is poor for us all. Nothing to celebrate

U work for Rich Ford in Albuquerque? I was looking for one but the monthly was just too high… I went to Reliable Chevrolet

God loves you ❤❤

I can relate. 😢

That's right!!!

Hang tough! I was in that position 15 years ago. Things will get better - just stick close to God. He's got this!

Stop partying

Especially with skyrocketing car insurance rates

You can get a new car for twenty grand

You can, but the selection is down to only a handful of options, and we lose a couple of them this year, so next year the options will be more limited.

@@ondreavaldez760not when you need a new truck. Car maybe, some of us need trucks.

Not really. I'm middle class, and we are not gonna fall for the high prices. We know other areas to spend our hard earned money. We know the prices are too high.

So instead of thousands of dealers competing for your business you want to narrow that down to maybe 4-8? That makes zero sense. Also who's going to take your trade? Most people have no idea how hard it is to sell a vehicle on your own. Let alone when everyone else is doing it. If you're upset dealers charged over MSRP don't shop at them. There's literally thousands to pick from. Nobody is forcing you to pay a certain price. Shop around, wait ect. People who are not part of the industry have no idea what direct sales means. Trust me. I've heard horror stories about customers ordering Ford Mavericks and they didn't order with cruise control. Dealer just took the order exactly how customer wanted. And customer was upset it didn't have it. They choose to order direct and that's the result.

They slso need to focus on QUALITY!!! In 2023, NASFTA issued 1,000 recals for a total of 35M affected vehicles. Guess who was .#1? You guessed it Ford. 56 recalls for 5.9M vehicles. Need i say more?

@@andrewpansch7447 I would assume if we're all buying directly from the manufacturer there is no need for dealers , maybe for delivery prep etc. You will pay the same as next person who purchased the same model with the same trim level.

@@arthursmith8771 less competition drives prices higher. What you want is monopolies. You're not required to buy from a certain dealer. There's thousands to pick from. And Tesla will feel pain in the years to come. They have no way of taking trade ins realistically. They just want to sell vehicles. most have no idea how hard it is to sell a vehicle on your own especially if you have a lien.

I might spend that to live in my home for 10 years. Hard to live in a truck.

Every dumb ass maybe!!!😂😁😁

No we don’t back in 2018 a 65k truck was a fully loaded Sierra Denali , I know cause I was looking at them…that same trim trucks “ultimate “ is 84-89…the regular Denali is like 79-83…they are crazy.

A v6 XL*

They will spend 107,000 for a electric GMC Hummer though

Auhhhh, Not this time, UssA be broke 💯🤡🌎

​@rickreese5794 we've always been broke. 34 trillion and counting

The nautilus is super nice. Unfortunately, Ford built it in China. Which gives China even more of our intellectual property on how we are able to have such a nice fit and finish on our vehicles. That said the nautilus is probably the nicest Lincoln I’ve ever driven. It’s the top tier black label. Hybrid with 22” rims. $80k

@@jhansen6180 it's going to be e-waste in less than a decade. Almost all previous Gen cars that relied on tech and screens have had glaring electrical issues that have been so bad, people just scrap the cars. My local pull yards are full of stuff from the last 15 years. It's bad. And these giant screens just make it worse. Big companies like Ford just haven't learned that your average consumer needs only a standard radio with Android Auto or Apple car play, and physical buttons to operate the HVAC and other controls. NOBODY needs a giant screen.

Ah…an intelligent comment…

@@dondgc2298 thanks bro…anyone would buy a nice Denali truck if you could borrow 60-65k and they are charging you only 2400-3000 interest a few years ago… he’ll I do it too only paying say 2700 in interest over 5 years , some people with really great credit back then we’re getting 0.9-1.9%… even a bit less than say 2.9…. Now that same truck went from 65k to 81k…and let’s face it at 7% plus they are gonna charge you 12-14,000 over the same 60 months…not worth it anymore …that adds like 300 a month more to the payment…

not to mention gas was cheap and people were working from home anyway and not having to pay to commute in it

It’s a great looking car as well. I’m surprised by their move to discontinue it.

