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

[heavyD]

My brother's girlfriend paid MSRP for a Kia Seltos as they would not budge. What is the world coming to? I got an email from a local Ford dealership about an incoming Bronco that's available. Not only full MSRP but has to be leased or financed. You know it's crazy when they would turn down cash on a new car to push financing/leasing rates on buyers.

[Buster]

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My brother's girlfriend paid MSRP for a Kia Seltos as they would not budge. What is the world coming to? I got an email from a local Ford dealership about an incoming Bronco that's available. Not only full MSRP but has to be leased or financed. You know it's crazy when they would turn down cash on a new car to push financing/leasing rates on buyers.

finance it and pay it out next day

[pheoxs]

Covid vehicle pricing is out of whack. No engine, no tranny, hail damage, body rough looking and still 20k. Crazy thing is someone will actually scoop it for that.

[Buster]

sounds like a good time to buy a new vehicle, if you can get one. Sure you have to pay full pop MSRP, but you can flip your used one for even better.

[Brent.ff]

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sounds like a good time to buy a new vehicle, if you can get one. Sure you have to pay full pop MSRP, but you can flip your used one for even better.

Kinda what my thoughts are. same with selling house and buying new, kinda evens out at the end.. if you can find one

That being said, just got a 'no discounts at this time' when their MSRP is ~12k above cost according to unhaggle

[vengie]

I've given up buying a car in the short term.

I'll just continue abusing the fit.

[SkiBum5.0]

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Kinda what my thoughts are. same with selling house and buying new, kinda evens out at the end.. if you can find one

That being said, just got a 'no discounts at this time' when their MSRP is ~12k above cost according to unhaggle

Agree here - I know the exact price Jack Carter paid for my truck. But they will not go near invoice as I think you (and me) have found out. I’m confident no one is getting HD deals, so I moved forward. The only HD trucks arriving are orders, less than 1 a month for stock (and always Denali/High Country).

[JRSC00LUDE]

My friend just unloaded his 6 year old SRT Cherokee with a bit over 100K on the odometer on the used market and picked up a brand new one out of a dealer in the GVA and had under 30 g's coming out of his pocket in the end. That's a pretty good situation.

[bigboom]

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Kinda what my thoughts are. same with selling house and buying new, kinda evens out at the end.. if you can find one

That being said, just got a 'no discounts at this time' when their MSRP is ~12k above cost according to unhaggle

PM'd

[Nufy]

I was looking at something new but pricing is fucked...

Instead, I decided to throw a few grand in maintenance at my 2011 Truck and get a few more years out of it.

At 11 years old and only 123K, I should be good for a few years more...(Looks for wood to knock on...)

[suntan]

Give people free money and most of them will do stupid things with it.

[ExtraSlow]

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give people free money and most of them will do awesome things with it.

ftfy

[killramos]

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ftfy

Like buy Challengers for a winter car?

[ExtraSlow]

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Like buy Challengers for a winter car?

Exactly like this.

[Team_Mclaren]

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I was looking at something new but pricing is fucked...

Instead, I decided to throw a few grand in maintenance at my 2011 Truck and get a few more years out of it.

At 11 years old and only 123K, I should be good for a few years more...(Looks for wood to knock on...)

If you can net a new truck for MSRP, you're actually ahead cause the 2011 is worth drug money still.

[shakalaka]

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Like buy Challengers for a winter car?

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Exactly like this.

Except no one gives me free money.

[Nufy]

Equivalent trim in the 2021 model year is almost 70K.

No Thanks.

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If you can net a new truck for MSRP, you're actually ahead cause the 2011 is worth drug money still.

2011 Ram 1500 QC Sport

[spikerS]

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If you can net a new truck for MSRP, you're actually ahead cause the 2011 is worth drug money still.

until manufacturing gets back to "normal" everything is going to be worth drug money.

FFS, I was offered $5k over MSRP for my new truck today by a random in the store parking lot. I had a real hard time telling him no. Truth be told, I almost said yes... I just don't want to wait another 6+ months and hope to get another...

[heavyD]

IMO you are better off buying a new vehicle at MSRP than a used car at inflated cost. The people paying $$$ for these used cars are going to get hit hard when the market corrects especially the ones that took out loans on them.

[R-Audi]

Friend of mine sold his 2019 4Runner for $3k LESS than what he paid brand new and within 5 mins of posting it. He should have waited as others offered over asking the next day but he already accepted a deposit.