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

[killramos]

Haven’t prices on used diesel trucks been insane for like 20 years?

[ExtraSlow]

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Haven’t prices on used diesel trucks been insane for like 20 years?

At least 10 anyway.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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So what about used diesel trucks? I'm not seeing alot on kijiji but wondering if the prices are out to lunch like the rest of the trucks.

Your best bet is to buy a Dodge, they can’t be exported in most cases so likely easier to deal on. Lightly used diesels I’ve seen selling for new MSRP sometimes more, it’s nuts.

[03ozwhip]

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Your best bet is to buy a Dodge, they can’t be exported in most cases so likely easier to deal on. Lightly used diesels I’ve seen selling for new MSRP sometimes more, it’s nuts.

I thought so. I'm deciding whether i should get one or not. Don't think the prices are going anywhere but up any time soon, but im too poor to afford a new one.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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I thought so. I'm deciding whether i should get one or not. Don't think the prices are going anywhere but up any time soon, but im too poor to afford a new one.

I wouldn’t hedge my bets on prices getting better or staying the same if it’s a financial decision, I’m keeping very low inventory and risk right now.

[killramos]

Are you still doing this Twin Cam? For some reason I thought you had moved away from it in the last year.

I would have moved my truck through you if I had known.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Are you still doing this Twin Cam? For some reason I thought you had moved away from it in the last year.

I would have moved my truck through you if I had known.

I am back into it now, we took a bit of a break at the beginning of Covid with the uncertainty and again at the beginning of this year too. I saw your truck but I was too slow, was on the road that day.

[killramos]

Good to know! It’s nice to know a guy in the biz

[90_Shelby]

Predictions on ‘18 & ‘19 Golf R pricing? I want to buy one with a stick, but prices seem to be hovering around MSRP for lower mileage ones. I’m hoping the prices will come down once the 2022’s hit the market but for now they seem to be holding close to $45k.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Predictions on ‘18 & ‘19 Golf R pricing? I want to buy one with a stick, but prices seem to be hovering around MSRP for lower mileage ones. I’m hoping the prices will come down once the 2022’s hit the market but for now they seem to be holding close to $45k.

Seems like they are just sitting around not selling at current prices.

[npham]

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I want to buy one with a stick

The clutch is undersized (from a GTI I think) and ends up slipping for the majority of people under normal driving. I had one and wished I went with the DSG instead. Or upgrade the clutch and Stage 3 that bitch.

[heavyD]

Unless you have to buy a car/truck I would wait until things start to normalize over the next year or two.

[max_boost]

What do you guys think of this? I'll self trigger if I buy an older 911 or NSX because it's basically doubled in price from when I sold lol so I might as well just buy newer. Plus I want to treat myself and make myself feel great again.

https://www.camcoacura.com/used/vehi...id10819675.htm

[killramos]

Can’t take money with you when you are dead

[you&me]

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Unless you have to buy a car/truck I would wait until things start to normalize over the next year or two.

I'm thinking of doing the opposite - get while the gettin's good...

Waiting to confirm 100%, but it looks like we're going to confirm a 2022 for December delivery and hope the market on the used stuff stays buoyant until then... With the numbers they're talking on her current truck and the MSRP on the new one, the cost of ownership over 2 years is so low it would be crazy not to update. Plus we'll skirt that stupid lux tax.

[90_Shelby]

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The clutch is undersized (from a GTI I think) and ends up slipping for the majority of people under normal driving. I had one and wished I went with the DSG instead. Or upgrade the clutch and Stage 3 that bitch.

Did your clutch slip and the car was stock? I have read a bit about this but I really don’t want an auto for this type of car.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Did your clutch slip and the car was stock? I have read a bit about this but I really don’t want an auto for this type of car.

My parents car never slipped stock, they owned it for over 5 years. It’s tuned cars that are really susceptible to slipping as far as I saw, and lots of people put a TTRS clutch in I think.

[theedge111]

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Did your clutch slip and the car was stock? I have read a bit about this but I really don’t want an auto for this type of car.

Mine didn’t slip in the two years I owned one (stock)...it’s tuned cars where it’s an issue.

[SkiBum5.0]

Going to sound like an old man here, but I feel this has been an Audi/VW thing for over 20 years. They’ve always built the clutch to be the weak point to save the differentials/transmissions etc. cheaper to change the clutch than those parts.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Going to sound like an old man here, but I feel this has been an Audi/VW thing for over 20 years. They’ve always built the clutch to be the weak point to save the differentials/transmissions etc. cheaper to change the clutch than those parts.

Not much of a data point, but my first S4 was modded to around 400 lb/ft of torque (over 50% increase from stock) and had over 130,000KM on the stock clutch at that power level and never slipped once. It would be very interesting to know how much of a buffer gets engineered into the clutches in various cars though. Probably less on cheaper/mass market cars like the GTI though.