derbydad276
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Damn Thats Sexy
Buying a Car or Truck Sucks Right Now!
- Thread starter WhiteHawk
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Damn Thats Sexy
4Gas$
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Thanks, Thats what I thought too!
Ever notice there are a million victory red Silverado's,
but how often do you see a victory red Tahoe?
I am considering picking up a newish sedan....thinking something like an Impala or a Lacrosse. I was hoping to find a good low mileage, recently off a lease or something. Everything I am seeing has been rebuilt. I love that they all say "replaced front fascia" - yeah, I am sure a 3-4 year old vehicle was totaled because of a cracked fascia only.
Anyway - any good sites or resources I can watch for some good newer vehicles like this? The Marketplace, Autotrader, cars.com.....none seem very good for this. I don't get it, I feel like there should be plenty out there.
Anyway - any good sites or resources I can watch for some good newer vehicles like this? The Marketplace, Autotrader, cars.com.....none seem very good for this. I don't get it, I feel like there should be plenty out there.
4Gas$
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The crazy thought of selling that Texas Tahoe I just got passed quickly :lol:
Too much work to find one like that! I'm gonna keep it. Yes, I too am allergic
to rust!
I am not looking forward to that when I buy out my old man's lease. The rates are gonna be horrific.
4Gas$
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I agree, I bought a Tahoe 4 years older, with 66,000 less miles and she's rust free
and cost a lot less!
It pays to purchase a one-way ticket & drive. At the rate vehicles prices are going .....
...... lets just say I'm glad I have my bicycle :lol:
WhiteHawk
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I found my Escalade on Craigslist for Jacksonville Florida. They are plentiful down south. I wouldn't look any further north than Kentucky. I like cargurus.com lately, but Auto Trader is also good, and sometimes you can get lucky on craigslist.
-Geoff
4Gas$
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Seeing how we're out-of-state, a nice little trick is once you've found one
you really like, contact the local dealership in their state, and have the owner
take the car to his local dealership for a complete pre-sale inspection that you
pay for.
The dealership then emails you the inspection report. Most any legit seller will
simply take their vehicle to a local dealership for an inspection (that you're paying
for). Some may not, and that probably would saved you time & grief.
I myself, prefer to buy government vehicles. They tend to not have any reason not
to be honest & transparent about it. I talked to the Chief about my Tahoe before I
bought it. He was very helpful, filled the gas tank for me, picked me up at the airport, etc.
derbydad276
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my wife and I ordered a new Maverick through a friend that is a salesperson in Dearborn .. it will be a 2024 and cant put the order in until July 1 ...he has been calling us each week offering us a Truck that was ordered and the people changed their mind
the one he called about this week had over 10k in options of crap we didn't want so we passed ... last week the one offered up was a 4 wheel drive non hybrid ...
I recently saw a article about the Maverick saying that Ford was (ramping ) up production but still cant meet Demand
the one he called about this week had over 10k in options of crap we didn't want so we passed ... last week the one offered up was a 4 wheel drive non hybrid ...
I recently saw a article about the Maverick saying that Ford was (ramping ) up production but still cant meet Demand
4Gas$
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Seems Ford has a very hot little winner on their hands!
Folks love those things, and others are dying to get one!
Shouldn't be a problem for me to get a used one in 5 years :lol:
That was the thing that drove me to buy from a dealer…. dealer rates were much much better. Got 3.49% through “The Local Credit Union” with 0 down. Paid a little more for the vehicle, but with better financing terms, it washed it out.
The market has been utterly fucked. Dealer bought my 2021 F-450 for $10k more than I paid for it and I put 6k miles on it. Before my Mom passed away, we looked at her lease buyout on her 2019 Escape Titanium, buyout was $17.2k and the dealer offered us $25k on the spot. I sold it private party for $28k. I don’t even recall the sticker new, but it wasn’t much higher than $28k I don’t think and that was after 3 years and 25k miles.
Should we really be surprised the market is so incredibly inflated with these kinds of things going on? My New F-350, the dealer wouldn’t even take my PIN. I went back and forth a lot on the dealer markup, but ultimately refused and they sold to me at MSRP.
