THIS Will Put JEEP, DODGE & RAM OUT OF BUSINESS!

[@trunkmonkey4938]

These are the same dealers that put $10K - $25K "dealer adjustments" on the prices a short while ago. Don't shed a tear for them.

[@ec1628]

Great point!!!!

[@shaverlocal]

Absolutely!

[@johnh8705]

Exactly

[@skybiz4520]

@@ec1628 40k tracks still no go, try more like 20-25k, maybe then.. No Credit Available. All these cars are PREPAID by the way.. Use 1099-A to get them off the lot.. Right "Abandon Property" Claim, that's what they are. Public already paid for them, they all build on credit borrowed from the Public..

[@j.alonsogonzalez277]

💯.

[@revived1674]

People aren’t lining up to buy $100k pickup trucks? Shocker

[@racylaserjet]

Almost double the price of my first house!

[@helenkessler6012]

I bought a salvaged one 2 yrs old Colorado. Saw the before and bought the after

[@drowe2]

Yeah who is gonna pay that much for one

[@rickymcdonald2669]

No shit Sherlock. I damn show wouldn't.

[@RkicF8]

Bought a quad cab Tundra with 400 Hp V8 and an 8 foot bed, full seating in the back with leg room, with 10 year bumper to bumper warranty and free oil changes for the last 3 years. Paid 35K. Lmfao.

[@garrettlundy3959]

49% of the country earns less than $45,000. And you can’t sell $80,000 Jeeps. Shocking

[@anderslagerqvist2642]

Very few of the 49% actually need a jeep...

[@Who_Cares300]

@@anderslagerqvist2642I bought a jeep patriot with 100,000k miles for 6k. It’s been a really good vehicle, getting 30mpg. 6k, hell yeah, 80k, pass. I’d rather drive a reliable used vehicle , instead of having a car payment that’s the same as a mortgage payment

[@ensteffo]

@@anderslagerqvist2642 Not needing a jeep is going to make it even harder to sell a $80,000 Jeep.

[@michaelpopo7856]

You’d be shocked how many buy one anyway.

[@Erin-Thor]

My neighbor who is on welfare and disability drives a new Jeep something or other every few years.

[@Mrbfgray]

Sitting in the sun and weather for 3 yrs *is used* to me.

[@justacinnamonbun8658]

The gas in those tanks has gone rancid. Probably eating through the fuel lines and corroding the fuel pump and sender unit. Not to mention what the mice, chipmunks and squirrels have done to them in the engine bay.

[@brooksbrown580]

Jeep has 3 huge storage lots they have parked thousands and thousands of unwanted, unsold crap vehicles, they will end up dumping them at auctions for huge losses.

[@Jay-d1c7p]

​@@brooksbrown580good where are the auctions!

[@994pt4]

100%...nothing 'new' about a 3 year old weathered vehicle!

[@redfeathergotti313]

Yeah especially in certain climates tires can get things such as dry rot and lines underneath the car can get ruined in climates that have hard winters and then sit for months on end on lots.

[@danadowning2065]

"And the consumer has to pay these prices." No we don't.

[@CookieManCookies]

Amen, these dealerships need to go. They need to be direct from factory, with zero markups, and massive slashes on these insane prices. I dont care about warranty. You can go to any 3rd party car mechanic, and work with the manufacturer to get warranty items warrantied.

[@paulcoenen7918]

Yes you will if you need a vehicle. Think you will just buy used? The price of used is also screaming higher because of the worthless Fiat currency that they keep printing. You are going to pay one way or another unless you have a shed full of older vehicles all paid for. 😊

[@JimEarns]

I’ll buy used and I’ll pay cash. Can’t afford full coverage on 22% increases in auto insurance - and that’s with a clean driving record.

[@Al-Storm]

People are sheep, they do what they're told.

[@teaches2010]

Exactly! Let them choke on their 100k pickups

[@loves.427]

I remember going to a dealer in the Bay Area to buy a gladiator. He wanted $20k over msrp even though he told me he would give it to me for msrp over the phone. I told him to keep dreaming and left. This was in 2021 and he's still calling me for it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Please don't feel bad for these crooks.

[@vsgfilmgroup]

I'd insist on a 50% discount.

[@M0viLover]

@@richardwarren7492 Free comic relief!

[@WolverineX7499]

Jeep=trash

[@boostedwrxscooby]

Buy mine lol

[@andyvaldez212]

tell him you'll buy it for 20k under the reduced price... lol

[@edoliver4255]

Greed is putting them out of business

[@oleradiodudea.m.4735]

I agree. The greed shown by the overpaid, underworked unions is what's killing the company. I wonder how much money Sean makes a year? Most of those union bosses fly around in jets.

[@mikee9178]

​@@oleradiodudea.m.4735so are the trucks not made in America any cheaper? There are 5 locations that the Ran truck is produced. You are blaming 2 of those locations for their problems. GTFOH with that corporate crap.

[@gomahklawm4446]

@oleradiodudea.m.4735 $2900 in labor for one vehicle..... You're sprouting corporate nonsense....

[@oleradiodudea.m.4735]

@@gomahklawm4446 What is your source for the figure $2900.00? Liars figure and figures lie.

[@geonerd]

Greed is not doing the UAW much good either.

[@Mr-Clark]

2022 models in 2024 means they've been sitting on the lot for 2-3 years. If you buy it, you better make them replace all 4 tires (including the spare), replace all rubber bushings, polish/buff/and wax the body, flush out the cooling system, replace the battery and warranty them like it was day 1 and don't pay more than $30,000 and not more than 2% interest. Make them beg.

[@funnyvideos24328]

My man😎

[@wendellrivers853]

2% interest in 2024 man ? 😂

[@TechGorilla1987]

"Make them beg" - Amen. Also - ALWAYS be ready to walk right out the door.

