Fox Business interviewed the owner of a Pennsylvania auto dealership who said of Trump's tariffs, "nobody is gonna buy the truck, because it just had $20,000 price increase."
I will never forget watching that guy interviewing a guy on the street who thought other countries would pay the tariff increase. His face dropped when he realised Americans would be paying for the hike in prices. **PRICELESS MOMENT**
Honestly, considering these trucks typically aren't a rational purchase anyway, I think people will just take our larger loans and more people will default.
Maybe is $68k of hot air and only $12k imported steel and aluminum?
Statistica Feb 10, 2025
As our chart shows, Canada is the largest supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, accounting for 23 percent of U.S. steel imports in 2024 and almost 60 percent of U.S aluminum imports.
I ordered a nice 2025 suv in october: agreed to a price and now I am wondering how much over the agreed to price they are going to ask and do I want to pay it?
OMG! I just said $3000 in my other comment as an increase from last month on a used truck - I think it was a 2020. Ugh. So maybe average $3000 on used and more on new?
For those unfamiliar with @zefrank.bsky.social videos,
that's a tardigrade, smallish at 0.004 inches or so in length.
Bad boy can survive exposure to space, extreme temps, pressures (both high and low), radiation, dehydration, and starvation – that would quickly kill most other forms of life.
A bit of irony here because car dealerships are almost all inherently republican donors. They don’t like anything getting in the way of sales. Anything.
They always lobby against Dems because GOP fights against consumer protections, bike lanes, emissions, safety regulations, etc.
Trump doesn't just hate Canadians and Mexicans, he also hates Americans. Or, at least, any Americans who aren't him. He gets driven and flown around in government cars, planes and helicopters. What does he care?
He doesn’t give *anyone* a second thought. No one, save maybe his children occasionally, is a person to him and he certainly doesn’t care about the country except as something he thinks he literally owns now, like he owns his failed real estate empire
Again, people were warned about this, explanations were offered as to what tariffs are and what their effect is. They still chose hatred over common sense. I hate it here
You joke, but paying more than the average yearly salary for a truck you have no practical use for is pretty much the essence of conservative masculinity in 2025.
That stealership is trying to make some extra dough. You can literally go on Car Gurus right now and see Ram trucks, every trim, going for less than MSRP.
As consumers anticipate sharply higher prices for essentials, they drastically cut back on discretionary spending, resulting in companies cutting production and laying off employees. This, obviously, further reduces consumer spending, and around and around we go. A Republican-inflicted recession.
And just like FCA went thru, vehicles sitting on the lots for a year due to inflated pricing, Ford and GM vehicles will sit on the lot rusting, and they have to take a write off the loss to ever sell them at a tolerable price, rust and all.
Not at all obnoxious for a local car dealer. Usually just him sitting in the dealership talking about how hard it can be to find the right vehicle, how easy they are to deal with, willing to make a deal, closes with "we've always been your car dealer, even if you didn't know it."
It is also possible to choose a penis lengthening surgery, with the price being the same—$100,000 at a private clinic. Women, of course, do not have a similar problem.
So in Europe we can get the same truck for 20000 less. So we'll have 20000 more to spend and you have 20000 less. See where this is going? Also, Teslas have become really toxic in Europe. Elon, so maybe less seig heil-ing if you care about the brand
Hilarious considering Fox had their pundipshits insisting the tariffs would never happen. They were all in on the wheeling and dealing angle until about two weeks into his new “reign.”
A lot of ppl who live paycheck to paycheck will become homeless. Food, utility & basic necessity prices will soar. Gas is already up 70 cents a gallon since he took office. Just remember we told you we’re not the enemy.Trump crashes the economy his friends make bank. He don’t care.
I have a Intelly Flashback that a nerd retrofitted with a Raspberry PI that has EVERY Intelly game ever made! ALL the fun, none of the cartridge hassle. The flashback controllers are per spec perfect too! So good that it gave me the confidence to sell my old systems and games!
I am one of those kids who waited for MONTHS when Mattel ran the "Buy Intellivision II and a game and we will send you a free voice". Waited all damn summer for that voice box to come in. Beat Bomb Squad in a weekend!
