when will the price top out
#31
the other day i seen a 90s model nissan truck with a bumper sticker that said quit sending your money over seas buy american, for some reason that seemed like the biggest oxymoron to me. why would you put a bumper sticker on a truck thats from a company based in japan that says buy american. and just because some foriegn vehicles are built in the US the company is still based in japan so even tho some people are employed by the company here im pretty sure a pretty penny of what is paid for the vehicle is going overseas so wouldnt that be helping there economy?
#32
the other day i seen a 90s model nissan truck with a bumper sticker that said quit sending your money over seas buy american, for some reason that seemed like the biggest oxymoron to me. why would you put a bumper sticker on a truck thats from a company based in japan that says buy american. and just because some foriegn vehicles are built in the US the company is still based in japan so even tho some people are employed by the company here im pretty sure a pretty penny of what is paid for the vehicle is going overseas so wouldnt that be helping there economy?
#33
Well, since the first F-Series trucks cost between $900 - $1,500 when they first came out in 1948 . . . I'd say the answer to your question is "never".
#34
The problem is that no one wants vehicles that are basically equipped. I worked at a Dodge Dealership while in college as a salesman. We had a Neon that had crank windows, manual transmission, A/C delete and was as plain Jane as they get. It was brand new but 2 model years old still sitting there. They couldn't give it away. We were offered a bonus to move this thing and still no one could sell it!
It used to be a 4 year loan was long...then it went to 5 years...now we have 6, 7 and even 8 year loans on cars. For those that can't afford those terms, I have even seen 5+ year leases that have huge balloon payments at the end! If the banks will finance them, people will buy them at any cost.
No one asks how much the car is, they ask how much a month?
It used to be a 4 year loan was long...then it went to 5 years...now we have 6, 7 and even 8 year loans on cars. For those that can't afford those terms, I have even seen 5+ year leases that have huge balloon payments at the end! If the banks will finance them, people will buy them at any cost.
No one asks how much the car is, they ask how much a month?
The last car loan I had, I took for 72 months only because I was starting a new job and was unsure how much I would be making. That car was paid off in less then two years.
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#36
So my answer is still NEVER!
And get a hair cut! And find a job! You lazy bum! And look at me when I'm talking to you! And stop trackin' mud across my nice clean floor!!!!
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Time to go finish my three days worth of detailing the SUV. Getting ready for winter. Snow. Salt. It's coming.
#37
You smart *** college kids with your hula-hoops and listening to your Dan Fogleberg . . . you think you know so much? . . . well then do the math. What would a frame, shell, motor and some seats run today?
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Oh and it's Hula-hoops and Elvis Presley, Fogelberg was about 15 years later.
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You smart *** college kids with your hula-hoops and listening to your Dan Fogleberg . . . you think you know so much? . . . well then do the math. What would a frame, shell, motor and some seats run today?
So my answer is still NEVER!
And get a hair cut! And find a job! You lazy bum! And look at me when I'm talking to you! And stop trackin' mud across my nice clean floor!!!!
So my answer is still NEVER!
And get a hair cut! And find a job! You lazy bum! And look at me when I'm talking to you! And stop trackin' mud across my nice clean floor!!!!
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#39
If I remember correctly, even things things like passenger-side visors and turn signals were optional on those era trucks -- definitely different times......
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