We Go On the Hunt for the CHEAPEST New Trucks You Can Actually Buy!

[@deanmay338]

Great video! Loved the focus on more “affordable” trucks. I am buying at the end of 2024. I am leaning midsize with a max budget of $45,000 plus/minus $2,500. Given that we tow a small 2,900 lb camper and haul camping gear, we will cross shop base trim 1/2 ton 4WD trucks as well.

[@dmo848]

Nissan frontier is a great buy but it shouldn't cost more than 40k in my opinion

[@deanmay338]

@@dmo848 I am a Frontier fan with lots to like about the truck. Unfortunately, the Frontier tends to have less payload than I would want for my needs. I would like about 1,500 lbs of payload and most Frontiers that I have seen are averaging 1,100 to 1,300 lbs (at best).

[@Gopackersandfartondabears]

Cool

[@craigquann]

You'll have a hard time finding a mid size that has 1500lb payload. That would be a pretty stripped down truck, likely need to be ordered. They'll have the higher trims that weigh more.

[@robmd3851]

@@deanmay338most of those loaded up 1/2 tons have 900-1200lbs of payload also, frontier may actually have more payload than some of the luxury barges 😂

[@MDchaz]

An “affordable” $50k truck is $1246 per month for 48 months not to mention increased insurance costs. Absolutely insane, people are getting into so much debt and destroying their families chance of financial stability.

[@j.ebburts8393]

True! I requested a quote from my insurer and they estimated a monthly payment of ~ $340/mo for a Tundra!

[@TroySchuler]

The American dream.

[@ghostpunkkilla]

All according to the plan. Slavery never went away, it just changed format.

[@wpcnola]

Snubbed the Chevy??

[@jubowub3685]

Who buys a truck like that and puts nothing down?

[@nycmaverick]

A $60k loan at 3.9% for 5 years which is a good rate right now is $1100 a month. Who can afford that much?

[@stevenrussell5937]

if a person can't put at least half down on a new truck, they're in for misery

[@HoolaaBaaloo]

Yeah, a car ownership is a heavy burden, that’s a fact… and don’t forget to factor the insurance and gas money too

[@mattb9664]

You control your payment with your down payment.

[@omardevonlittle3817]

​@@stevenrussell5937non sense

[@WASHOUGAL100]

People who buy a 80k truck don’t make 80k a year more like 250 plus

[@Doc1855]

We bought a Tundra SR5 double cab with a 6’ bed, 4WD in 2010. I paid only $22K in 2010. Today the same truck is more than double the price. My income hasn’t more than doubled in 14 years, but Toyota (and every other automaker thinks it has). This is why people can no longer afford the OVERPRICED vehicles.

[@cloudk2088]

It's insane isn't it? My dad bought his '03 tundra sr5 access cab back in 2004 for roughly $27k. WIsh we never sold that truck.

[@Doc1855]

@@cloudk2088 Tundra’s use to be bulletproof, but the new version has fallen to just average in reliability

[@fritty9927]

@@Doc1855temporary

[@vigilante5630]

can guarantee the “pricing” isn’t just deliberately doubling at the whim of manufacturers. Read a little more about how monetary policy and regulation work.

[@fritty9927]

@@Doc1855 temporarily

[@harrison7070]

Didn’t see a single affordable vehicle in this whole video

[@icosthop9998]

😅

[@PalomosdeCazaUSA]

Super 😂affordable only 60k

[@JupiterCyclops-l5x]

The ford escort truck was close to affordable. Idk if those count as a truck

[@I-Dont-Know-Nothin]

The fact that a plain 4x4 truck with a V6 is over $50k is absolutely INSANE!

[@Jamesmonroe1077]

Hey Ford, remember that time the base maverick was launched at $19,995? No? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

I ordered a hybrid Maverick in 2022. It arrived in January with a MSRP $5400 higher than when I ordered. I told the dealer to keep it.

[@snomass1]

Yeah, I remember the ford rep sitting in the truck with the tfl guys saying 19995. That aged terribly.

[@RickTrolled69]

​@@JohnDoe-wy2py sounds like your dealer didn't process your order correctly. There was rebates for rollovers directly from Ford.

[@busslayer4790]

​@@RickTrolled69the dealer probably realized selling it for the promised MSRP wasn't profitable enough and made up an excuse to charge more.

[@Scout819]

At the dealer near my work, they got a bunch of Mavericks in. I look at the window sticker for a few of them: Stripped down, base model, literally the only option is AWD. $27,630.

[@mattb9664]

It's crazy to think just a few years ago, the Platinum models were roughly $52k. Now that barely gets you into a base model!

[@Doc1855]

It’s insanity

[@hochhaul]

All while Ford executives are threatening our fellow Americans that work for them with moving more manufacturing overseas because they played along with the Dem agenda and wasted billions making EV vehicles that suck.

[@icosthop9998]

🤦🏼

[@jmjm3543]

It is insanity.. I got sick to my stomach when I bought my 2021 F150 for 54k now the exact truck is 62k

[@skeeterjames912]

Bidenomics.