[@salexh1995]

2% interest? In 2024? I don't think that exists anymore

[@danielc3510]

Cars weren’t designed to sit for years.

[@andyoeft]

$85000 for a Jeep is insane.

[@jguyfletch2187]

A real Jeep is about $16k, the made to fail computer is an extra $40k, toxic landfill pollution of the groundwater, free.

[@Missconduct044]

@@jguyfletch2187I work with FCA and about 5 other OEM’s. Chrysler is the absolute worst of the worst. At any given point at least 10% of the NEW FCA units are dead on arrival. It’s quality not quality. Do not ever buy a Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge.

[@Missconduct044]

@@jguyfletch2187Side Note? Honda is the only oem who gives a damn. Nissan/Infinity Ford/Lincoln GM/GMC none of them care when there are repetitive problems. Honda fixes their crap. Holds everything and fixes it.

[@dapplsradio]

Yeah more like 10,000

[@tomkruze2749]

3 model year old “New Vehicles” is completely unheard of. Stellantis is a complete Failure.

[@cmkeelDIM]

I have seen that in all the stealerships here. No one can afford a 40k+ vehicle. THEY HAVE TO CUT THE PRICES BY 50% or ALL OF THEM will go under.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Subaru 360 *hold my beer*

[@ExecuteBrandon]

These are not new anymore. 😂

[@sterlingmoore4798]

No CEO is worth more than 10 of their lowest paid employees. 39 mil? We're ALL getting robbed.

[@ExecuteBrandon]

@@sterlingmoore4798 Next time you hire a CEO, that’s what you’ll tell him or her during compensation negotiations.

[@sergiomendoza4250]

Sorry if I don’t shed a tear. Dealers had no problems f*cking over consumers during times of low supply. Dealers should probably start dismantling inventory and selling it for scrap. 3 y/o vehicles just being idle all that time in the elements. That can’t be good..

[@pctrashtalk2069]

The poor wheeler dealers got a dose of Karma.

[@Durin_Son]

That def can't be good. They should give you used car prices

[@GuiltyPleasures]

The only problems that dealers around here have is how they treat their customers. The local Jeep Dealer has - for six months straight now - refused to work a recall on our vehicle. Still ongoing. The dealer 20 miles down the road ghosted us on three separate service appointments, and the service manager actually asked me to my face: "Why should we service a vehicle we didn't sell?" There used to be some conventional wisdom. Something about reaping and sowing. This "crisis" couldn't have happened to a nicer group of people.

[@GuiltyPleasures]

@@richardwarren7492 A few reasons: 1.) Because we paid $120,000 for it. 2.) Because we were told that all Jeep dealers service Wagoneers for customers AND OWNERS. 3.) Because Jeep Wagoneer Client Services scheduled the appointment and told me to do it. I could go on, but I don't think I should have to. And as far as it not being anything new: New or not, it's not acceptable.

[@GuiltyPleasures]

@@richardwarren7492 And yet, here I am. If you're trying to imply that I'm lying, that's fine. Just know that I did audio record the conversation. Not that anyone cares - because they don't - but you can clearly hear the conversation. Stellantis didn't care, that's for sure. The recall has still not been worked.

[@GuiltyPleasures]

@@richardwarren7492 Something with 2nd / 3rd row safety buckles. It'll be traded this weekend, so it'll be someone else's problem to deal with.

[@GuiltyPleasures]

@@richardwarren7492 If you say so.

[@roycefayed3537]

Don't blame unions for corporate greed. Huge mark ups are after labour costs. Try making smaller profits and sell more cars. Rules of supply and demand. Harvard Mbas forgot the basics? Your degree is written on toilet paper😂

[@bluered3228]

Americans have purchased cars they cant afford forever but these prices have gone beyond unaffordable into downright insane.

[@Tailionis]

Maybe you. But only a fool would pay those prices.

[@bubbajones4522]

I have cash and I'll wait to buy at their foreclosure auction.

[@peterwilson8039]

I worked with a salesman once. He told me that the secret of being a salesman was to psychologically dominate your customer. You don’t let the customer tell you what they want. You tell them what they want. Once they accept your dominance, you can sell them whatever you want. The entire car industry has been working on that premise now for some years.

[@shannonwoodcock1035]

"INSANE" is calling, he says your $1000 monthly payment is due, and so is the insurance for another $300. All while inflation shrinks your wallet.

[@cuchanu]

100k Dodge Ram is yes, insane. It's hard to believe they thought anyone would buy one, and it's hard to believe that anyone did.

[@jjc4577]

we cry for all of them, but our tears are from laughter.

[@brosch91]

Remember the bailouts of auto manufacturers in 2008? I know I'm early, but we can not let another bailout happen, just because they wanted to try price gouging their customers and failed miserably in doing so.

[@mrallelectriccarlunacy]

I was livid when I found out what GM has become, all while pretending to still be a very American brand.

[@jguyfletch2187]

@@mrallelectriccarlunacy Huh, how do you think I felt when Harley Davidson built a plant in India? They got huge federal money for "job creation" ; but congress didn't 'say' they had to be American jobs so they started building bikes in India.

[@jguyfletch2187]

You should have seen the federal gov't ownership of Chrysler in the 1970's, not exactly a bail out, they were bought then.

[@davidcook680]

Well with politicians like Joe Biden. They will get another bail out. Capitalism for all of us. Communism for all corporations. Same for banks. Same for all of our government. They never have to live in our reality. Their all crooks

[@tubewacha]

Please don't reward greed and bad financial decisions.

[@SynsterFear]

You're not gonna convince me labor cost is the problem when the ceo of a car company is making 39 million a year without turning a single wrench.

