MSRP went up HOW MUCH on 2023 Rams? But here’s why it’s still a good time to buy: 

Dang, that’s a steep bighorn!

It’s true.

I’m glad to hear that.

Wild isn’t it. It’s only going to get worse too inflation wise. The sad part about that is that the wages are usually the last to catch up. The prices can climb really fast, but the wages go up slow to compensate.

Your same spec would probably be in the 85-87k range in 2023 then. 🤯

That’s the cool thing about trucks. We build memories in them and are content with them as long as they run good! I’m hoping to keep this thing till I’m a grandpa.

Don't sell it

That’s super cheap! 63k USD? Were there big rebates or anything? That seems cheap even for a tradesman!

@@gavinwalker5686 they discounted it below the MSRP by 3998 for me. They also got a bunch of 2022 limited models that never sold for 106ish cad which works out to 76.6k usd and they will discount them a decent amount. Prices in Canada seem to be much more reasonable.

Nice! 4K below msrp is awesome! But even at the original msrp is seems much more reasonable.

Have you checked how it would spec as a 2023? 67g ain’t too bad.

@@gavinwalker5686 just did it, holy cow 73g

@@Parrinosgarage Decent little jump!

You make some good points about how those stop sales are going to effect prices at the end of the year.

It’s too bad isn’t it.

The weight of the diesel and emissions equipment definitely cut into the payload. It sure tows nice but I’ve heard the hemi does too just not rated quite as high.

@@gavinwalker5686 I’ve seen some 2500 Diesels with under 1900 pound payloads. Waste of money and a truck. That’s 1/2 ton territory.

Woah, under 1900lbs? That’s crazy. What makes them that low compared to other 2500s?

@@gavinwalker5686 not sure. Prob fully loaded with all the bells and whistles

That’s still crazy though. But I guess with the diesel, and it’s probably a mega cab, and enough add ons it would get there.

@ Didi Bolter thank you Didi! You are always so kind! How have you and your family and pets been? Everything going good for you guys?

@@gavinwalker5686 Hello my dear friend, it's so great to see you again , you really brighten up my day! 🤗 Thank you for asking about myself and my family, well, my husband and I are both sick and I haven't seen my dad and brother for quite a long time, but, we talk on the phone every night. I don't want to give my dad and brother this horrible cold.😥 It seems as if we go outside, we get sick, I just don't know what is happening. 🤔 Talk about pets, 🐕🐾 my brother was working outside the other day and he felt something on the back of his pant leg and there was a German Shepherd mix puppy about 3 to 3 1/2 years old, its a female, he's going to breed her with his male German Shepherd, he took them both to the vet and got them their vaccinations, and everything came to just under $800, but, man oh man, their so worth it! 😍 😚 😙 🐱 🐈 🐎🐶 🐾 🐕 🐾. Are you going to replace your super babe that you lost? I hate to ask, but, I think that your babe would want you and your family to be happy, and it would be great for your other dog too. When I lost my Dutchess and Daisy, I wish that I would have gone to the shelter and adopted. I'm just being that way again, I guess, that's what my husband says anyway, oh well! 😃 Your little guy sure is a cutie pie! Oh my goodness! You can tell him that for me! 😄 I hope he won't get upset 😉. I wonder if he's getting the lay of the land so to speak about Selling Automobiles, wow what a career! Well dear friend, I have taken up enough of your time, I hope that you and your family are all well and happy! Please tell everyone hello for me, I feel as if I know them, that includes your brother and your father in law too, your brother looks like you, very handsome! No Mrs Gavin, I'am not a home wrecker, I'am just honest!😅 I don't want her mad at me, she's probably really strong and I'm not😅😃😂! Oh well, bye for now my dear friend, take care all! Love, Didi Bolter 🖑👵🖐

@Didi Bolter I’m sorry to hear that you are sick, that’s no fun to get sick so much. Drink a shot of apple cider vinegar and a couple raw garlic cloves and you’ll feel better in no time… hopefully 😂 that and a super hot bath usually fixes me right up. I’m not sure if I’ll get a second dog quite yet. We have a cat and promised the kids for Christmas to replace the cat that was eaten (probably) a few months ago by a coyote or owl. Since we travel a lot we may just keep the one small dog we have because she’s easy for car rides. Our big guy had to always rode in the truck bed which isn’t ideal sometimes. That’s awesome you found that German Shepard, those are amazing dogs! Our little dog we’ll breed too. Well, not us, she belongs to a breeder and we are guardians for her but once she’s done having a couple litters we get to keep her. But I look forward to all those little puppies for a while. My kids are going to be in heaven! I sold cars to pay for college, it was one of my favorite jobs I’ve ever had, I got to talk about cars and make friends all day! I wouldn’t mind if that’s what my son went into! That you for all the nice things you say, I appreciate your friendliness 😁 I really hope you get better soon!

