Am I crazy or is this the worst time ever to buy a vehicle?

[shakalaka]

^True I agree.

I was referring to more so them trying to follow-up all the time. It's annoying AF but they are just trying. Haha.

[bjstare]

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^True I agree.

I was referring to more so them trying to follow-up all the time. It's annoying AF but they are just trying. Haha.

Yeah, frequent follow-up is par for the course.

Getting declined from one spouse, and approaching the other one for a different answer is something my 4 year old has already learned is not acceptable haha.

[tha_bandit]

So I have a service appointment for a recall on a 99 acura lol, buddy calls me to ask me if I want to sell it as they have a customer looking for something similar. I'm like it has 450K on it, his response was do you want to keep it then? LOL get the fuck outta here.

[Pacman]

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So I have a service appointment for a recall on a 99 acura lol, buddy calls me to ask me if I want to sell it as they have a customer looking for something similar. I'm like it has 450K on it, his response was do you want to keep it then? LOL get the fuck outta here.

I've got a 2012 Subaru Outback with 270k on it. Very light hail damage on every panel. Warped front rotors. Runs fine but I assumed it wouldn't be worth anything. Same story for me. Went to the dealer last month to buy a new Crosstrek with my dad and the manager was asking if I wanted to sell my car as they felt they could sell it for a profit.

[flipstah]

So dealers are looking to fill lots so it looks full?

[eglove]

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So dealers are looking to fill lots so it looks full?

100%

[jutes]

New vehicle lots are wasteful. Dealers should have one or two of each model available for test drives and leave new vehicles for orders only. This is assuming factories can fulfill orders within 6 months.

[killramos]

I don’t really see why any of us should tell a dealer what to do with their inventory or how to run their business.

[XylathaneGTR]

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New vehicle lots are wasteful. Dealers should have one or two of each model available for test drives and leave new vehicles for orders only. This is assuming factories can fulfill orders within 6 months.

Lean thinking only applies when all dealers behave the same way. Most people don't want to wait months for a new vehicle. The moment one dealer deviates from your thinking and carries inventory, sales will flock to that dealer as customers won't need to wait. Thus, consumer interests incentivize dealers to carry an inventory of product.

[Tik-Tok]

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Most people don't want to wait months for a new vehicle.

Or can wait. It's not like many people plan to have their car written off from an accident.

[killramos]

If most people had months of cooling off about vehicle purchases after the euphoria wears off I bet a lot would walk away.

[jutes]

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Or can wait. It's not like many people plan to have their car written off from an accident.

Could always have a rental in the meantime. This is assuming automakers can have your new vehicle delivered in weeks rather than months.

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Lean thinking only applies when all dealers behave the same way.

Just takes another law in place by our Greenpeace Environment Minister, easy to justify when it affects carbon output on a mass-scale production. Never underestimate the political noises coming from Ottawa, especially when it makes no sense.


Related to thread, picked up a cheap-ass Pathfinder SUV for $4k after I dumped the Camaro. Never happier to drive a point A-B beater again with no payments and next to nothing insurance costs.

[ExtraSlow]

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Could always have a rental in the meantime.

The Rental companies are basically out of cars too. It's madness. Rental prices are 5x what they used to be, and the rental companies are running out of cars daily.

[Buster]

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If most people had months of cooling off about vehicle purchases after the euphoria wears off I bet a lot would walk away.

This. I force myself to wait on big purchases because it's funny how they become just slightly less exciting even after a brief delay. I've gone through whole Shak cycles with individual vehicles without even having bought it. I was super excited about buying an R8, then I became less excited, then it seemed R8s were common, then I wasn't as interested and I moved on to something else. All without having even bought a car, lol. I basically got bored of an imaginary car. It's very cost effective.

[90_Shelby]

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This. I force myself to wait on big purchases because it's funny how they become just slightly less exciting even after a brief delay. I've gone through whole Shak cycles with individual vehicles without even having bought it. I was super excited about buying an R8, then I became less excited, then it seemed R8s were common, then I wasn't as interested and I moved on to something else. All without having even bought a car, lol. I basically got bored of an imaginary car. It's very cost effective.

I 100% agree, this is how I managed my desire to buy nice cars for a very long time. I’m just happy that I’ve since moved on from being completely poor and living in the NE.

[XylathaneGTR]

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Could always have a rental in the meantime. This is assuming automakers can have your new vehicle delivered in weeks rather than months.

but they can't sooo...end thread?

Just takes another law in place by our Greenpeace Environment Minister, easy to justify when it affects carbon output on a mass-scale production. Never underestimate the political noises coming from Ottawa, especially when it makes no sense.

Oh, this is just complaining about the guv'ment. Nevermind then,.
Edit: Since I fail at linking images: old-man-yells-at-cloud.jpg

[Buster]

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I 100% agree, this is how I managed my desire to buy nice cars for a very long time. I’m just happy that I’ve since moved on from being completely poor and living in the NE.

My problem is that I've now done it with cars in general, lol

[jutes]

I've never regretted buying the vehicles I did own, but I also don't regret the ones I didn't buy.

The nostalgia of owning purpose specific sports cars and using them as semi-daily drivers has worn off. It's a young persons game or for someone who is really dedicated to cars and coffee or motorsports.

[Buster]

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I've never regretted buying the vehicles I did own, but I also don't regret the ones I didn't buy.

The nostalgia of owning purpose specific sports cars and using them as semi-daily drivers has worn off. It's a young persons game or for someone who is really dedicated to cars and coffee or motorsports.

Cars never quite do for you what you want them to. That's why Shak flips so much. You're right, I've never regretted NOT buying a car.

[zechs]

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New vehicle lots are wasteful. Dealers should have one or two of each model available for test drives and leave new vehicles for orders only. This is assuming factories can fulfill orders within 6 months.

This is how the japanese do it. Basically every car is "factory ordered" in Japan.