Great video! Loved the focus on more “affordable” trucks. I am buying at the end of 2024. I am leaning midsize with a max budget of $45,000 plus/minus $2,500. Given that we tow a small 2,900 lb camper and haul camping gear, we will cross shop base trim 1/2 ton 4WD trucks as well.

An “affordable” $50k truck is $1246 per month for 48 months not to mention increased insurance costs. Absolutely insane, people are getting into so much debt and destroying their families chance of financial stability.

A $60k loan at 3.9% for 5 years which is a good rate right now is $1100 a month. Who can afford that much?

Affordable should be considered under 30k

Didn’t see a single affordable vehicle in this whole video

Hey Ford, remember that time the base maverick was launched at $19,995? No? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Stop trying to think that 60k is affordable what in the hell is in the air in Colorado?

The fact that a plain 4x4 truck with a V6 is over $50k is absolutely INSANE!

Ram Rebel, 4 yrs ago: $55k. Now $77k, or 40% more. Insane.

It's crazy to think just a few years ago, the Platinum models were roughly $52k. Now that barely gets you into a base model!

"Look how affordable! Only $60,000!" 🤨

$40,000 for a single cab is outrageous

Bring back vinyl floors, bench seats, column shifters, manual windows and no computer screens in the dash. Edit: vent windows too !

We bought a Tundra SR5 double cab with a 6’ bed, 4WD in 2010. I paid only $22K in 2010. Today the same truck is more than double the price. My income hasn’t more than doubled in 14 years, but Toyota (and every other automaker thinks it has). This is why people can no longer afford the OVERPRICED vehicles.

NOBODY CAN AFFORD THESE TRUCKS ANYMORE!!

Man I remember when 50k was top of the line for full-size

“They fixED our Taco!” So it’s fixed now? We want to see it back on the Iron Wood trail. 😃

I remember when trucks were bare bones and not luxury items. I miss those days

42,000 for half a truck is insane

Andre says: "You only have two doors on this truck".....Look around when driving and you'll notice that most 4 dr cars have ONE person in them....LOL

Back in 2018 I bought a quad cab ram with the v6 for $26,000 crazy how much they went up in a short 6 years

So basically no affordable trucks.

can't believe a base model truck with 4x4 is over 40k

$60k for a $24,000 truck, and he remarks, "Look how affordable."

Anything over $30k is not an affordable truck. $40k for that single cab ford f150 XL is revolting.

In January 2018, I was at the Ford dealership buying a leftover new 2017 Focus ST (for $17,999), and they offered me either a base 2018 Mustang GT or an F150 Coyote 4WD single cab/short bed for $27,500. Both were brand new. I also remember the ‘18 Mustang Ecoboost Premium being $23,500. It’s wild how much times have changed. That same dealership wouldn’t discount any of their 2023 Mustang GTs AT ALL when I was shopping last March, and there wasn’t a single F150 on the lot for under $48k. Mach Es were all over $60k and they said all their Mavericks were sold before they hit the lot. (I went over to Subaru and they sold me an optioned-out ‘23 WRX Premium for $3500 below MSRP, no haggling required, and I got 48 months at 1.9%). Edit: my WRX was $31,500 OTD.

Does anyone else remember when compact trucks were actually cheaper than compact cars? I remember pricing out a bare-bones Ford Ranger for under $5k in the 1980s. Entry level Toyotas ran around $6k I believe. I knew high school kids who worked part time at McDonalds that drove fairly new pickups.

It is nonsense how gradually we accept and justify this ridiculous prices

Crazy how the prices of not only vehicles but EVERYTHING has exploded...i remember being SHOCKED when my dad had to pay like $62k for a brand new fully loaded Sierra 1500 Denali in 2016...now that gets you a nice base or mid level truck...just crazy

That Silverado sounds like a wet fart in the wind 😅😂

Jeep dealers in the South are marking Gladiators down by as much as 20%. Ford, Chevrolet, RAM, GMC discounting over $10K. They are getting their karma for what they pulled the past few years with the so called “market adjustments “

I'm definitely poor class , $50k for me is definitely out of my paycheck

That chevy at the end sounded like a 90 year old woman in diapers that uncontrollably breaks wind 😂😂😂

I kinda like that 50k tundra, but i dont think thats affordable still.

