OT - Mild rant about the price of used cars, and where to even find them?

[edwin dirnbeck]

In my opinion, cars and gas are WAY TO CHEAP. If you dont believe it, get out of your car and stand a stoplight at a busy intersection.People drive full speed right up to the red light and cram on their brakes.Then they race to the next red light and repeat.This is on a Sunday afternoon. I see middle class wage earners buying $60,000 trucks and never even waxing them. Edwin Dirnbeck

 

[Ries]

Way back in the day, there used to be a really good car radio show on Sundays in LA. Not those idiots from Boston with the bad jokes-
These two guys had not only repaired cars, owned cars, raced cars, bought and sold em, and written about em for good magazines and newspapers.
Between em, they had owned dozens, and driven hundreds.

And they had some simple advice for the average used car buyer-

1- buy the latest model with the lowest miles you can afford.
2- ignore silly advice to buy "this model" or "that model". Every used car is different, and it doesnt matter how great it was new from the dealer- they all can get trashed.

Buy the cars that werent popular, or trendy, or nostalically featured in movies from when you were a kid- buy ugly ducklings like Hyundais or Buicks that no movie star or hot rodder in his right mind would consider. You find deals in the average, not in the cool.
I, personally, had some really good years with things like Ramblers, a Ford Taurus wagon I bought from a preacher, ugly average Hondas, an Escort, Mazdas- all low mileage, late model, and way underpriced compared to hip and popular stuff.

 

[jim rozen]

...they see costs of EVERYTHING skyrocketing and the Biden/Harris team bungling international relations across the globe.

Translation: "We trumpites have NO IDEA how international politics or economies work."

Lets go, er, FUCK TRUMP

 

[DDoug]

Looking for a car ?
Have you asked Gary Numan ?:
Cars (Remastered 2009) - YouTube

Or how about Gino Vannelli ?:
Gino Vannelli - Black Cars (From "Black Cars" Album) - YouTube

 

[mhajicek]

Maybe ask Jay Leno if he has a spare.

 

[SteelrFn]

Translation: "We trumpites have NO IDEA how international politics or economies work."

Lets go, er, FUCK TRUMP

Poor Jimmy.
I think I have it figured out though, on why Joe ruins everything he touches.
Democrats lost 1,033 federal and state level seat under Obama
I think Joe is going for the record!

 

[jim rozen]

I think I have it figured out though,...

YEAH, LETS GO BR...- - ohwhattheheck, fuck you donald.

 

[ratbldr427]

Got several letters from the dealer I bought my 2018 Canyon from stating the value of my truck was very high and for 12.5k out the door I could trade for a 2022 same model. Had no intentions of trading, but when I bought mine the trans started acting up after 1,500 mi. Seems that GM had a class action suit against them for the 8spd

Seems to have been the trans fluid. The cheap converter clutch tears up and trashes the valve body. The fluid change stopped the shudder and may have fixed it but I got to thinking that a four year newer vehicle surely they have solved the problem. Besides I noticed that the left ft tire was a little low next thing the right will soon follow, time to trade!

Go to the dealer check book , title and letter in hand. The sales man seemed dumb founded, only had 2 Canyons a Denali and a stripped work truck, niether interested me.
After several e-mails to the sales manager next week and no response I went on line and found just what I wanted down in Green Cove. This one has a 100k power train warranty.Made the deal for 13,5.

When I was looking on line the Orlando dealers wanted an extra 3/4k over list for their trucks.
I looked on line to see what the dealer wanted for my old truck, 32,5. I paid 34 for it. If they can get that they made a good deal. To me that is insane.