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Mechanics master a cars' "SYSTEMS", then the company's engineers make all new irrelevant designs. I imagine they can't keep up with the rapid ECO rate.
@@saywhatnow57Still I'm not ever paying 35000 for any vehicle. There are so many good used older trucks vans cars out there for 4000 to 18000 . Does not make sense to buy new anything for a car no body can fix and it monitors and spy's you!
The customer I have pays $1500 a month for ram 3500 dully truck lease he doesn’t mind it because it’s new work truck but the insurance is $600 for that truck per month!
As a Mopar guy, it's sad to see Chrysler Corporation go down hill since Fiat bought them and now Stallantis owns them, but I'd rather see the iconic brands die than Stellantis keep giving us crap to buy.
Valid point. In a very bittersweet way I was happy when GM stopped production of Pontiac and Olds. I'm of the view that if the best Pontiac could do was the Aztec and the best Olds could do was rebadge a S-10 Blazer, then please just stop. I don't think the Ram trucks are that bad, but the price is. It ain't no damn supertruck, so what's with the supertruck prices?!
My first truck was crank windows, manual steering, manual transmission, no carpet, no power brakes. It was basic transportation. Cheap, drove it forever and I could maintain it.
This was the Classic 1500 they were under 40 to 50k for a loaded Hemi V8 4x4..I bought a 2024 RAM 1500 Classic Night Edition,sport hood,4x4,trailer tow, for $48,500 out the door..I owned a 2013 RAM 1500 Sport Hemi with 290,000 miles no issues original engine and trans,sold it to my Nephew..I am a former Toyota tech of 18 years!
In a sane world I would agree. The Dodge set the standard there for a good chunk of time. Brought a lot of styling to a pretty dull market. You can’t really blame the owners who provided the material and a place to build there ideas. They thought they could get by paying what the unions wanted. And the new fancy stuff that the people want. I’ve had 4 Dodge trucks. And loved each one. But they all had problems but did last for over 120,000 miles. Now I’m here with a 17 Silverado. Wondering if the motor will make it back home. Before the valves decided that’s enough. I’ll be sad to see the pickup truck line go. They had a good chance to make a full sized pickup with the magic name of Jeep. But they chose to make a small truck with no headroom for anyone over 6 foot and the four doors could work for inside lockable storage. But that went away with the removable doors and roof. And bed space that’s not much bigger than a wheelbarrow. Which your going to need full of money to buy one.
There’s still plenty of Toyota trucks with 100-150k going for $12-$20k. Yeah, they’re sometimes 20 years old. But paying for an inspection and what we would’ve considered highway robbery prices a few years ago is the smartest way to go these days. For maybe, MAYBE $20k at most for a used truck, you’re still getting a much better deal than these new trucks.
"First we overlook evil, Then we permit evil. Then we legalize evil. Then we promote evil. Then we celebrate evil. Then we persecute those who still call it evil." Fr. Dwight Longenecker “In the Last Days, Good will be called Evil and Evil will be called Good.” Are We There YET ?
80% of Americans work in the service industry making peanuts per hr. The gentrified market they are making all these products for does not exist. Make million dollar cars and sell them to hamburger flippers see how that economy turns out.
@@herbb8547 That depends on what you define "service industry" though, if it's anything that provides comfort or product, it's service so yeah the op is right.
No one needs a truck with 12“ display screens, every fancy luxury option, and ESPECIALLY a sunroof for 60k plus! Just give us the trucks we had back in the 90s or early 2000s. They’d last a long time with basic maintenance and dealers sold them like ice in the desert.
I'll take the sunroof over the info center any day, but people did not refuse to buy when gov over reach and technology invaded the auto world so here we are.
My father bought a Dodge D100 2 wheel drive in the late 70s. That truck had manual steering, manual brakes and a stick shift transmission. It didn't even have a radio. And he had a Union job. He was cheap. And yes, it was a USED truck
My local Stellantis dealer has tons of Rams and Jeeps. When I was shopping for a new vehicle earlier this year, I tried to negotiate a deal on a brand new 2023 Ram 1500. They would not give me a deal. Now they're still sitting on a ton of inventory. Maybe I Dodge(d) a bullet.
Yeah with the 360 pile engine that starts using oil like gasoline at 80k miles. A Dodge truck after 1972 is not worth owning for any price, and neither is a Ford truck after 1979.
They might do that but they would just make truck that looks like a modern version of the beloved old model with all the modern technology and then charge a premium for the nostalgia just look at the hardbody edition of the new Nissan frontier
@@DG-sf9ei Not sure where you get that from the 318 and 360 from the 60s to the 90s are great motors and don't start to eat oil till close to 200,000 miles and then all they need is new valve seals that you can change in a weekend.
I won't own a RAM truck But I do own a DODGE truck. it's 30 years old and still going. At my age my 1994 dodge diesel will be my last truck. Simple rugged reliable.
I still own and drive a 1994 Dodge truck. Single cab long wheelbase. It will get stuck on wet grass but will haul a load and gets me where I want to go. Not buying a new one, trucks are tools and should used as such.
markseehawer3762 I agree with you! I have a 2000 and 03 Dodge 2500 cummins bought new. People used to laugh that I wouldn’t upgrade to the new ones and now they always offer me to buy them. These older trucks just work and never fail.
In 1998 I was making $40k/ year, Hamburger was a $1/lb and beer was $10/ case. Beer is up 220% hamburger is up 400% . My base pay should be $88,000 - $160,000 according to those numbers. My base pay in now $78,000. I have a Union job in the Midwest. theft! Who is guilty?
Honestly, I feel like it’s our government’s policies that have caused housing and food prices to rise. They should be facilitating a healthy market and not printing money which drives up inflation. And, definitely give people tax breaks. Our government wastes too much money but then I’m in California so waste is just what they do.
All them Union guys supported Democrats who want to end gasoline cars and flood the borders with illegals who will vote more of this insanity into office.
This is why we need to get rid of Representative Democracy , to be replaced by Direct Democracy - people power, where everyone votes online on all policies. And when that happens, WE can make inflation illegal. m
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I just bought a 2004 mercury grand marquis , from yesterday a 87 year old lady it runs like the day it rolled off the line and they don't build them like this anymore!