BIGGEST Disappointment? Playing Imagic's swords and serpents with my brother. We made it all the way to the end with the dragon.....and nothing happens! Years later i learned the programmer ran out of ram! HA!
Even when they're so close to giving correct info, they still can't get it right.
*That* truck did not go up $20k. The truck goes up $20k when it goes through customs.
Will you look at that! Trump calling the USMCA a disaster is a masterstroke of self-awareness. Who knew the "greatest dealmaker" would outdo himself by exposing the real idiot behind the agreement—none other than Donald J. Trump! Genius move, really.
Donald J Trump: A self-proclaimed genius, blind to history,economics, and reality, slaps tariffs on allies, Canada and Mexico- and calls it "winning." The lesson? Tariffs are a tax on his own people. The result? Inflation, retaliation, and a costly reckoning.
Welcome to Economics 101... Trump-style
Paying 20,000 dollars more for vehicles. What happened to the magic spell Trump was supposed to cast that would make everything better on day one? Now they are telling you that you will have to suffer for a few years and MAYBE things might get better.
That dumb lying ass cunt is part of the PROBLEM. All those years of being a lying ass bitch now she whines abt something THAT COULD’VE BEEN PREVENTED IF FOREIGN ENEMY AGENT MURSCHLOCK & HIS FAUX PROPAGANDA NETWORK OF LIES NEVER EXISTED!!!
That's where you get these boys! LOL no more trucks for you fucks unless you cough up those big bucks lol.
That's what's going to change the tide. No more of those decepticons being sold. Those country boys will not like not being able to buy their monster trucks.
So, so stupid. Europeans don’t buy Dodge Ram trucks because fuel costs are much higher there. Not to mention parking spaces are much smaller. Ford sells cars there because they match what European consumers want.
Dear Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford & all other provincial leaders,
Since the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook is directly financing the Musk-Trump aggression & attacks on the livelihoods of innocent, loyal & hardworking Canadians 🇨🇦 will you please immediately ban the sale of Apple products in Canada?
Tim Cook gave personal money to Trump. Not Apple. Apple is one of the least politically influencing company out there. Tim Cook is also part of lgbtq community.
I don’t like what he did but you need to make a top 5 which Apple is not in there.
My thinking is that if the CEO of world's most valuable company and it's shareholders are suddenly feeling a significant financial hit, they might be able to persuade the evil Musk-Trump-Putin regime that this illegal and dangerous attack on Canada needs to stop.
He also runs the most valuable company on Earth & has paid Donald Trump, the most dangerous person on the planet, $1,000,000 - knowing exactly what Trump has done & is doing as we speak.
I totally support the LGBTQ community and I love my Apple tech but he does not get a pass on this one.
Yes, that is amazing news and I expected nothing less but when he pays the most dangerous person on the planet (after Stephen Miller) $1,000,000 from his personal bank account, knowing the damage Trump promised to inflict on the world, Tim Apple gets no pass on this one.
I don't know how donations to a US presidential inauguration work, but it seems like it's a “duty” of a wealthy citizen. If Tim did it that way, I couldn't accuse him of anything. Maybe he believes in democracy… 🤷🏻♀️
But where does that extra $20000 go?
To the government! That means to Trump!
Surely MAGAs will be lining up for the opportunity to make a patriotic donation.
And, as the Ring Master stated at the circus's opening,
while t...p's cabinet wuz climbin' outa the Clown Car....
"This is only the beginning, folks......
Oooonly theee beginning.".....
A'ho....
That’s what Happens MAGATS! You chose POORLY and now the Country will go bankrupt for your choices. No bailouts for you, no handouts, no free meals. Nope the only winners are the Billionaires you put in charge.
So from me and mine to all MAGATS Everywhere:
Was that an accurate increase at that dealership or was this just an example? I ask because I am a loan officer and I had a conversation with a coworker like 10 mins ago regarding a used car value going up over $3,000 from last month to today.
A lot of dealerships if you’re buying new you don’t get the demo car, you place your order and the new model is shipped from the manufacturer. This could be that.
lol...I paid $24,600 for my dodge ram in 1996. Will never buy one again. You can rent a pickup truck for $19.95/day. LOL The amount of times I needed my truck as a truck was maybe 25 times a year. That's a total of $500 a year plus mileage. The math never works out to buy pickup trucks.
