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You could try going through a buying service like Costco or... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:36PM Ask for David Puddy and be ready with a High 5 -- tongahokie 05/03/2022 12:39PM Shock and Awe at the Sticker will pass... ** -- UTPr0sim 05/03/2022 11:09AM Wait a year for prices to drop and save up for larger down payment. ** -- Kudelski 05/03/2022 11:00AM I started laughing at prices dropping.... ** -- VT Pez4Life 05/03/2022 11:11AM Just bought in March ... -- vt90 05/03/2022 10:43AM Which means I probably will wait until 2023 to buy my GR-86 -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:34PM Zero negotiation is the best thing about Carmax. I hate all of the -- HokieNoVA 05/03/2022 11:00AM Ok. Let me check with my business manager on that. ** -- GreenvilleVT 05/03/2022 11:07AM That was me at the last Jeep dealer I visited...in 1994 -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 2:13PM Ok. Go smoke your cigarette. I'll wait...or not. ** -- TomTurkey 05/03/2022 1:42PM I like to sell at Carmax but I will NEVER buy there again ... -- vt90 05/03/2022 11:04AM But that's not on Carmax. That's on the previous owners who wrecked them. ** -- great2bahokie 05/03/2022 11:12AM Agree somewhat ... and some of it is on me frankly because I could have ... -- vt90 05/03/2022 11:19AM What you hope is their inspections catch most of the cars with issues -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:54PM Having worked at Enterprise for many years, yes most of those cars are -- VT Pez4Life 05/03/2022 12:05PM After seeing some of my friends drive rental cars... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:55PM Amen. ** -- VT Pez4Life 05/03/2022 1:56PM That's where most car dealers get their inventory, from auctions. Except -- Brown Water 05/03/2022 11:29AM Exactly. They keep the best for their used car lot and sell the rest... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:56PM Definitely ... -- vt90 05/03/2022 11:32AM Good luck. Nobody has them ** -- fordham 05/03/2022 10:34AM Look around online for volume-based dealers (there's still a few left) -- D Hokie 05/03/2022 10:17AM Isn't there a Corvette dealer in NJ that has similar great deals? ** -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:49PM Dodge and jeep have much higher inventories -- GreenvilleVT 05/03/2022 11:06AM Fair point -- D Hokie 05/03/2022 11:22AM Don't forget Toyota is doing a complete redesign on the Tundra, so... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:51PM Also, if you have the means, treat your trade in and new car purchase -- D Hokie 05/03/2022 10:23AM Interesting...i like the way you think. -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 10:22AM That may or may not turn anything up. I ended up on a RAM forum -- D Hokie 05/03/2022 10:27AM We just dumped a bunch of money in my wife's 7yo van. Here's hoping we -- reestuart 05/03/2022 09:55AM Keep your fingers crossed for 2+ more years -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:47PM Luckily, the wife isn't jonesing for a new vehicle. -- reestuart 05/03/2022 2:06PM If she even hints that she wants a new vehicle, just remind her about... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 2:15PM I think I'm the bigger problem than she is, LOL. I was ready to find -- reestuart 05/03/2022 3:21PM Sounds like a smart spouse. Don't lose her...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 4:22PM LOL. No kidding!!! ** -- reestuart 05/03/2022 4:25PM Like is the van just being held together by duct tape? why are you hoping -- VT Pez4Life 05/03/2022 10:22AM I've got a 2007 Honda Odyssey. Get on my level!!!!!!! ** -- BG Hokie 05/03/2022 11:12AM No, the van is fine, but I don't like dumping money into something as it -- reestuart 05/03/2022 10:28AM Out of curiosity, are repair prices inflated too -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 10:07AM I’ve noticed parts at the box stores are higher -- Brewing_Hokie 05/03/2022 12:32PM I honestly don't know. It seemed like a bunch, but at the same time, -- reestuart 05/03/2022 10:22AM Parts are higher- but not crazy like used cars -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 10:12AM 18+ age difference!! You're my hero! ;) ** -- RTFC 05/03/2022 10:34AM Oh no- one ON THE WAY TO COLLEGE- oh hell no ** -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 10:40AM …the Lexus flexes from Long Beach to Texas ** -- chumley 05/03/2022 09:46AM I might get a horse next time. I can't imagine paying today's car prices. ** -- HokieNoVA 05/03/2022 09:30AM We have had 3 suburbans in a row- and prob not another one- they are -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 09:41AM Yep, it'll cost $50k to replace my F150. And a used one is almost as bad. ** -- HokieNoVA 05/03/2022 10:50AM Miss the room of the Tahoe we owned...don't miss the 12-15 mpg ** -- Tuckahokie 05/03/2022 10:04AM Don't be surprised if GM offers a turbo V6 -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:47PM Yeah- that's the issue we are having- youngest just turned 17 -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 10:11AM We had three suburbans to truck all the kids around. -- GreenvilleVT 05/03/2022 11:11AM How big are your kids? -- KeithHokie89 05/03/2022 11:49AM Its the kids and their stuff- baseball equip- golf equip- suitcases etc ** -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 12:07PM Agreed. I had 4 kids to haul around. -- GreenvilleVT 05/03/2022 3:40PM I’m still hanging onto my 07…. -- Vtskier1 05/03/2022 09:57AM Now seems to be a terrible time to buy a new car -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 09:28AM Pardon my ignorance here -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 09:34AM To add to the "good" news You also need to factor in the rising interest -> -- HOKIERIT 05/03/2022 10:27AM I've never payed sticker price for used or new. Never will. ** -- HokieJay 05/03/2022 10:24AM I certainly hope I can say the same. Thankfully, not thinking about a new -- BG Hokie 05/03/2022 10:27AM Yeah, I'm going to have to be patient this time. ** -- HokieJay 05/03/2022 10:28AM You'll probably need to wait 2 more years to find that, unless... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:40PM I typically buy 3 year old, low mileage used. That will be a very tough... -- HokieJay 05/03/2022 2:30PM It is a bad time to buy a vehicle, but as you mention the next few years -- HortHokie 05/03/2022 09:47AM This is my concern no guarantee waiting a few years will be better -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 10:04AM General inflation concerns, I get, but won't chip manufacturing catch up? ** -- BG Hokie 05/03/2022 10:29AM I've read that ~90% of computer chips come from Taiwan -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 10:38AM I think the CHICOMs are twisting free China's arms to keep chip... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:43PM I wouldn't try to tie personal finance choices to geopolitical possibility -- Synaesthesia 05/03/2022 12:12PM There is a fair amount of chip manufacturing being re-sourced to the US -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 11:05AM Would love to see China be taken completely out of the equation. -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:44PM To me, their dependability as a source is secondary -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 2:40PM China has already said they want to replace the dollar as the world's... -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 4:20PM I think there is going to be some used car Carnage- huge loans on junk -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 10:23AM I keep hearing mutterings that it should improve sometime in 2023. -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 10:11AM Well - it used to be a sport ** -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 09:43AM MSRP used to be not even the real starting point, they'd advertise it for -- ME Hokie 07 05/03/2022 09:43AM Pre-2019 there was plenty of room to negotiate price on new cars -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 09:40AM Would leasing a new car be a better option today...? -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 09:47AM The new mileage rules coming might make it worse- alot worse ** -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 09:51AM sigh ** -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 09:56AM Probably less expensive than used these days (semi-kidding) ** -- Tuckahokie 05/03/2022 09:27AM Quite possibly not kidding at all. -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 09:35AM That is correct. makes no sense to me ** -- kingofcassell 05/03/2022 09:34AM Most new cars at 2-4 months wait. Neighbor got Serria Truck -- VT Pez4Life 05/03/2022 10:24AM Used - available now. New - may have to wait a month or more. ** -- coshokie 05/03/2022 09:46AM A used vehicle may be available now, but -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 09:54AM I drove one hour to buy one - that was gone by the time i got there -- bigbadbird 05/03/2022 10:14AM It was probably never there to begin with ** -- Brown Water 05/03/2022 10:24AM I bought my car in Oct 2020 and had to drive about 2 hours to buy it -- Tafkam Hokie 05/03/2022 10:19AM Those Si's will really get on ya. -- EDGEMAN 05/03/2022 1:39PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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