I remember when they used to be 20k to at least 30k with upgrades. Now they start cheap ones at 40k and upgrades to 70k or 90k. Guess what.... plastic and all aluminium engine. Once you over heat is totally warp. Specially oil coolers made of plastic frequently fails. Once I installed aluminum oil cooler so far now, hasn't fail. I kept my old rams and Dakotas. 2018 and 2004 ram. 2007 and 2003 Dakotas. Luckily except 2018, the 2004, 2007 and 2003 are the same engines. I can always transfer a few parts that don't require programming. Forgot to mention it is cheaper to rebuild the engine 😂. Is between 3k-5k, unless is diesel good luck but I mean 🤷♂️. Rather than paying 40k or 90k or 100k plus financing with rates of 5% to 9% or higher. Unless, you are mechanic savvy you can save yourself a lot and buy better engine components. Have an ultimate engine just run with synthetic oil or high milage oil and do oil changes intervals. You're good to go.
i bought a 1985 F150 new $9699.00 300CI 4 speed, used it for work put over 300000 miles on it, never any major problems in the 9 years o had it, bought a 1993 300 5speed put 444000 miles on it then a 2001 gave it to my son it had 335000 on it, all three great trucks, good luck today with the new ones.
My first 3 trucks had crank windows and manual doorlocks. Only luxury was AC. Thats all i needed. Got a new truck with bells and whistles...was no happier than i was with the simple trucks
One big problem with the automotive industry is the engineering side. Most engineers couldn’t work on what they designed. They have zero mechanical hands on skills and put zero thought into what if. They design things in these days as if they’ll never have to be worked on.
@@gregorylyon1004 A reg. cab long box truck is now special order only for an F150. I just drove the salesman back to the dealership after buying a used truck from him. It was in a 2018 plain jane F150, no power anything, no carpet, just HD suspension and a 5.0. He got in and told me they don't make these anymore, and that he could sell them by the truck load.
Right. And the current union negotiated a $4 an hour wage for those folks. The UAW serves no purpose at this point other than to be a lobbying arm of the Democrats party and to negotiate terms favorable to the auto companies at new factories in foreign lands so they can exist. They don’t care about making sure Americans keep working. Everytime they ask for more money for their American workers they know it’s just accelerating the inevitable.
MORE HORSESHIT,, ITS NOT THE UNION. THIS COUNTRY ESPECIALLY ALL OF THE SOUTH NEVER EVER WILL WILLINGLY PAY A DECENT WAGE. A AREA OF THE COUNTRY KNOWN FOR IGNORANCE AND CHEAP LABOR.
In Kentucky, one's personal auto insurance policy will not cover an accident if the auto is rented to a third party, unless that party is specifically listed as an authorized driver in the policy.
Maybe if the quality of their product was better more people would buy them even if the price was a little high but when your product is crap it aint gonna happen.
Re pushing flat electric scooters, truer words were never spoken. I ride a Chinese one in a hilly part of South Africa. The first thing I learn is each steep hill halves the range. And with the relatively small battery pack sold on two wheels, four steep hills later, you are pushing.
At my local Eugene VA Clinic is a long row of parking spots with EV chargers, which I noticed had bags over them. Come to find out, it was TOO EXPENSIVE to actually hook them to regular power so ...
I quit buying the Ram truck years ago when I put two torque converters in my 1500 and my dash caved in before 100k miles. One things first sure if I had 90k I definitely wouldn’t spend it all on a truck. Maybe 30-40k tops. I could find much better use of 50k than lining automakers pockets
When they start building a basic pickup again with a straight six, stick shift, vinyl interior, crank window pick up with no stupid gadgets and no touch screen, reasonably priced, I will buy one!
In 1971, I worked as a warranty tech mechanic at an Olds/AMC dealership. The flat rate was 10$/hr I got paid based on the flat rate manual from the factory. Sometimes I came out ahead, sometimes I lost out. It pretty much evened out for me because I was also assigned cash pay work that I got 50% on. If dealerships are still paying mechanics flat rate factory scale, of course the mechanics are going to hurry the work to pad their paycheck and not take every step required to do it right! I pity the poor fools tarnishing their own repute doing shoddy work at a dealership.
Half the people riding electric bicycles, especially fat tire heavy models can't pedal them home if the battery quits. They really aren't designed to be ridden very far without a battery.
If your car runs out of gas you won't be getting very far either so what's your point? At least on an ebike I can pedal home. Ride one, a good one like a Bosch you'll love it, you also don't lose weight driving your car but will get in shape riding an ebike, you still have to pedal for the 250 watt powered ebikes.
Head of the UAW just agave a roundtable speech about how great illegal immigration is. These people are losing their sheet. Clearly he doesn’t care about the Union. I’ll never understand why workers would vote in a guy who will cut their throats.
Make no mistake the UAW is pricing themselves out of America that is the real issue. Lots of UAW makes no sense why do they need an office when we have all this technology. Ask yourself do you need unions if they are gonna ultimately get your job sent off.
When i was younger our family had a dodge pickup to work. It was never a luxury. I nice family sedan or van from Chrysler, Ford or Chevy. Simple vehicles.
We bought a hybrid recently. We get free electricity at night in Texas and our gas bill is next to nothing. So far so good by us. I do worry about parking it in the garage sometimes though...
Stellantis can suck it!!! Take their over priced junk and get the heck out. Their dealers are folding left and right. They are having to but back some of their over priced crap. It couldn't happen to a nicer company.
I definitely see an emerging market of buying older cars and REALLY restoring and refurbishing them with new engines and transmissions. The race scene is alive and well and you can easily buy a crate motor and trans for pretty cheap without all the upgraded bells and whistles and just stay stock.
I know a person who side swipe has doors on his Tesla. It is going to cost him 13K to get it fixed, and the earliest they can get it fixed is 2 months from now. It will take that long for parts.
as an average american I feel like paying anything more than 30K for a basic SUV or truck is a rip off. they should increase the baseline standards of their build quality
Scotty just got back from Alaska and rented a Subaru forester through Turo. saved hundreds of dollars and didn't have any problems. We did have to purchase different insurance as we were told that our insurance wouldn't cover the rental. Was told by our car insurance company that they didn't recognize turo as a rental agency , yet. Have a one year newer vehicle than what we rented so it was nice already being familiar with the car.
I have a 2005 Dodge ram 1500 pickup 3.7L engine. Bought it used in 2007 for $13,000. One of the best vehicles I've ever had, still runs great. This was before stellantis took over ram.
