You’re comparing inflation from just 2025 to cumulative inflation since 2009, which the FED says is 50%.
datguy_1983 on
Inflation plays it’s part but so does increased regulation, labor rules, and the drive for profit.
Both_Painter_9186 on
You’re comparing an old base model to a new up trim.
2009 F150 XL $23,055 (35,391 in 2026).
2026 F150 XL$39,330
17 years the price has creeped <$4k over inflation. The 26 is bigger, more safety features, technology, HP, and MPG.
onegravybiscuit on
People are paying it. So thats the price.
Stop buying the fucking things and the prices have to come down
NotChedco on
Remember the days where you could buy a car with cash and you’d actually get it cheaper if you did. Now I doubt most dealers would even let you buy it upfront.
Larg_Doggo on
God bless Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve!
Few-Gas3143 on
The price of the 2026 Ford F-150 starts at $39,885
25toten on
It boggles my mind why anyone would buy a car new.
AromaPapaya on
you’re comparing a price from 15 years ago!
I’ll bet the new F150 is 15 years better too!
ShiftlessRonin on
It’s an average. Things rich people buy didn’t go up that much.
AmputeeHandModel on
It’s also greed, not just the value of the dollar going down.
lt00380 on
Average my friend, 5% is the average
watashi0149 on
The latest December 19, 2025 official US inflation rate is at 2.7%.
Randol0rian on
It’s not just inflation, it’s just that between the overall design for safety and all the electronic BS they put it them it pushes up the price.
People that drive car designs that old are the ones you read about in bad crashes. In a way modern cars seem like an arms race for safety and against one another are quite safe, but also destroy anything not a newer vehicle. These frame designs are significantly more robust and expensive.
Also the Colorado is now matching the tow and bed weight capacity of a mid 90s F150 so a F150 is becoming what a F250 used to be.
Toss in greed and stonk must go up and you get 60k trucks.
Kaden4120 on
2009 f150 is still at least 22K
The_Machine80 on
The whole post is wrong. The numbers are incorrect. New bases f150 is only $37,250. Also the 2025 has more standard features than the 2009..
SeaworthyPossum23 on
A 2.7x price increase over 15 years is equivalent to 6.9% annually compounded inflation.
ScottaHemi on
this is largly a Ford thing…
The_Soggy_Greenbean on
You forget that they keep increasing the size to get around regulations.
_SasquatchPatrol on
Only 5% since 1913 when we gave the banking cartel control of the money supply maybe.
Others0 on
there’s monetary inflation and price inflation
monetary inflation is when the value of money goes down
price inflation is when a product is over-valued
Hephaestus_God on
I mean inflation can still be 5%. FED isn’t the one making truck prices lmao.
That would be the dealers knowing they can get people to pay for that shit and lock them into more money.
BadDogEDN on
most car companies went bigger because of stupid regulations on MPG based on size, it was easier to meet the stupid rules, and they make more money making bigger cars. The new rangers are about the same size as old f150s and comparably priced
**2024 Ford F-150 (base XL trim)**
• Base MSRP for the 2024 Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab is **about $39,060**.
$21,095 * (1.041926^15) = $39,060
So, 4.19% over 15 years. Still much higher than ideal. But lower than 5%….
5% is bad enough, do we really have to pretend like it’s worse?
Capetoider on
that monstrosity is not a car or a consumer good, by definition. its a fucking truck and I saw actual work trucks smaller than it (that could haul more btw)
companies are just praying on the type of idiot that would buy that for the “ego hauling”
Deplorable_username on
We used to buy based on price or MSRP. They have transitioned to what you can afford as a monthly payment.
SniffMyDiaperGoo on
Measured in F-150 units, found the army guy!
No_Spread2699 on
Never been more proud of people who can do math. These comments are out here doing gods work
AnnoyedNala on
Ohh no, an utterly useless vehicle got more expensive! Is there no justice in this world any more?
zapppowless on
Don’t do the math, it doesn’t matter anymore!?
This is about surviving Now!
mrtsapostle on
You’re comparing single cab fleet truck prices with crew cab family haulers. The base model single cab f150 currently starts at $38k.
Still egregious, but to claim they cost 60k is a bit disingenuous since 22k was the base model price
Ashlyn_Sum04 on
the other issue is the 2024 model has so much unnecessary expencive shit in it that it ruins the truck
DarkArmyLieutenant on
If you don’t have the money to buy a car outright, or have a preapproved loan from your existing credit union, then buying a car is a stupid move right now.
Working-Narwhal-540 on
It’s greed and gouging. Call it what it is. The “free market” enables car manufacturers to ass rape consumers with no fear of repercussions. People are buying, why the fuck would they lower prices???
Euphoric_Switch_337 on
Inflation is measured against the previous year. Think of it as a speedometer not distance traveled.
aounfather on
This would work if it was the same truck. But the 2009 model had significantly less technology built into it than the 2024 version. The price is not just inflation.
