Used Pickup Prices Stay Strong - PickupTrucks.com
Yeah prices in used trucks is ridiculous. Trucks even with 50,000 miles are priced over $30,000. You can get a brand new truck down to the mid $30's with rebates. Used prices might be good for dealers but the low balling for trade ins is at an all time high. Only thing left to get or find is a Chevy grill for it. 1,400 bucks sure beats 30,000 any day, plus I don't have the dumb crap like traction control and other such things to deal with that I don't want anyway. If you are selling outright as a private owner, it's tough to get a good/fair price on your used truck. If, for heaven forbid, you decide to trade it in at a dealer, they will insult you with a black book offer or give you a somewhat "fair offer" only to make the loss up on the back end of the deal. The rationale here is that a new truck is a better deal than some few year old used truck unless you can find a steal of a deal. That's the logic people have in the used truck market and I don't see it changing anytime soon. I have an 05 model year truck with 42K original miles and that's typically unheard of in the used truck or car market. I've got a 2011 Chevy Silverado extended cab, with 48K miles on it. Beautiful truck, Z71 w/o 4Wd. Victory red, not a scratch on it. Toneau cover, pipes, grill guard, nerf bars. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
