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Docwagon1776

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Are you a veteran or first responder? Credit unions with those membership criteria are generally among the lowest interest rates for loans. My local credit union:

*New Autosas low as
3.40%​
*Used Autosas low as
3.65%​

That's up to 71 months. They'll do an 83 month load for a bit more.

Navy Federal is usually competitive.

Or, start putting that truck payment back in your own account and pay cash down the road. I put money back for 5 years and wrote a check for my current Power Wagon, didn't finance any of it. And now I'm putting money back for whatever the next vehicle will be (probably a Bronco for my wife in a couple years). Get ahead of the cycle and you never have to make a payment. We only finance if there's some incentive tied to it that makes it cheaper than paying cash up front.
 

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I considered that, but you also have to remember - houses cost WAY less in that day.

If I can buy a truck super right, then I can always refinance later.
To put everything into perspective wages were a lot lower back then verses today also..
 
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Docwagon1776

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To put everything into perspective wages were a lot lower back then verses today also..

True, but not in the same ratio. Average housing vs average wages has a significantly higher gap today. Part of that is because houses are larger and more 'feature rich' today as well. Every room is larger than it used to be, from closets to kitchens, more and larger windows, HVAC systems are much more expensive, etc. Each home has more bathrooms, kitchens have more gizmos, etc. But part of it is just population re-urbanizing and setting some markets on fire and prices increasing even beyond inflation.
 

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Thanks for the compliment! I like to think I can pick a winner. But, I get where you are coming from, and it's a valid point.

If I was single with no kids, I'd definitely say we're all in. But the decisions I make has ramifications for the entire family, so I have to think a little harder. Can I afford it? Sure! SHOULD I? Ehhhhh, that's where we have a gray area! At this point, my kids are sacrificing things, and so is my wife. That's not very fair to them when I don't have to have this.

One place I consider myself lucky.....I can always pull the F150 into the garage and make modifications to make it suit me!
You know what's the right decision here :)
 

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Actually, I tried it both ways. In this case, the dealer was cheaper. I have a VERY long relationship with Capital One, and decided I would try them for auto financing. They quoted me 9.1%.

And that's the thanks I get for never missing a payment in our 18 year history.
Wowzers I have my current truck with Cap1 so I'm shocked to read this, when I got it back in March they beat my credit union by 0.45%, that put my interest rate down to 2.49%, I was shocked the dealer was able to get me that rate, it saved me a few $$ so I could care less if they also made a $ on the loan...
 

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I intended to pay cash for my next truck
I did pay cash for my current truck

But, life got in the way & i will have to start working again.
It is not physical work, i just drive my Ram & either follow or lead a semi truck to the truck loads destination.
average 200 dollar day minus cost of fuel, ( which is way to high, right now )
 
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I intended to pay cash for my next truck
I did pay cash for my current truck

But, life got in the way & i will have to start working again.
It is not physical work, i just drive my Ram & either follow or lead a semi truck to the truck loads destination.
average 200 dollar day minus cost of fuel, ( which is way to high, right now )
I would like being a pilot car. I love to drive.

But don't feel bad. I work two jobs - one as a sales rep for a CNC machine distributor, and the other at my repair shop......and I still can't pay cash for a truck.
 

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I have over an 800 score, and the BEST I could get was 7.02%
Holy crap, I woulda walked too. In fact, I was in the exact opposite scenario. I was thinking of walking but when they came back with financing, that was the sign that made me pull the trigger. I walked out spending 5.5% on my new-to-me 2500.
 

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Are you a veteran or first responder? Credit unions with those membership criteria are generally among the lowest interest rates for loans. My local credit union:

*New Autosas low as
3.40%​
*Used Autosas low as
3.65%​

That's up to 71 months. They'll do an 83 month load for a bit more.
Those are some good rates! The CU we use is at 5.59% currently.
 

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I agree the interest rates are nuts! I too have excellent credit and when I went to buy my new 2022 Night edition They charged me a 7.99 interest rate too so I paid it off before my first payment was due in January. No way I'm paying over 800 a month in payments. This is a savings of almost 9000 in interest charges. There goes the dealer's kickback. Too bad. I did get a great deal on the 1500 though and wasn't charged for the dealer add-ons window tint, spray-in Bedliner, or the paint protection.
 

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My credit union is at 5.99% on a used auto loan for that model year.
People go through dealer financing and/or commercial banks and pay way too much interest. A credit union is the least expensive way to go.
 

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I agree the interest rates are nuts! I too have excellent credit and when I went to buy my new 2022 Night edition They charged me a 7.99 interest rate too so I paid it off before my first payment was due in January. No way I'm paying over 800 a month in payments. This is a savings of almost 9000 in interest charges. There goes the dealer's kickback. Too bad. I did get a great deal on the 1500 though and wasn't charged for the dealer add-ons window tint, spray-in Bedliner, or the paint protection.
I got the exact same truck back in August 2022 and got a 2.9%. They were also doing 0% on the Bighorn
 
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As for the LED lighting it's easy to switch out your halogens in lower trims to LED bulbs inside and outside. Lots of options to customize you Ram for instance I have already added new running boards MOPAR price 900 bucks Mine under 200 and super easy install, Husky wheel well liners and mudflaps and aftermarket hard Tonneau
 

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When I had myself on a mission to upgrade to a new Ram 1500 classic back in Sept/Oct 2022, the best I could do was ~$45K for a 2022 classic, quad cab, 4x4 pentastar. 4 different local Ram dealers I dealt with. Not a single one of them would budge off of sticker.

I got all ticked off, totally changed direction and bought my 2022 Nissan Frontier S, crew cab, 4x4 for $10K less. Truth be told, I like the Nissan, but totally miss my Ram 1500s.

FWIW, I got 3.8% for 60mo through a local bank back in October 2022.
 

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I had ordered a Maverick hybrid back in September when the window was open and now with most of the other people hopelessly waiting to see if their orders will even be built this year and having test driven the Maverick, now that I purchased this 2022 Ram Bighorn, I am loving this truck and would never settle for the Maverick. Sorry Ford.
 

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Bank of America, as I write this, 5.49 for used cars.

Half percent discount available if you’re in their preferred rewards system with qualifying deposits, so for me it would be 4.99.

My method is get the money all sorted before shopping. If a dealer can beat my numbers, well and good. It doesn’t happen very often.
Same thing happened to me with bad dealer rates. First Citizens got me 5.42. Sure was nice not dealing with the finance people.
 

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Those are some good rates! The CU we use is at 5.59% currently.

It was 2.5% / 3.0% until this month. I really considered financing my truck and putting the money in a high yield interest account, figuring interest rates will continue to rise but ultimately decided it wasn't worth the bother.
 

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Try a Credit Union, if you are a member. If not, join one if you can. Good luck and I don’t blame you for backing off.
 

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They are raising rates to slow the economy, reduce demand, and cut inflation. From reading this, it’s obviously working. Something rarely seen when the government does something.
 
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