[@seanliu7061]

Affordable should be considered under 30k

[@breckfreeride]

New... Most used are 30k unless they're over 100k miles

[@AustinCooper-dm9wm]

Maybe if shopping for a car but not a truck.

[@zechssiguro7476]

Affordable is a 'Used Truck' not a New truck... unfortunately...I so wish it were!

[@joeyweinstock2272]

You can get a based Ranger for 40k

[@bwtawny]

I see a lot of ridiculously priced trucks just sitting on lots.

[@Deadwood1919]

Ram Rebel, 4 yrs ago: $55k. Now $77k, or 40% more. Insane.

[@sarge27271]

Andre says: "You only have two doors on this truck".....Look around when driving and you'll notice that most 4 dr cars have ONE person in them....LOL

[@mario-sl6cz]

Stop trying to think that 60k is affordable what in the hell is in the air in Colorado?

[@JoshuaOverman]

Affordable for teenagers. By the time your 30-40 you should be able to afford 5 or more 100k trucks

[@Ryan-093]

@@JoshuaOverman privileged man says privileged things.

[@Scout819]

​@@Ryan-093 That's what I was thinking, what the hell is he smoking? Even if you're considered genuinely upper class, that's not true

[@howebrad4601]

Weed is legal so we know what's in the air

[@J.Young808]

Not much oxygen that’s for sure😂

[@alexandersheppard1997]

NOBODY CAN AFFORD THESE TRUCKS ANYMORE!!

[@buckhorncortez]

I can.

[@AnhH88]

I make 300k a year, so yes I can. Will I? Heck no. I'm driving my beater truck.

[@johnallen8248]

And the people that can afford these trucks are usually smart enough not to buy them.

[@JoshuaOverman]

Tons of people can wtf is your problem? It’s so easy just start building credit as a teenager then a couple years later you can get approved and make a $1,800 a month payment no problem easy

[@Ryan-093]

@@AnhH88 only 3.8% of americans make 300k or more a year. the other 96% of the country makes less than that.

[@naarealy]

"Look how affordable! Only $60,000!" 🤨

[@jakewillits4678]

The ussr actually had a more fair quality and reliable automobile market. Admit it people. This is all overpriced overregulated plastoc shitboxes. Literal polished turds.

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

They are shills for the manufacturers. What do you expect?

[@UDntNoMeButUWill]

When the average new truck price is 75-80k… ya 60k is affordable

[@JohnDoe-nz6bk]

@@UDntNoMeButUWillno, it’s not.

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

NOT me.....they can keep it....

[@dysfunctionalwithdavidbrice]

Back in 2018 I bought a quad cab ram with the v6 for $26,000 crazy how much they went up in a short 6 years

[@michaelciullo4788]

Anything over $30k is not an affordable truck. $40k for that single cab ford f150 XL is revolting.

[@entropyfan5714]

My 93 F150 XL cost $200 when I bought it in 2017, has cost about $1000 in additional parts in the 57K miles I have put on it, and has done every "truck stuff" task I have ever thrown at it. I can't tell another how what to do with their own money; as for me, no thank you to all offerings from the 2024 model year.

[@bingus4057]

Drive the single cab off the lot and it’s a 24k truck 😂

[@scottsingleton2951]

@@michaelciullo4788 you can get a 5 year old xl 4x4 V8 with 60k miles for less than 1/2 that price.

[@blueridge8992]

In January 2018, I was at the Ford dealership buying a leftover new 2017 Focus ST (for $17,999), and they offered me either a base 2018 Mustang GT or an F150 Coyote 4WD single cab/short bed for $27,500. Both were brand new. I also remember the ‘18 Mustang Ecoboost Premium being $23,500. It’s wild how much times have changed. That same dealership wouldn’t discount any of their 2023 Mustang GTs AT ALL when I was shopping last March, and there wasn’t a single F150 on the lot for under $48k. Mach Es were all over $60k and they said all their Mavericks were sold before they hit the lot. (I went over to Subaru and they sold me an optioned-out ‘23 WRX Premium for $3500 below MSRP, no haggling required, and I got 48 months at 1.9%). Edit: my WRX was $31,500 OTD.

[@RefinedRags]

Nice, just need an updated Baja turbo.

[@mattjohnson7316]

You should have got the f150 4×4 whippled it and your killin everything on the street for under 50,000

[@bigslacker666]

My '18 Raptor was $65k with no dealer markup, try that now, haha!

[@garysarratt1]

@@mattjohnson7316 Is that your goal when you buy a truck? To “kill everything on the road”?

[@mattjohnson7316]

@garysarratt1 no but they are pretty cool watching kill million dollar cars

[@fredperry3574]

42,000 for half a truck is insane

[@moparmaga]

I agree. The half tons are one thing for 50k, but 42k for a mini truck is insane.

[@Doc1855]

I agree

[@JoshuaOverman]

Dirt cheap

[@Matt-ix6ne]

Work vans are over 50k lol

[@theirthereandtheyre2947]

Bring back vinyl floors, bench seats, column shifters, manual windows and no computer screens in the dash. Edit: vent windows too !

