Here is What a $100,000 Pickup Truck Looks Like

The truck market is a bit weaker than the past few years. A well equipped Chevy or GMC heavy duty truck w a gas engine in the mid-$50's or mid $60's w a diesel. 1/2 T prices are absolutely insane and some of the loaded HD trucks break the $100K mark quite easily as well. My 2024 Chev 3500 has been excellent the first 8,000 miles but cost no where near $80K, much less $100k.

Business gets a 50% depreciation on vehicles over 6000lbs GVWR in the first year so that's probably partially responsible for the absolutely breathtaking prices, along w supply chain.
 
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againstthegrain said:
The truck market is a bit weaker than the past few years. A well equipped Chevy or GMC heavy duty truck w a gas engine in the mid-$50's or mid $60's w a diesel. 1/2 T prices are absolutely insane and some of the loaded HD trucks break the $100K mark quite easily as well. My 2024 Chev 3500 has been excellent the first 8,000 miles but cost no where near $80K, much less $100k.

Business gets a 50% depreciation on vehicles over 6000lbs GVWR in the first year so that's probably partially responsible for the absolutely breathtaking prices, along w supply chain.
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Here in the UK the LDV Maxus T90 comes in at sixty grand, that's about seventy-five and a half thousand US dollars. LDV is the former Leyland Daf Vehicles, now owned by SAIC of China. In Thailand, where they drive on the left hand side the Maxus is marketed as an MG.
Rather fancy one if it ever makes our shores.
 
horseless carriage said:
Here in the UK the LDV Maxus T90 comes in at sixty grand, that's about seventy-five and a half thousand US dollars. LDV is the former Leyland Daf Vehicles, now owned by SAIC of China. In Thailand, where they drive on the left hand side the Maxus is marketed as an MG.
Rather fancy one if it ever makes our shores.
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https://saicmaxus.co.uk/our-range/t90ev/
A range of 293 miles per charge will work when you live on an island. Not so much when you need to go places.
 
JustDave said:
Ain't that the truth. They are building pickups for people who don't need pickups. Some of us still need pickups.
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Actually it's not the truth reg cab, 8' beds are available. ATM crew cabs, 6.5' bed is probably the most common configuration found because that's what actual pu buyers are buying so the vast majority pu buyers are very satisfied even though that configuration might not suit your needs.
 
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What HAS gone extinct is the regular cab short bed (6.5') trucks like my 2013 Tundra sports car, which was it's last year of production. It's a unicorn, plan on handing this down to my daughter when she takes my keys away.



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One of those "look at me I spent a lot of money" . From the little I could see of the truck it didn't look much different than this one.

2016 RAM 1500 Tradesman/Express​

119,575 mi.
$14,160
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/c4295b17-c7eb-4e32-b954-0d8daabbe1a8/

Mileage @ 119575 not a big deal even if engine & transmission failed the cost to replace both is far less.

I guess it's all in what a person perceives as value.
 

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