50k for a base truck wow its so cheap let me buy two !!!

You guys must be out of touch calling a $67,000 Ford F150 relatively affordable after saying you can get a heavy duty for 70-100k🤣 that 3k really made an affordability difference

I think buying a 2 to 3 year old low mileage pre owned is a better deal.

The problem with base models is they don't exist anymore... they're basically all luxury trucks now. I looked at a "BASE" ford f-250 XL diesel this weekend and they "only" wanted $67,000 for it! LOL All of the safety and emissions junk, followed by all the tech stuff makes these trucks insane to purchase. I don't need a TV screen in my dashboard. Also PS, if you need a feature to help you back your trailer, you shouldn't be pulling one in the first place. They make "trucks" now for dads living in subdivisions that haul their kids back and forth to soccer practice, and forgot about the people using them for work. Trucks are basically just a station wagon at this point. Ok, i am done yelling at the sky now, carry on!

People need to stop buying these overpriced trucks they don't need.

Meanwhile, Nissan Titan SV's are $40k almost everywhere. Crew cab, V8, 9 speed, 100k mile warranty. Pro-4X $47k

If you don't need a full size the Maverick is the way to go. Love mine!

I like the ford tremor but I'm not looking for another house payment 😂

In 2024 you get fewer snickers in your snickers bar and less Rams in your Ram, all for more money.

Ram clearout you can get 15-25% off msrp. I got a crew cab, v8, 4x4 warlock for 58k cdn (43k us). Has bedliner, 3.92 gears w/posi, sunroof, trailer brake, side steps, centre console and an alpine stereo system for 15k cheaper than an xlt f150 w/similar specs. Plus I actually have steel bumpers and a factory heavy duty suspension

We need $250k+ trucks. So suddenly these 60-90k trucks will seem like insane, can't miss, deals.

Please stop saying "Not too bad." You guys are better than that. There is nothing good about the pricing of these pickups. $40k -$55k trucks are not affordable to the majority of people. And $60k-$80k is ridiculous.

Seems like the cheapest truck you can buy right now, brand new is the base model Nissan Frontier, King Cab S. You can get this in 2wd for about $32K MSRP. The 4x4 version is about $35K MSRP. Both with no options.

If not having four doors is a problem, I'll take the problem. That's a real truck.

Thanks TFL for doing this for people who like trucks but can’t afford expensive trucks.

Roman in the back! Never seen that while vehicle moving? He only drives the 6 figure vehicles 😂😂😂 Love Andre knows his stuff 😊

If you want longevity, the Ford with the Coyote would be a good choice.

I special ordered a 3/4 chev with 4 WD and trailer brake for 52K. Remember when dealers kept at least one striped truck on the lot, well no more.

The Ford Maverick is a very affordable truck. The Maverick can carry many different things from dirt bikes, snowblowers, refrigerators, kayaks, loam/dirt/bark mulch. It can tow a 5x8 trailer and that is enough for my occasional junk removal that I have to do. I highly recommend the Ford Maverick to anyone that is thinking about buying it. I have driven mine 45,000 Miles and it drives amazing, the steering is like non other. The low bed height is also another amazing perk when loading heavy things. I mostly use it to transport my E-Bike which is around 70 Pounds and I am very glad that the bed is low when loading and unloading. It is also the hybrid, I average 39 MPG. For $23,000 after my options and all add on fees people can not believe how much truck you get for such little money. I also drive my truck in three New England winters and I have not gotten stuck yet with FWD, I currently have Firestone Destination LE/3 Tires on it. I hope people looking for affordable trucks consider the Ford Maverick. Thank you for the videos TFL, God Bless- Evan

I guess all of us who said there is no such thing as a cheap truck were right.

Thanks Hunter for selling us a lemon. 😂🍋

$42,000 for a truck that 4 years ago cost $28,000 freaking crazy

You can get the Ram Classic 1500 v6 crew cab 4x4 for 34k at a dealer near me. And they have many 2024 1500 Crew Hemi for ~42k.

$95k for that Lightning 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

My pick is probably that white F150 single cab with the 5.0 coyote.