[@ShawDAMAN]

They'd sell like gangbusters as long as they met EPA reqs if they were marketed right

[@huemongus3742]

Back up cameras are required by law since 2018. There's gonna be a screen, but a basic one would be fine.

[@Mc_Whitty]

I still like power windows. Give me that and Bluetooth with a small screen for the back up camera and Im golden. My 2016 f150 is basically that. It's got cloth seats, bench up front and the v8 2wd.

[@tylerproctor4878]

Omg yes. I just got way to excited reading that.

[@mikee7241]

The funny thing is when y’all did the inflation video with the red Chevy you really forget to factor technology in that inflation. If you remove half of the computers that are in these trucks now it would cut maybe a third of the price off the top.

[@vmac5421]

Man I remember when 50k was top of the line for full-size

[@iamgermane]

Can you say new UAW contracts?? A 4-cylinder in a full-size truck is nuts!!

[@is6566]

“They fixED our Taco!” So it’s fixed now? We want to see it back on the Iron Wood trail. 😃

[@vettle1]

Agreed

[@CaesarAugustus27_]

$40,000 for a single cab is outrageous

[@icosthop9998]

Agree

[@M85Iroc]

I remember when trucks were bare bones and not luxury items. I miss those days

[@justing6594]

For real. I wish they would remake the 95-03 tacoma.

[@xDerekLFx]

The Ford work truck shown here is a pretty good example. Bare bones for $40,000 in 2024. $1 in 1980 is equivalent to $4 in 2024, so it would be like paying $10,000 for it in 1980. The 1980 F-150 had a MSRP of $5700-$18,700. So those days almost still exist as long as you want it in white 🙂

[@omardevonlittle3817]

​@@xDerekLFxthe real issue is wages are 3 decades behind. We are free range humans on a tax farm

[@jesusofbacon]

I want hilux champ but the chicken tax

[@xDerekLFx]

@@omardevonlittle3817 Average US salary in 1980 was $9,365 and Average salary today is $59,428. So the average salary has kept up with that bare bones F-150, but I think the low salary and high salary skew today's average more. No data to back it up, but I think there is a smaller percentage of people making the average salary now than there were in 1980. In 1980 I also don't think Americans viewed a daily cup of $6 starbucks as a necessity or spent $10 on a McDonalds combo for lunch 4 times a week. What most people view as a basic necessity today would have been covered by free black coffee at home and a few cents worth of eggs for breakfast instead.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Does anyone else remember when compact trucks were actually cheaper than compact cars? I remember pricing out a bare-bones Ford Ranger for under $5k in the 1980s. Entry level Toyotas ran around $6k I believe. I knew high school kids who worked part time at McDonalds that drove fairly new pickups.

[@ShawDAMAN]

Yeah. I'm 34 and remember going with my dad to a bunch of dealers in 2004 when he was looking for a new car. We went to Toyota and looked at base tacomas that were 15-18k. I know that was 20 yrs ago but almost tripling in price

[@JohnMurrayOP]

In 1991, I bought a new Isuzu base pick-up truck for $5,999 plus 6.5% tax, as advertised by the dealer in the newspaper. I visited the dealership at 9 am as it opened and presented a copy of the ad to the General Manager. The GM was not happy that I paid in small bills that I had saved from about three years' worth of tips. I chose the Isuzu over the Toyota because the latter had a vinyl seat, a 5-speed manual transmission instead of the 4-speed in the Toyota, and air conditioning was an additional $800 on the Toyota, and I did not want the dealer aftermarket A/C. Additionally, I was hesitant about having a car payment, and as a 21-year-old, I couldn't afford full coverage insurance. I still miss that truck to this day.

[@is6566]

@norwegian… That’s why I started buying trucks instead of SUVs or cars. I always purchased base model work trims and it cost less than an SUV. Now I am buying trucks because I need them but meanwhile everyone and their mother started buying them too and they want ALL the features seemingly in 5-foot bed trims, because you can barely find regular cab 8-foot bed work truck on dealer lots.

[@JohnJackson-e9z]

When I was young a lot of young people bought compact trucks because they were the cheapest new vehicles you could buy.

[@DNR5586]

Yes! Oh how I long for the days back around 1989-'93 when you could get a base Chevrolet S10 (2.5 4cyl, 5spd manual, vinyl bench seat, rubber floor, manual windows and door locks) for under $10,000.

[@weegeemike]

Crazy how the prices of not only vehicles but EVERYTHING has exploded...i remember being SHOCKED when my dad had to pay like $62k for a brand new fully loaded Sierra 1500 Denali in 2016...now that gets you a nice base or mid level truck...just crazy

[@hochhaul]

Damn near $7 for a bag of "party size" Doritos that are smaller than the regular bag of Doritos in the 90's that cost maybe $2.50.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Not everything has gone up. You can get a NICE 50" 4k TV for UNDER $300!