I am a technical recruiter (for 30 years) in 1998 during the full bloom of NAFTA, i saw endless Tier 1, 2 and 3 Auto suppliers go to Mexico. United Technologies Automotive, comes to mind. Die Casting, once an American Art, is done in the eastern bloc now because the jobs suck......
Why is Die Casting a tad important? Pop open your hood. Transmission covers, engine parts, everyone's steering wheel is cast aluminum before its covered in foam or leather.
And even if they didn't have to import parts, when the big three sees the price go up on foreign cars due to tariffs, they'd raise their price too bc greed. Maybe just undercut by a little so the sheep think they're getting a deal. I bet magas walk in and offer sticker price anyway.
Dodge Rams don’t make sense in Europe with gas at $9 a gallon and roads originally built for chariots. Dodge Rams don’t make sense in India where the top-of-the-line Tata pickup costs $17K.
The US based cruise line I work for had a Canadian client call in to cancel because they are following their leadership directive to stop buying US products.
We’re actually owned by a UK investment company and the ships are operated by a Swiss company. It’s a very liberal place- onboard the guests can’t even watch Fox News on our TVs. It’s a bad time for the travel industry but it still makes me happy to know Canadians are delivering the payback.
An $80K truck doesn’t seem like the vehicle of the blue collar laborer. More like the choice of an investment banker with anxiety about their manliness.
I am not buying shit until this moron is gone. I need 2 new cars, a pool, whole house generator… all this is on hold. Hell l might eat only home grown food from the local farmer’s market.
I’m going to say it again, Republicans have their strawman of “waste, fraud, and abuse” tag line I think the resistance need one that can be easily understood and spread across all platforms and can be used during every interview and speech. For example, “Taxes, tariffs, and terminations”.
My husband works with guys who buy those stupid expensive trucks with all the bells and whistles, just to commute every day to a job where they don't use the truck.
It's so they can look cool when they pull into the parking lot. 🤣
The kind that the press found to interview prior to the election in all the dining establishments where they complained about the economy while dining out.
What??? Maria Bartiromo is reporting something close to reality? I guess $100,000 pickups will be called Trump trucks. They will drive us to recession.
I'm finding a lot of people are scared to spend RN. As a small business owner myself I was already seeing a loss of confidence in the economy even before the Tariffs, now it's certainly feeling full recession
Wow, can't be too many at that price. The TRX is no longer produced but low mileage used ones are $75-100+k in the states. I don't like driving my F-150 in Boston or Cambridge, I can't imagine driving a TRX in Europe.
Ah, I was wondering why the TRX was discounted from 150K.
Regardless, there are plenty around (my neighbor just replaced his previous bodied RAM by a new Longhorn I think).
9/10 are just for show, perhaps one is used for hauling or towing something. Saw my neighbor bring curtain tracks home once.
That’s why these dumbfucks can’t afford groceries - they’re seriously over leveraged with the 80k truck payments and 500k mortgages.
But don’t feel bad for them - they’ll be billionaires any day now!
She struggles to justify why the tariffs are good. When asked why shit policy is good, instead of articulating reasons, republicans always just basically say, “Trump’s policies are good because they are good.”
No shit, I was looking at an F-150 Black Widow this morning while getting my truck serviced and they walked out and put a sign jacking the price up $14k right in front of me.
Hot take, anyone paying eighty large for a symbol of cosplay working class male insecurity didn't deserve to have that kind of money lying around in the first place.
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Statistica Feb 10, 2025
As our chart shows, Canada is the largest supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, accounting for 23 percent of U.S. steel imports in 2024 and almost 60 percent of U.S aluminum imports.
https://youtu.be/80cW2iy4OHI?si=p4uVQfaiukcr_QNo
Make it make sense.
that's a tardigrade, smallish at 0.004 inches or so in length.
Bad boy can survive exposure to space, extreme temps, pressures (both high and low), radiation, dehydration, and starvation – that would quickly kill most other forms of life.
so whatever
We can point out their ignorance out to them (and do so often) but that’s a whole other thing.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/economy-if-trump-wins-second-term-could-mean-hardship-for-americans-rcna177807
They always lobby against Dems because GOP fights against consumer protections, bike lanes, emissions, safety regulations, etc.
