What Happened to the Affordable Pickup Truck?

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golfballs said:
Thoughts?

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I like MB, but I don't believe I will ever buy their truck.
 
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n_huffhines said:
I have a very cheap truck. It's a four-door, 2WD 2003 Nissan Frontier, manual, no power locks or anything fancy...my Dad bought it used around 2006 for $15k (and has since sold it to me). That still seems more expensive than trucks used to be and this truck has only gone 60k miles and even still it's falling apart....little things like the latch on the tailgate is broken.
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It's been 3 years since this post ^ @McDad

My odometer today:

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I had a 99 Ranger Sport I traded back when gas was higher and I was commuting further. I'd kill to have that truck back. I've been looking at used trucks lately and it's not impossible to find a good one with low miles. It requires some patience though.
 
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JCHateSteve said:
I had a 99 Ranger Sport I traded back when gas was higher and I was commuting further. I'd kill to have that truck back. I've been looking at used trucks lately and it's not impossible to find a good one with low miles. It requires some patience though.
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Ain't that the truth. Since I've moved out west I've been looking for a diesel to tow for camping and what not. Mainly the obs 7.3s and the 01-07 duramax, they pop up with low miles once in awhile for a decent price but are gone immediately.
 
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I have a '14 Ridgeline (I made fun of them until owning one). It's a great truck. Made a trip to Alaska and back a few times (including pulling my Mustang and a U-haul trailer), and never had a problem.

The new ones are ridiculously priced (but what vehicle isn't nowadays).
 
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I wish i had back every GMC truck i ever owned. The brown 76 with straight 6 n 3 on the tree i traded for family station wagon; the S-15 with 4.3 n Borg Warner T-5, i loved, but it developed some wiring issues; and the last Canyon with I-4 n 5-spd was all paid off ... but some yahoo totalled it. Soon, though, soon.
 
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eskimovol said:
Ain't that the truth. Since I've moved out west I've been looking for a diesel to tow for camping and what not. Mainly the obs 7.3s and the 01-07 duramax, they pop up with low miles once in awhile for a decent price but are gone immediately.
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Diesel trucks might as well be unicorns here.
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
I wish i had back every GMC truck i ever owned. The brown 76 with straight 6 n 3 on the tree i traded for family station wagon; the S-15 with 4.3 n Borg Warner T-5, i loved, but it developed some wiring issues; and the last Canyon with I-4 n 5-spd was all paid off ... but some yahoo totalled it. Soon, though, soon.
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I've got my eye on a 06 Frontier at the moment. I learned to drive on one of these.

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Dad traded it a few months before I tuned 16. So I have a soft spot for Nissan.
 
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I bought my 2018 F-150 in January of this year. I'm gonna have 17k on it before year end.
 
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I saw a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado in a newspaper ad that was discounted down to $57,600...knocked off $10K.
Good Lord.......that's ridiculous just for personal use. I heard on local talk radio the other day that some dealerships were now going to a 84 month payment plan now......imho, that's plain stupid to spend that much.
 
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I got a 2019 Tacoma in August. And honestly i'm very underwhelmed by the quality. It has more interior rattles and vibrations than any other car/truck I've had. And I mean over the life of all those cars/trucks.

I've done no offroading, and yesterday I noticed that it appears my alignment is off. I adjusted the height of the steering wheel and I realized the truck drives straight if you take your hands off the wheel, but to drive straight the wheel is turned a 3-4 degrees to the right. If you center the steering wheel, you're slowly going left. I do a lot of driving in the dark, so for all I know it may have been like this the day I bought it. Not even 4000 miles yet.
 
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TheDeeble said:
I got a 2019 Tacoma in August. And honestly i'm very underwhelmed by the quality. It has more interior rattles and vibrations than any other car/truck I've had. And I mean over the life of all those cars/trucks.

I've done no offroading, and yesterday I noticed that it appears my alignment is off. I adjusted the height of the steering wheel and I realized the truck drives straight if you take your hands off the wheel, but to drive straight the wheel is turned a 3-4 degrees to the right. If you center the steering wheel, you're slowly going left. I do a lot of driving in the dark, so for all I know it may have been like this the day I bought it. Not even 4000 miles yet.
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Did you buy this from a dealership? If so, I'd be making a trip there to discuss this situation like tomorrow...
 
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TheDeeble said:
I got a 2019 Tacoma in August. And honestly i'm very underwhelmed by the quality. It has more interior rattles and vibrations than any other car/truck I've had. And I mean over the life of all those cars/trucks.

I've done no offroading, and yesterday I noticed that it appears my alignment is off. I adjusted the height of the steering wheel and I realized the truck drives straight if you take your hands off the wheel, but to drive straight the wheel is turned a 3-4 degrees to the right. If you center the steering wheel, you're slowly going left. I do a lot of driving in the dark, so for all I know it may have been like this the day I bought it. Not even 4000 miles yet.
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I've heard some similar things about the current generation Tacoma, they say theyre great trucks but not on the level of the previous ones.

I would like to get one but beginning to look at other options; I was excited for the Ranger but that's just an ugly assed vehicle
 
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Toujours Pret said:
I've heard some similar things about the current generation Tacoma, they say theyre great trucks but not on the level of the previous ones.

I would like to get one but beginning to look at other options; I was excited for the Ranger but that's just an ugly assed vehicle
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I was interested in them too, but everything I read says avoid any model after the 2015. The prices on used trucks is insane right now. Surely people aren’t dropping 30 grand on trucks with over 150,000 miles on them.
 
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davethevol said:
I was interested in them too, but everything I read says avoid any model after the 2015. The prices on used trucks is insane right now. Surely people aren’t dropping 30 grand on trucks with over 150,000 miles on them.
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It does seem that if you want 4x4 you may as well just buy a new one
 
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Have an 89 K2500 std cab with full size bed. Plain Jane but does the job when I need mulch, gravel or a Hone Repot run.
Based on what you’re saying I’d better not sell it cause I couldn’t afford to replace it
 
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Toujours Pret said:
It does seem that if you want 4x4 you may as well just buy a new one
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I've found a few older ones (2005 - 2012) with low miles(60 - 85k) for 10k - 15k. They'll either be domestic or a Nissan, but they're out there. I found an F150, Silverado, Frontier, and 2 Dakotas that fit that description yesterday. The full sizes where here in the Tri and the Mid sizes were in the Knoxville area. That's about as good as I've seen.
 
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JCHateSteve said:
I've found a few older ones (2005 - 2012) with low miles(60 - 85k) for 10k - 15k. They'll either be domestic or a Nissan, but they're out there. I found an F150, Silverado, Frontier, and 2 Dakotas that fit that description yesterday. The full sizes where here in the Tri and the Mid sizes were in the Knoxville area. That's about as good as I've seen.
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There's a place in Greenback that sells rebuilt title Tacomas, problem being unless you've got cash on hand you're out of luck because nobody will finance. Price is great though, mostly recovered stolen ones.
 
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TheDeeble said:
I got a 2019 Tacoma in August. And honestly i'm very underwhelmed by the quality. It has more interior rattles and vibrations than any other car/truck I've had. And I mean over the life of all those cars/trucks.

I've done no offroading, and yesterday I noticed that it appears my alignment is off. I adjusted the height of the steering wheel and I realized the truck drives straight if you take your hands off the wheel, but to drive straight the wheel is turned a 3-4 degrees to the right. If you center the steering wheel, you're slowly going left. I do a lot of driving in the dark, so for all I know it may have been like this the day I bought it. Not even 4000 miles yet.
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Skeptical of this post...
 
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