[@JH-je2yn]

So glad I bought a truck in 2020. Got my quad cab Ram tradesman brand new for $26000

[@Moonless6491]

can't believe a base model truck with 4x4 is over 40k

[@MrTonaluv]

Yeah but it's the Coyote V8

[@adamwagner1987]

Remember when they where only $20,000 with power windows and locks

[@adamwagner1987]

​@MrTonaluv yeah that's definitely worth a extra $20,000 😂😂

[@MrTonaluv]

@@adamwagner1987 oh you think a base F150 should be $20k?

[@mplslawnguy3389]

Can we all take a moment to laugh at that last Chevy with the Cavalier engine in it? Then this guy trying to sell it like it's stronger than a Hemi? LMFAO.

[@christos881]

So basically no affordable trucks.

[@mplslawnguy3389]

I came to the conclusion 5 years ago that I will never buy a new truck ever again. Spent $39,000 on a new one in 2017, and that was pushing my limits. Still driving my '17, take very good care of it, and will be driving it for at least another 10 years. Then it's used from there on out.

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

Jeep dealers in the South are marking Gladiators down by as much as 20%. Ford, Chevrolet, RAM, GMC discounting over $10K. They are getting their karma for what they pulled the past few years with the so called “market adjustments “

[@sir-gwayne1644]

Gladiators in virginia are running forty to forty five thousand

[@garyadams9201]

These too guys definitely don't relate to the average Joe. They aren't sticker shocked at the lower priced trucks like most of the commentors. 40,000 for a base 2 door base f150 is not worth it

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

@@sir-gwayne1644 Local Jeep dealer has a new 2023 Gadiator for $32K. Original MSRP was $47K. And this is one of many. Discounts on all the 2023 Gladiators around $15K. Just a few years ago people were paying $20K above MSRP. To use a term coined by the dealers those people have a lot of negative equity. A term used by the millennials a lot these days.

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

@@garyadams9201 They are shilling for the manufacturers. Barely mentioned how much trucks are being discounted because they aren’t selling.

[@angelgjr1999]

Still overpriced. Average car should cost 30, not 50 or whatever it is now

[@calebh2642]

Ram clearout you can get 15-25% off msrp. I got a crew cab, v8, 4x4 warlock for 58k cdn (43k us). Has bedliner, 3.92 gears w/posi, sunroof, trailer brake, side steps, centre console and an alpine stereo system for 15k cheaper than an xlt f150 w/similar specs. Plus I actually have steel bumpers and a factory heavy duty suspension

[@tsmith4719]

It is 4x4

[@brian-gy2lo]

If you don't need a full size the Maverick is the way to go. Love mine!

[@tylerproctor4878]

What a great vehicle!! Thought about buying one for my wife. Small bed though. Biggest problem. It like a giant open trunk

[@SeboltLawnLandscape]

The problem with base models is they don't exist anymore... they're basically all luxury trucks now. I looked at a "BASE" ford f-250 XL diesel this weekend and they "only" wanted $67,000 for it! LOL All of the safety and emissions junk, followed by all the tech stuff makes these trucks insane to purchase. I don't need a TV screen in my dashboard. Also PS, if you need a feature to help you back your trailer, you shouldn't be pulling one in the first place. They make "trucks" now for dads living in subdivisions that haul their kids back and forth to soccer practice, and forgot about the people using them for work. Trucks are basically just a station wagon at this point. Ok, i am done yelling at the sky now, carry on!

[@laneblount9888]

My dad bought a new raptor this year and it has the auto backup BS. I tried it for the hell of it and it was actually harder to use that than it is to actually back up a trailer 😂

[@omardevonlittle3817]

You're complaining about wanting a NEW.... WORKKK truck... you're just as much the problem as the manufacturers lol 😂 you don't need a brand new truck to haul things... at all

[@SeboltLawnLandscape]

@@omardevonlittle3817 wrong. I like new equipment for the reliability aspect and the fact that I know how they’ve been serviced and treated. Time is money in service based businesses. Breakdowns and unreliability costs me money. Most guys buy heavy trucks and beat the brakes off of them. Used 1/2 tons are usually fine because most are never used for work, but heavy trucks are an entirely different animal.

[@SeboltLawnLandscape]

@@laneblount9888 Lol i believe it! Wonder how much it adds to the price of a new truck!

[@alcocklake]

I'm driving a 2000 Sierra standard cab long box 4x4 with 420000 km (5.3). AC quit about 10 yrs ago but the windows still go down when it's hot. It does ALL the required truck stuff and pushes a snow plow all winter. I bought it for $900 and put about $400-600 a year in parts in it. SO about 1/3 a months NEW TRUCK payment. It's not pretty but it's paid for. There are LOTS of them out there, buy a good one and learn how to fix it, the old trucks are simple to work on... cheers from NW Ontario Canada.

[@UAkovalchuk]

50k for a base truck wow its so cheap let me buy two !!!

[@lokochomm]

It is nonsense how gradually we accept and justify this ridiculous prices

[@cartopia6161]

I don’t accept these ridiculous prices.

