Sticker shock....!!!

[newbury]

$71k is a bit steep for a Suburban. But, as you mentioned, it has a LOT of goodies. Now, take some (most) of those goodies off and I'm sure you can get one for a decent price.

Manufacturers produce loaded vehicles because that's what people want. If you want a less loaded model, buy one. They don't ALL come with all those electronic goodies.

And if you look, my guess is that there are fewer problems with the electronic "crap" than there is with the mechanical stuff. Electronics are not normally "trouble prone".

I think mfg load them up with all the goodies and often bundle a "needed" option in with other stuff that is rarely desired. You want the tow package? It only comes with the parachute deployment system.

Also a lot of people buy "off the lot". I tend to order it how I want it, and wait a few months.

Had I known gas was going to be $4 a gallon 10 years after I purchased my Yukon (it was about 99 cents a gallon then) I probably would not have bought it.

If I had known fuel was only going to double in price I would have bought my powerstroke in 2004.

I expected to be pushing $8/gallon by now.

 

[CLinton_in_FL]

Who the heck wants to afford a new vehicle? I have better things to spend money on, or I save it. That is why I have a 2005, 2002, and 1995 vehicles with no plans to replace any of them. If I did get a "new" car, I would get a 2007 or 2008 model year. Why? My bank will still finance it and it is cheap compared to a new one!

 

[Citydude]

They have to pay back us taxpayers somehow....

 

[ultrarunner]

No, I haven't. And since BMW has such a very small % of the market, even if every single BMW has electronic issues (which they don't) my theory still holds.

BMW sold 1.66 million cars last year... more than Mercedes and Audi with market share growing every year.

Carmaker BMW keeps luxury top spot with record 2013 sales | Business | The Guardian


With all the money pumped into the economy... it is only a matter of time for inflation to hit in my opinion.

 

[check]

One thing about the Ford F150s is that they have been relatively inexpensive for quite some time now. I bought my 2010 F150 super crew XLT 4 x 4 with a fair amount of goodies, and the price was $28,000. That is, before I put a bunch of crap on it then I really wanted but didn't need. Even so, that only took the price up to 31,000 something.

That is very cheap for a fairly well-equipped, heavy duty vehicle that tows some 9400 pounds.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Oh trust me I know what sticker shock is all about! Trucks are insane these days! So are used ones! I still can't believe I bought a $45000 truck. I looked and looked and looked at used but just never found what I was looking for at a price I was willing to pay. Don't get me wrong I am happy as can be with my 2014 Z71 but it ain't no $45k truck by no means. At least not in my opinion. This truck should cost at most $38-39 TOPS. Maybe I'm just a cheap son of a gun.lol

 

[fordmantpw]

I think mfg load them up with all the goodies and often bundle a "needed" option in with other stuff that is rarely desired. You want the tow package? It only comes with the parachute deployment system.

Also a lot of people buy "off the lot". I tend to order it how I want it, and wait a few months.

Agreed. Load 'em up for all of the impulse buyers. I normally order my vehicles as well. We generally keep ours for a long time, so I want to get it exactly the way I want it.

 

[fordmantpw]

BMW sold 1.66 million cars last year... more than Mercedes and Audi with market share growing every year.

Carmaker BMW keeps luxury top spot with record 2013 sales | Business | The Guardian

Like a said, a small % of the total.

In 2011 the last year for statistics there were 59,929,016 cars produced and sold. In 2012 that will top 60 million

And I'm sure the numbers have gone up since then.

How many cars are sold worldwide in a year

 

[flusher]

I like to look at the new cars/trucks at my local Ford dealer when I get my 2009 Focus serviced.
Lately, I never bother to check the window sticker. Too depressing.

 

[Ken45101]

And if you look, my guess is that there are fewer problems with the electronic "crap" than there is with the mechanical stuff. Electronics are not normally "trouble prone".

Our '96 Blazer needed a new fuel pump. $600, just for the part. Fancy electronics included.

The brakes were acting up on it, probably the ABS controller. That was $1300 just for the electronics box.

The engine and tranny were just fine. But "what next?" We traded it.

I get a chuckle out of the "lifetime mechanical warranty" that some were offering. It's not the mechanical parts that cause the problems anymore, it's the expensive electronics.

As for new vehicle prices, every time I go past the Chevy dealer, I want to stop in and see what the sticker is for diesel/Allison C3500. I'm guessing it's astronomical. We paid $43K for ours in 2007. I don't think I will every be buying a new one again.

As for the old days, I paid $2068 out the door for my 1968 Dodge Dart My ex paid a bit over $3K for her 1967 Camaro (first year of production, good car, we kept it for 13 years.)