@@LM-qv7cy auto workers make like 100 grand a year and they call themselves slaves…. Remember you guys go on strike pretty much every year or anytime you don’t get your way. You are far from slaves
How long is the contract to pay 85k+ vehicles 72 months or 72 years, do I pass the cost to my grand children for an obsolete vehicle and is the vehicle upgradable every year standard equipment?
I'm not really surprised at the prices. 25 years ago my boss was looking to buy a brand new Silverado 4 wheel drive. They were between $28 and $30 thousand dollars way back then
I used to think the used market for older Toyota trucks was ridiculous. Seeing 15 year old trucks going for $20k a few years ago seemed insane. Now it’s probably the smartest way to get into a truck that works and has nothing you don’t need. The used market for the last real trucks is going to keep going through the roof. Even Toyota is to blame. Their new trucks aren’t much better.
With flat rate shops, just recently I was making MORE working at a grocery store than my friend was as a Mechanic at a GM Dealership. No work? No pay! Flat Rate destroyed the automotive repair industry.
@@vaughnmiller4371 Well, I will agree that is definitely one of the reasons, yes. I guess I should have said the Repair Industry. The automobile industry (in America, anyway) is on life support for sure. But our masters don't want us mobile anymore. Soon automobiles will simply be toys for the insanely wealthy.... while we push around garbage made by fisher-price. Compare a car from the 50's to today. Plastic, Plastic, Plastic. Give me the day when a car was made from steel, glass, rubber, wood and chrome.
@@That_AMC_Guy Agreed. Me personally I'm looking to take a step backwards in order to move forwards. In the next couple of years I'm looking at buying me something sweet from the 60s. In my opinion those years 60s through the early 70s we're the best years for the automobile industry at least in America, as far as design and something that is easily up kept.
People need to hold on to the vehicle they have as long as possible. Don't waste your money. My vehicle fleet is average 20 years old. Simple to fix. Even if I need a mechanic it is cheaper than car payments.
i have a 19 year old ram 237k still runs great has cosmetic issues but even the dash is perfect. also have an 89 silverado i put 2500 into it after purchase price but considering new is 90k ill keep my old crap if it dies ill buy more old crap just done that last week
Scotty you are spot on about the low wage of dealer mechanics. I was a dealer mechanic for 10 years and quit because the compensation was crap. Now I work in a totally different industry making 4x what I made as a mechanic. Sad really, because I enjoyed the work to a certain extent. You need to have an engineer level knowledge to be an expert mechanic these days.
I just bought a 2024 nissan frontier crew cab 4x4 fully loaded for 42k. Toyota wanted 56k for a similiar taco. Ranger was 51k. Cheapest Ram on the lot was 58k. Not happening.
A lot of taco fans are looking to the Nissans now, good truck, reasonable price (by todays prices) and naturally aspirated. Toyota is paying the price by going turbo’s on smaller engines, higher prices, and making em in Mexico. Their having a lot of problems.
I bought a 2024 Frontier SV 2wd a few weeks ago for 36k. I’ve owned a 2021 Tacoma SR5 with the V6, multiple Silverados and Ford F150s and I only have good things to say about the Frontier’s performance so far. Only downside is leg room in the backseat in the crew cab, but it’s a midsize truck so that’s to be expected.
Talk about weird punctures in tires, i had a sudden 4apid loss of air in my left rear tire about 6 was ago. When I checked out what caused it, I saw the pin from a hood pin. Went in the bottom and out the side, both points. I've never heard of anything like that before after 45 yrs of driving on gravel, highways and city roads. One for the books
I am a real estate appraiser since 1981. In 1985 we were able to pay our real estate taxes by doing 8 appraisals. Today, we need to complete 35 appraisals to do the same thing.
My dad still drives around a 83 f-150 with the old 300 in it. That truck was my grandpas before he died and he got it when it was new. Its beat up from hauling firewood for 40 years but it still runs and with the same 4 speed tranny it came with !
It’s one thing to have stupid people in your organization in your organization, it’s another thing to have stupid people and the least desirable vehicles in the country and asking over MSRP. They’ve got 22s, was, 24s, and 25s now on the lot. They’re STILL looking for 75,000-$100,000 OVER MSRP . Who ( who’s not some dumb kid) is going to pay $75,000 over on a hellcat, that’s a dodge? It’s ridiculous
Scotty I did what you do I bought used, it took me about two years to find it but I found a 2012 GMC 2500 Seaira 4x4 extended cab long bed with 122,000 miles no rust only a small dent in the side of the rear bumper. You can still see the stickers on the frame. Just what I wanted. Had to pay a premium price but not anywhere near 60 to 90 thousand.
Yep. UAW leadership bending over the members while taking their dues and sending that money to Democratic PAC funds for Walz-Harris, who, in turn, bend over the UAW. You can’t fix stupid I guess.
This economic downturn is not the democrats fault. This is America's fault. Way too low of interest rates for the past 20 years. 3% home loans. Interest rates were 13% in 1978 when my parents bought a house
@gregorylyon1004 and that house was 40k. Even with inflation, that's only around 235k today. 235 with 13% wouldn't be ideal but it would be doable for most folks. So it's not all the gubments fault.
I’ve got a 2021 Ran 1500 limited, it has so many options it’s insane. All leather interior, I got it used with 50,000 miles for $41,000. It’s awesome!!
@@kevintedders3452 bingo with a new style body and old tech, maybe an electronic ignition; and slant 6, with fuel injection, 5 speed manual, and 4 speed auto with OD transmissions.
AND.... insurance companies limit rental vehicle time, review your policy terms, the rental vehicle time limit is often much shorter than waiting months for E.V. collision repair parts.
Battery swapping Honda scooters in Tokyo, is a great ecosystem copied from Taiwan’s Gogoro. No need to pedal or push. Mine goes ~60 kilo (~35 miles) per swap and the battery stations are everywhere, like at grocery stores and gas stations. Maybe hard for a Texan to get, but Scooters are perfect for small errands and commutes when parking is a premium in a city. All for less than a Netflix subscription. ❤
Around here in Vermont dealers are stocking up on 49 to 60 K trucks including RAM and GMC almost no high end units except for the ones leftove . They are selling the low end basic units at a pretty good pace.