They can eat shit
(I'm Canadian.)
https://bsky.app/profile/nufcnuf.bsky.social/post/3lif5jnum2s2q
Who is "owned and crying" now ?
What, exactly?
💙✌️💙
…Bumbling idiots
…Lying Tuckers
…Propaganda Hannity’s
…White couch sitting - wearing shirt skirts, bimbos who want old men looking at their legs.
Old White men who are mad their 🍆 doesn’t work
He has basically a couple flavors of messaging delivered consistently.
EVERYBODY IS!
Just kidding. They don’t go to the dentist.
Yet, here we are.
Beeee Seventeeeeen, Balmer!
My early 80's youth was spent playing games that George Plimpton promoted!
Always remember to watch out for flack!
*That* truck did not go up $20k. The truck goes up $20k when it goes through customs.
Welcome to Economics 101... Trump-style
Things will not be better.
Maga: but the other country pays it.
🙄
That's what's going to change the tide. No more of those decepticons being sold. Those country boys will not like not being able to buy their monster trucks.
1. To crash our economy.
2. He doesn't need congressional approval.
But the REAL reason for these nutty tariffs is that Trump needs to replace the tax revenue that his rich buddies aren't paying.
'Cause, you know, national debt the Trumpublicans claim to care about. 😆
Since the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook is directly financing the Musk-Trump aggression & attacks on the livelihoods of innocent, loyal & hardworking Canadians 🇨🇦 will you please immediately ban the sale of Apple products in Canada?
Thank you🙏🏻
I don’t like what he did but you need to make a top 5 which Apple is not in there.
I totally support the LGBTQ community and I love my Apple tech but he does not get a pass on this one.
To the government! That means to Trump!
Surely MAGAs will be lining up for the opportunity to make a patriotic donation.
while t...p's cabinet wuz climbin' outa the Clown Car....
"This is only the beginning, folks......
Oooonly theee beginning.".....
A'ho....
So from me and mine to all MAGATS Everywhere:
If this MSRP increased $20k overnight while it sat in Pennsylvania... it's price gouging by the manufacturer.
It sits in the barn until we need a truck.
🤷♀️
When he calls ranting about this i will have only one thing to say "Who did you vote for?" and i wont stop asking till he gives me an answer.
does he SEE the irony or not even that?
Shame on you!
Why is Die Casting a tad important? Pop open your hood. Transmission covers, engine parts, everyone's steering wheel is cast aluminum before its covered in foam or leather.
IF those Die Casting jobs were to come back.....
Which is why I'm confused that you had to ask.
Remember that nifty CHIP shortage during covid that slammed the brakes on new car sales? That was because microchips are made in asia.
The Ford Edge is assembled IN Canada!
And find out
To the place
That you belong
Whoopsiedaisy
Help them momma
They fucked around
And found out
Probably.
The only one benefiting is Tesla.
https://youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?feature=shared
I know they're doing it for round numbers, but damn!
Stupid magas commuting every day in their overpriced truck getting shit gas mileage.
You can see how these morons dragged the entire country off a cliff, right?
Ok, jokes aside for a moment, he will be riding all the market shorts all the way to the bank while Musk laughs from behind his human shield.
Can't blame the DEM or Biden.
🤯🤬😜
It's so they can look cool when they pull into the parking lot. 🤣
I guess there's a reason we became debt free in our 30s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWLTayuuzs
$20,000 is a compact car!
Regardless, there are plenty around (my neighbor just replaced his previous bodied RAM by a new Longhorn I think).
9/10 are just for show, perhaps one is used for hauling or towing something. Saw my neighbor bring curtain tracks home once.
But don’t feel bad for them - they’ll be billionaires any day now!
Here's some Civics homework for you:
Smoot~Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 ... there were other tariffs.
The Great Depression.
Rewatch The Waltons.
Then get back to us about how things will be better.
The kool-aid is insane.
Is that tarrifs or price gouging?
People who want real trucks aren’t buying Dodge Ram or Cybertrucks.
Hahahahh, you get it? Doge Ram.