Their fusion is probably their most reliable line since 2010. It's their Camry.

Our Fusion Titanium is 10 years old, 63,000 miles. KEEPING IT!!!

I still have my 11 Fusion hybrid. The battery hardly works, but the car is still kickin. Best daily driver I've ever had.

That means we are buying cars and don’t get to drive them.

Ford didn't take a handout, that was GM and Dodge. Ford will be ok. The crazy market is not Ford's fault, it's called inflation. That happens when the government prints too much money. They are still printing away.

Well Ford was the only manufacturer that didn't take a 2008 bailout. I guess they figure they're due. Biden (Leftists in the background running it) is still pressuring manufacturers to push EV's. That's why they'll get a bailout.

@@01mia18 man I wish that was true, but any current bailouts will be paid for by our grandchildren. You and I are still paying interest on the Korean War loans from the Bank Of England.

It's because they still are getting service at the restaurants, resorts and the country club from the sufferers. When they go to their favorite restaurants , Hotels and the other places that require service workers and there's no workers, maybe then they'll wake up. 😎🎭✌️

It is rather difficult being rich. If it wasn't for the money, I'd rather be poor. Thurston Howell the 3rd. (Gilligan's Island)

It is not a belief it is a realization. Everything is not falling apart.

And once that '19 F150 bites the dust?

@@jerrylundegaard2592 He will find a 1989 F150 to restore.

Horse and buggy is starting to look good.

Right! My 16' XLT was $49k brand new, paid $37k before TT&L. 8 years later, it still runs like new. Hopefully it stays like that for a while.

enjoy your ford for the last year it last before the drivetrain breaks down.

I thought at the time that dropping cars was a stupid mistake. But I betcha the executive boys are still getting bonus money. The whole damn industry is corrupt as Al Capone.

Why? Look at how the customer service process has eroded over the past 10 years. The mantra has been less and less service for more and more money. The goal for a profit maximization strategy is to minimize services and maximize revenue. Think about the ideal condition: provide no goods or services and simultaneously collect the maximum possible revenue. Gas prices fluctuate.

These decision makers are all college graduates.

Customers quit buying the small cars they did sell.

That's woke for you.

Yeah my 2000 3.0 manual ford ranger was $17k brand new.

Bought an 01 f150 used in like 05 for like 16. It's wild how expensive they are now.

Right before covid at Brandon Ford out sideTampa, that truck was 23,000- 24,000

Mid 2021 bought an f150 xl v8 2 door with 16000 ml for $24000

Bought my 2001 F-150, Lariat SuperCrew in December of that year for 32k.

Then they bring it to 25 and act like it's a deal .and that don't count mark ups

@@philipburch4777 you're correct. Same thing as what they are doing with gas prices and pretty much everything else. Gas goes up $.30 or $.40 cents and later on they bring it back down but only $.05 cents... It's just ridiculous.

wisdom

Great job! You are killing it! And e-bikes for $1k and no tags, gas or insurance. Lots of ways to slice it!

Realistic! Way to go. Horse-traction will be sought after sooner than later.

The picture from the great depression with the banker or whatever selling his i think it was a brand new Cadillac or Packard or something for like 100 bucks comes to mind. this is NOT going to last and its gonna crash hard

@@leeann6257 They will come after the e-bikes for tags or insurance sooner or later.

Too much for me, especially with that tiny 5 foot bed.

Criminal

Should be $25k, at the most.

Ol’ Henry is spinnin in his grave😩🤷🏿‍♂️

Just got a 2011 x cab ranger 4wd mint from south with 33k for $22k A deal

Right now that's a cheap truck.

Do you post this comment on every one of this guys posts

@@user-ke7wd3cl9z Cheap for who exactly? When the majority of Americans are now Paycheck to Paycheck adding in a 1300 vehicle payment every month is simply not on the table. 50k is an INSANE amount to ask for a new truck.