@@gregorylyon1004 “NAFTA” was the incentive to send the jobs to Mexico with tariffs eliminated. Prior to “NAFTA” “5%” tariff on passenger vehicles “25%” on trucks hence manufacturing in USA eliminating tariffs include Mexico massive incentives to manufacturing executives decision
Even hybrids don't seem worth it. Talk about anxiety. My friend had a Prius. His battery went bad. They don't even make new batteries for it! The best he could do was some used "refurbished" battery some guy "fixed"in his garage and charge two grand. He dumped it and got a regular car. So if I buy a hybrid I don't know if I can even get a replacement battery when it dies? No thanks!
Those trucks were used at my workplace in Alaska. Those 1500's were garbage, always had issues. The door handles would break off in the cold. We had to McGuyver them with wire.
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Mechanics master a cars' "SYSTEMS", then the company's engineers make all new irrelevant designs. I imagine they can't keep up with the rapid ECO rate.
I can't tell between a new Toyota and a ram in the past 4 years. They are already bad man
Like the appearance of the tire pump. Nice price, too.
Scotty and those red glasses 🤓😄, they look cool though.
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Who wants to pay 90k for a Ram pickup? No one.
In Australia, they start from the entry-level Express model at $98,950 to the top-of-the-range TRX variant priced at $224,950.🤣
Or any trucks
Exactly
Or a FORD or CHEVY...
@Nick41622
Good God, who can afford that much for any vehicle, less than 1% of the population
$90,000 for a pickup truck is well beyond all reason and insanity. Never thought I would see the day but here we are…
You can still buy a $35,000 Ram in the newer body style that isn't going anywhere....
@@saywhatnow57 as in it does not start?
@@saywhatnow57Still I'm not ever paying 35000 for any vehicle. There are so many good used older trucks vans cars out there for 4000 to 18000 . Does not make sense to buy new anything for a car no body can fix and it monitors and spy's you!
@@Horatio1886build Spys? You know it's your phone that determines that right? You still without a cell phone?
The customer I have pays $1500 a month for ram 3500 dully truck lease he doesn’t mind it because it’s new work truck but the insurance is $600 for that truck per month!
As a Mopar guy, it's sad to see Chrysler Corporation go down hill since Fiat bought them and now Stallantis owns them, but I'd rather see the iconic brands die than Stellantis keep giving us crap to buy.
Ram it again Tony.
Imagine Lee Iacocca. "What have you DONE to my company?"
Valid point. In a very bittersweet way I was happy when GM stopped production of Pontiac and Olds.
I'm of the view that if the best Pontiac could do was the Aztec and the best Olds could do was rebadge a S-10 Blazer, then please just stop.
I don't think the Ram trucks are that bad, but the price is. It ain't no damn supertruck, so what's with the supertruck prices?!
3.6 pentastar ram 1500 classic. 2019 model, 90000 miles zero issues other than oil cooler change out at 50000. Would buy all over again
They have gone BK, twice as a USA company, tax payers bailed out, Had 3 owners in last 20 years. Good Reddens
My first truck was crank windows, manual steering, manual transmission, no carpet, no power brakes. It was basic transportation. Cheap, drove it forever and I could maintain it.
I demand the crank windows and manual transmission come back. Autos are tools not toys.
Nobody wanted to buy a plane Jane pickup. So manufacturers quit building them.
Manual steering? 😂 Every car has manual steering.
@@fenn_fren That's the actual term if it doesn't have power steering.
same here, had 3 ford work trucks one when i got rid od it had 444500. miles on it. i could fix them.
You shouldn't have to pay more than $40k for ANY truck. Ridiculous
You don't have to. They still say 2 wheel drive 1500 Rams in the new body style for $35,000 after discounts.
This was the Classic 1500 they were under 40 to 50k for a loaded Hemi V8 4x4..I bought a 2024 RAM 1500 Classic Night Edition,sport hood,4x4,trailer tow, for $48,500 out the door..I owned a 2013 RAM 1500 Sport Hemi with 290,000 miles no issues original engine and trans,sold it to my Nephew..I am a former Toyota tech of 18 years!
Your dam right brother I agree with you
In a sane world I would agree. The Dodge set the standard there for a good chunk of time. Brought a lot of styling to a pretty dull market. You can’t really blame the owners who provided the material and a place to build there ideas. They thought they could get by paying what the unions wanted. And the new fancy stuff that the people want. I’ve had 4 Dodge trucks. And loved each one. But they all had problems but did last for over 120,000 miles. Now I’m here with a 17 Silverado. Wondering if the motor will make it back home. Before the valves decided that’s enough. I’ll be sad to see the pickup truck line go.
They had a good chance to make a full sized pickup with the magic name of Jeep. But they chose to make a small truck with no headroom for anyone over 6 foot and the four doors could work for inside lockable storage. But that went away with the removable doors and roof. And bed space that’s not much bigger than a wheelbarrow. Which your going to need full of money to buy one.
There’s still plenty of Toyota trucks with 100-150k going for $12-$20k. Yeah, they’re sometimes 20 years old. But paying for an inspection and what we would’ve considered highway robbery prices a few years ago is the smartest way to go these days. For maybe, MAYBE $20k at most for a used truck, you’re still getting a much better deal than these new trucks.
"First we overlook evil, Then we permit evil. Then we legalize evil. Then we promote evil. Then we celebrate evil. Then we persecute those who still call it evil." Fr. Dwight Longenecker
“In the Last Days, Good will be called Evil and Evil will be called Good.” Are We There YET ?
We are close.
Yes. We are basically there now. Boys can become girls, girls can become boys. Up is down, black is white.
We are there.
too close for comfort
As in the days of Noah
The classic ram is a base model truck and thats what people like landscapers want. Not everyone wants a 50k 60k 90k truck. Stupid move
Agreed, and a nice sound system should only be an extra grand at most and not 5to10k. 😢
Dumba$$ bean counters think they can only focus on the high-margin vehicles and not address why the cheaper vehicles are such low margin.
Exactly I just want a basic work truck under 30k
A Ram "Classic" 1500 4x4 4 door stripper optioned with little more than a 5.7 Hemi somehow IS a $50k truck.
Let that sink in.
Rams feel cheap on the inside. Silverados are have a nicer feel.
80% of Americans work in the service industry making peanuts per hr. The gentrified market they are making all these products for does not exist. Make million dollar cars and sell them to hamburger flippers see how that economy turns out.
80% of Americans do not work in the service industry. It is more like 20%.
