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

[Shlade]

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this weird supply/demand dislocation will not last very long.

Considering there's literally thousands upon thousands of vehicles sitting at manufacturer lots right now just waiting for Chips... Once those come through things will start hopefully going back to normal.

If you look, usually new year vehicles come out end of third quarter every year. We're starting to just see 2021 production model vehicles coming out this year. The timelines are so incredibly screwed up.

[Tik-Tok]

Fucking Bill Gates hogging all those 5G chips for our vaccines!

I hope there's a mass surplus of new vehicles next year when my lease is up..

[Toms-SC]

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I had originally placed an order for a Bronco (not a reservation order) and was recently told that due to chip issues and just overall quality control shit with the Bronco, that I likely would not see this thing until next year. So I cancelled.
/RANT

How far did Ford bump your order out? My Mach 1 build (not E) was bumped out by a week due to the chip shortage.

[suntan]

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Fiesta ST??

Nope, just an SEL.

[Shlade]

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How far did Ford bump your order out? My Mach 1 build (not E) was bumped out by a week due to the chip shortage.

The dealer told me I likely wouldn't see my build until the end of the year, if not Into next year pushing it from a 21' to a 22' build date. I cancelled all together.

I actually saw a Mach1 yesterday at Marlborough ford. What a beefy looking car. Only thing missing was the recaro package seats. At least it'll be more reliable than the GT350 engines.

[tirebob]

Hmmmm... So my 2017 F150 XLT Sport Supercab with 142k has gotta be worth at least 35K yeah?

[ExtraSlow]

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Hmmmm... So my 2017 F150 XLT Sport Supercab with 142k has gotta be worth at least 35K yeah?

Or more!

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The dealer told me I likely wouldn't see my build until the end of the year, if not Into next year pushing it from a 21' to a 22' build date. I cancelled all together.

I actually saw a Mach1 yesterday at Marlborough ford. What a beefy looking car. Only thing missing was the recaro package seats. At least it'll be more reliable than the GT350 engines.

Camaro SS 1LE is the car you are looking for. 2017+

Good set of winters and it’s totally winter drivable.

[Shlade]

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Camaro SS 1LE is the car you are looking for. 2017+

Good set of winters and it’s totally winter drivable.

No ZL1 No care

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No ZL1 No care

Even better.

[Darkane]

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Camaro SS 1LE is the car you are looking for. 2017+

Good set of winters and it’s totally winter drivable.

Still can’t see out of the bloody thing lol. When I went to check them out for real, the interior killed it for me. Ded.

With the window down and arm on the sill, it felt like I was reaching up to the top cupboard - and I’m tall. A normal 5’10” person couldn’t even cruise with their arm on the sill.

Stupid little things like that killed the car.

[Buster]

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Still can’t see out of the bloody thing lol. When I went to check them out for real, the interior killed it for me. Ded.

With the window down and arm on the sill, it felt like I was reaching up to the top cupboard - and I’m tall. A normal 5’10” person couldn’t even cruise with their arm on the sill.

Stupid little things like that killed the car.

People cruise around with their arm out the window?

[killramos]

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People cruise around with their arm out the window?

The kind of people who buy new Camaro’s do

Actually. I think that applies to most generations of Camaro

[dirtsniffer]

speaking generally...

[killramos]

I assume pointing out mustang owners do something doesn’t constitute a defensive argument right?

[2Legit2Quit]

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Still can’t see out of the bloody thing lol. When I went to check them out for real, the interior killed it for me. Ded.

With the window down and arm on the sill, it felt like I was reaching up to the top cupboard - and I’m tall. A normal 5’10” person couldn’t even cruise with their arm on the sill.

Stupid little things like that killed the car.

That's why you buy the 2SS package and rely on the traffic sensors to compensate for the visibility

[suntan]

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Hmmmm... So my 2017 F150 XLT Sport Supercab with 142k has gotta be worth at least 35K yeah?

Probably more.

[rx7boi]

Bummer. We were planning on buying a RAV4 in the next month or so.

The only thing I noticed is that used vehicles are selling for a negligible amount over new ones, but when it comes to dealership prices, what else is new?

[Ukyo8]

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Has anybody else noticed this? I have never seen vehicle prices this inflated before. You're in a good position if you're selling, but my god you're right fucked if you're buying. Thanks to COVID and plant shut downs/chip shortages, dealers are left with dick all.

I absolutely regret selling my 19' Raptor. I had originally placed an order for a Bronco (not a reservation order) and was recently told that due to chip issues and just overall quality control shit with the Bronco, that I likely would not see this thing until next year. So I cancelled.

Now here I am trying to make either an incredibly foolish purchase by getting either a very fun summer car (C6 Z06, GT500, Boss 302... etc etc.)
OR buying something both fun and sensible for year round vehicle.

I debated an SRT8 jeep as its the best of both worlds... But I cant even fucking find one of those. Dealership stock is minimal... Used market is borderline crayon eating...

First world problems.

/RANT

I just had a client of mine trade in his 2020 Sierra 1500 AT4 with 45,000 kms (realtor, drives a lot) for a brand new fully loaded 2021 AT4 and he paid $1,100 out of pocket for the whole transaction.

[Darkane]

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People cruise around with their arm out the window?

Oh yeah. And you do too, you Gen X’er!!

Nothing is hotter than cruising around in an Iroc with the T-tops off.