[@EgGu-l9y]

Exactly

[@joephysics5469]

Calculate what it costs to employ a US worker - Wages, medical, retirement plan, Medicare tax, Workmans Comp, ... Employing a US assembly line worker costs over $100,000/year. Yes with all of the benefits it is that expensive. 390 employees cost $39 million!!!! Stellantis employes 258,275 worldwide. 87,ooo in North America. Always do the math.

[@jordans5792]

He makes 39 million a year because of the layoffs

[@BeachBumFLL]

​@@jordans5792 no, he makes $39 mil bc he a shitload smarter than Commie fain and all those hoodwinked union workers.

[@DonalldArmentor]

Pay him $1 million and the rest stock options or bonus tied to sales. Retool to sub $25K economy products

[@TheUnknownSpartan]

Just looked at a Ram Rebel this weekend. I get it is a premium line but the window sticker had MSRP at $72,495… and the dealer is asking $88,995 for it… I’m not paying any markup on any vehicle!

[@AStanton1966]

That's robbery. For a TRX maybe not; but for a Rebel!

[@jwayne777]

Wait for the fire sale and buy at 40k .

[@unitednoobies898]

down payment for a real estate, but you can live in the truck too lol

[@kcelectricsecurityllc.4012]

They deserve the worse!, Ive been trying to buy a truck for more than 2 years and haven’t been successful just for not paying an extra penny over msrp, still driving my old car!

[@rachegreenrg]

Premium is Mercedes, this is just a farm truck.

[@williamjustus2677]

I was given a ride home from a jeep dealer. The vehicle they took me home in a New Jeep Grand Wagoneer, the sticker was $118,000. That is enough to buy a house, in many areas of the country.

[@eduardojrleon653]

I just came from looking at a jeep right 2019 grand jeep Cherokee high altitude 24k miles, 44k with an interest rate of 9.40%, for 72months. I gave him the paper back and told him say it back to me, he did and I asked him how did he sound? He gave me a blank face, and started saying gibberish about add ons. Friendly reminder, I’m driving my 2010 Acura TL with 159km until the wheels fall off. Dealers have lost their mofo mind!!! Good morning everyone, thank you for the likes. Have a blessed day folks

[@carlfromtheoc1788]

Oooh aren’t you fancy. I drove a 2004 Ford Taurus with 130,000. I drive 3000 miles a year, so it could outlive me.

[@brooksbrown580]

I have a 1998 Chevy 4 door LS Blazer that runs perfectly, Ive had several people try to buy it, and I have a 1973 Jeep Wagoneer that is in beautiful condition runs perfectly and I have a 1969 Pontiac LeMans that people have been trying to buy from me for years, none of them are for sale.

[@TheKarnophage]

72 months on a vehicle that may go half that without a major problem. They are smoking the good stuff.

[@alfonsoarmendariz1416]

Still rolling 06 honda accord 180,000 daily driver

[@jeremycole3008]

excellent comment

[@shawnjackson5623]

Brand new 2022 vehicles on a dealers lot is crazy

[@aftertheheadlines]

I really don’t want to buy a vehicle that cost over $25,000. I am 60 and I drive to the grocery and my friend’s homes. I don’t even put 3,000 miles on my car a year.

[@dirtydan6098]

Then buy a 24,000 car. Under 3,000 miles you could buy dozens of options that fit that agenda.

[@steliandone4078]

The insurance companies should lower their rates to . Probably you are a no ticket person and driving 3 k miles per year is something that they should consider. But nobody wants you to know.

[@SPYDER990]

85 grand for a jeep lmao wtf are they thinking????

[@whatroads4x4]

I own a wrangker from 2013. Its a utilarian vehicle. Not some damn hyper car. Theyre thives

[@Jake-u2o]

I have a couple of bucks by virtue of my career and the industry I work in ! Respectfully, I can afford something of this nature, however, in my wildest dreams would I spend 100k for a truck OMG !!! The last truck I purchased, which was not to long ago, I paid around 10k for a used F150, and it was a front line vehicle...

[@528Circle]

Remember when we could buy a Jeep pretty cheap then spend all your extra time and money making it just the way you want it? Now there’s so many doodads and technology it’s not even close to the same experience. You’re right $85k for a Jeep is lunacy.

[@joshsteward1488]

We just bought a Sahara fully loaded except for leather that we didnt want and go it for and one touch roof sticker was 62 and paid 50 for and absolutely love it, they are freaking amazing, we have had it right at a year and have 16 thousand miles on it. We have had 6 new jeeps and get a new one every 2 years and they are badass. I'll never buy anything else but a ram or jeep product.

[@Jok3rz21]

I hate to say it, but as a car guy I’m glad this is happening. I hope these companies can finally learn and go back to more affordable vehicles.

[@daleestep9518]

Exactly

[@chrispriester1647]

Agreed

[@natenichols3180]

Na...we'll be forced to bail them out

[@dnegel9546]

Its mainly the dealerships that created this problem. Also most of you that SAY you want “affordable” cars. dont buy the ones that are available now.

[@FORTYSIX_N2]

I'm willing to pay cash for a vehicle around 20k but I won't pay 35-40k and finance. I just had to say good-bye to my 2011 Frontier with 280k on it but I had already bought a low mileage 2013 Frontier and mostly kept it parked for 3 years so I'm driving that now.. I hope to NEVER finance a vehicle again.

[@Mr.ChadBased]

This is just getting started. Like the trailers before a movie. I can’t wait til the actual show starts

[@zelenizub2036]

It's not only the price. These are not the vehicles that you can drive and maintain at reasonable cost for 20 years.

[@john_nip_nop]

Or even 5 years - if there is a "warranty", how does it work when dealer goes bust? Drive or tow 75 miles?

[@jguyfletch2187]

SORRY we no longer provide updates for that computer, buy a new one after only 3 years.