Come on when was that

People used to say the same thing about trucks when they costed 20-25k. Some boomers probably remember the days when a new truck could be had for 1k….and some people that saw the introduction of the car for a couple hundred bucks still complained. A truck has never really been cheap hence why you always see them have a longer lifespan over most cars. People tend to fix them until it makes absolutely no sense to do so.

It’s insane how a small group of wrinkled decrepit tyrants can say some stupid ish like that and ppl fall right into what they want

And they’ll keep taking your tax dollars to bail them out.

How will that benefit them?

@@SchoolforHackers It won’t, but they keep doing it.

They're collapsing the economy. Soon we will be in line at the soup kitchens.

Maybe they were by the road as they just couldn't quite make it all the way back to the dealership!?!!😅👍

Use to call em Lot Rocks 💯👍😎🤷🏿‍♂️🙈

definitely keep what you have, but the big Japanese makers aren't immune to this, dealer markups, engineered failure and a thoroughly corrupted supply chain with many oem parts bad out the box. we're heading back to a time when competing on quality is not at all a priority, bells and whistles with factory subsidized APR's on the high trim, fat margins vehicles.....

Good for you. Keep buying what's best for you. As for me.. I'll take one for the team. American is all I buy Haven't had to walk home yet.

@@garyh.8082 Maybe you should do a little more research, buying American-made is precisely why I drive a Corolla.

"I like my american car, my american car, AMERICAN CAR. I really like my american car but it's hard-to-start and american carrrrrrr" 🎶 (extra points for gary and his very low barrr 🎶)

@@garyh.8082 given that most GM products were built in Mexico from Chinese made parts, Ford is made from Canadian parts, also assembled in either Canada or Mexico, and Chrysler products are made of bad decisions and terrible credit, buying "American" isn't really a thing anymore. the hollowed out middle class and the implosion of UAW memberships are the evidence of the failure of American management. oh and yes GM, and specifically Buick is a Chinese brand, they make China exclusive models.

I bought a Kia Niro in 2019 brand new for $25k. Monthly payments were under $300. At first, I thought $25k was a bit much, but in today's market, I feel like it was a steal for how cheap it was compared to now.

@@TheReal_JG That's a good monthly payment, but not so sure about that car. I don't trust Kia's after 100k mikes, they tend to have so many issues. I stick to Toyota Only since I like to keeo my cars for up to 250k miles.

@SaL-ep7zb I chose it because the Niro was on its 3rd year of production, and reviews have said the hybrid platform was more reliable than the only IC engines. The other key to keeping a Kia functional is to never let the dealership touch it after purchase. I've done all the oil changes and small touch-ups over the years, and the car has 76k miles with no issues. It's been my family's road trip vehicle as well. I also love my Ford Fusion, but it's been having issues with buttons not working and parts breaking at just over 100k miles.

Many dealers don’t want to take them on trade

Yeah. How do you even get a loam for a car that drops that much?

@@thedirtywork This is absolute bull. Show me a one year old Lightning for half the original value and I can line up plenty of buyers. Just a bunch of nonsense by the anti-ev crowd that can’t stand that others may actually like the vehicles. Here’s a suggestion, you drive what you want and other people can drive what they want.

@@paulb6736 Except that you EV groupies are taking money out of our pockets to pay for your cars. How about we all just pay the full cost of our vehicles.

​@paulb6736 the 50% comes from some video where a person did the world's worst trade in on their new lightning and the math came out to 50%. Thus, everyone and their dog now thinks all EVs loose 50%

