Automakers wonder why their trucks aren’t selling??..it’s obvious

My only complaint about the Frontier is the turning radius is not as good as it should be for a pickup that small and the steering is very stiff. The Ford, GMC and Dodge trucks I've owned all turned way tighter and easier than a Frontier.

 

The stiff steering is a common complaint about the Frontier. I really didn’t notice it much on the test drive except when I put the truck in 4x4 mode.

 

More People Than Ever Before Are Paying Over $1000 Monthly for New Cars (yahoo.com)

Insane

 

It really is.

I figure its cheaper to just maintain my stuff. Unless a rod decides to exit the chat there's no way you'll ever spend a grand a month in repairs.

In 2023 my daily needed some major work. Might have spent $3k at most but all the front end parts are new, brakes are new all the way around, new water pump and a few nickle and dime items. If I had someone else do the work I bet it would have cost around $6k. Even having someone else fix it I'd still be money ahead vs a vehicle payment.

 

thing is, in time, nickel and diming has to come to an end.

there will be a point of no return, no value, for what is being put into it.

 

stiff steering is handled by "power steering"

turning radius is handled by several tries......

i don't sweat the little stuff.

 

And then they whine that they don't have money to buy a house.
A long time ago I disabused myself from the notion that my possessions were an extension of my worth and my self.
A car is a freekin car. If it gets you to work and back, you got the best one around.

 

But it doesn't have to come with an $80k price tag.
I sold my Silverado for nearly what I paid for it new 4 years ago and bought a 2009 Ford Escape with 70k on the clock for $7k cash. I've never been happier or more satisfied.
The point is, yeah, you need a car. But no, it doesn't have to cost $1,000 a month.

 

I view a vehicle's value as its ability to get me from A to B. I've never worried about resale or trade-in value because by the time I'm done with it, the vehicle is worth $2500 at best. They're maintained and not clapped out but they're old enough and with enough miles that 98% of the population wouldn't consider buying it anyways.

 

unlike you, i buy/trade every few years, and have mine maintained by the dealerships.

being a former wrencher myself, and old, i prefer to have someone else get dirty, scrape thier knuckles, and bleed on the floor.

i'll take out the debit or credit card instead.