[@Charles-d4e3b]

Was going to trade in 2018 Wrangler and get a new one. Kept it and bought Mazda made in Japan 2024 CX5 0% 60mos 31k mid level out the door . Love it no death wobble on highway lol

[@Offensively-normal]

Not a bad price on the basic Ram. Still $47.000 OTD. Put down 10 k. You still have $7-800 a month payments. Insurance, maintenance budget and you must feed it from time to time. Dam, Just talked myself out of a new truck.

[@Caligula226]

That's an awful price what you smoking

[@motorcycleartist]

Should be 40k otd max..

[@duancoviero9759]

Yeah, thank god you did. Don't try and normalize 47k purchase prices dude. IT IS NOT A GOOD PRICE 👎🏾

[@jimbobaggans1564]

But that is exactly what these stealerships want you to think!! Yeah, your getting a good deal alright. Those stealerships will give you a nickel for a ham anyday.

[@RichD-s1y]

tbh i think they should be out the door 35k for the hemis and like 30k for the smaller engines

[@jean-louislalonde6070]

Imagine the number of dead batteries...

[@1974Qball]

No resale value.

[@john_nip_nop]

They will need jump boxes to get them to auction. The absurd computer technology sucks power constantly, and the dealers can't afford labor to move them around and charge.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

And people worry about "batteries" for electric trucks!

[@brotherjohnsmusic9491]

The biggest problem is no matter if I made 80k -150k a year these cars and trucks cost too much vs. their resale value .... 100k for a regular truck is crazy

[@jguyfletch2187]

After 3 years there is no resale value because the computer is no longer updated, buy another new one.

[@InputEmitter]

My next vehicle will have a carburetor, crank up windows, a diesel engine, and nothing fancy at all. And I will be paying cash. New vehicles are a joke and a rip off.

[@caskillet]

That's going to be a heck of a hard combo to find

[@jeffk1485]

Diesel engines do not have carburetors; the fuel is not volatile enough to vaporize in a carb.

[@Eluderatnight]

Naa, electro mech injection is still better. Cam trips relay to injector. Duration adjusted by alternator output.

[@garage2track]

Why are you going to carry around a carburetor in your diesel truck?

[@ChinookServices]

I’ve had great luck with late 90s Toyota SUVs like the land cruiser. They are built to be a 600,000 mile engine on most models and offered diesel like you want.

[@nate1990-g5n]

All honesty all these cars should be $30,000 no freaking way I’d spend 40,000 on a truck

[@tylerr5357]

Same

[@jguyfletch2187]

It's not the truck, it's the computer, they don't last long, can't be fixed, and , SORRY they no longer update either.

[@bigdavedayday1581]

Its more like 10k max theses new jeeps are just junks

[@keinlieb3818]

How am I expected to pay $100k for a new truck when I'm having to spend $500 a week on groceries and $3500 a month on rent?

[@xjp1998]

Another thing hurting Dodge is that many police forces are ditching the Chargers as they are garbage and going with new Chevy Tahoes. Dodge is in trouble, and everyone knows it. But until they get cars down into the high 20ks, no one will be really buying anything.

[@jwayne777]

Agreed . The market has stated they will pay 20k to 30k. Not 80k.

[@daleolson3506]

They are just switching china vendors

[@AnitreaSadi]

I'm seeing a lot more dodge suvs here in California, I like the charger, and think it's stupid they are stopping production on them.

[@xjp1998]

@@AnitreaSadi@AnitreaSadi Well, I can tell you what is going on here. After talking to some officers, the Chargers just were not reliable and kept breaking down.

[@eazolan]

@@jwayne777 Everyone wants a new car. You have to screw it up pretty hard to make it too expensive for them.

[@TheCoopMan]

“Prices can’t go down because it would hurt the economy “ But also “We can’t raise wages because it would hurt the economy “ Then How are we supposed to afford the higher prices?!!?!

[@Android-Zen]

You can’t. That’s the point. The richest get richer while everyone else suffers.

[@tman1129]

This is the result of printing trillions of dollars.

[@BADD1ONE]

Only government can create inflation ​@@tman1129

[@beaurex4756]

Brandon thinks Trump is America's Best Salesman. What do you expect?

[@john2.012]

I used to work at a Stellantis dealer this year. I live in a CARB state, thanks California, so a majority of our Jeep inventory was the 4xe nonsense. Some of them, including the Rubicons, were listed for $75k+. It’s absolutely insanity. I honestly felt bad selling some of these because they’re just Jeeps, not BMW X5s.

[@rhrh2025]

The cost of transportation has gotten way out of line. The public has drawn the line, and has had enough of this insanity. The manufacturers will all eventually suffer!

[@Premier-Media-Group]

I'll tell you, a truck sitting for 3 years on a lot here in AZ would be a maintenance nightmare. Hoses, belts, plastics...all disintegrating.

[@joshkjohnson]

Yup!

[@ErikMoody]

I see all these new Broncos, Tahoes and Toyota trucks and SUVs riding around the Phoenix area. All I can think of is how much more they paid for them than they are actually worth.

[@rickymcdonald2669]

Imagine Tampa FL with all the heat and salt in the air

[@Premier-Media-Group]

@@rickymcdonald2669 right? But the dealers will say they're "good as new", and charge accordingly.

[@TheRealBWMcKay]

@@ErikMoodyYeah man I noticed that too out here.

[@athiest4you]

my 2007 vehicle is not being replaced.. runs great

[@jmor-_-.656]

Stellantis CEO should get the same pay as an entry level plant worker until they have 99% of dealerships having only the current production year on lots. How the hell do they shareholders allow his raise, itll should've been a pay cut. Offset company losses with his pay.

