New car / truck prices...

[RACER X]

2010 used f150 $45k all factory equipment

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2166018918.html

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by RACER X

2010 used f150 $45k all factory equipment

Which is over twice the MSRP of a new base-model F150.

You guys are getting ripped off by the option packages.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Which is over twice the MSRP of a new base-model F150.

You guys are getting ripped off by the option packages.

biggest hit is adding the crew cab. if you go with a reg cab, or even just the extended cab, you will save major bucks.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

biggest hit is adding the crew cab. if you go with a reg cab, or even just the extended cab, you will save major bucks.

I guess it all boils down to the manufacturer knowing that people are forced to buy crew cab if they have a kid(s) and it's going to be their primary vehicle.

So much profit margin baked into these things. When I worked at Ford a few years ago they told me they made $18K off every Navigator built. And that's just from selling them to the dealership.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I guess it all boils down to the manufacturer knowing that people are forced to buy crew cab if they have a kid(s) and it's going to be their primary vehicle.

So much profit margin baked into these things. When I worked at Ford a few years ago they told me they made $18K off every Navigator built. And that's just from selling them to the dealership.

It also has to do with resale. A pre-owned regular cab isn't worth much of anything and an extended cab isn't much better. It doesn't help that they tend to come with the least desirable powertrain combinations and 2wd either.