Well, that didn't age well. Last 2023 Explorer XLT on the lot. 145 days, November 2023 build date. KBB was saying our Fusion was worth $7k trade in. Dealer offered $9k trade in. Hmmm. I really wanted $10k trade in and 10% off on the Explorer MSRP $45,880. I had to go to the bathroom. Got up. Walking back to the table the Dealership owner was talking to my wife. She said OK 0% is great but no way I am doing a $600 per month car payment you need to get this to $30k plus taxes. He said if I can go to $15k on trade in will your husband sign and buy today? Wut? 🤨 If he won't sign it I will by myself. She replied. Oh Shucks. Ma'am are you certain you can do that on your own? Oh Freak.Either that guy is a genius reverse psychology salesperson or he really read her wrong. Listen, my husband can retire today and we can live quite comfortably off of my salary alone or just my pension in another year if I chose to retire from the job I have had for the last 28 and a half years. You have my information in the system and can search my name since I have a government job and my salary is public information. Run my CR and his too if you think you need to , I'll be here. By the way I am going too move my car over next to the Explorer and start cleaning it out. Well good Gawd she just bought the car. We had not planned on buying a car but it was the last day of the month, we had just eaten out and the dealership was next door to the restaurant. They had 3 cars that they wanted off of the lot and to meet monthly goals. Southern Ford of Thomaston in GA. Stock T4443. $32,784 OTD after trade and taxes.

yep the stripped F150s that felt like rolling soda cans, we'd pay in the $20k range, $40k for the same thing now? bro!

Don’t forget the $5k Leaky tail light repair, (See u tube)😂🤮

@@rickreese5794 holy crap!

Today with inflation that is $59k

Try 69,000

And yet a 2024 Ram 3500 dual wheel will cost you $100,000.

Yep, 100k. A coworker of mine just bought one . I guess most people don’t mind being debt slaves 🥴

You realize that’s almost 20 years ago right?? Back in 1969 a Camaro was 3500$. You can’t compare the two also a dodge isn’t a ford.

these companies are doing what they're told from the guys who hand out the big loans... The Klaus Schwabb types..

@innerspace56 Carful your over the 🎯 !🤬

remember Paul, a Toyota with 100k miles on the clock is similar to any domestic with about 15k miles. Just facts.

@@innerspace56 I think you're right. A few years back, I bought a 2001 sequoia with 250k miles on it. Didn't keep it very long. No squeaks, no rattles. No rust. Must have been a garage queen. V8 power.

They should!

Great car bad transmission. At least it was cheap to fix.

Full frame and no freak wheel drive for the win

If they brought the crown vic back today, I'm sure they'd find a way to make it NOT affordable

You should return that giant pile of hazardous materials and get an actual truck. One that lets you retain the mobility and freedom of being able to load it up and drive wherever the goddamned hell you want, instead of to the next charging station within an ever-shrinking radius. (also bring a book to that charging station. Might be there a while. You'll be able to consume an entire library while you wait during charges over the next couple years. You will be smarter then.)

Meanwhile Tesla sold almost 1 million vehicles in 2021. Then they sold 1.3 million in 2022. In 2023 they sold 1.8 million cars and SUVs. See where this is going?

Bingo. People are not anti EV. They are anti crappy EVs sold for the price of a kidney. In Europe we have plenty of propositions for decent EVs from 22 to 45 K€ & they sell. Automakers in N Am have lost the plot.

@@dvader3263Tesla just laid off 10% of their workforce, so maybe not a great example.

@@dvader3263 The wealthy virtue signalers have all made their purchases. Now get ready for the slowdown. No nationwide infrastructure for EVs, 30% of the chargers don't work, they suck in very cold climates, and the range still blows. The consumer wants hybrid/gas vehicles at a lower price point. BTW, your EV is going to be worthless after about 5-6 years. Nobody in their right mind is going to want a used battery powered car when the battery is on its last legs.

Every Tesla fan here (I was one. To the gills.) needs to get a SOLID dose of these 4 youtube channels. thunderf00t Common Sense Skeptic (10/10) MGUY Australia Jon Cardogan Auto Expert Go now. Get your f*cking medicine and break the hell free of this con.

They raise the price and make the vehicles fatter to justify the prices. It sucks.

@@j_taylor Just like mobile phones and many other consumer electronics. They keep making them bigger just to justify the price, regardless of whether you need it or not.

And yet so many people have bought them in the past. And many other brainwashed m* are still buying Teslas on finance, even though they can't afford them. Crazy world.

They didn't drive up the prices, the government money printers did. We are going thru massive inflation right now because of record money printing. Everything is costing more. I can't read these comments. People are so clueless.