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by falcolas 1132 days ago
If you're purchasing a new vehicle for over $40k, you're getting scammed IMO. There's a lot of great electric and hybrid vehicles with good reliability history.

But if you want to look like a _____ in a lifted dodge ram, well, we'll be happy to give you plenty of room on the road to roll your coal.
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sp332 1132 days ago
Do they actually exist on dealer lots now? For a while there, big cars and pickups were the only ones available. And dealerships were marking up electric cars so high that manufacturers got mad and started threatening them. https://www.motor1.com/news/569524/hyundai-genesis-avoid-dea...
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falcolas 1132 days ago
Vehicles are rolling onto the lots quite a bit right now. Manufacturing is catching up.

However, they're rolling right back off the lots too, after 3+ years of shortages.

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a_subsystem 1132 days ago
Show me an electric passenger truck that can pull 20,000 pounds.
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falcolas 1132 days ago
Do you tow an excavator or bobcat behind your truck often enough to justify purchasing one given how high the ongoing costs will be?

But even then, Dodge does offer their 3500 at a base trim that's only a bit over the $40k bar I set (about $45k for the Tradesman trim). And you'll be foregoing electric for a few more years (or purchasing specialized construction equipment).

I have to say though, this is a bit of a different usecase than a family purchasing a car. Such a vehicle is going to be more of a work expense, after all.

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bryanlarsen 1132 days ago
Are there any light duty trucks, gas or electric, that can pull 20,000 pounds?

20,000 pounds is well into medium or heavy duty truck territory.

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notadev 1132 days ago
The same can be said about all the ______ driving their status symbol Teslas.
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falcolas 1132 days ago
You're probably right. At least a Tesla can't be modified to roll coal. Yes people do that. Yes, they're absolute pricks. And at least most Teslas don't have their light bars at head height thanks to the lift kits. Nothing quite like the inside of your car being illuminated like it's noon at midnight.

But in the end, I'll take a pretentious prick over a malicious prick.

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