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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:50 pm
Davestr wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:28 pm Truck Yeah
Truck Buyers in the U.S. Are Paying 61 Percent More for Their Pickups Than a Decade Ago

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More retarded news.
$44,000 today is equal to $36,900 in 2009.
People are paying 13.5% more. But they're getting a much better, more capable, more standard features vehicle.
:math: is hard for most people... what's that monthly payment :doe:
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:50 pm
Davestr wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:28 pm Truck Yeah
Truck Buyers in the U.S. Are Paying 61 Percent More for Their Pickups Than a Decade Ago

https://jalopnik.com/truck-buyers-in-th ... 1832867969
More retarded news.
$44,000 today is equal to $36,900 in 2009.
People are paying 13.5% more. But they're getting a much better, more capable, more standard features vehicle.
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:53 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:50 pm

More retarded news.
$44,000 today is equal to $36,900 in 2009.
People are paying 13.5% more. But they're getting a much better, more capable, more standard features vehicle.
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
How about sheer vehicle size? A midsizer should be compared to a full size truck from 2009

Everyone wants to drive a house on wheels now.
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max225 wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:40 pm
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:dat:

I've never dealt with "scum" at a gas station before. :iono: Must be doing it :wrong:
You have never had a hooker approach you?
NO one asked you for a $1 to "get home" ?
Never experienced a loud obnoxious vehicle with tons of smoke coming from the owner/operator ?

I must live on the moon then.
Hold up there cowboy, nobody here lives in Trenton.
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max225 wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:54 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:53 pm
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
How about sheer vehicle size? A midsizer should be compared to a full size truck from 2009

Everyone wants to drive a house on wheels now.
Oh right. When you figure you're getting 13% more sheet metal with it, the value really adds up.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:53 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:50 pm

More retarded news.
$44,000 today is equal to $36,900 in 2009.
People are paying 13.5% more. But they're getting a much better, more capable, more standard features vehicle.
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
At least adjust it for inflation, ffs.
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max225 wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:54 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:53 pm
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
How about sheer vehicle size? A midsizer should be compared to a full size truck from 2009

Everyone wants to drive a house on wheels now.
In size? No. A midsizer is more akin to a fullsizer from the 90's. It's very similar in dimensions to my 92 K1500 was. Though, the full sizer was still a bit wider.

Full size trucks have gone :fullretard: in size :doe:
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:53 pm
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
At least adjust it for inflation, ffs.
Nah, that would take work. :millennial:
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Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:59 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:54 pm

How about sheer vehicle size? A midsizer should be compared to a full size truck from 2009

Everyone wants to drive a house on wheels now.
In size? No. A midsizer is more akin to a fullsizer from the 90's. It's very similar in dimensions to my 92 K1500 was. Though, the full sizer was still a bit wider.

Full size trucks have gone :fullretard: in size :doe:
This. Also I love the comments section in that link... Full of "these new trucks are so expensive I can't justify the cost so I'll just keep driving my 1995 Toyota 4 banger." OK dude they obvi don't give a fuck about your opinion because wouldn't be purchasing a new anything anyway.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:00 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:58 pm

At least adjust it for inflation, ffs.
Nah, that would take work. :millennial:
You have to expect this when you go over to jalopnik though. Autoblog got so horrible I just stopped visiting their site. It was all word vomit with no actual vehicle drives anymore and copypasta from other millennial news feeds with no fact checking.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:03 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:59 pm
In size? No. A midsizer is more akin to a fullsizer from the 90's. It's very similar in dimensions to my 92 K1500 was. Though, the full sizer was still a bit wider.

Full size trucks have gone :fullretard: in size :doe:
This. Also I love the comments section in that link... Full of "these new trucks are so expensive I can't justify the cost so I'll just keep driving my 1995 Toyota 4 banger." OK dude they obvi don't give a fuck about your opinion because wouldn't be purchasing a new anything anyway.
Yea, the comments in those articles are ridiculous.

"OEM should make new bare bones reg cab short bed small truck so I can buy it used for $10k in 5 years".

OEMs can't make vehicle programs on used sales.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:04 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:00 pm
Nah, that would take work. :millennial:
You have to expect this when you go over to jalopnik though. Autoblog got so horrible I just stopped visiting their site. It was all word vomit with no actual vehicle drives anymore and copypasta from other millennial news feeds with no fact checking.
Most media is complete garbage anymore. It's sad.
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But it's also because there's no money in it. These people are required to crank out multiple "articles" per day while making barely over minimum wage. There's no way to end up with quality, fact-checked content from that.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:03 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:59 pm
In size? No. A midsizer is more akin to a fullsizer from the 90's. It's very similar in dimensions to my 92 K1500 was. Though, the full sizer was still a bit wider.

