How the fuck does an average guy afford a pickup truck in 2026? Trucks are the every day working man's vehicle, necessary for all construction and trade work. These people aren't making six figures so how does anybody afford a work tool that costs 60k+?
>>532225347>30k
>>532225488you didn't post a truck tho
they will probably get cheaper now as they are insanely inefficient and retarded
>>532225510Trucks cost more than 60k and earn more than six figures
>>532225657>truck
$15k in emissions equipment for one thing
>>532225347The dodge ram nascar team sucks tho.
>>532225488That's a car shaped like a truck. Good for most normies though. Very few people actually use a full size truck to it's fullest extent.
>>532225347>60k+Doesn't mean fuck all, what's the pay monthly, because 99% of people are paying monthly and telling you they paid cash to flex, so they really don't care how much it costs, in fact the more it costs the better as better bragging rights, but it's irrelevant, what's the pay monthly?
>>532225347if you're just starting in blue collar you just get a used old cheap merc sprinter or ford transit and then once you start making actual big money when you have enough clients you upgrade later on
>>532225347I went by chevy dealer the other daymaxxed out pickup truck was $100,000maxxed out corvette was $190,000>whew
>>532225347Buy a real fucking car you piece of shit American bitch.
>>532225347i use my dad's old toyota pick up
>>532225875>people lie about buying outrightFucking...
>>532225347What for does the average american need an f150 or similar full sized truck again?Are you all construction workers or farmers?
>>532225922Volvo and Scania suck dick (just like swedes)
>>532225347america is a fake economy, the fake rich jobs are increasing their salary so average joe can't keep up with prices rising too
>>5322253471. They hold their value really well2. Up until a few months ago, one of Obama's most genuinely retarded policies required trucks to get bigger and more technologically complicated every year
>>532225347Most trades don't need to play pretend semi. Hell most trades would be best off with small Euro style vans, which they don't even sell anymore in the US, because Americans have more money than sense. Which is your answer.
>>532225922If you want to get anywhere remote in the winter up here you need something with 4WD.
>>532225347I buy used oil field diesels. I have 3 (2 F250's and 1 F350) of them I got with ~140k miles and spent no more than 14k each on them. They're still on the road every week and the one I drive has 512,000 miles on it and still has its nuts.
>>532226647Just buy a subaru like the other lesbians
>>532225347Needed if you have to drive jeet infested streets.
Used car market is a nightmare since covid. My car broke down after 8 years and it costs more today than it did when I bought it. That's 8 years of deprecation. If I were to buy an 8 years younger model it's even crazier.
>>532225347Buy a van, they're superior to a pickup if you're a tradie.
>>532226162why are E*ropeans absolutely obsessed with getting permission to buy things?
>>532226760>I buy used oil field dieselsDo you have brain damage?Oil field guys would find a way to break a fucking anvil. They ruin everything they touch.t. guy who rents them equipment
>>532225875Some chick just mentioned to me that she pays $850/month for her half-ton Ford.
Funniest thing is people forking out all that money on these trucks and they have absolutely zero use for one
>>532226162Typically it would be towing trailers, transporting game deer, carrying tools/supplies, etc. I also use my f150 to camp in as the bed is 6.5ft long and fits a queen mattress perfectly which lays under the topper and on an installed drawer system which contains all camping gear, stove and cooking set, spices, weapons, Ammo, tackle, as well as 30 gallons of potable water. Basically if you are self reliant f150s multiply that ability if used right. Ofc I can and do camp with a single insulated mat and tarp (cowboy burrito) but my wife likes the comfier set up so yeah
>>532227001I've had all 3 since 2018 and they run fine. Did you miss the part where I said one has 512,000 miles on it? Picrel when I rolled over half a mil.
>>532225347Electronics, and demand. Newer trucks suck now anyways, because they are making them V4 with turbo, which has become a problem with some trucks.
>>532226895I got a 2014 f150 with 95,000mi for $17,000 and the dealer threw in new brake rotors, head cover gasket and spark plugs for free. This was 2022 but yeah I know I got lucky asf. Nigger salesman tried to sell me it with faulty brakes (literal crime in Wisconsin) so I called the owner of the dealership and said police don't need to know if you cut me a deal hehe
>>532226162I work an office job but I like the option of having something I move stuff with. In case that ever happens. I can tell the liberals who sneer at my giant in truch in the parking lot think I bought it because I have a tiny weenier. They think you are over compinsating for something. I am not kidding about this. I get snide comments all the time.
>>532225347I paid *K for my 2002 F350 7.3l 210k miles - Runs tits. Up here in the North those who buy these 80k+ trucks are retarded as they will be rusted out in 2 years while they still have 5 years left of $1000/month payments.