[@redtra236]

It's because they fancy them up with a bunch of completely unnecessary stuff as standard equipment that used to be optional or not even available before. That and inflation but if anything they need to bring more basic stuff back like manual transmission, crank windows, and make more standard cab trucks. Also only put the mandated safety equipment in the bare bones models like seat belts and a single front impact airbag on each side. Although they make it a little more collision safe in most cases having 10 airbags in your vehicle when only 2 are mandated adds a lot of cost.

[@bjornegan6421]

@@redtra236 No, it is not. You have bought into the false justification that there is an actual value in the increased price. there is not.

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@redtra236 The manual transmission SOUNDS like a good idea, BUT no one in the US knows how to drive one!

[@redtra236]

@@TheOzthewiz Definitely not true I primarily drive a manual car and several people I work with do too.

[@chriskardys3840]

Ive never understood why people want to buy new vehicles, you get to spend a bunch of money and then worry about scratching it.

[@tinymission7821]

I just bought a 3 year old “new” truck in June of ‘23. I still park in the satellite parking at the grocery store. I tell myself I need the exercise even though I work like a dog 6-7 days a week.

[@BeagleBob-zw7wg]

When you buy used you are rolling the dice that it was taken care of. It would be a shame to save a few thousand only to have an engine be destroyed by lack of maintenance. I either buy brand new or 15+ years old.

[@Derek-tk4wf]

We need $250k+ trucks. So suddenly these 60-90k trucks will seem like insane, can't miss, deals.

[@joshburts1044]

I kinda like that 50k tundra, but i dont think thats affordable still.

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

v6 turbo junk 2

[@thejmcGarage]

That Silverado sounds like a wet fart in the wind 😅😂

[@christopherwoodyatt38]

When I got my Silverado the first thing I did was chop off that trash can of a muffler that they put on there. I put a racing muffler on it and it sounds beautiful.

[@wolfman9999999]

Do you really care if the truck is being used as a fleet work truck?

[@EBuff75]

And that engine is available in higher trim models too. A friend just got one and I described the exhaust as sounding vaguely VW Bug-ish.

[@robertyoung8289]

Does it smell as good? 😤

[@hochhaul]

Who care's it's one of the cheapest fullsize trucks, it's the purest form of truck -- regular cab, and unlike some of the other "affordable trucks" it doesn't have a wet belt driven oil pump that's going to threaten to destroy the engine at 100k miles and costs housands of dollars to replace.

[@bluephoenix383]

I like the ford tremor but I'm not looking for another house payment 😂

[@hochhaul]

Just Roman being a r*tard stoner and simping for his favorite brand instead of focusing on affordable trucks.

[@jaykokos]

I bought a 2016 F150 with the lariat High trim (fully loaded) in 2019, with 8,900 miles for $42k out the door. I’m gonna hold on to it until the wheels fall off

[@tinymission7821]

And that’s why used truck prices will stay relatively firm.

[@stanislavpavlov6311]

The red Maverick for 29k would be my pick out of all of these just because I don't need anything bigger...and I'm not trying to be in debt over a truck lol. I still think it's a bit overpriced for a small truck but oh well that's just how prices are these days.

[@ldstirling]

Seems like the cheapest truck you can buy right now, brand new is the base model Nissan Frontier, King Cab S. You can get this in 2wd for about $32K MSRP. The 4x4 version is about $35K MSRP. Both with no options.

[@St.Irenaeus]

I have the 4x4 crew cab S trim and damn I love it. Great durable overall truck!

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

I will be buying a truck soon and after much research I will buy a Frontier. I don’t want anything with a turbo and a Frontier is around $5000 less than a comparably equipped Tacoma.

[@Excelsiorgaming97]

And these guys are claiming to look for the cheapest truck😂. They don’t even mention Nissan

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

@@Excelsiorgaming97 Nissan must not comp them any trips or meals.

[@adamduncan4422]

@@JohnDoe-wy2py That's how they keep them cheaper!

[@1guyin10]

If you want longevity, the Ford with the Coyote would be a good choice.

[@1FiftyOverland]

2.7l

[@0HOON0]

A previous gen Taco while they're still available new

[@Groot564]

Roman in the back! Never seen that while vehicle moving? He only drives the 6 figure vehicles 😂😂😂 Love Andre knows his stuff 😊

[@davelafaille2518]

Its All about the value of the dollar... Down down down, Thanks Joe.

[@PDYALL]

$42,000 for a truck that 4 years ago cost $28,000 freaking crazy

[@kelvinhill9874]

My pick is probably that white F150 single cab with the 5.0 coyote.

[@Themachine052]

With super charger 😂

[@kelvinhill9874]

@@Themachine052 a Gen 6 3 litre Whipple.

[@jamusmorrison3073]

Fords just depreciate the most behind Ram. Just not a smart buy. Mostly just for brand loyalty. But that truck would be fun to make into a sleeper.

[@melquisedecrivers-suarez4618]

I'm definitely poor class , $50k for me is definitely out of my paycheck

[@transcondriver]

If not having four doors is a problem, I'll take the problem. That's a real truck.

