New Midsize resale value leader...GMC?

I think they sell more trucks as a percentage of new vehicles sold than we do in the US though? I find it hard to believe anybody in Canada can afford a new truck, their prices are crazy.
As someone living in Canada, making way more than the average salary here and I still have no idea how people here afford trucks. I’m in my early 30s so I missed the window for inexpensive housing but still, any basic half-ton is $65k plus.
 
As someone living in Canada, making way more than the average salary here and I still have no idea how people here afford trucks. I’m in my early 30s so I missed the window for inexpensive housing but still, any basic half-ton is $65k plus.

Yep, those numbers are crazy. I see the same difference when they compare ATV prices.
 
I bought my first house in my late 20s when inflation was running 15-17%. I found a house with an assumable mortgage but it also had a $10K balloon payment after five years. At the time I was making $10/hour. I had to save a lot to make that balloon payment. The 1500 square foot house was on 2 acres and sold to me for $81K. My first new truck was an ‘86 F250 and cost $14K. I don’t know how the younger folks can afford a new vehicle much less a house.
Give you an idea, the house I currently live in was worth $210K in 2015. We bought it for $430K in 2019 and it’s now worth around $900K. At this point my wife and I are expecting for our kids to live with us if the bubble doesn’t pop.
 
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