If you're in the market for a new vehicle... Options

[Mommy]

This article explains a lot of the cash and financing incentives going on right now for trucks, SUV's, and minivans. If you scroll to the bottom, there is a chart of specific deals on certain vehicles.

Cathryn, your "haha, I own a Prius" BS is not wanted in this thread.... hence why I put it in off-topic instead of NPR. This is just to help people out.

http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/article/105...nd-Truck-Buyers

[impala454]

if you want/need a truck this is the perfect time to get one. damn things are droppin like a rock in price.

[Mommy]

if you want/need a truck this is the perfect time to get one. damn things are droppin like a rock in price.

yeah, I mean, if you think about it, the money you save can just go towards gas and you pretty much still even out, if not come out on top.

[Billy]

yeah, I mean, if you think about it, the money you save can just go towards gas and you pretty much still even out, if not come out on top.

Last I heard, GM is giving out $7000 rebates on their trucks. Assuming a realistic mpg for the prius (46 mpg by consumer testimony [not the EPA lies]) and $4 a gallon for gas, that $7000 translates into 80,000 miles worth of gas for the prius, and only 30,000 miles worth of gas for a 17 mpg truck (again, real consumer testimony for both a 2008 Tundra, and 2008 Chevy, not the EPA stated 22 mpg bullshit]).

Effectively, a truck costs $17,500 per 100,000 miles more than a prius. For a reasonable mpg comparison, say a vehicle with 30 mpg, that still translates into a little more than $10,000 per 100,000 miles more. Even with the $7000 rebate, a truck is still pretty damn expensive to operate.

But despite that, some people really need trucks.