[@czwhat328]

I think buying a 2 to 3 year old low mileage pre owned is a better deal.

[@TheOzthewiz]

AGREE 100%!

[@evanploof2659]

The Ford Maverick is a very affordable truck. The Maverick can carry many different things from dirt bikes, snowblowers, refrigerators, kayaks, loam/dirt/bark mulch. It can tow a 5x8 trailer and that is enough for my occasional junk removal that I have to do. I highly recommend the Ford Maverick to anyone that is thinking about buying it. I have driven mine 45,000 Miles and it drives amazing, the steering is like non other. The low bed height is also another amazing perk when loading heavy things. I mostly use it to transport my E-Bike which is around 70 Pounds and I am very glad that the bed is low when loading and unloading. It is also the hybrid, I average 39 MPG. For $23,000 after my options and all add on fees people can not believe how much truck you get for such little money. I also drive my truck in three New England winters and I have not gotten stuck yet with FWD, I currently have Firestone Destination LE/3 Tires on it. I hope people looking for affordable trucks consider the Ford Maverick. Thank you for the videos TFL, God Bless- Evan

[@nismomike3182]

Meanwhile, Nissan Titan SV's are $40k almost everywhere. Crew cab, V8, 9 speed, 100k mile warranty. Pro-4X $47k

[@kinostrong6724]

Ye & their sales suck. Less then 1% are sold😮

[@jakesux7250]

I had an SV as a rental for a month. It was horrible

[@matt23727]

Still drive my 2012 pro4x everyday. Paid off!

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@kinostrong6724 Probably because Nissan "reliability" sucks, BIG TIME!

[@spursdynasty7378]

Bought my 21 Honda Ridgeline for 37k out the door. Paid it off in January of this year with only 21000 miles. I’m good for another decade 😂 Good luck if you need a vehicle. That being said, something is wrong when a new truck cost as much as a house payment ( at least where I live).

[@mrpips000]

In 2024 you get fewer snickers in your snickers bar and less Rams in your Ram, all for more money.

[@44beebe]

I'm applying for several agriculture jobs and the fact that many of them come with a truck is looking like a pretty good benefit. Especially considering that I can use the truck for personal use without many restrictions.

[@rustypipes12]

I'm still driving my '09 TRX4. I know I'm going to need a new truck in the next couple years and it's going to have to be able to pull 10k lb.s. I'm still in sticker shock. I'll either have to lease or buy used.

[@josephjohnson6626]

I special ordered a 3/4 chev with 4 WD and trailer brake for 52K. Remember when dealers kept at least one striped truck on the lot, well no more.

[@mrt3206]

You guys must be out of touch calling a $67,000 Ford F150 relatively affordable after saying you can get a heavy duty for 70-100k🤣 that 3k really made an affordability difference

[@TheOzthewiz]

Yeah, instead of $1200 monthly payment, now it will ONLY be $1150! LOL

[@user-cr3fz8lz2i]

Mid-size pickups have a size advantage if you’re not looking for full-size Yank-Tank. They’re more maneuverable, easier to park, and you don’t need a step ladder to put things in the bed. I will always prefer a mid-size truck! Sometimes I miss my 06’ Taco…but I love my JKU!

[@TheOzthewiz]

The MAVERICK is a "pee-pee" truck. No "macho" male would want to be caught dead driving one! LOL

[@ep9691]

i got a 2022 f150XL supercab, 5.0L V8, 6 1/2' bed, 4x4, white color -- out the door price of 38,000 with 4 years of free oil changes (2 oil changes per year), 1 free tire rotation for 4 years. you're damn right i got a deal.. this was in december of 2023.. apparently it was the last 2022 on the lot in the state of TX with 200 miles on it in December of 2023.. so the dealer gave me a hell of a deal to get it off their hands.. I'm very happy with the truck and the purchase.. minimum for ford trucks now is at the $50,000 range for 4x4's.. and the 5.0L V8 coyote engine sounds mean as hell when you press the gas with amazing pickup for passing

[@tinymission7821]

So you were willing to buy a 2 year old new truck to get a great deal. Good on you and I think very smart but many people wouldn’t do it. You know value when you see it. Lots of people don’t/can’t.

[@ep9691]

@@tinymission7821 i meant this truck had 20 miles (not 200) when i bought it off the lot.. of course i bought the truck, i was in need a new truck and this truck went on sale that day.. I was lucky enough to get there first during the morning when the dealership opened and they posted the sale in the paper and online. i'm 100% sure that this truck would've been bought the same day especially with the prices on new vehicles today. I normally keep my trucks 10 years and my last F150 had ecoboost which both broke during my 10 years of ownership.. I'm glad to be rid of the ecoboost and now will see how good the coyote engine will be. so far i love it. 😄

[@dratonbalat3423]

That last Chevy is the uhaul truck. I like it.

[@jnmaher1967]

TFL misses Stubby.

[@falcon02012]

$60k for a $24,000 truck, and he remarks, "Look how affordable."

