I know the big trucks are moving slowly these days, but what about the compacts? I know I traded in my Sonoma last year and got a couple thousand more than KBB suggested I would get from the dealer on a trade-in. Almost as much as they listed for a private party sale. Since they don't make the S-10 anymore and its sucha great truck I figured I might get a better trade in on it (by percentage of what I paid) than I would on the other two truck I have.
I may be restructuring my truck needs in January or February and trading in or selling my three existing trucks and buying a new 4WD Crew Cab.
Current.
02 S-10 Ext Cab 4.3 V-6 35K
03 2500 HD Ext Cab 6.0 V-8 27K
04 Colorado Crew Cab 3.5 I5 10K
I figured I might even keep the Colorado (for day to day usage (mileage)) and just sell the S-10 and the Silverado.
I am looking at a 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel Crew Cab. Actually for most of my usage a 1/2 ton would probably be adequate, but I do have a couple heavy trailers I move from time to time.
So what is the current truck market like for compacts and mid sizes. Is it as depressed as the big truck market?
I will also punch them in on NADA and KBB and see what pops up, but I have found that they tend to be a little behind in keeping up with whatever the current market is.