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Who's got a new truck ?

Last vehicle I bought was in 2016, used. At the time, I “stretched” my comfort zone to buy a $30k truck that was in better condition with less miles and apparent use.

Fast forward to now, I am looking at replacing it and similar age, mileage, and condition trucks are $40k.

If you go plug that in to an inflation calculator, it matches up. The same truck isn’t more expensive now than it was in 2016; the dollar is just smaller.
 
If you go plug that in to an inflation calculator, it matches up. The same truck isn’t more expensive now than it was in 2016; the dollar is just smaller.
If you are retired, that calculator does not work very well.
 
If you are retired, that calculator does not work very well.
Or your wages have stagnated, etc. but that’s different than saying trucks are more expensive than they used to be. It looks to me like the weird market forces that wacked out the price of new and used cars during COVID have subsided and prices are back in line with base inflation- which is why I am in the market now for a replacement.
 
Unfortunately the quality and reliability ratings for new
PU is not stellar for any brand, with GM being the best. Especially considering the inflated prices.
 

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