Thread 28669533

New car prices now average over $50,000

>It is over...

>>28669533 (OP)
Get a better job.

>>28669533 (OP)
>AVERAGE
OP please read that. There has been an explosion of the rich buying high end cars which has pushed the "average" statistical prices up, but not real ones. In reality it is just the very wealthy buying expensive cars while the poorer are not buying cars

>>28669546
>just look at all those Ferarris and Lambos driving down the street.
>they make up every 10th car now due to the rich
this is how retarded you are

>>28669548
>thinks only Ferrari and lambos are expensive
All those trucks are 80k minimum, all those SUVs are close to 60k for the cheapest one. Anon please just kill yourself

>>28669548
He's not wrong, but unless the cars the rich are buying are STUPID expensive then you're correct that it won't sway the average that much.

C'mon OP, give us the median you pussy!

>>28669552
>median
I swear there is always that autistic person that can't deal with the word average and magically became a stat major. I didn't write the damn article.

>>28669533 (OP)
Feels like half the cars I see on the road have temp tags on them still. Are people really just financing dogshit beaters, making no payments, running into the ground in 3 months, then using the insurance payout to do the same thing all over again?

>>28669549
>All those trucks are 80k minimum
pic related retard. even the Raptor starts less than 80k

>>28669569
Can't speak for everyone else. For me I got a 2009 Honda Fit and I'm saving up to buy something like pic related in cash. Getting a loan on a 40k new CR-V is insanity to me..

>>28669533 (OP)
GIVE ME THE FUCKING MEDIAN
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>28669533 (OP)
>got my new Nissan Z Performance for $40k OTD
Feels good to beat the average :)

>>28669574
When was the last time you saw a base model anything on the road? For me it's been literally years.

>>28669574
>>28669583
This is the lowest price my local dealers carry with the F-150.

>>28669542
i make $120k and drive a $7k car. youd need to make $850k to afford a $50k car.

>>28669587
Kind of checks out my 2009 Honda Fit is worth 4k and I make 75k a year.

If any of you retards wants to read the actual article, this isnt new and has been the state of things for a couple years now

https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights-hub/sept-2025-atp-report/

>>28669587
my old Merc is 25 years old and I make 80k. Wasn't expecting to be driving the thing this long.

The secret seems to be, have rich parents.

>>28669586
Order the truck retard, they sell it at MSRP

>>28669574
These are the three cheapest f150's at my local dealer.

>>28669587
I make 450k and drive a 150k car.

>>28669604
I've found it is not that easy.

>>28669614
youre playing with fire. you should be driving something worth around $25k.

>>28669587
idiot.

>>28669610
Its almost as if there is more than one dealership, and that multiple dealerships are selling for below MSRP destroying your retarded arguement

>>28669610
Crazy how these dealers are so different in price. The one above I listed is like the same price as your cheapest, but it includes 4x4, where yours is only 2 wheel drive.

>>28669618
sorry im not a debttard.

>>28669615
Did you try “hi, I’d like to custom order an f150.” I do it with SDs pretty often

>>28669597
What even made you imagine everyone else did not know that already you fucking retard.

>>28669546
Same with this dumbfuck who thinks it's some sort of revelation that the average car price being higher is connected to the demographic of new car buyers.

>>28669624
>What even made you imagine everyone else did not know that already you fucking retard.
you clearly didnt or even read the article because things have been this way since 2023

>>28669623
The dealers adds a fee for custom orders. Making it worth just buying a higher end model off the lot with dealer incentives for not much more.

>>28669629
No they don’t it’s literally just a 500 dollar deposit. Ford does not allow dealer markups on custom orders from factory.

>>28669631
Ford doesn't have any say. If they did they wouldn't allow all those MSRP price adjustments that some dealers still have.

>>28669633
This only applies to custom builds for the customer that ordered it. Once they reject it then the dealer can do what they like. Any dealer fuckery is not permitted

>>28669546
>In reality it is just the very wealthy buying expensive cars while the poorer are not buying cars
The rich buy six figure trucks and SUVs while the regular buying public go upside down on a 15-30 year old car. That's what that headline actually means.

>>28669665
Have you been on the road lately? The average person is driving around in a SUV that is under 5 years old. So many CR-V and RAV4's it is unbelievable.

>>28669668
I also see a similar quantity of older cars on the road as well. People are either buying a newer car and eating an 84 month loan, or rolling the dice on a used car.

Either way, it's business as usual. Most people spend very irresponsibly on a car.

>>28669546
That’s the whole point dingus

>>28669668
Depends on where you live. Where I am there’s tons of 10-20 year old cars on the road.

>>28669696
Where, in Cuba? In Pittsburgh it is cesspool of newer SUV's.

>>28669696
I've seen 10 911s this week.

>>28669701
not him but probably a rural area. i live near philly, tons of new cars. i go visit my parents in NEPA and there's a ton of shitboxes on the road. what's it like 30 miles outside of pittsburgh? probably the same.

>>28669705
>what's it like 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh?
The same as Pittsburgh. I live an hour away from work in Pittsburgh.

>>28669546
Super car sales are dropping fast anon.
I know rich ppl, and they arn't buying expensive cars right now.

>>28669702
I never see porsche sports cars. Only those ugly fucking SUVs they make.