>>532225488why cant normies understand the concept of a unibodies>durrr its got a bed doe
Base trucks still cost the same you just found out there is also a market for "high end" trucks and if someone wants to ride in a 120k king ranch truck let them
>>532225347just buy a toyota hilux
>>532227414now show the idle hours kek
Surly Long Haul Trucker is the way
>>532227813>but I like the option of having something I move stuff with. In case that ever happensThe option is called renting a truck you tiny weeiner bitch.
>>532227813Just tell them you aren't a woman so you don't think about other people at all
>>532225347rich boomers that need something to tow their giant trailers and boats.
>>532227414Congrats you rolled the dice and won on one. I would expect your CP4 to grenade eventually on some of the others. Oilfield boys are fucking hard on shit dude. I wouldn't buy shit from those oilfield auctions.
>>532228096haha dunked on the small dick retard
I don't know why anyone would want a new car unless it's a luxury brand. Too many features that are not needed. They're all cookie cutters that look similar. Also they make it so you have to take it to the dealer for repairs.
>>532225347Just take them
>>532227408it's like a status symbol or something here, especially in rural areas. Around here most of the men drive trucks like it's a dick measuring contest and most don't do anything with them except drive to the beach and drink in the parking lot. And it becomes an arms race who has teh biggest truck like a lot of them want to feel more "badass" or "in charge" in their tall ass truck. Then they see a bigger truck and have to have that one!I prefer cars personally. I like the nimble handling and lighter weight. The new corvette handling is freaking amazing. I'm so used to the tight suspension and steering in cars I could never go back to a truck.
>>532228318It's kinda ironic because most of the guys here drive trucks but they just sit in the parking lot. Meanwhile I drive cars and I go fishing lol. So when I get a fish I have to throw it in a big contractor bag so the slime doesn't get all in the trunk. I actually could have a use for a truck unlike them. But I've lived in this house 11 years now and have not needed a truck even once kek
>>532228177Same here until I drove the new corvette. The handling is amazing and if you get one used with 20k miles they're like 60,000$ which isn't much considering what they're designed to compete with. Also I really have gotten used to the backup camera and blind spot indicators. Those are cool features I never knew I wanted
>>532225347just finance it retard
>>532228318to each his own nothing wrong with driving a car better on gas and economical. Nothing wrong with taking your truck to the beach for some beers either that sounds fun and comfy desu. I am unironically a CDL big rig driver so my f150 feels like what you described lmao. That being said my f150 is all stock all the way, normal color, no stickers no BS. The truth is if you're ever going to commit a crime an f150 is the best vehicle to do it in because it's the most common vehicle in America if I'm correct.
>>532226895Pretty based desu. I traded in my RC F this year and got just under what I originally paid for it.
>>532226982Why on earth would someone go out of their way to buy and overpriced work vehicle
>>532228703>just pay $110k instead of $60k
>>532228739Yeah it does kind of come down to preference. Some people feel safer being higher up but I actually feel safer in cars because the handling, braking, acceleration are all generally far superior in a car. Being high up I always feel like it's going to tip over, but then again I do drive pretty fast when I'm not in the city. I like to see how fast I can take turns before it breaks traction = rollover in a truck
>>532225347they're expensive because you people are goypig consumer cattle imbeciles.Next question.
>>532229054My superduty stays surprisingly well planted in corners even at high speed.And it's stock. Planning on putting a full Carli suspension kit on it eventually (google it, it's fucking sick) >>532229573Mini trucks are cool but they can't really tow anything substantial. That said I've owned a few in my life and they were still fun.
>>532225347Work Vehicles suddenly get bought by normal People. Market is so big now that prices doesn't need to be cheap (as usuall in B2B). And boom there you go.
>>532225347>working vehicle>he can't make its value back from working skill issue
>>532229573The average amerikek male is 5'6. imagine them in those ginormous trucks. meanwhile, us 6'0ft tall Dutch ride our bicycles to work
>>532229820they're not mini trucks, they're normal trucks, you're just being fed bloated, gaudy, impractical, retarded, fugly-ass overpriced pieces of shit, because you need to accommodate your overflowing fat ass cheeks and '1up' other road users and make sure people don't walk or ride bicycles out for fear.Being obnoxious and an eye-sore for the public image seems to be selling attributes.
>>532225347that'll be 40k in bad debt plus tip
>I need muh truck to transport lumber (gallons of corn syrup and 24-packs of Coke)
>>532225347Diversity your portfolio, sell drugs to all the guys on your crew, stalk the foreman for blackmail, insurance fraud, get creative and keep an eye for opportunities, whatever you do, do not pawn any tools unless you know what you're doing.