I'm applying for several agriculture jobs and the fact that many of them come with a truck is looking like a pretty good benefit. Especially considering that I can use the truck for personal use without many restrictions.

"Arrest me red" - hahaha. Great color description.

TFL misses Stubby.

Crazy! I seen theirs 2 ball fields full of unsold f150s. 1 in Kentucky and Michigan I believe. Some say they waiting on chips, some say the trucks are so high and dealerships are full, the new inventory has no where to go.

While looking for trucks, make sure they have at _LEAST_ a 6.5' bed (so narrow 8' things can go diagonal, or at least not stick out red flag length), altho preferably 8' - because the point of a truck is to haul crap IN THE BED. No longer than 20' overall. A club cab is OK with rear-hinged doors, but NO "full-sized" rear doors, also no pillar between the front and rear doors and the back seat must fold out of the way leaving a flat (ish) floor with no brackets sticking up so you can put tools inside. Anything else is a car or SUV - not a truck.

Mid-size pickups have a size advantage if you’re not looking for full-size Yank-Tank. They’re more maneuverable, easier to park, and you don’t need a step ladder to put things in the bed. I will always prefer a mid-size truck! Sometimes I miss my 06’ Taco…but I love my JKU!

So, you went to a RAM/Jeep dealership and didn’t call out the 15% or 20% off Gladiators? That brings the Maverick sized vehicle into the high 30k.

Bought my 21 Honda Ridgeline for 37k out the door. Paid it off in January of this year with only 21000 miles. I’m good for another decade 😂 Good luck if you need a vehicle. That being said, something is wrong when a new truck cost as much as a house payment ( at least where I live).

Found the window sticker for my 08 Tahoe Ltz. Totally optioned out to the brim. Final price was 50k and change. Unbelievable that 50k now can get you a base tundra. I know theirs inflation but still. Wow.

Nice try. Thank you. You nicely 😮illustrated the customer conundrum. We struggled to pay $650 per mo for 5 years with $5k down in the competitive market of 2019, for a sales price of $35k for a carefully equipped mid-range 4wd crew cab. Today that same vehicle is an impossible $1100 per month, while the dealer/manufacturers profit margin has expanded from ~$6k to ~$20k. I'm sitting it out for a few more years. Competition and over supply will return again as market forces return. At that point end year sales prices will approach at least $10k -$15k less than where they are today. Thanks. But No thanks. Doesn't mean that much to me. $60k in my pocket is worth much, much more than a new modest truck in my driveway. Lord, needed to earn $100,000 to put it there! Work a full year for a truck? Thumbs down, Detroit.

I’d take that F-150 with some incentives for $40k.

Crazy when a Ford XL base model is 50 grand! I bought an XLT sport , FX4, with leather heated seats, 20” Fuel wheels with TOYO tires, blacked out badges and color matched emblems, sprayed in bed liner , and a 2” leveling kit, for 46 grand out the door in 2019. And I thought that was high. Now it’s just insane. Almost 70 grand for the same truck.

The irony of dealerships charging "handling" fees when the public will just obsolete them by moving to direct sales is undeniable.

Sticker prices are where negotiations start, especially for models that are filling up dealer lots now and individual trucks that have been on the lot for a long time - easy to find out. How about a part 2 that includes GM mid-size, Frontier, and Ridgeline?

I live in Canada so add around 10,000 on top of the lowest price you guys had 😢

Enjoyable to watch, informative for people in the market for a new truck. Sad to see these ever increasing prices on basic work trucks.

So glad I bought a truck in 2020. Got my quad cab Ram tradesman brand new for $26000

I still eant ford to honor that 19k maverick price they announced at the beginning and the 39k lightning. Where are those trucks!?

They don’t charge over msrp. Oh how nice of them. Jesus H

ROFL @ 42K "that's not a lot" I get that its in comparison to some of the other trucks you saw but 42K for a midsized basic truck is.....going to be very hard to get use to.

These affordable trucks cost more then most people make in a year. I bought one new truck in 2021 and I will never by a new vehicle again. I don't understand how so many people are ok with having a $1000/month payment on something that absolutely tanks in value.

