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re: Anyone planning to buy a new car right now?
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:04 pm to LSUSports247
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:04 pm to LSUSports247
My rationale is that I think the average American is in more debt than they've ever been, even as a percentage of income. The ability to buy new vehicles at prices that are way above inflation adjusted costs means that dealers will either have to let cars sit on the lot which makes no money, or take a haircut on 2025s and shuffle purchases for 2026 toward more profitable models.
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Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:06 pm to GhostofJackson
Depending on what GMC does with "Wifey's"(sorry, no pics) 2023 Yukon(6.2L V8 Recall), I might be getting something else...
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:06 pm to JoePepitone
Dang Joe, WTH did you spec? 
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:20 pm to GhostofJackson
I will be buying one between now and September, when my daughter gets her license. Passing the wife's (no pics) pilot down to the daughter and the wife wants a telluride. Too bad she wants a certain color exterior and interior at a certain trim level, of which I have found 4 in the entire country... All 4 of these are currently listed under msrp though, so that bodes well. Not financing, so I will make a deal between now and September, fly in to get it, and we will spend a few days enjoying a road-trip/vacation on the way back home.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:22 pm to N2cars
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Dang Joe, WTH did you spec?
I loaded it up pretty heavy. They looked around at other dealer's inventory but said nobody had anything with those options.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:28 pm to GhostofJackson
We are "softly" in the market for 2, one for the wife and one for the daughter. Doesnt seem like prices have come down in 20 years LOL...
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:29 pm to loopback
quote:
and I want my note after all is done to be $XXX (less than the highest I had calculated) I am putting X down."
You're a car salesman's wet dream.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:32 pm to GhostofJackson
Well, since the last time I got a car (2015), prices have shot up by about 50%. So, no. I'm not insane. Used is the new new.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:43 pm to m2pro
quote:I looked at 23 & '24 year models used when I couldn't find what I wanted in anyone's new car inventory. The prices on low mileage used trucks is insane.
Used is the new new
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:46 pm to m2pro
I’m waiting on the new Scout extended range truck to come out, or possibly the new American Slate truck.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:48 pm to GhostofJackson
They are so damn expensive. Would eat me alive to get something that costly that would only last 6-10 years usually. Been going the repair route lately.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:48 pm to GhostofJackson
No it unless I have to.
If I needed a new truck, I would probably get a carefully optioned Silverado with the turbo engine. Don’t need to pull more than 7000 lbs. I like the ride of a full sizer, the 100k warranty on the turbo motor, and the interior and bed space of a big truck. Don’t want a diesel or need a V8. But that truck is probably still upper 40s to mid 50s depending on the incentives.
If I needed a new truck, I would probably get a carefully optioned Silverado with the turbo engine. Don’t need to pull more than 7000 lbs. I like the ride of a full sizer, the 100k warranty on the turbo motor, and the interior and bed space of a big truck. Don’t want a diesel or need a V8. But that truck is probably still upper 40s to mid 50s depending on the incentives.
This post was edited on 5/7/25 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:52 pm to LemmyLives
quote:The buyer has all the power.
You're ultra naive in thinking you have any power sitting at a dealership.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 2:55 pm to JoePepitone
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The prices on low mileage used trucks is insane.
It’s been this way for at least 10 years with trucks.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 3:48 pm to notiger1997
waiting to see how the market settles in after tariffs, incentives etc. something will spike in the next 6 months.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 3:50 pm to GhostofJackson
I hear August-October are the best times to buy new cars.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:07 pm to loopback
quote:
I want X model, X trim, NEW or USED but under 30k miles and I want my note after all is done to be $XXX (less than the highest I had calculated) I am putting X down."
This is a laughably stupid strategy.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:08 pm to jdaute2
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:28 pm to JoePepitone
I'm gonna write a missve on buying new cars and trucks...
Two categories:
" I just want the best deal..."
Or,
" I want exactly what I want...:"
If there's demand for it, I'll write it.
Quals:
I've bought probably 20+ new cars, trucks, RVs over the past 15 years and have helped numerous friends and relatives with same.
Two categories:
" I just want the best deal..."
Or,
" I want exactly what I want...:"
If there's demand for it, I'll write it.
Quals:
I've bought probably 20+ new cars, trucks, RVs over the past 15 years and have helped numerous friends and relatives with same.
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