@@herbb8547 google it sucka
Stop voting for big government
@@herbb8547 That depends on what you define "service industry" though, if it's anything that provides comfort or product, it's service so yeah the op is right.
Your facts are crap.
No one needs a truck with 12“ display screens, every fancy luxury option, and ESPECIALLY a sunroof for 60k plus! Just give us the trucks we had back in the 90s or early 2000s. They’d last a long time with basic maintenance and dealers sold them like ice in the desert.
I'll take the sunroof over the info center any day, but people did not refuse to buy when gov over reach and technology invaded the auto world so here we are.
Mid 60’s pickups
Only option was
AM radio. Basic
vehicle for basic
American workers.
CB
My father bought a Dodge D100 2 wheel drive in the late 70s. That truck had manual steering, manual brakes and a stick shift transmission. It didn't even have a radio. And he had a Union job. He was cheap. And yes, it was a USED truck
@@ChrisPatrick-q6kwhat about them?
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My local Stellantis dealer has tons of Rams and Jeeps. When I was shopping for a new vehicle earlier this year, I tried to negotiate a deal on a brand new 2023 Ram 1500. They would not give me a deal. Now they're still sitting on a ton of inventory. Maybe I Dodge(d) a bullet.
I see what you did there.
Warms my heart to hear that. So many other trucks for sale. Never need to be without a truck if it is needed.
Not maybe YOU DODGED A BULLET
Just got one months ago and love it!!! Excellent truck.
New 2500 diesel rams discounted $11k under msrp at my local dealer
Bring back the old basic square style dodge pickup from the 80’s.
I had a 1988 Dodge Ram 100 w/5.2 L (318)V8 w/fuel injection. Loved that truck. Cost $12,000.00 brand new out the door in Flint Michigan.
Yeah with the 360 pile engine that starts using oil like gasoline at 80k miles. A Dodge truck after 1972 is not worth owning for any price, and neither is a Ford truck after 1979.
No one wants to drive a cheese box truck from the 1980s. They want a 17 inch screen in the dash to make phone calls on with full Internet
They might do that but they would just make truck that looks like a modern version of the beloved old model with all the modern technology and then charge a premium for the nostalgia just look at the hardbody edition of the new Nissan frontier
@@DG-sf9ei Not sure where you get that from the 318 and 360 from the 60s to the 90s are great motors and don't start to eat oil till close to 200,000 miles and then all they need is new valve seals that you can change in a weekend.
I won't own a RAM truck But I do own a DODGE truck. it's 30 years old and still going. At my age my 1994 dodge diesel will be my last truck. Simple rugged reliable.
12 valve turbo diesel ⛽️ 👌
Dodge 08 3.71.
I still have the book that says Dodge ~
@@truth-or-nothing first year with the inline P-pump best of the 12 valves
I still own and drive a 1994 Dodge truck. Single cab long wheelbase. It will get stuck on wet grass but will haul a load and gets me where I want to go. Not buying a new one, trucks are tools and should used as such.
markseehawer3762 I agree with you! I have a 2000 and 03 Dodge 2500 cummins bought new. People used to laugh that I wouldn’t upgrade to the new ones and now they always offer me to buy them. These older trucks just work and never fail.
In 1998 I was making $40k/ year, Hamburger was a $1/lb and beer was $10/ case. Beer is up 220% hamburger is up 400% . My base pay should be $88,000 - $160,000 according to those numbers. My base pay in now $78,000. I have a Union job in the Midwest. theft! Who is guilty?
Banks and politicians.🤔
Honestly, I feel like it’s our government’s policies that have caused housing and food prices to rise. They should be facilitating a healthy market and not printing money which drives up inflation.
And, definitely give people tax breaks.
Our government wastes too much money but then I’m in California so waste is just what they do.
Amen
All them Union guys supported Democrats who want to end gasoline cars and flood the borders with illegals who will vote more of this insanity into office.
This is why we need to get rid of Representative Democracy , to be replaced by Direct Democracy - people power, where everyone votes online on all policies. And when that happens, WE can make inflation illegal. m
😮 RAM DOESNT CARE, Don’t buy Ram! Horrible customer support, !! I own a RAM, never again!
Sorry man.
I’ve got a Jeep Gladiator.
I’ve got my fingers crossed that things go well.
let them go out of business
Look for the union label.
@@BetaBuxDeluxget rid of it 😂. Search if you have Rubicon where is your Starter located? Once you find out. Let us know 😆. If you don't have Rubicon just double check where your Starter?
@@BetaBuxDeluxum, I hate to tell you, but trade that thing after 50k…
I just bought a 2004 mercury grand marquis , from yesterday a 87 year old lady it runs like the day it rolled off the line and they don't build them like this anymore!
They drive so nice on the highway. Such a great road car.
My father had 2 crown Vics
Try a new Ford V-8 with the Coyote. Makes that Marquis look like trash.
I remember when they used to be 20k to at least 30k with upgrades.
Now they start cheap ones at 40k and upgrades to 70k or 90k. Guess what.... plastic and all aluminium engine. Once you over heat is totally warp. Specially oil coolers made of plastic frequently fails. Once I installed aluminum oil cooler so far now, hasn't fail.
I kept my old rams and Dakotas. 2018 and 2004 ram. 2007 and 2003 Dakotas. Luckily except 2018, the 2004, 2007 and 2003 are the same engines. I can always transfer a few parts that don't require programming.
Forgot to mention it is cheaper to rebuild the engine 😂. Is between 3k-5k, unless is diesel good luck but I mean 🤷♂️. Rather than paying 40k or 90k or 100k plus financing with rates of 5% to 9% or higher. Unless, you are mechanic savvy you can save yourself a lot and buy better engine components. Have an ultimate engine just run with synthetic oil or high milage oil and do oil changes intervals. You're good to go.
i bought a 1985 F150 new $9699.00 300CI 4 speed, used it for work put over 300000 miles on it, never any major problems in the 9 years o had it, bought a 1993 300 5speed put 444000 miles on it then a 2001 gave it to my son it had 335000 on it, all three great trucks, good luck today with the new ones.
My first 3 trucks had crank windows and manual doorlocks.
Only luxury was AC.
Thats all i needed.
Got a new truck with bells and whistles...was no happier than i was with the simple trucks
One big problem with the automotive industry is the engineering side. Most engineers couldn’t work on what they designed. They have zero mechanical hands on skills and put zero thought into what if. They design things in these days as if they’ll never have to be worked on.