[@eduajr0875]

They’re likely salesmen, the only people stating these prices are affordable lol i hate them😭

[@robertyoung8289]

Thanks Hunter for selling us a lemon. 😂🍋

[@John-nr6fs]

Thanks TFL for doing this for people who like trucks but can’t afford expensive trucks.

[@JJM956]

That SR5 shouldn't cost anymore than 32k. Their margins must be insane for 42k.

[@chuckwalla2967]

People need to stop buying these overpriced trucks they don't need.

[@TonyLasagna]

It’s getting nuts. I bought my f350, with a 6.7 diesel, xlt, fx4 4x4, lots of options I ordered …for 53k almost exactly a decade ago lol ..with a ford extended warranty included in that price

[@Lq32332]

You can get the Ram Classic 1500 v6 crew cab 4x4 for 34k at a dealer near me. And they have many 2024 1500 Crew Hemi for ~42k.

[@NWI_Steel]

$95k for that Lightning 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lordcorgi6481]

I picked up a manual 1998 Toyota T100 for $4k a few years ago. It’s cheap and infinitely more reliable than any modern truck. I turned it into an off road toy for less than a side by side 😊

[@professorgoat1099]

2016 5.0 ford f150 xl supercrew shortbox. 27k miles. no rust. never wrecked. manual windows. manual doors. no fancy gizmos. out the door at $26k. snagged it a month ago. took two fkn years to find the exact truck i wanted under $30k..

[@professorgoat1099]

btw, $26k is NOT affordable. my wife and i are lucky. but the AVERAGE American cant even afford that. its all by design : own nothing, rent everything and you will be happy......

[@wayne_vt]

"Arrest me red" - hahaha. Great color description.

[@gunsncars469]

That chevy at the end sounded like a 90 year old woman in diapers that uncontrollably breaks wind 😂😂😂

[@ryanbreedlove7694]

I’d take that F-150 with some incentives for $40k.

[@hochhaul]

I would be all over it if Ford hadn't gone full r*tard and put those j*nk belt driven oil pumps in so many of their truck engines.

[@timnewby115]

Don't forget the F150 with Coyote V8 for $41k

[@aRANDOMqUICKIEgunsandfun]

50k after all the rebates is still crazy. Ill save 15K and get a 2 year old ram 1500 instead. Even lightly used Nissan frontiers SV and even pro 4x can be had for low 30k when they are trying to sell new ones in the 40k range.

[@tinymission7821]

This is true. Use that money you save doing fun truck things. Camping, hiking, fishing, boating. And sleeping because you’re not scrambling to make a $1,000 monthly payment.

[@ED-ti5tc]

Crazy! I seen theirs 2 ball fields full of unsold f150s. 1 in Kentucky and Michigan I believe. Some say they waiting on chips, some say the trucks are so high and dealerships are full, the new inventory has no where to go.

[@elianas7066]

There are 3 lots in Dearborn Michigan filled with brand new F-150s and Broncos. I drive by them every day. There is another lot filled with them in Warren Michigan. And there is a lot filled just outside of Ypsilanti Michigan. People are not buying these trucks. They are too expensive, so Ford cannot move inventory. Therefore they are being stored in the parking lots of previously disused Ford offices. Each week I watch another line of them drive fresh from the factory and into the lot. Just to rot there.

[@jamusmorrison3073]

And nice are eating the wiring up in those fields. Read about that?

[@David-nx2vm]

Sticker prices are where negotiations start, especially for models that are filling up dealer lots now and individual trucks that have been on the lot for a long time - easy to find out. How about a part 2 that includes GM mid-size, Frontier, and Ridgeline?

[@firedflesh5427]

Problem is a lot of dealers won’t negotiate anymore. They think they are hot shit.

[@ram89572]

The whole problem is the idea of negotiating a price to begin with. Items cost what they cost. Slap the price tag on there and that is what the price should be. You shouldn't need to spend all effing day fighting with some other sleazeball just to buy a vehicle.

[@RYTHMICRIOT]

The irony of dealerships charging "handling" fees when the public will just obsolete them by moving to direct sales is undeniable.

[@ervinjackson3261]

Never another truck for $45,000 and that’s why we need to be right there and I’ll buy one anything over that no because the value of the truck is not gonna be there when you paid too much money for it

[@AmishThursday]

They don’t charge over msrp. Oh how nice of them. Jesus H

[@lawrenceralph7481]

Nice try. Thank you. You nicely 😮illustrated the customer conundrum. We struggled to pay $650 per mo for 5 years with $5k down in the competitive market of 2019, for a sales price of $35k for a carefully equipped mid-range 4wd crew cab. Today that same vehicle is an impossible $1100 per month, while the dealer/manufacturers profit margin has expanded from ~$6k to ~$20k. I'm sitting it out for a few more years. Competition and over supply will return again as market forces return. At that point end year sales prices will approach at least $10k -$15k less than where they are today. Thanks. But No thanks. Doesn't mean that much to me. $60k in my pocket is worth much, much more than a new modest truck in my driveway. Lord, needed to earn $100,000 to put it there! Work a full year for a truck? Thumbs down, Detroit.