[@dwighterickson6121]

Somehow, they're still managing to keep the stockholders happy with dividends and stock prices. That cannot last either

[@seanshay998]

@jmor-_-.656 how about all of the CEO’s that get bonuses when the government bails out the company. Getting a bonus because you’re a failure. SMH. Corporate greed is disgusting. I will say that the unions have been slitting their own throats for decades. When you look at the pay and benefits each member gets for assembly line work, it’s way over what I should be imo. I knew a ton of UAW workers that bought cars , boats, camps, spent money like a drunk sailor in port, and relied on overtime to do it. When the overtime went away, they were in trouble. When the plant closed, they were screwed

[@WhyteHorse2023]

CEOs and board members are all one big incestuous family.

[@GrayD1ce]

Pay cut to filling for unemployment as when the company folds he should have to pay out of pocket

[@tommyhawks856]

"How the hell do they shareholders allow his raise" - Easy, the CEO's pay is almost always set by the board members. They are also usually major share holders in the company. Very few people have enough money to buy the shares that would give them enough any say in the matter. BTW, a CEO of one company will likely be a board member of other companies. They don't deny raises to one company's CEO so that they can get their raises with a company where they are the CEO. In a sense, they vote for their own wages.

[@RonKnowsStuff]

We went to a different brand to buy a new SUV. Local dealer had one on the lot for 10 months and wouldn’t budge on price. We bought from the dealer about 100 miles away and saved $6500 on a $40k MSRP

[@johnanon658]

Nioce

[@jean-louislalonde6070]

And then you drive by the first dealer, tell him : ""This could have been your sale"",

[@hattrick2219]

DO NOT go to the "local" dealer for ANY service on this vehicle.

[@RonKnowsStuff]

@@hattrick2219 exactly!

[@Teslataj]

@@hattrick2219 Why?

[@doctorgoldbud1321]

2004 Chevy truçk with the vortex engine. most reliable trucks I've ever seen I have my dad's truck he bought new.. damn good truck

[@greenfortytwo6414]

The CEO makes 39 million so I'm going to put the blame on him.

[@curtjeziorski350]

Ya that's absurd

[@jnakam]

Definitely cut the compensation for the executives of the company

[@jabronisrus]

Yeah, you dont need anymore than a mil as a ceo. Just think of that other 28 million spread out in the company.

[@jabronisrus]

38*

[@DrawnInk1]

Doesn’t deserve it.

[@Boodieman72]

It's hard to sell garbage at prices that are way overpriced.

[@AlahuSnackbar]

@@JAFARRA_PY Much of these people that bought into these prices didn't even need the tiny amount of Vaseline!

[@kobartlett]

Brandon, it’s funny because, whenever I see a charger or challenger now, all I think of is future repo(because of you).

[@patrickmichael8655]

50 grand for a truck that’s crazy

[@UAkovalchuk]

Base truck

[@Txcowboy80]

Down 15k because once you drive it off the lot it’s a 2 year old used truck.

[@jguyfletch2187]

At 3 years, it's an old computer, just more toxic waste going to the landfill to pollute the groundwater for generations to come.

[@rich4860]

&with 2-3 years of warranty gone-----

[@douglasvoncannon3073]

I would like to see a general ledger breakdown on actual labor costs.

[@larkrake1]

Get rid of these CEOs salaries

[@Desmo1]

I been hearing for the last 2-3yrs all these channels saying "This will put (x) out of BUSINESS!", fast forward nothings changed.

[@jguyfletch2187]

Promise you one thing, when it 'changes',(and it will), That's when fast forward happens; overnight! there's a real shocker around the bend, worse than the '73 embargo, yes I'm that old. Oil shot up from $5.00 a barrel to almost $7.50 a barrel with gasoline prices skyrocketing as high as $0.54 a gallon. Barely 2 gallons per dollar sent the country into total crisis. Gas lines, food rationing, odd/even dates to buy, Chrysler bankrupt, Iaccoca begging for federal loans, Women had to go to work. A nightmare.

[@zacharytrull6107]

Wym a lot has changed, no more dealer mark ups, huge discounts on cars and trucks

[@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees]

Dork, car dealerships are closing left and right

[@Desmo1]

@@zacharytrull6107 Walk on major lots and you'll see the prices are still way too damn high.

[@Desmo1]

@@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees nobody gives a damn about the mom and pop dealerships closing. Walk on any major lot and you'll still see damn there everything way overpriced still. Lifting a crazy markup but still having an overpriced tag on in the windshield is NOT fixing anything.

[@garyhennessey3621]

One of the funniest things I've seen is a hood scoop on an electric charger. That is so funny. That's like putting a spoiler in a corvair.

[@natenichols3180]

Its like putting a spoiler on anything street legal. You need a substantial amount of speed for it create the down force it was designed for

[@stevenbullock9276]

I have "hood scoops" on my RAM Sport. I'm certain it goes faster because of them. 😉

[@dnegel9546]

@@natenichols3180real ones create downforce at 60mph

[@natenichols3180]

And putting a feather on an elephant makes it heavier. There's no tangible difference at speeds under 100mph.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

Mach E has a speaker that blasts out V-8 sounds... Cray. With a capital Zee.

[@pullyard46]

I Work for a non union auto manufacturer..pay is great and Benny's are absolutely awesome

[@Pacer-Gremlin-Matador]

Wayyyyyyy overpriced prices need to come back to working family prices

[@masonreppeto882]

These spoiled CEOs don't care about sustainability. None of the elite do. They only care about short-term company benefits. It's why they cut everyone else's pay to dust while rewarding themselves.

[@josephkryzak3331]

Just greed you don’t see money pockets running to buy them their out of touch

[@fallout1116]

New vehicle prices are waaaaaayyy too high for the 2024 consumer, which havn't seen 50% salary increase since 2019 to match these +50% price increases. They need to make more lower-priced models. Most of us aren't interested in spaceship vehicles for 60k+ (the number one thing complained about with new vehicles is how complicated they have become). Produce more $30k vehicles. Remove features and computerized crap if you need to do so.