How true!
Why can’t we just get a pickup with heat ac and a radio
The government is why. They require all these safety nannies and bogus emission equipment.
Because nobody wants a Chevy Cheyenne base model. They all wanted a Silverado LTZ. So manufacturers quit building base trucks
@@gregorylyon1004 A reg. cab long box truck is now special order only for an F150. I just drove the salesman back to the dealership after buying a used truck from him. It was in a 2018 plain jane F150, no power anything, no carpet, just HD suspension and a 5.0. He got in and told me they don't make these anymore, and that he could sell them by the truck load.
You forgot the stick shift.
No ac no power anything and a stick, club cab, 8 ft bed
Well, people ARE buying 90k trucks. That’s the problem.
That’s so true
I’m wondering how the heck is that even possible?
Weird
@@Resistance_is_Futile01trade ins. If you trade in trucks every three years.
Precisely stated.
Lots of people using the equity in their home when they sell to move to a more affordable place to buy.
Yeah, I was gonna say, they're not buying $90k trucks, they're buying a second mortgage
Scotty you are 💯% right as a retired GM mechanic at 71 you are SPOT ON!!!👍
The UAW signed a deal to represent Mexican auto workers in February. Now every manufacturer in the US is dumping workers. That's "Union Strong" 😂
Right. And the current union negotiated a $4 an hour wage for those folks. The UAW serves no purpose at this point other than to be a lobbying arm of the Democrats party and to negotiate terms favorable to the auto companies at new factories in foreign lands so they can exist. They don’t care about making sure Americans keep working. Everytime they ask for more money for their American workers they know it’s just accelerating the inevitable.
more like “ ONION Strong.” CB
MORE HORSESHIT,, ITS NOT THE UNION. THIS COUNTRY ESPECIALLY ALL OF THE SOUTH NEVER EVER WILL WILLINGLY PAY A DECENT WAGE. A AREA OF THE COUNTRY KNOWN FOR IGNORANCE AND CHEAP LABOR.
Record wages sent jobs to Mexico
Right Arm🤪💯🤡🌈🌎😩🤮🐖💩
My neighbor purchased a two door jeep for 50k plus and told me they hold their value. I just smiled….
It will hold its value, in 5 years the replacement cost will double 🤣
Shoulda said “this isn’t a Tacoma”. 🤘🏼🤣
You are SO right!!
Tell that to my classic jeeps
Don't rev up your Stellantis motor. Might break.
I never do. I just cruise in my Gladiator.
@@BetaBuxDeluxsell it while you can
It will break! Lol😂
In Kentucky, one's personal auto insurance policy will not cover an accident if the auto is rented to a third party, unless that party is specifically listed as an authorized driver in the policy.
The UAW workers got what they voted for. No pity at all for them.
Agree 100%
Scotty got a camera upgrade and some nice ambient lighting on his set. Looks good!
Sad day for American Auto brands
@@v.scarlet.813 100%
Owned by china government
Ram isn’t even American. It’s European🤣
“Too big to fail” Your tax dollars have subsidized those grifters for decades.
@aussie2uGA they don't make trucks
Maybe if the quality of their product was better more people would buy them even if the price was a little high but when your product is crap it aint gonna happen.
I don’t want to pay the government taxes or fees on a $90,000.00 truck
agree 100%
How is plastic and a bigger screen with leather seats worth 30k more for the trim package? crack heads at the top is why
@@davidmckibbin4440 old people don't understand !
That's the whole point, governments have their dirty hands in the auto industry
@@WarmSpringsWarriorsnaw it's suit and ties , scratching their nuts under the desk thinking they smarter than the dirty shirts 🤷♂️
Buying a $90k Ram pickup will not be a good buy if Stellantis goes bankrupt. DON'T BUY!
@3:30 "You can pretend you're driving an electric car.." 😄Gotta love Scotty's subtle sarcasm 😊
To pretend you have an EV, you can fill your tank no more than half and put a pipe reducer on the gas inlet so it takes 30 minutes to fill it up.
I'd love to pay 90 grand for a pickup, said no one.
A pickup truck cost too much when it was 45K. Because of inflation, they are beyond the budget of most Americans.
Re pushing flat electric scooters, truer words were never spoken. I ride a Chinese one in a hilly part of South Africa. The first thing I learn is each steep hill halves the range. And with the relatively small battery pack sold on two wheels, four steep hills later, you are pushing.
At my local Eugene VA Clinic is a long row of parking spots with EV chargers, which I noticed had bags over them. Come to find out, it was TOO EXPENSIVE to actually hook them to regular power so ...
I quit buying the Ram truck years ago when I put two torque converters in my 1500 and my dash caved in before 100k miles. One things first sure if I had 90k I definitely wouldn’t spend it all on a truck. Maybe 30-40k tops. I could find much better use of 50k than lining automakers pockets
When they start building a basic pickup again with a straight six, stick shift, vinyl interior, crank window pick up with no stupid gadgets and no touch screen, reasonably priced, I will buy one!
Bought a new Honda Element in 2008. Still driving it today. It will be my sons when I’m no longer around.
Man, Scotty, glad to see you progressing in your studio set-up with all the new lighting changes!
I wouldn't be too concerned about uaw workers, they priced themselves out of a job.
In 1971, I worked as a warranty tech mechanic at an Olds/AMC dealership. The flat rate was 10$/hr I got paid based on the flat rate manual from the factory. Sometimes I came out ahead, sometimes I lost out. It pretty much evened out for me because I was also assigned cash pay work that I got 50% on. If dealerships are still paying mechanics flat rate factory scale, of course the mechanics are going to hurry the work to pad their paycheck and not take every step required to do it right! I pity the poor fools tarnishing their own repute doing shoddy work at a dealership.
$10.00 in 1971 is $79.00/hr now adjusted for inflation. Is That what a mechanic is making today?
My brother rebuilt carburetors and was so good he quit at lunch time figuring that was what he needed to earn.
@sbrown307 not even close. My 22-year old son makes $27/hr. flat rate working as a tech for a Honda dealer.
I'm a senior master subaru technician make 200k a year
@@danoverfield137 Not sure you should afford $90k. But you probably can.
Half the people riding electric bicycles, especially fat tire heavy models can't pedal them home if the battery quits. They really aren't designed to be ridden very far without a battery.
