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Originally Posted by MK2750
A lot that goes into a fully loaded truck now was not even available 10 years ago. There is a new 23 GMC Elevation for $57,000 in RD right now with probably as many bells and whistles as most anyone would want. There was 0% financing on these as well but I am not sure of the promotions right now.
I don't get the upgrades that gets a really nice 1500 truck from $60,000 to well over $100,000.
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There's a lot of computers in the truck that weren't in them before. Many of them cost a lot.
Buddy of mine bought a clean title run and drive truck from salvage auction. Think it was a 19 f150. Truck was mint condition and ran, but was acting all screwy. No climate control, no radio, and all kinds of other problems. Turns out that a cracked tail light let water in, screwed up the blindspot radar in that taillight, and it sent all kinds of funky signals to another computer in the truck, and the whole screw up would have cost about $27k for Ford to replace the computers. I haven't heard the final outcome of this story. I told him there might be places he could send the computers to to repair the circuit boards.
That's why when the farm was looking for a new truck, I didn't want to go newer than a 10 Duramax. Dumb crap like that.