I mailed you. If I am charged a $500 fee to find a car at the price I want, the new OTD is going to be $9500.

Thanks!

Rob

Just keep your car until it’s completely worthless and undriveable.
Unfortunately for me by the time I make enough money to afford a nice truck they’ll be hot again and I’ll end up paying MSRP or maybe a $500 discount. I’d buy any truck tomorrow if I had the money for the payments. Don’t care about gas prices I drive less than 9000 miles per year.
BKW- the problem with the Titan is there is no Regular cab base version nor HD version.

It’s not just pickups and SUV’s that are biting the gas/recession bullet. I was recently quoted less than $30k for a Toyota Sienna with every conceivable option. Oh ok… it was a demo with 5k on it. But the final price I was given was nearly $5000 less than what I would have expected last year.

A lot of folks here think that new is the best way to go right now. It’s not. Demos usually offer a far lower price and in virtually all cases, a better warranty.

“Sure, it’s got a ton of miles, but when the transmission finally does go (and since it’s a Dodge, it’s just a matter of time) I can haul it down to the local technical college and take my tax write-off.”

Your friends at the technical college may be disappointed. The transmission in your Ram is not the A604 or even its improved/fixed version the 41TE/42LE. It’s a revised version of A500 and A518, which were derived from the venerable A904/A727, which have been rock solid trannies for years.

In a year I might have that kind of money to blow, so let’s hope the $4 gas continues!

Of course, I’d also want to buy something for it to pull :).

Nissan Armada:
MSRP Price: $36,280
Invoice Price: $33,105
CarsDirect Price: $27,805

Dodge Ram 1500 Crew
MSRP Price: $31,555
Invoice Price: $28,664
Target Price: $20,014

Oddly, they still have Wranglers at or above MSRP.

I could have traded a bicycle in on a Ram and they would have done the deal. But the Charger is far from economical and with fleet sales escalating the residuals are going to terrible.

Sure, it’s got a ton of miles, but when the transmission finally does go (and since it’s a Dodge, it’s just a matter of time) I can haul it down to the local technical college and take my tax write-off. Until then, it is my beast of burden, happily hauling loads of tree branches, broken sheetrock, dirt, mulch, and my 18 foot car trailer.

A truck is a tool. I never understood the attraction of them as a daily driver. They’re ungainly on the road, use lots of gas, and are no fun to try to park in the city. You should never pay more for one than you absolutely have to, given your needs. You’ll rarely get bitten too hard, since they use highly reliable, proven, and generally simple technology.

Compared with their other trucks, Nissan’s doing OK on Frontiers – enough to last just 184 days.

Frank,

I totally agree, our local used market is dead slow already given the great deals on new vehicles (not just trucks and SUV’s) out there. This sounds as if it is going to get much worse before it improves. The question is how long, how painful and who’s left standing?

Pretty much the raison d’etre for TTAC

Add $1000 if you don’t meet those requirements.

Why buy a used truck for $12K if you can get a brand new one with about the same level of equipment and full warranty for not much more? Truck trade-in values will be next to nothing because they won’t be able to move the trucks after they take them.