[@jguyfletch2187]

I want a real car, not a virtual reality game that needs to be replaced because they no longer update that computer.

[@tonfan]

@@jguyfletch2187 yeah and i don't need a TV screen on my dashboard to show me how i'm backing up. just give me an am/fm radio and a heater/AC.

[@mban2120]

I have a Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins, I was told by my local dealerships that it is now to old and they will not work on it(2017). It will be to hard for the dealership to get parts. Good news, they will take it on trade in for little to nothing and sell me another one just like it for $100,000. The contract between Cummins and Dodge makes it impossible to use Cummins dealers to do work on the engine. So I have a truck that if it breaks down I have to find a third party mechanic to work on it. If I buy a new truck, how many years will Dodge stand behind this one? NO, I am done with Dodge.

[@markanderson4353]

Why would you even go to a dealership for repairs??

[@mban2120]

@@markanderson4353 I went to the dealership because the dealership had replaced parts while under warranty and I still had replacement warranty on those costly parts. I also travel all over the US and want a network that I can go to so that parts under warranty can be changed without having to have the truck towed hundreds of miles back to a home town mechanic. I expect Dodge to stand behind there warranties. I am not interested in going to some hack mechanic that will cut all the emissions off, reprogram the computer and then the engine or transmission destroys itself six months later.

[@lindseycampbell4971]

I heard fiat bought dodge so there’s a lot of issues with dodge now. I have a Durango

[@mban2120]

@@lindseycampbell4971 I have a Ram 2500 with the Cummins diesel, Dodge has a contract with Cummins that makes it impossible to get parts for a Cummins that is in a Dodge unless you go through Dodge. The problem is the mark up is huge, Cummins sells the part to Dodge, then Dodge doubles what Cummins sells it for and sells it to you at the dealership. Any now Dodge says my vehicle is to old to work on and does not want to work on it for any reason.

[@lindseycampbell4971]

@@mban2120 that’s awful!

[@jamesteel4819]

I went to the Ford dealer to buy a Maverick truck when they first came out, because they advertised them at $22,000 when I got to the dealer they marked them all up to $32,000. the dealers can pound sand...

[@WhyteHorse2023]

Stellantis doesn't have to raise prices to pay workers more. They could, like, ya know, share their enormous profits with the people who make the cars rather than give it all to shareholders and CEOs.

[@ResetIncoming]

Say that your a communist already

[@michaelrelli]

That would prop the middle class up. Anyone that is extremely wealthy is not trying to help the middle class. This is a strategic operation to ruin America

[@patrickhenigin4805]

Sooo, in August of 2010, I went into my local Ford dealer. The salesman offered me the last F250 on the lot, a $45,000 4x4 4 door, for $32,000. I still have it. I generally try to buy at the end of the model year. I don't see a $15,000 discount on excess inventory $60,000 vehicles as anything special.

[@flyingspirit3549]

I bet it has crossed your mind: how long before you come to this lot -- and it is completely EMPTY! The dealership has gone under. If it happens, do come and make a brief video of the dead business.

[@shagy9560]

50k for a GARBAGE TRUCK?

[@EgGu-l9y]

Worse than Garbage.

[@Mrbfgray]

IDK about that but 3 yrs in the sun *IS USED* to me.

[@joephysics5469]

@@Mrbfgray I'd pay $20K knowing everything...

[@Mike54877]

Not bad garbage trucks are very expensive

[@Mrbfgray]

@@joephysics5469 I'm not informed on newer rigs but I'd be very skeptical of hybrids in particular, complexity suggests they are going to be a problem, at least early yrs.

[@YoungDen]

Glad i got my jeep the way i wanted with a discount. Best vehicle i owed and after a year i am still pleased

[@markanderson4353]

Jeeps are trash. Enjoy the future repairs

[@donaldmickunas8552]

1. Let's be honest. The prices for new vehicles were exorbitant before the new contract. 2. Anyone ever hear of lot rot? I wouldn't touch a truck that has been sitting on a dealer lot for over two years. Just saying.

[@bnut1979]

Yep, flat spots on the tires, heavily corroded brake discs, old gas/oil, etc. I wouldn't touch a "new" 2022 with a ten-foot pole.

[@jean-louislalonde6070]

We had the Dead Kennedys. Now we'll have the Dead Batteries...

[@fortheloveofnoise]

I would touch it if it was free....other than that.....

[@jguyfletch2187]

Can i interest you in a computer that's been roasting on the tarmac, it has a year left on it before it goes to the landfill where it will pollute the groundwater for generations to come! But, you know, keep buying more of them.

[@limitedreach4446]

Stellantis is a joke brand in comparison to even Ford and GM. Overpriced, low quality, bottom of barrel and unreliable POS.

[@randallwainwright190]

So are Ford and GM TRASH

[@jean-louislalonde6070]

You win the Internet today!

[@brooksbrown580]

Bunch of Idiots to say the least.

[@homeydontplaydat8387]

Just like Daimler. Chrysler just can’t catch a break with ownership. Fucking VC assholes

[@robertromero8094]

Idk I have an 09 1500 4x4 and it's been pretty solid. Just simple fixes and most of the issues was due to poor mantience from previous owner.

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

I drank a sip of beer every time you said 'Stellantis'. I am f-ed up.

[@vlehr2903]

I hope the prices keep dropping so the working class can buy !43000 is still way to much for Junk!

[@jonathanhuynh880]

Big discount but still high

[@jimbobaggans1564]

It's not a discount. They want you to think that. The depreciation far exceeds the so called discount. Unless it's a 2025 you will be buying a 2 or 3 year old car. Don't listen to their scams. They will try and tell you it's a brand new car. That is a lie. Remember, if you try and sell it a year from now, you will be told but this truck is 4 years old! No way these dealerships are going to pull that crap on me.

