Waiting on New Trucks thread.

My 23 Volvo 860 was fully loaded with EPU and all 5 year warranty less then 200K all in. But got it before the big blow up on price.

 

This is pretty close to the same as my engine as I have 2.79 as well.

 

This is pretty close to the same as my engine as I have 2.79 as well.

 

What kind of price hike were they talking if you don’t mind me asking? Peterbilt is about to push $25k.

 

I think it went up around 15k since I ordered but could be as low as 8k. Can’t remember all the info dealer gave me during that time frame.

 

These prices blow my mind!! I recall $160k seeming very high. Somewhere between $110-160k prices went up at a faster pace. I’ve heard the emissions increased prices $10k+. Replacement costs, added insurance, fuel, and higher Drivers pay. All add up to higher rates, for the industry to survive. Now all we need are the rates! Lol.

 

Anything new in this department?
Anyone tried to place an order with a reasonable waiting time (less than a year)?
Out of curiosity, I made some calls around lately, but not too much has changed yet, it seems. One Freightliner dealer wanted to allure me to a used 400-500 Cascadia for $110K with still valid warranty. No thank you.
It seems like this 2.5 dol freight ain't too much of a deterrent...We need to see an average of $1.50 per mile freight for things to normalize.

 

I’m specking out a 24 Western Star 57X for the first quarter, but I just happened to contact my local dealership the Monday after the new truck was announced. They had just gotten their allocation for those models that day, we had a short discussion and I signed a commitment to purchase right then. The next day all of their allocation was spoken for.

 

Yeah the assumption of used truck prices returning to “normal” runs on the base assumption that truck production is normal and has been normal since COVID hit. That assumption is false.

The days of late model, decent used $50k and under trucks are gone.