My truck is old already.

[Forrest Nearing]

Perhaps it makes no sort of financial sense to you, but, some of us it makes better sense than buying an 03-05 if we want to get into a HPCR truck and skip the VP44 wonders.

you lost me... 03-05 are HPCR, not VP44... you realize this, right?

 

[Coalsmoke]

you lost me... 03-05 are HPCR, not VP44... you realize this, right?

Yes of course, what I was getting at was that if a person wanted to skip the vp44 trucks and get into a HPCR, rather than getting a 03-05 HPCR, depending on a person's situation, it can be more logical to buy into a new HPCR truck instead.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

but... what about 06-07?

 

[Coalsmoke]

Depending on the price differential and on how a person looks at it, it doesn't necessarily make sense to buy a 1-2 year old truck up here in parts of Canada right now. It used to, in fact 6 months ago it still did, but now thanks to Canadian pricing through our strong dollar, the slow US economy and beginning slowdowns up here, and lots of factory / dealer incentives. There is naturally a much larger investment difference in the trucks in the 03-04 range, but then finding one that has everything a person wants and not a lot of extra stuff that is not wanted can be quite a challenge. I know people who've been looking for the 'right truck' for the past year and a half.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

now THAT makes sense... I didn't pick up on the whole Canadian dollar vs. US vs. factory incentives, etc. thing



I just bought an '04 that is almost EXACTLY what I wanted... 57k miles. paid $17k for it.

 

[Coalsmoke]

now THAT makes sense... I didn't pick up on the whole Canadian dollar vs. US vs. factory incentives, etc. thing

I just bought an '04 that is almost EXACTLY what I wanted... 57k miles. paid $17k for it.

Sorry, I should have explained what I meant in more detail about it depending on location. I have a habit of skipping details. That is a good price you got. I was initially looking for an 03-04, had a real hard time finding one with everything I wanted, in fact couldn't find one, but trucks that were similar to what I was looking for and that were low miles (under 40,000kms) were going for about $33-36,000. So, I started looking at newer trucks, and found a few that I liked, but their prices were at 43-50,000. Now, when they bought their trucks 1-2 years ago, the regular high prices were in effect, so they are trying to sell their trucks for a price that is now too high for the current market value. It is not that the prices of a person's used truck is not proportional, it is rational when compared with the 60 - 65,000 they paid for their truck 1-2 years ago. However, as of 3 or so months ago we have had Canadian pricing in effect, so I saved roughly 10% off my new truck purchase for that alone, and then there is a Canadian dealer incentive that if we use our own bank and not Chrysler financial I save another 6,000, and then there is a $1500 I saved for the "Dodge loyalty incentive", and then from there I worked the price down another $3,000. So, my truck had a sticker price of $62,000, but by the time I walked out the door we had settled on $47,000 and some change, plus the dealer was to put on a couple things free of charge like stainless bed rail caps and clearance lights. So, in my case, I was able to buy a new truck with a full warranty for the price of a similar truck that is 1-2 years old and has 20-30,000kms on it.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

yeah, I see that a lot in TX... 1-2yr old trucks and people are asking MORE than the cost of a new truck!



There are deals out there, especially with the price of diesel continuinig to climb. But I certainly see your logic on buying new!

 

[PaulBarker]

would that make my '01 quad cab an antique?

what would that make my 96', a Classic Antique? or just really old

 

[SierraRam]

I am just one of those guys who likes to buy a new rig! Don't even know the Jones'. I hope they can keep up though!

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I made $7500 on my '03 and $3k on my '04... (after taxes, of course)



got an '06 Mega Cab recently, and loving it

 

[kenny61]

I bought my ram with the Cummins cause I was gonna keep it till it broke. If I wanted a new one every few years I woulda leased a gas one. Besides my wife says the 2nd Gen got the best looking front ends and I agree the newer ones just never looked right to me

 

[Forrest Nearing]

My wife isn't fond of me having different women, so I compensate by changing trucks often!



if I had the money, I'd line up as many Cummins powered vehicles out front as I could... if one is good, more is better right?

 

[bheiting]

Diesel pickups are the muscle cars of this era.
I was never really interested in the '07. 5 and newer trucks. Not so much for the emissions problems, but because of fuel choices available for the 5. 9L. In
late ''07 I found a new 5. 9L in Iowa, about 300 mi. away. My local dealer negotiated
the deal and trailered it back for me at no cost while knocking $12000 off the list
price - granted it was a year old. If a similar deal came up today, I'd do it again.
I think the third gen. Dodges are the best looking pickups ever made, much better
than the new ones. Is it just me or do the new trucks look angry?