[@drewelliott9062]

I guess all of us who said there is no such thing as a cheap truck were right.

[@TheOzthewiz]

FACTS!

[@Realjordanlane]

$30k for a base model Maverick is absolutely insane...

[@ervinjackson3261]

Yeah, I told you that truck right there was $50,000. You shouldn’t be paying no more net for a truck. I’m only gonna pay 45 I can fix it up myself he gotta be rich or crazy and I’m not neither lol

[@LukeEdward]

So, you went to a RAM/Jeep dealership and didn’t call out the 15% or 20% off Gladiators? That brings the Maverick sized vehicle into the high 30k.

[@doublebackagain4311]

Very little love for Gladiators on this channel these days.

[@DonZenOfficial]

They’re bosses want to dump their $70k trucks first,

[@ram89572]

Who would buy a Jeep though? Maybe at $15k I would take a Gladiator. Unreliable hunks of junk with no space is all anything Jeep is

[@ebernier797]

What about the cheapest Nissan frontier 4 x 4. On the Nissan website you can configure a 4x4 frontier for 35k. When you factor in the equipped 4 x 4 low gear and the fact that it has a towing capacity of over 6000 pounds, I think that this is the best buy for a truck, better than the Maverick.

[@patrickyoung6819]

100%

[@FatalAnimal]

ROFL @ 42K "that's not a lot" I get that its in comparison to some of the other trucks you saw but 42K for a midsized basic truck is.....going to be very hard to get use to.

[@rb2712]

You usually don't put adults in the back.

[@davidcarter805]

I was just commenting to a friend recently reminiscing about the days not long ago when pickups were pickups! All of them had the vinyl plastic floor board and there was no such thing as an extra or double cab. You were in decked out truck if you has AC and a radio, power windows? nope. Price wise they were the low hanging fruit of vehicles, and the same across all manufacturers. It blows my mind that they are now equal among the highest priced vehicles, and the cost to build one is low making them the most profitable set of wheels a manufacturer can pump out.

[@matthewluyster4037]

I'd like to see the cheapest used trucks but current models. I got my 21 ram bighorn BTS for 35k with 8000 miles and way more options than that new tradesman

[@tylerproctor4878]

Good deal!!

[@RonnN-gf8tm]

Ford F-150 XL Base model with the Coyote V8. Awesome episode TFL!!!

[@chrispellicci6587]

Gotta have that V8

[@TheNotimprezed]

Not buying at those prices. That reg cab 8' Ford should be a sub $25k truck, not a $40k truck demo. I'll just keep driving my '18 Lariat SCrew FX4 that was $48k after rebates. Same truck is now over $76k with current offers is stll $70k. I'll just drive this truck until the wheels fall off, put them back on and keep going.

[@Fernando-t8g]

So why are you looking for a new one? Your truck is not that old. Keep it. Nobody is forcing you to buy one.

[@TheNotimprezed]

@@Fernando-t8g I'll never buy a new one at that price. Who do they plan on selling them to if their customers just abandon the market? And its not that I can't afford to buy, its that I just refuse to pay those prices.

[@JimSpence]

You can get a lightning under $45K with incentives in Colorado… Maverick is best practical truck hands down.

[@Alonzo01]

Insane that nowadays we are calling a $50,000 pickup truck “affordable”!

[@rondc8427]

Funny how Chevy still manages to style their trucks after the kid with the upside down face from Family Guy 😂😂

[@johnwhitter]

YES!!!!! I’ve been trying to figure out what that front end reminded me of and that’s it!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂Inwas kinda thinking sloth but your example is spot on 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@hochhaul]

lol yeah i kind of see it. It's also funny how Ford and their fanboys mocked the stacked headlight look for years when it was a key styling point of GM trucks, but now that Ford can't help but put stacked headlights on all their trucks, it's no longer mocked.

[@billricheter5678]

Don’t drink the coolaide. Tundras are not that reliable.

[@hochhaul]

The 3rd gens are only reliable in the low IQ brain stoner brain of Roman. In the real world, new Tundras with engine failures are so common than many major KZbin channels that bought them have all had their engines fail. Heck, new owners in the online Tundra groups have had more than one engine fail in 60-70k miles already.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The NEW "twin turbo" V6 Tundras are giving Toyota a BLACK EYE!

[@gordoakley3447]

I live in Canada so add around 10,000 on top of the lowest price you guys had 😢

[@RK-nr8qf]

The new truck ain't gon due no more than the old one. I bought my '08 tundra for a reason.

[@natehill8069]

While looking for trucks, make sure they have at _LEAST_ a 6.5' bed (so narrow 8' things can go diagonal, or at least not stick out red flag length), altho preferably 8' - because the point of a truck is to haul crap IN THE BED. No longer than 20' overall. A club cab is OK with rear-hinged doors, but NO "full-sized" rear doors, also no pillar between the front and rear doors and the back seat must fold out of the way leaving a flat (ish) floor with no brackets sticking up so you can put tools inside. Anything else is a car or SUV - not a truck.