I make $117,000 a year and drive a $18,000 gen 3 Lexus is350.
And I feel like I spent too much.

How are people justifying $50,000 car loans?

>>28669731
Because there's nothing else to spend money on.
t. 3m in stocks

>>28669731
>How are people justifying $50,000 car loans?
More like 40k loans after they trade in their 5 year old car and pay some taxes...lol

>>28669737
While it is true that it seems to break people after they have enough money for a new car and a house. You would think people would be able to come up with something that isn't traveling.

>>28669533 (OP)
I'm surprised a news outlet is even willing to breathe the words "K-shaped", I assumed we were going to ignore the bottom half of the K until it all caught fire

>>28669731
also in the six figures, driving a 15 year old mustang gt.
it just seems that cars around that time period between ~2008-2015 are new enough to 'feel' somewhat modern (slap a head unit for bluetooth if you want) but not without all the cunty, safety mom features
>lane assist
>magic cruise control
>no no you're driving too fast chiming
>start stop
>ipad dashboard
etc etc.
my dashboard LOOKS like a dashboard with gauges (yes, i know it's all digital on the backend, but for me, i'd rather it have an analog feel). I don't even mind a polite, easy to ignore screen in the center console, below eye level; but holy fucking cunty bullshit, slapping a huge faggot ipad directly onto the top of the dash is so incredibly offputting, and ALL THE CAR MAKERS ARE DOING IT. ugh.

it's amazing to live in a time where 10+ year old cars are more desirable than brand new ones. (and yes, i could afford a 2025 if i wanted, but the aforementioned cunty jeet nonsense they are slapping in every single car just ruins them for me.)

>>28669731
I make $170k a year and drive a Q50 Red Sport that I got for $35k two years ago
shit's cash
I also only only spend $1100/month total (the rest just goes to investments 99 percent of the time) and already have a house so it's not like i'm hurting in any way financially

>>28669542
Shalom!

>>28669569
They're Basketball Americans printing fake plates and/or committing fraud.

>>28669918
I, too, LARP to impress anonymous posters online.

>>28669969
Wouldn't you get fucked as soon as a cop tried to run your plates?

>>28669533 (OP)
Dayum how will Nissan ever compete?

>>28669975
Admittedly I've been seeing less and less of it but the damage is done.

>>28669987
>Admittedly I've been seeing less and less of it
I haven't, I swear there's gotta be something else at play. No way that many people are buying cars.

>>28669978
pepper spray needs to be relabeled to not an argument spray

>>28669533 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOMcAlO7rQ

>>28669701
>salt belt
well there’s your problem.
Texas btw
>>28669702
neat

>>28669546
While there is an aspect of that, a much bigger change is reduced sales of subcompacts and compacts.

>>28669975
>Wouldn't you get fucked as soon as a cop tried to run your plates?
Look at the most recent releases of police chase videos and you'll see they absolutely get fucked, especially if they run.

What's the point in even buying a new car?
Unless you have a family or you're getting a CT5V, just get something made in a better time.

>>28670183
>a much bigger change is reduced sales of subcompacts and compacts
That reminds me, I should probably get a Smart car just to get it out of my system. I don't think that kind of car will be made in the near future again, or at least not some Chinese zombie brand car that will light me on fire if I try to corner too hard.

>>28669621
I don’t know what you're blowing all that money on but I make a little over half that and drive a 19k car that I bought without debt.

>>28669533 (OP)
Dacia Sandero is still 12k

>>28669574
I don't even think it's possible to buy the $39k F150 except from the fleet dealer.

>>28670235
Great picture. Looks like the car from Uncle Buck

Can get a Chey Trax for 20k
People choosing to get more expensive stuff. This average price meme needs to end

>>28669620
>>28669619
People really need to stop bitching about truck prices and just use the damn manufacturer inventory site

>>28670235
It just works
No rust

Just buy a bike
>almost completely unregulated
>incompatible with traffic jams
>no note
>no insurance needed
>no license needed
>fuel it with determination and whatever you ate for breakfast this morning
>probably one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in existence, come to think of it
>goes as far and as fast as you can
>no need for parking lots, just leave it anywhere there is a secure structure you can attach it to
>and even if someone does steal it, it's so inexpensive you could literally just buy another no problem
>physically improves you while you use it
>plain ol' fun
>minimal environmental impact
>collisions are significantly less likely to kill or even injure
>if entire cities were designed around these the way they are with cars, everyone would be fine with it
>doesn't even need seatbelts

>>28669587
This.
I make around 240k in UK Pounds a year, and drive a eleven year old Volt.
If i want to track day or whatever, I rent a decent car for it

Here is what the hippies think
https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/us-average-new-car-price-tops-50k-for-the-first-time/

>>28669714
yeah and my dad works for Nintendo

>>28669858
This. Getting a higher spec early 2010s car that isn't beaten to shit is far better than getting a nu-car with a dozen "safety" features that can never be turned off.

>>28670946
>have no family to buy food for
>have no gf to take on dates
>have no home to buy furniture for
>have no job to go to
>hey guise a bike is better than a car
this is nothing but neet incel cope

>>28670886
>3 cylinder turbo
no thanks, but I’d take it if it was a NA 4 cylinder.