Halollet on
Albert Einstein said, “The most powerful force in the Universe is compound interest.”
cidmoney1 on
You ever think all that crap like tv screens, built in GPS, backup cameras etc didnt add to the cost?
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For anyone who is curious
$22k in 2009 is $32167.68 in 2024
Cumulative inflation rate of 46.2%
You’re comparing inflation from just 2025 to cumulative inflation since 2009, which the FED says is 50%.
Inflation plays it’s part but so does increased regulation, labor rules, and the drive for profit.
You’re comparing an old base model to a new up trim.
2009 F150 XL $23,055 (35,391 in 2026).
2026 F150 XL$39,330
17 years the price has creeped <$4k over inflation. The 26 is bigger, more safety features, technology, HP, and MPG.
People are paying it. So thats the price.
Stop buying the fucking things and the prices have to come down
Remember the days where you could buy a car with cash and you’d actually get it cheaper if you did. Now I doubt most dealers would even let you buy it upfront.
God bless Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve!
The price of the 2026 Ford F-150 starts at $39,885
It boggles my mind why anyone would buy a car new.
you’re comparing a price from 15 years ago!
I’ll bet the new F150 is 15 years better too!
It’s an average. Things rich people buy didn’t go up that much.
It’s also greed, not just the value of the dollar going down.
Average my friend, 5% is the average
The latest December 19, 2025 official US inflation rate is at 2.7%.
It’s not just inflation, it’s just that between the overall design for safety and all the electronic BS they put it them it pushes up the price.
People that drive car designs that old are the ones you read about in bad crashes. In a way modern cars seem like an arms race for safety and against one another are quite safe, but also destroy anything not a newer vehicle. These frame designs are significantly more robust and expensive.
Also the Colorado is now matching the tow and bed weight capacity of a mid 90s F150 so a F150 is becoming what a F250 used to be.
Toss in greed and stonk must go up and you get 60k trucks.
2009 f150 is still at least 22K
The whole post is wrong. The numbers are incorrect. New bases f150 is only $37,250. Also the 2025 has more standard features than the 2009..
A 2.7x price increase over 15 years is equivalent to 6.9% annually compounded inflation.
this is largly a Ford thing…
You forget that they keep increasing the size to get around regulations.
Only 5% since 1913 when we gave the banking cartel control of the money supply maybe.
there’s monetary inflation and price inflation
monetary inflation is when the value of money goes down
price inflation is when a product is over-valued
I mean inflation can still be 5%. FED isn’t the one making truck prices lmao.
That would be the dealers knowing they can get people to pay for that shit and lock them into more money.
most car companies went bigger because of stupid regulations on MPG based on size, it was easier to meet the stupid rules, and they make more money making bigger cars. The new rangers are about the same size as old f150s and comparably priced
**2009 Ford F-150 (base XL trim)**
• Original base MSRP around **$21,095** for the XL 4×2 regular-cab model. [CARFAX](https://www.carfax.com/Research-2009-Ford-F-150_z25620?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
**2024 Ford F-150 (base XL trim)**
• Base MSRP for the 2024 Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab is **about $39,060**.
$21,095 * (1.041926^15) = $39,060
So, 4.19% over 15 years. Still much higher than ideal. But lower than 5%….
5% is bad enough, do we really have to pretend like it’s worse?
that monstrosity is not a car or a consumer good, by definition. its a fucking truck and I saw actual work trucks smaller than it (that could haul more btw)
companies are just praying on the type of idiot that would buy that for the “ego hauling”
We used to buy based on price or MSRP. They have transitioned to what you can afford as a monthly payment.
Measured in F-150 units, found the army guy!
Never been more proud of people who can do math. These comments are out here doing gods work
Ohh no, an utterly useless vehicle got more expensive! Is there no justice in this world any more?
Don’t do the math, it doesn’t matter anymore!?
This is about surviving Now!
You’re comparing single cab fleet truck prices with crew cab family haulers. The base model single cab f150 currently starts at $38k.
Still egregious, but to claim they cost 60k is a bit disingenuous since 22k was the base model price
the other issue is the 2024 model has so much unnecessary expencive shit in it that it ruins the truck
If you don’t have the money to buy a car outright, or have a preapproved loan from your existing credit union, then buying a car is a stupid move right now.
It’s greed and gouging. Call it what it is. The “free market” enables car manufacturers to ass rape consumers with no fear of repercussions. People are buying, why the fuck would they lower prices???
Inflation is measured against the previous year. Think of it as a speedometer not distance traveled.
This would work if it was the same truck. But the 2009 model had significantly less technology built into it than the 2024 version. The price is not just inflation.
Albert Einstein said, “The most powerful force in the Universe is compound interest.”
You ever think all that crap like tv screens, built in GPS, backup cameras etc didnt add to the cost?