True. I love my fat tire e-bike but peddling a fat tire e-bike with a dead battery is like peddling your couch. No bueno.
I just ride my fat tire bike only downhill 😂😂😂
Thanks, yes: & manynRiders encroachment on Walking & Bicycle Trails : lol
If your car runs out of gas you won't be getting very far either so what's your point? At least on an ebike I can pedal home. Ride one, a good one like a Bosch you'll love it, you also don't lose weight driving your car but will get in shape riding an ebike, you still have to pedal for the 250 watt powered ebikes.
@@aussie2uGA Fat-tired bikes! Fat-tired bikes! Fat-tired bikes, they make the rocky roads go by!
Yowsers! New camera? So crisp! Gorgeous
Thanks Joe !!!
The price for a dodge pickup is insane... High price pos and low wadges
could care less about the UAW if they think Kameltoe is going to help them they are dreaming
Head of the UAW just agave a roundtable speech about how great illegal immigration is. These people are losing their sheet. Clearly he doesn’t care about the Union. I’ll never understand why workers would vote in a guy who will cut their throats.
They can learn coding……jb
Make no mistake the UAW is pricing themselves out of America that is the real issue. Lots of UAW makes no sense why do they need an office when we have all this technology. Ask yourself do you need unions if they are gonna ultimately get your job sent off.
When i was younger our family had a dodge pickup to work. It was never a luxury. I nice family sedan or van from Chrysler, Ford or Chevy. Simple vehicles.
We bought a hybrid recently. We get free electricity at night in Texas and our gas bill is next to nothing. So far so good by us. I do worry about parking it in the garage sometimes though...
Stellantis can suck it!!! Take their over priced junk and get the heck out. Their dealers are folding left and right. They are having to but back some of their over priced crap. It couldn't happen to a nicer company.
Looks like the workers got Rammed.
Good one
I definitely see an emerging market of buying older cars and REALLY restoring and refurbishing them with new engines and transmissions. The race scene is alive and well and you can easily buy a crate motor and trans for pretty cheap without all the upgraded bells and whistles and just stay stock.
It's much better for the environment to do what U said 👍
I know a person who side swipe has doors on his Tesla. It is going to cost him 13K to get it fixed, and the earliest they can get it fixed is 2 months from now. It will take that long for parts.
@@aussie2uGAshuddup
as an average american I feel like paying anything more than 30K for a basic SUV or truck is a rip off. they should increase the baseline standards of their build quality
Scotty just got back from Alaska and rented a Subaru forester through Turo. saved hundreds of dollars and didn't have any problems. We did have to purchase different insurance as we were told that our insurance wouldn't cover the rental. Was told by our car insurance company that they didn't recognize turo as a rental agency , yet. Have a one year newer vehicle than what we rented so it was nice already being familiar with the car.
I recently bout a Ram 1500 Classic for $52k. I would NEVER EVER buy a $100k truck. That's what a truck is supposed to cost at most imo.
A 52000 classic is ridiculous high
A sucker is born every minute....
I have a 2005 Dodge ram 1500 pickup 3.7L engine. Bought it used in 2007 for $13,000. One of the best vehicles I've ever had, still runs great. This was before stellantis took over ram.
Maybe if the workers didn’t strike every six months the trucks wouldn’t cost $100,000.
@slick.....Deminomics
Company make lot of money off the back of peanut worker. Worker deserve to be paid decently. We are not slave 😑
@@LM-qv7cy auto workers make like 100 grand a year and they call themselves slaves…. Remember you guys go on strike pretty much every year or anytime you don’t get your way. You are far from slaves
Another great video Scotty 😊
Guess how much they make on a truck they don’t sell.
How long is the contract to pay 85k+ vehicles 72 months or 72 years, do I pass the cost to my grand children for an obsolete vehicle and is the vehicle upgradable every year standard equipment?
You're the voice of reason, as always, Scottie! I always enjoy your videos! 🤔👍✌️
Bought a 2019 mazda6 2 years ago. Zero problems so far. replaced the brakes once and change the oil. 35 miles per gallon. Great car.
Shame the UAW backs Harris . Guess that will learn em
🤡
I know a Chrysler dealership where a guy went from being a lube tech to shop foreman in about 5 years and is currently making about 180k annually.
So ridiculous these prices these days on cars
I'm not really surprised at the prices. 25 years ago my boss was looking to buy a brand new Silverado 4 wheel drive. They were between $28 and $30 thousand dollars way back then
Thanks for all the great information Scotty you’re the best🛠️👍🏻🇨🇦🏁
I used to think the used market for older Toyota trucks was ridiculous. Seeing 15 year old trucks going for $20k a few years ago seemed insane. Now it’s probably the smartest way to get into a truck that works and has nothing you don’t need. The used market for the last real trucks is going to keep going through the roof. Even Toyota is to blame. Their new trucks aren’t much better.
Thanks Shawn
With flat rate shops, just recently I was making MORE working at a grocery store than my friend was as a Mechanic at a GM Dealership. No work? No pay! Flat Rate destroyed the automotive repair industry.
No. What's destroying the automobile industry is inflated to the sky high prices.
@@vaughnmiller4371 Well, I will agree that is definitely one of the reasons, yes. I guess I should have said the Repair Industry. The automobile industry (in America, anyway) is on life support for sure. But our masters don't want us mobile anymore. Soon automobiles will simply be toys for the insanely wealthy.... while we push around garbage made by fisher-price.
Compare a car from the 50's to today. Plastic, Plastic, Plastic.
Give me the day when a car was made from steel, glass, rubber, wood and chrome.
@@That_AMC_Guy Agreed. Me personally I'm looking to take a step backwards in order to move forwards. In the next couple of years I'm looking at buying me something sweet from the 60s.
In my opinion those years 60s through the early 70s we're the best years for the automobile industry at least in America, as far as design and something that is easily up kept.
WOW amazing TY so much ,,Keep up the great work,
People need to hold on to the vehicle they have as long as possible. Don't waste your money. My vehicle fleet is average 20 years old. Simple to fix. Even if I need a mechanic it is cheaper than car payments.
i have a 19 year old ram 237k still runs great has cosmetic issues but even the dash is perfect. also have an 89 silverado i put 2500 into it after purchase price but considering new is 90k ill keep my old crap if it dies ill buy more old crap just done that last week
or ill fix what i have but i also maintain mine best i can and do my own fluid changes from engine to trans to rear end
Vehicles rust out in northern states
Scotty you are spot on about the low wage of dealer mechanics. I was a dealer mechanic for 10 years and quit because the compensation was crap. Now I work in a totally different industry making 4x what I made as a mechanic. Sad really, because I enjoyed the work to a certain extent. You need to have an engineer level knowledge to be an expert mechanic these days.