[@rxonmymind8362]

Yes. Needs to be 45-50% off. Those 22's are base trucks.

[@joelesher7106]

I was in a CDJR dealership last month when the manufacturers allowed the dealers to put AS MANY new vehicle into the lowner fleet as they wanted. Average was 100 new vehicles put into the lowner fleet per dealer. There are 2800 dealers in the US. That means 280k late model vehicles dumped on the used market. What do you think that is going to do to the new and used markets for Dodge?

[@jameswirth3117]

Jeep is a junk brand.

[@barrydworak]

Used to be good. People are still driving very old Jeeps. I've got a 25 year old TJ myself. Fiat Jeeps are too big, too overcontented, too computerized, too expensive, and poor quality.

[@TheIndianscout]

Still driving my 99 tj with the straight 6

[@brooksbrown580]

Back in the day Jeep put out some great vehicles, now yes indeed they are JUNK !

[@994pt4]

overpriced TRASH!

[@IDontKnow-bb6mt]

As an owner of a 2017 4 door Rubicon I can verify mine was junk. Ford is just as bad too.

[@SummerlinRealtor]

Alex, I’ll take over priced car company’s that went out of business for $1,000.00.

[@visioneerone]

this must apply to other manufacturers as well. Recently had a 2022 Tacoma as a Hertz rental. it had 9,000 miles on the odo. In May, 2024. clearly they *just* bought that thing.

[@AStanton1966]

Back in November, I bought a new Jeep Wrangler Willys that the dealer dinged me for $299 for window etching. Today they left a message. They want me to come in for service to check the fluids etc. I never got a call from the dealer like this before. They must be pretty desperate over there at the Jeep/Dodge/Ram dealer with all those hybrid 4XE's and Hornets collecting dust. By the way, that Willys was a 2023 V-6 ,4 door with manual locks, windows, and stick. The price was $40,000 plus taxes and fees.

[@CharlesCurran-m9p]

Window (VIN) etching is an old school rip off that does nothing to deter theft. A dealer slapped that on a used truck I was buying for $199 and I told them to take it off the price or no deal.

[@Double_deuce22]

I was considering leasing two 4xes (Wrangler or GC) and two different dealers tried to bend me over knowing full well they had plenty of incentives. I told them from the outset so long as they did not play games I was ready to lease two of them. Despite my warnings both of them tried to rake me over the coals. I told them to go pound sound. They came back begging me to reconsider and still tried to pull a fast one. I walked away and ended up leasing two Tundras. The local Toyota dealership was honest and did not play any games. Stellantis and their greedy dealers are to blame for their forthcoming demise.

[@homeydontplaydat8387]

Historically there have never been incentives on jeeps. Only in very rare times are incentives kicked back on wranglers.

[@matthewmatzner4930]

@@homeydontplaydat8387We’ve reached rare times. I can easily get $10K off a new 2024 Wrangler right now. Spoke to a few dealers today, it’s getting bad when you pull up any Jeep dealers website and see $2-10K off wranglers and >$10K off gladiator. Funny that they’re trying to sell left over 2023’s for the same price.

[@Double_deuce22]

@@homeydontplaydat8387 there are some $19k in incentives right now on 4XEs in my region.

[@IndyAustin]

Great vid. Love the bluppers reel at end. Keep up the good work.

[@caseytheconqueror7958]

Every time I see someone driving a GM product I immediately feel bad for them on how bad they’re getting scammed.

[@edg8535]

The brand has already been ruined so what difference does it make. Will never buy another Chrysler product.

[@glyniscoleman4813]

Chrysler has been garbage since the early 80s every single one I have driven has left me stranded 1 time or another

[@rjsledz]

I got a 2006 HHR and it's only got about 59,000 me on it and I'm going to hang on to it as much as I possibly can I'm not going to buy any car that's worth 25 28,000 that's worth so much that is really used. When was the used car worth $20,000? That's insane.

[@superfrybread_1]

To blame the price increase on the workers when the CEO receives 32 million raise is absurd. For a CEO to get a raise during a time the car market is precarious is pure grotesque greed.

[@michaeln4018]

I’ll buy when they’re half off. Till then my truck runs

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

You need to take out a 30 year mortgage just to buy a motor vehicle.

[@brianhopkins5251]

Jeep especially has totally misread the market. 1000's of marketing majors in high paying jobs that have no idea who Jeep's customer is.

[@john_nip_nop]

Sadly, Toyota has followed the same path.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

In Canada, the "base price" on a Jeep GRAND WAGONEER is $104,500 - add on options from there. I bought five, eh?

[@andrewfranson4756]

Wait, an electric Charger? Will you need a charger for your Charger? I assume your Charger will charge your phone, but will your Charger charge your Charger??? It's all so confusing . . .

[@BigBlackCorvette]

The problem is corporate greed. Rich, 100,000,000 plus a year salaries and bonuses, multi-trillion dollar tax cuts for the wealthy and an effective tax rate of zero to the rich. Labor costs are never the issue.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

My local Jeep dealer has "25% OFF" stickers on units. Vehicles are overflowing into the farmer's field surrounding the lot.

[@troymoon6633]

I wore my dirty mechanics clothes to a dealer and automatically they passed judgment on me as a bum and really acted like they were too busy to talk to me, after about a hour or so I tried to talk to another sales person and got shunned and then I pulled 60,000.00 cash dollars out of my pocket and told them that I would see them later and what I truly enjoyed was watching grown "better than me "men Absolutely CRYING like Babies ,and literally held on to my shirt sleeve until I got back in my old 03 ram 1500 and drive away. 😂😂😂

[@jburner4299]

I might have to pull up to a dealer in my beat up old truck and try this.

