New Truck @ Work

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale) 05/25/2016 at 18:03 • Filed to: Duramax, Canyon, GMC

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We finally got in a Canyon Duramax. I physically laughed at the cute little engine, then laughed harder at the sticker price. When a Canyon comes within $20k of a 2016 GMC Sierra 3500 Duramax Denali ($68k), there is something wrong with truck prices.

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/25/2016 at 18:12

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JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/25/2016 at 18:18

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The fact that it’s within $6k of a loaded Silverado 1500 LTZ is a problem too.

Trucks have gotten crazy exensive

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/25/2016 at 18:36

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- Loaded truck vs loaded truck.

- Why does the window sticker say 3.6?

- HOW DOES IT FEEL TO DRIVE?????

jimz > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 05/25/2016 at 18:59

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3.6 is the standard engine, the 2.8 diesel is listed under optional equipment.

jimz > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/25/2016 at 18:59

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When a Canyon cone within $20k of a 2016 GMC Sierra 3500 Duramax Denali ($68k), there is something wrong with truck prices.

not so much that, it’s moar liek “smaller trucks aren’t much cheaper to build.”

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > jimz 05/25/2016 at 19:21

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Right, I see it now.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 05/25/2016 at 19:26

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Gotta love mobile to Kinja

CaptDale - is secretly British > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 05/25/2016 at 19:26

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I haven’t had a chance to yet. Hasn’t been PDId

CaptDale - is secretly British > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 05/25/2016 at 19:27

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Oh yeah, at that point just buy a full sized.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > jimz 05/25/2016 at 19:38

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Yep. If the robot setup, inventory, employee benefits, employee time, and manufacturing process costs are the same as the big truck and just dealing in smaller pieces, the difference in materials cost makes no sense whatsoever to scale the price point by. 2/3 of the materials with 90-100% of all other costs just isn’t going to sell at 2/3 the price and still make bank. Heck, the big truck might make up all its materials costs in one step - two fewer months on the lot and those related costs.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/25/2016 at 20:17

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I went to my local Chevy/GMC dealer and was not impressed with the Colorado/Canyon. I felt for the price, the interiors were not even close to being worth paying that much

CaptDale - is secretly British > jvirgs drives a Subaru 05/25/2016 at 20:20

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Oh god no, I mean maybe somewhere around $35, bur once you break $40 there isn’t a redeeming factor in that interior.

nermal > jimz 05/25/2016 at 20:37

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Pretty much. A ~$5k discount for the little truck over a comparable 1500 sounds about right. $22k off from a 3500 diesel doesn’t sound too far off either.

It’s no different comparing the cars on offer at a Chevy dealership. Not much price difference to move up to a larger size, with similar options.