I just bought a 2024 nissan frontier crew cab 4x4 fully loaded for 42k. Toyota wanted 56k for a similiar taco. Ranger was 51k. Cheapest Ram on the lot was 58k. Not happening.
A lot of taco fans are looking to the Nissans now, good truck, reasonable price (by todays prices) and naturally aspirated. Toyota is paying the price by going turbo’s on smaller engines, higher prices, and making em in Mexico. Their having a lot of problems.
I bought a 2024 Frontier SV 2wd a few weeks ago for 36k. I’ve owned a 2021 Tacoma SR5 with the V6, multiple Silverados and Ford F150s and I only have good things to say about the Frontier’s performance so far. Only downside is leg room in the backseat in the crew cab, but it’s a midsize truck so that’s to be expected.
Talk about weird punctures in tires, i had a sudden 4apid loss of air in my left rear tire about 6 was ago. When I checked out what caused it, I saw the pin from a hood pin. Went in the bottom and out the side, both points. I've never heard of anything like that before after 45 yrs of driving on gravel, highways and city roads. One for the books
I am a real estate appraiser since 1981. In 1985 we were able to pay our real estate taxes by doing 8 appraisals. Today, we need to complete 35 appraisals to do the same thing.
Your explanation of EV's is thorough and totally makes sense to me and why I have not taken the plunge.
In 2020 a ram rebel new was 39k. Same truck today new is 68k….
Had a 77 and 85 f-150 with 300 6 cylinders... lasted forever, cheap to work on, and pulled like a frikkin bulldozer
My dad still drives around a 83 f-150 with the old 300 in it. That truck was my grandpas before he died and he got it when it was new. Its beat up from hauling firewood for 40 years but it still runs and with the same 4 speed tranny it came with !
It’s one thing to have stupid people in your organization in your organization, it’s another thing to have stupid people and the least desirable vehicles in the country and asking over MSRP.
They’ve got 22s, was, 24s, and 25s now on the lot. They’re STILL looking for 75,000-$100,000 OVER MSRP . Who ( who’s not some dumb kid) is going to pay $75,000 over on a hellcat, that’s a dodge? It’s ridiculous
Scotty I did what you do I bought used, it took me about two years to find it but I found a 2012 GMC 2500 Seaira 4x4 extended cab long bed with 122,000 miles no rust only a small dent in the side of the rear bumper. You can still see the stickers on the frame. Just what I wanted. Had to pay a premium price but not anywhere near 60 to 90 thousand.
Scotty has tons of common sense : )
Miss ya Scotty - SE Texas Bear love the channel -learned tons of useful stuff and you saved us lots of money from the scam-o's TY ❤💯🙏
UAW brass endorse Harris Waltz and just like that 2400 auto workers are fired. Betcha the rank and file don't vote like the brass come November 5th.
Yep. UAW leadership bending over the members while taking their dues and sending that money to Democratic PAC funds for Walz-Harris, who, in turn, bend over the UAW.
You can’t fix stupid I guess.
This economic downturn is not the democrats fault. This is America's fault. Way too low of interest rates for the past 20 years. 3% home loans. Interest rates were 13% in 1978 when my parents bought a house
Unions won’t save your job from corporate cookie cutter solutions
@gregorylyon1004 and that house was 40k. Even with inflation, that's only around 235k today. 235 with 13% wouldn't be ideal but it would be doable for most folks. So it's not all the gubments fault.
I’ve got a 2021 Ran 1500 limited, it has so many options it’s insane. All leather interior, I got it used with 50,000 miles for $41,000. It’s awesome!!
A honest politicians rare as a ‘71 Hemi ‘Cuda that is a dependable as a Corolla that gets the same mileage as a Prius
Cool display lights behind Scotty. 😊😳🙂
Scotty, that old Studebaker plant is looking better everyday....
They need bring Studebaker back sop
@@kevintedders3452 bingo with a new style body and old tech, maybe an electronic ignition; and slant 6, with fuel injection, 5 speed manual, and 4 speed auto with OD transmissions.
thanks for all the great info
Hey Scotty. Hope you are well!
AND.... insurance companies limit rental vehicle time, review your policy terms, the rental vehicle time limit is often much shorter than waiting months for E.V. collision repair parts.
I am off to Tokyo to test scooters Scotty! I wish.
Battery swapping Honda scooters in Tokyo, is a great ecosystem copied from Taiwan’s Gogoro. No need to pedal or push. Mine goes ~60 kilo (~35 miles) per swap and the battery stations are everywhere, like at grocery stores and gas stations. Maybe hard for a Texan to get, but Scooters are perfect for small errands and commutes when parking is a premium in a city. All for less than a Netflix subscription. ❤
Around here in Vermont dealers are stocking up on 49 to 60 K trucks including RAM and GMC almost no high end units except for the ones leftove . They are selling the low end basic units at a pretty good pace.
Unfortunately, the workers are just as greedy as the company.
@BigJack001 the workers are making a living how can you justify the massive executive bonuses ????
Record wages sent their jobs to Mexico. LOL
@@gregorylyon1004 “NAFTA” was the incentive to send the jobs to Mexico with tariffs eliminated. Prior to
“NAFTA” “5%” tariff on passenger vehicles “25%” on trucks hence manufacturing in USA eliminating tariffs include Mexico massive incentives to manufacturing executives decision
Even hybrids don't seem worth it. Talk about anxiety. My friend had a Prius. His battery went bad. They don't even make new batteries for it! The best he could do was some used "refurbished" battery some guy "fixed"in his garage and charge two grand. He dumped it and got a regular car. So if I buy a hybrid I don't know if I can even get a replacement battery when it dies? No thanks!
Yeah, please mention the insane carbon cap and trade laws that killed Dodge/Ram.
Those trucks were used at my workplace in Alaska. Those 1500's were garbage, always had issues. The door handles would break off in the cold. We had to McGuyver them with wire.
The new owners don’t understand the American car market at all that truck is their bread and butter.