>>532225347>just paid 35k to have my pool replastered, coping and concrete deck resurfaced. Blue collar tradesmen are raking it in. Pro tip, form an LLC purchase a truck and claim the depreciation and interest as a business expense.
>>532230284and they always say it's to move pallets of woodI have never in my life had to move pallets of wood in my car what the fuck is wrong with americans?
>>532228096Make sure you get the extra insurance you limp wristed cia faggot
>>532228096here you usually hire someone who will move your entire furnitureit seems americans call their friends and waste the entire day doing it themselves
>>532230076Ameritiny men are always laughable to me, when I visited some relatives in the US I just had to laugh at how small most of them are. Ameritiny men are almost all super muscular, probably to compensate for their short height.
>>532230418'transporting stuff' is prolly the dumber argument they use, in the context of cars with high beds, silly (unprotected) space etc.They're 85% neets, but when it comes to car tastes, they're all ranchers, hunters and construction workers in North Dakota and Washington. These cars are mostly bald fat men's version of expensive bags for city-dwelling retards, that never come close to manual labour. They can be used for that, but most peopel don't buy them with that use in mind.
>>532225875Paying cash is retarded they flag you so fast
>>53222534760K is a stripper truck mine was 110K. its been the best truck ive ever owned. 650hp 1000torque
>>532225488junk ev
>>532231690sounds like a poor, i paid 110k cash....... sucks to bee you.
>>532225488Yes. It's also way too small for actual work men do. That's a truck for women.
>>532230076I live near a city that was originally a Dutch colony. They even have the Dutch architectural style on many buildings. You guys are some eugenic mofos. Tall asf, super White, very good looking overall. You mog the average modern Americuck
>>532232222Have fun with the IRS buddy
>>532231690>>532232530you must be poor or you'd know people say "cash" to mean "immediately liquid funds" and not just physical banknotes and coins
>>532230829>'transporting stuff' is prolly the dumber argument they useK
>>532226612Yeah this actually accurate. In Florida if you meet contractors from Europe they will drive Mercedes or Chevy vans as work trucks. Americans use oversized pickup trucks even when they don’t haul drywall. My uncle is a GC and just sits in his pickup truck with the AC on and there’s nothing in the back other than cases of water Meanwhile some white dude from the Ukraine or UK loads up like 50k worth of material in a van and bangs the job outThe Mexicans use whatever the company supplies them with which is usually a shitty van. And the meth men use mini vans
>>532225347Unions and government made them expensive. That's the only reason.
>>532225347a lot of them you see are purchased by guys sole proprietorships and written off and depreciated as business expenses
>>532225734I spilled the boundaries of my f150s max payload capacity and now it’s bowing in the middle. If anyone is wondering, you can tow a ton of tile on a trailer but not haul it in the bed.
>>532233350A photo of 6-7 cut logs thrown on the bed of a pickup truck is supposed to be a counterargument to the fact that these cars are, in the VAST majority, bought for the primary use of personal transportation in urban and suburban areas and in practice have nothing to do with being tools for such jobs, and none of the commonly sought and advertised features align with such use, but instead they're about luxury, presige, comfort, intimidation and presentation?Do I need to ask for your private email to send you PDFs with research about North American automobile industry trends?
>>532230079Nope, in the US those were always considered mini trucks you faggot ass polish cunt. Do not lecture me in a topic I am more knowledgeable in than you are.
>>532236299Tough luck.Should have bought a 1 ton buddy.
>>532230168They still sell 8 foot bed trucks in the US. Consumers prioritize four doors and a shorter wheel base for convivence. But nothing is stopping you from walking into a dealer today and ordering an 8 foot bed pickup. Many base model work trucks are specced out this way today>waaaaaah consumers shouldn't have that choicePlease shut your dumb fucking mouth about things you know nothing about. >>532230829work vans are fine and they are growing in popularity in the US, but they are great for hauling dirty, greasy, or loose materials.>>532236805Sure, and those of us who DO use trucks regularly for their intended purpose (like me, towing skidsteers and other heavy equipment/heavy equipment parts, etc) are supposed to stop buying them because some faggot in Poland got offended by our choice of vehicle?Shut your bitch ass up nigger. All you did this entire thread was whine like a faggot.
>>532227813It's a stereotype for a reason. Any modern Chevy, Ford, dodge truck is an obese piece of shit
>>532230168I get it, the amerykański got bigger and rounder and needs more space in the passenger cabin.
>>532230076I've seen Mexicans climb into their trucks like it's the southern border wall.
>>532226895It’s going to get worse. There is going to be a chip shortage as companies prioritize AI chips because of this war.
