GM Dealers Say Low Demand, Not Lack of Supply Explain Poor Truck Sales

NLPC ^ | October 28, 2013 | Mar Modica

[ßuddaßudd]

Im hoping to get a 2006 F250 on the cheap soon...

[sheana]

Me either. I figure I’ve already paid for 3 or 4 of their cars why spend my personal money on them too.

[thirst4truth]

Unfortunately I choose to buy a GM before their "handout" when they were on the verge of bankruptcy. Paid almost $50K for a Tahoe, and at 80,000 miles over 6 years the engine blew.

First it was the lifters, my mechanic, said they were defective from the manufacturer but no recall yet, that cost me $2400 and a total engine rebuild. Then 1000 miles later it could not hold oil pressure. Took it back to my mechanic and after a week he finally tore the engine apart again to discover another manufacturing defect, a defective crankshaft bearing. Had to have a new engine block ordered and delivered and the engine all put back together again, $3300 this time.

I hate that company, I will demand them pay for the repairs, but first have to get through the engine break in period to see if anything else goes wrong.

[The KG9 Kid]

There's lots of intense rumors flying around since Auguest that Toyota is going to release a 2015 'Tundra-HD' (Heavy Duty) with a turbo diesel from Cummins, but other sources say that it'll be a turbo-diesel/hybrid J08E-TV variant from Toyota's 'Hino' heavy equipment company mated to an automatic 6-speed Aisin A465 transmission. That's like military/marine diesel tech, and this engine is smaller in size than a Cummins but offers 600+ ft/lb torque at some 375hp.

Toyota isn't denying it, and also just put a picture of a 2014 Tundra on Hino's website front page with no other comment.

Who knows what will really happen, but there isn't one domestic US work truck manufacturer that wants to see Toyota rolling coal in a turbo diesel dually truck that can tow 25,000 pounds or haul 8,000 pounds in the bed.

[Gabrial]

When I travel I refuse any Government Motors or Chrysler rental car. I tell them why. Specifically that in the case of Government Motors, the bondholders were subject to theft of their assets, and in the case of Chrysler, the company was given to the Italians for no reason other than they agreed to import their sh*tty little Fiats into the US.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I admit I’m sort of out of the loop on this sort of thing, but doesn’t GM still offer the Colorado/Canyon twins?

[A_Tradition_Continues]

The Ranger was a good little truck. Ford still makes it, just not for the US. I smell Ubama in there somewhere.

That smell is summed up in three letters...EPA.

[Eye of Unk]

No extended cabs.
You have to buy regular or four door.
And no more 8.1 vortec for even the duallies.
Plus its Obama ruled.
That is why.

[bgill]

Wish Toyota would bring back their small stripped down pickups. Those would sell quickly to people who can’t afford GM’s over priced double cabs with every bell and whistle imaginable. Chevy’s Silverado used to be the best out there but now it’s a hybrid and sticker priced at over $50k. No one today has a spare $50k in their wallets for a new pickup.

[bgill]

http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Chevrolet_Silverado-1500-Hybrid/

MSRP: $41,135 - $51,490

It wasn’t that long ago that you could buy a decent house for that.

[dforest]

As Obamacare rolls out, the money that would have been spent buying cars will be gone. Car sales will drop anyway.

[Bulwyf]

That would be great! Toyota already blows all 1/2 ton trucks way out of the water.