Full size trucks have gone :fullretard: in size :doe:
This. Also I love the comments section in that link... Full of "these new trucks are so expensive I can't justify the cost so I'll just keep driving my 1995 Toyota 4 banger." OK dude they obvi don't give a fuck about your opinion because wouldn't be purchasing a new anything anyway.
Those are the comments in EVERY CAR ARTICLE. 1. I would never pay X for this 2. must be nice if you can fool 3. I love my 13 year old X it is the best car EVAR which is good because its all I can afford after getting hammered with alimony and the child support.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:03 pm

This. Also I love the comments section in that link... Full of "these new trucks are so expensive I can't justify the cost so I'll just keep driving my 1995 Toyota 4 banger." OK dude they obvi don't give a fuck about your opinion because wouldn't be purchasing a new anything anyway.
Yea, the comments in those articles are ridiculous.

"OEM should make new bare bones reg cab short bed small truck so I can buy it used for $10k in 5 years".

OEMs can't make vehicle programs on used sales.
:wrong: those are the people that truly matter. :lol: Same with those wanting V8 RWD wagons with 600hp. Because EVERYONE WANTS THAT CAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE OEMS killed MANUALS, I can't believe they are going soft... blah blah blah nonsense keyboard warrior bs.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:06 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:04 pm

You have to expect this when you go over to jalopnik though. Autoblog got so horrible I just stopped visiting their site. It was all word vomit with no actual vehicle drives anymore and copypasta from other millennial news feeds with no fact checking.
Most media is complete garbage anymore. It's sad.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:50 pm
Davestr wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:28 pm Truck Yeah
Truck Buyers in the U.S. Are Paying 61 Percent More for Their Pickups Than a Decade Ago

https://jalopnik.com/truck-buyers-in-th ... 1832867969
More retarded news.
$44,000 today is equal to $36,900 in 2009.
People are paying 13.5% more. But they're getting a much better, more capable, more standard features vehicle.
Seems like ALOT of recalls out there man......what say [user not found] on this with his issues with GM eh? Fkn expensive boxes that most folks UNDER utilize given the cost.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:06 pm
Most media is complete garbage anymore. It's sad.
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I don't like Trump. But I do have to give him credit for at least one thing. The fake news cries woke a lot of people up to challenging what they're being told and to look up or fact check information before parroting it.
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I don't like Trump. But I do have to give him credit for at least one thing. The fake news cries woke a lot of people up to challenging what they're being told and to look up or fact check information before parroting it.
Has it? Seems like there's just more polarization of the "facts" and people think they're educated by reading fake news to spout off at eachother.

This country is spiraling. The moral fabric of society is torn, perhaps irreparably. Trump is merely a product of it, not the cause.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:53 pm
Yea, I love how this completely ignores inflation and vehicle equipment.
At least adjust it for inflation, ffs.
For maths - lets talk real wages over time. Yep they dont keep up with inflation hence the sheer cost of transactions being high and longer term loans the norm. Price matters and in many cases customers are priced out. That aint hard to figure in real terms is it.
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max225 wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:40 pm

You have never had a hooker approach you?
NO one asked you for a $1 to "get home" ?
Never experienced a loud obnoxious vehicle with tons of smoke coming from the owner/operator ?

I must live on the moon then.
Nein.

Where are you getting gas, mang?

That sounds like if I were to go into Trenton to the corner mart. I'd also probably get jacked/shot.
:dat:

There's plenty of places I could go that guarantee getting carjacked in Detroit. I just simply don't go to those stations. I always fill up a vehicle just as it gets below a half tank so I can be more selective with where I go.
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max225 wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:40 pm You have never had a hooker approach you?
NO one asked you for a $1 to "get home" ?
Never experienced a loud obnoxious vehicle with tons of smoke coming from the owner/operator ?

I must live on the moon then.
Nein.

Where are you getting gas, mang?

That sounds like if I were to go into Trenton to the corner mart. I'd also probably get jacked/shot.
When I used to work in Yardley I figured I'd just drive right over the bridge to get gas in jersey after work. So much cheaper right?

:mahtroy: probably wanted to jack my Mk6 and maybe saw it was a :manuel: and decided against it.

:nope: Never again.

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