[@2Years2Farm]

Man I wish I was in the car industry and make cheap affordable cars. Good enough to get from point A to point B. I would eliminate all the expensive electronics and make it old school but with all modern safety features.

[@mystisith3984]

There's a boulevard for "minimum viable products" made to be rules compliant and nothing more. That's what people want & that's what they can afford currently. The 80K $€ era is over. It's Malaise era 2.0 & the sooner they get it, the better their chances of survival are... Until 🤖 🚖 arrive & we all can subscribe to 24/7 transportation on demand for 300$ per month. Then it's game over.

[@TheGreenRoomOnline]

I wouldn't buy a vehicle like that and I doubt many other people would either.

[@ChrisTopher-vs9zz]

I love your channel! I watch it all the time. I'm in the market to buy a minivan. I'm dealing with so many dishonest dealers here in the Southern California area. I wish you were out here, I buy from you for sure!

[@jamesj.7750]

I got my challenger ten years ago for $29K. And i thought that was high. You have got to be out of your mind to buy vehicles at these prices.

[@tomcurran8470]

We have a relative who works for a car manufacturer of EVs in Austria. He's been laid off because people, EVEN IN EUROPE, aren't buying them.

[@mfbrisson]

With all the uncertainty in the economy right now, why would anyone consider buying anything other than a vehicle less than $5k? Hold your money folks!

[@dnegel9546]

Problem with that is there is a tech/mechanic shortage. You buying a 5k car in todays market means you are buying a car that needs a complete rebuild. Essentially if you are buying a 5k car you better have $10k in savings ready to go towards that 5k car.

[@sassyfrass4295]

@@dnegel9546 that shortage would depend on where you live.

[@dnegel9546]

@@sassyfrass4295 true but its mostly a nationwide thing. Nobody wants to be a tech. So better be able to diy. I feel real bad for people buying cars under 5k that are jot mechanically inclined. Even on cheap cars simple fixes are expensive. Often times close to or more then the car is worth.

[@slowbastardo9101]

Going to be funny when you buy a new car but need an emissions test the same year and or month 😂😂😂

[@fortheloveofnoise]

*laughs in Alabama*

[@brianhopkins5251]

43 grand for those trucks is about right, when they were brand new (3 years ago). certainly not 60grand (the market has spoken). now of course they should be even lower than the 43 grand.

[@NoDaysOff-oz2zl]

MSRP was $38k in 2022 on a RAM 1500.

[@ColeTaylor-cr7nu]

You know I appreciate this. Its great info!

[@Cartastrophi]

Stellantis is an EU corp. Europe is going heavy on EVs while the EV market in the USA has peaked...what could go wrong lol.

[@Haya12234]

But jeep and dodge and ram are not to be seen in europe. It was the same 20 years ago (i know stellantis didn't exost back then)

[@fahdabdulaziz5067]

This is exactly why Jeep , Dodge and Ram are failing. Beta lefty European management.

[@stevenhickey326]

I live in the Rocky Mountains of Western Wyoming.... My towns Dodge/Jeep (Stellanis) dealer went under on April 30. Quite a shock to a small town , but Id walk the lot sometimes at night , and their prices across the board were totally asinine.

[@SavageListener]

I find that people driving new Jeep and Dodge vehicles are often not the brightest people for buying the worst rated cars in reliability and paying over MSRP and often having really poor credit scores. It's not a sustainable customer base and trying to convert those people to EV is going to be a disaster.

[@estebanballestero2486]

RAM will get itself out of business not the union, I’m not a union member or worker but workers benefits and pay will never be to high to brake a company executives greed will.

[@terryknernschield2121]

That's what happened to yrc

[@528Circle]

While you have the right to lament the wage gap, your analysis is incorrect.

[@nathanclaspell6003]

That's an economically illiterate take.

[@LCW_01]

Stellantis is driving them into the ground :(

[@messin-with-junk]

I bought and sold cars for 24 years. I transitioned to selling electric bikes, mopeds, motorcycles. Along with parts accessories service and repairs . I use the old inventory lots as a test track.

[@georgegordian]

Why is it that the UAW getting money for wages costs people jobs but the 38M salary of the CEO does not? Stop blaming the workers when it is clearly the C-suite that is the problem.

[@HunterTN]

Stellantis has around 260k employees. Take the CEO's pay to $0, give it to the employees, and it would amount to a $.08/hr raise. A $1/hr raise to just the unionized employees costs $80M in salary, not even accounting for increases to benefits.

[@oilfieldsatdiver8425]

You do understand the CEO is over the entire company making EVER do or die decisions of the company, while the regular worker clocks out for the weekend not have to deal with work or goes on vacation No work worries. The CEO is the job 24hrs a day 365, if he F's up the workers lose their jobs, insurance, investment, pension. The UAW is robbing the workers 🤨

[@FJB2020]

Its both.. union and corporate shareholder greed...

[@larryhobbs8769]

I worked for a giant LTL trucking company where the drivers were trying to vote the union in. Boss had a meeting and told everyone. You vote it in and we will shut this terminal down and run the freight out of surrounding terminals. They dropped all the Union talk. Hahaha

[@528Circle]

@@JAFARRA_PYwhile you’re certainly entitled to your point of view, I find it terrifying that this sentiment is alice and well in the USA. And fascists? Really? That math doesn’t add up.

[@brianbdawg3059]

I saw a Mach E police car in Webster Groves that’s ridiculous 60 thousand dollar police cars on the tax payer dime

[@mrfrost663]

It's not the union workers that's the cause of the high prices, they price these vehicles for massive profits. They have had double-digit profits for years. The union workers only get 6% of all of the money from a sold vehicle.