>>532228024Not legal to sell new here cuz government
>>532225488That's a car with a bed, more like an ozzie ute
>>532226162You faggots can't even comprehend owning and maintaining land
>>532225347Politics?
>>532237914just one more retarded thing king nigger did before he left office
>>532225347This is a working man's truck. You are driving a clown car.
>>532231690If it's not drug money you just show your paystubs and it gets approved, paco
>>532238351>just one more retarded thing king nigger did before he left officeThis. How these retards don't understand that the government effectively mandated huge trucks with the C.A.F. E. standards update is hilarious. The automakers didn't complain (which should have been the first major red flag that this was a bad idea) because they understood that: Big trucks = big bucks!
>>532238248they can comprehend maintaining a small apartment though >>532238476that is a "medium duty" truck here in the statesour equivalent would be an F-550/F-600 or GMC Kodiak you see them quite often, and yes guys in trades will own one and still have a F-350 or something on the side because fuck you that's why
>>532226162Why not? A midsize like a Tacoma, Frontier or Ranger is not much more expensive than a commuter cuckmobile and you get the added utility of a bed, towing, and offroad. My Tacoma was like 38K meanwhile Camrys were like 32K. Just seemed weird to NOT get the truck when it was just 6K more.
>>532236805wtf is this abomination? lmao
>>532238248Tractors?
>>532237815Concerning 3/4 ton or 1 ton trucksFord and Dodge aren't too bad right now. The Duramax is okay but the 10L100 is proving to have some issues. Ford's 10R140 ain't much better, but it is better. Dodge just picked up a new 8 speed ZF transmission that people are pretty hype about, it's a pretty proven transmission design. All three have great diesel engine options. Gas engines are a bit more mixed.Any diesel truck you buy out of the big three can be million mile trucks if maintained (and deleted). Concerning 1/2 tonsYeah nah, these ones might make it to 150-250k tops.
>>532238888Personally I don't see the point of a small truck when 1/2 tons exist. But I am also 6'3'' and don't fit in them very well. My father in law has a tacoma and loves it though, but I can barely fit in the thing without my head almost touching the celling and me knees hitting the dash.
>>532225488Trucklets never learn.
>These people aren't making six figuresA whole lot of them are doing 60-70k even in shithole towns, though.And loans on something they can't afford, that's the other half of it. There's a reason the average goy works for 55 years and stops working broke.That's the answer, they're all bought with financing, the price could go infinitely high as long as the financing's there.
There was a lot of demand for them from insecure retards and other assorted brownoids.
>>532227813They're laughing at you for being a retard and you 100% deserve it. No different from a soccer mom driving a BMX X5 because "there's plenty of room for shopping" lmao
>>532232829The dealership reports on over 10k cash or your bank reports on whichever amount depending on who the account is thru
>>532227813You must admit this is true for at least half of truck drivers, considering that most of them don't actually use them to do work. It's the spics, niggers, and wiggers who are to blame for the stereotype. Just like someone who drives a prius is probably a fag even though some people really do buy them for economical reasons. Like retired folk on a budget and no longer care about going far or fast or using their vehicle as a workhorse.
>>532239610It blows my mind that you yuropoors consider and X5 to be excessive when it's basically a small SUV here in the US, compared to an Escalade or a POS range rover (FUCK British engineering) I bought my lady an X3 myself, it's pretty fun to drive. She puts our doberman and cane corso in it and yes does take it to the grocery store.
>>532226162>What for does the average american need an f150 or similar full sized truck again?>Are you all construction workers or farmers?We don't have trucks in Germany
>>532225347Ten year loans that retards take out.
>>532239669nobody reports at all if you just write a check for $100,000 (when or if it was income of course it would've attracted w-2, 1099, etc.) which is what nearly everybody claiming they paid cash meantand even if it was paid for by carting physical banknotes around the report is still a nothingburger if you don't have a corresponding amount of unreported income.
>>532239798I knew a guy that worked in air-conditioning manufacturer. The European unit was compact for the European market. The American unit, they used to put in a larger box, purely because the Americans were retarded and wanted it bigger. It had the exact same functionality, specs and components, just in a bigger box. Encapsulates the American mindset perfectly.
>>532225347what is /pols/ opinion on the raptor? it is my dream truck now, ill get it eventually. do I settle v6 or v8 with better. I got the tremor and its not bad. v6 with 3.5L for tremor. I got mixed reviews getting that engine. answers appreciated, plz no bully. And preferably from burger bros, us burgers know trucks.
>>532240381Answer the question bucko. >"i need it because...I just do ok?
>>532231690Flag you for what?