What about the cheapest Nissan frontier 4 x 4. On the Nissan website you can configure a 4x4 frontier for 35k. When you factor in the equipped 4 x 4 low gear and the fact that it has a towing capacity of over 6000 pounds, I think that this is the best buy for a truck, better than the Maverick.

I'd like to see the cheapest used trucks but current models. I got my 21 ram bighorn BTS for 35k with 8000 miles and way more options than that new tradesman

I picked up a manual 1998 Toyota T100 for $4k a few years ago. It’s cheap and infinitely more reliable than any modern truck. I turned it into an off road toy for less than a side by side 😊

Watching this makes me feel really good about my recent 2024 Titan purchase. 😃 Thanks for that!

You guys would’ve done better if you ended up in the Nissan lot. The Frontier is a bargain and capable than most of what you’ve shown

I bought my F-150 FX4 Supercab new in 2011 and still have it today. Back then the FX4 was it's own model squeezed nicely between the XLT and the Lariat models, making my truck essentially a lower mid tier model and it was stickered at just at 40K between trade in, down payment and some haggling I drove it off the lot for 27K. Just for shits and giggles I recently priced out the 2024 equivalent of my truck and it was over 20K more than my truck was STICKERED at. The last time I walked around a dealership lot and just casually looked at trucks, you are hard pressed to find anything for under 60K these days, they may have a few base model trucks on the lot and even those are usually over 50K these days.

The state tax on those trucks is in the thousands. Crazy pricing.

Base model truck should start at $30,000 2WD, $34,000 4WD. If 4 doors is added $34,000 2WD, $38,000 4WD across ALL truck manufacturers.

Ford F-150 XL Base model with the Coyote V8. Awesome episode TFL!!!

In 2019 you could get a brand new f150 stx crew cab 4wd for $35k. Trucks and groceries seem to have inflated about the same amount. Insane.

"Arrest Me Red" needs to be an official color name

I bought my 22 Ram 1500 2wd Bighorn quad cab with the 5.7 out the door for 34k after incentives, and it's the newer body, not the classic. It's all about the time of the year and getting every incentive possible. Forget the advertised price.

Fun episode boys

i got a 2022 f150XL supercab, 5.0L V8, 6 1/2' bed, 4x4, white color -- out the door price of 38,000 with 4 years of free oil changes (2 oil changes per year), 1 free tire rotation for 4 years. you're damn right i got a deal.. this was in december of 2023.. apparently it was the last 2022 on the lot in the state of TX with 200 miles on it in December of 2023.. so the dealer gave me a hell of a deal to get it off their hands.. I'm very happy with the truck and the purchase.. minimum for ford trucks now is at the $50,000 range for 4x4's.. and the 5.0L V8 coyote engine sounds mean as hell when you press the gas with amazing pickup for passing

In 2006 I bought a brand new Toyota Tundra Double Cab SR5 (when double cab was their biggest), 2wd, heated leather seats, sunroof, few other niceties. Sticker was 33k, bought it was 25k. Had 1 mile on it when I test drove it. It's wild how much trucks have gone up.

Romans knees were almost at the top of the the dash, when he sat in the Maverick

Not buying at those prices. That reg cab 8' Ford should be a sub $25k truck, not a $40k truck demo. I'll just keep driving my '18 Lariat SCrew FX4 that was $48k after rebates. Same truck is now over $76k with current offers is stll $70k. I'll just drive this truck until the wheels fall off, put them back on and keep going.

A couple of comments. I have used a bed mat in my truck since I bought it in 2005. I have not found a reason not to use one. It softens the load floor for furniture. I recently added a used snug top. Wish I had got it sooner. I'm a fan of 4 cyl big piston engines for torque. I think they sound better than a small V8. Big pistons make a big bang. I like watching many of your videos especially covering the less equipped trucks. My 2005 GMC with 5.3 without valve and lifter troubles gets a solid 20 mpg on highway. Burns no oil. Has 122K miles. Mechanics at my Chev dealer all want the truck and say better to keep it.

The only truck i would take is the Maverick. Or a midsize, which you guys kinda of avoided. But those prices are crazy!!! For full-size trucks!

Funny how Chevy still manages to style their trucks after the kid with the upside down face from Family Guy 😂😂