@@gavinwalker5686 Oh thank you Gavin, WOW, aren't you a super sweetheart, thank you for the advice, I hope that the garlic won't be too strong, I just might bring Washington state all the way down to Utah, trying to get away from me 😅😃😂😅! I hope that you and your family had a terrific Valentine's Day, we had some snow here for Valentine's Day, not too much though, YAY🤗! Snow scares me ☹👻! Yeah, I understand about getting another dog. Gee. I am so sorry about your kitty, how horrible!! My brother has lost several kitties to coyotes. I didn't know that owls would eat them, ewww! 😣😣😣 I sincerely think that you would be an exceptional car salesman, absolutely outstanding, you have such a great outgoing personality and your so very friendly, I really do appreciate your friendship from all of you!! How's your brother doing these days? Has your father in law sold his 5th wheel yet? I hate to see it go, you and your family had such an agonizing time with it, coming back into the States was sure a mess, oh my, you guys all crack me up, I wish that I was your neighbor, you guys are so cool and very down to earth, just super nice people!! 🤓😎👏👏👏👏👏

@Didi Bolter well if you ever leave Washington head on down to Utah and be my neighbor, it’s great here! He hasn’t sold it yet, I asked him how much a while back and he actually hasn’t even listed it yet. Just had a few acquaintances looking at it so far. Who knows maybe he’ll change his mind in the meantime! The key with the garlic is to have a little bit of water in your mouth when you start chewing, do some shallow, fast chews, and swallow. That will help the garlic oil not stick to your cheeks and feel hot, and then your breathe only stinks for 3 hours and not 8 😂 And my brother (technically brother in law) is doing great! He was moving to Alaska and we drove up with him during most of the trip and then came back with the 5th wheel. But he loves Alaska, he is really enjoying it up there.

@GRC crazy huh!

@colt simon 800 a month is scary, but now you’d be well into the 4 figures a month! 52k is a base model half ton truck now!

Depends on the term of the loan. 1k every 2 weeks is where I’m at, but out in 2 years.

@Richard J true, I was thinking the typical 72-84 months. Good for you for crankin through that loan!

I'm glad the dealers are discounting the trucks, but dang, 75k sticker for a Laramie with a Semi is a crazy starting point, but, it's on par considering the cummins is about a 10k addition, and most Laramie's I saw were in the mid 80s.

@@gavinwalker5686 The HEMI is pretty well loaded but still has sticker shock

If inflation keeps this pace, I can’t imagine where prices will be 3 years from now.

They gotta em in the high mid 60’s now in Ohio by mid late summer they be low 60’s maaaaybe high 50k, and that’s for a 2500 Laramie diesel

That’s awesome for everybody looking to buy, sucks for my trade-in value though 😂😂

@Richard J that’s sad to hear! I’ve been a toyota guy for so long, I hope they get back to the quality they were once known for. The Rams do hold their value really well, I guess we’ll see how the Toyotas do now, they used to hold them better than anything. 🤷‍♂️

@Russ M I’m just comparing window stickers. I didn’t shop around, the Covid shortage was in full swing. I got a slight deal only because one of my wife’s uncles runs the place. But I’m not sure what online says, I just know my window sticker said 72 and ones that are pretty similar in spec are 84-87 now. Now I’m curious so I’ll have to go check online. I did notice that dealership discounts are coming back, so that’s helpful amid the price climbs.

They had several price increases in 22. We priced out a Laramie early 22 and it came in at 80k. Late 22 it was 84k, 2023 its 87k. The OEMs priced me out of a new truck. 65k for a half ton without leather.

@@mattromain7177 oh wow. Well sounds like op is onto something. I didn’t think car manufacturers would raise prices mid year. Thank god I bought my new vehicle back in 2021.

@Matt Romain @Russ M wow that is crazy that they had price increases mid year. That’s not common. Crazy that nice trucks are getting up close to 100k and half tons are in the 60s. Seems like not that long ago you could get a loaded diesel for 50k and that seemed outrageous back then.

@@gavinwalker5686 wow. yeah scary stuff. I could have swore I priced out a 4x4 cclb 3500 tradesman diesel dually with max tow package back in 2018-2019 for 45k new on the website. But now I’m wondering if I imagined things cause that seems unbelievably low given that it’s in the 70s now. But yeah I literally can’t believe the price of 1/2 tons these days though.

Yes it does

@user195 Yeah I was surprised even last year when I saw it, I had been looking at mid level GMC sierras and some other half tons and they weren't much less! 72 seemed like a steal back then, even more so after these price hikes.

That ain't no bargain

It was compared to what else was available in the middle of Covid.

A 2022 Cummins in Ohio is 67k 2500 Laramie

That’s not bad at all! That seems cheap to be MSRP, are the leftover 2022s getting rebates now?

When I was shopping last year, I was looking at a gmc 1500, petty basic build but it did have the 6.2, and it was 65000. Mine for 72 seemed like a no brained back then. I’m not sure what those are this year but these sure have gone up.

@@gavinwalker5686 Yep. Trucks are just not affordable anymore.

I think it’s only going to get worse too.

@@gavinwalker5686 unless we have a huge crash on the economy which I praying for to reset things.

It seems like a crash is coming. A reset would be nice, but at the same time, with inflation the way it is I think a crash may make that worse. But you really never know what’ll happen until it happens and you can look back on it. I just know that when other countries have collapsed, like Soviet Union, Italy, etc, the money became worthless and inflation went through the roof.

@user195 is yours a 2023?

@@gavinwalker5686 2022

@user195 was that msrp? Seems like it must have had something expensive added on to be almost what my Laramie costed.

I paid $82k in nov 2021 on my 2022 Laramie mega cab six seats and 12” screen night edition I’m happy with that I might swap the folding mirror with new ones.

The new mirrors are nice. I like those night editions. I wish I was luckily enough during Covid to have stumbled onto one of those.

Hahaha of course RU-vid isnt my only job 😂 I’d be homeless if it was lol. Just a hobby that I frankly don’t have the time for enough to make better videos. I’m comparing these to my 2022 Laramie that had a 72k msrp. There’s not an identical build spec, so I’m pointing out the similar ones and what they are going for to show the comparison of what inflation did in just one year.