>>532226786HA! gottem. Gave me a hearty chortle.
>>532225488i test drove one when i was in the market for buying a car 2 years ago. the ride made me feel like jumping out and going for horseback instead. straight liquid doo doo uber dogshit ride quality. and i used to daily a toyota
>>532225347just have to buy something used and fix all the bullshit, as long as you can find something with an intact drivetrain youll be ok. still though you will pay 15k for something with 100k miles. if you take care of it tho most trucks engines will go 250k plus. idk the used car market hasnt recovered and probably never will, but if you need a truck you need a truck. never buy a new vehicle
>>532237549>They still sell 8 foot bed trucks in the US. Consumers prioritize four doors and a shorter wheel base for convivence. Thats his point though. Majority of these retards aren't in 8ft bed trucks because they dont do work. They buy a LARP "working style" bloated car to feel like a big man. You're weirdly defending the most consumerist, wasteful, poser behaviour and idenify with it and associate with being American and freedom. In reality, you're a slave to marketing and being gay.
>>532226612real cowboys drive pontiac montanas to the jobsite
>>532240873The transaction is reported to the IRS, usually used to catch retarded nigger drug dealers. The government isnt full of the brightest or most motivated people though so if it's not immediately apparent you will probably be fine.
>>532225347Not every average guy needs to own a pickup truck just to commute to his workplace or to Walmart. If you have a business that you need one for you can lease it.
>>532226895100%. For me it was buy 2022 version of car for $28k, or buy brand new 2024 version for $32K. I did have to wait 6 months for delivery, so I guess in this scenario I was lucky I still had a working car until then. Didn't do the trade-in with that car either, because for some reason a 2013 Hyundai Accent which sold used for 4K in 2020 went for 9.5K in 2023 on FB Marketplace. Clown World economics.
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>>532225684Thanks for showing respect. These retards don’t know the difference between a a pickup and a truck.
>>532226358i completely agree. americans make $150k but cant go to a sports event without putting it on a credit card.
>>532225488>what if suv had bed and no leg roomford is retarded
>>532240792Fuck off potato nigger, it's not the bill of needs, it's the bill of rights and it guarantees me a Ford F350 4x4 dually to pick up groceries at Walmart.
>>532225347They are not necessary for working. Tools fit just fine in tiny cars, and if you need to "haul" freight/cargo you use an actual real commercial more than 4 wheels having truck or if it is a diy job you just use your own old tractor or borrow one from your neighbour since time is of no concern so slow speed is just fine..
>>532240792Yea why not? Pickups are cool
>>532228318i agree that cars are superior but most retards here (southern USA) dont have the IQ to notice the difference without it being pointed out. riding in my old chevy used to feel like i was in a fuckin airplane turning and shit. it was awful. meanwhile my ford fusion was nimble like a cat, cost 1/2, and got 32mpg.
>>532227731You got an eight year old vehicle with almost 100k miles, $14,000 and you had to threaten them with police to get the price, and you say you “got a deal”?I just bought a brand new Japanese truck direct from the dealership for $7,000. What the fuck is wrong with your car market?
>>532230079The new Tacomas are as big as the Tundras were 20 years ago, it's pretty funny. Thanks Obama
>>532241344>"i want a work style bloated car to pretend Im a cowboy, like the guy in the advert."Its funny how little self awareness you dumbasses have. Your identity is wrapped up in an oversized yuppy product.
>>532241509Goycattle answer.
>>53222534725k
>>532241908>t. potato nigger enjoy your commute with your faggot bike and potato while I drive my truck with my Glock by my side.
Bought picrel off an 89 year old geezer for 15 k. Putting another 5 k in it at a diesel speed shop.F350 4x4 with airbags. Low miles 6.0 power stroke diesel. Already insanely fast. Can't wait to get it out of the speed shop next week.Will be able to out haul out pull and pass anything new.
>>532241916Might as well pull a little red wagon.
>>532241629>japanese truck
>>532240726If you can afford a Raptor you can afford to drive a v8. It's not even a question.
>>532236962I DON'T GIVE A DAMN NEXT STOP IS IRANdies from fent
>>532242779>trinitron
>>532243348That truck is Kodachrome dimwit.
>>532236805>Do I need to ask for your private emailStop hitting on me, i'm not gonna fuck you.
>>532241201we use them here to pick up slags, whores, prostitutes, single moms. Women love those trucks
>>532241916That's just the number they use to drum up attention same as when the Maverick claimed to be under $20K or when the Cybertruck claimed to be under $40K. Even the tiny Aptera is up to $40K now. Is this your first time following a pre-production vehicle?
>>532242779>6.0 power strokeF
