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Wait until the end of the month when car salespeople are desperate to make their bonuses.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Trying to buy a new car but everyone wants a few thousand $$ over sticker due to tHe SuPpLy cHaIn ShOrTaGe.
It was fun telling the sales rep "oh no, that will not work" like I was some kind of concerned mom, but I am kicking myself over waiting a year to pull the trigger. A slightly used version was going for almost half the price of a new one last year. Now a barely used one is about 90% of the price of a new one. Dumb
There is no way in hell I am paying that much. Especially if I don't even have a garage or indoor parking. My dream is to never have to own a car. If I get a job/place where I can walk across the street to work, that would be great.-The estimated average transaction price (ATP) for a light vehicle in the United States was $42,258 in June 2021, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book.
What car did you try to get?KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Yeah the end of the month thing isn't quite working these days because of the shortage. I'm going to go to all the dealerships in the area. FWIW the price was essentially the ATP above.
I wish I didn't have to own a car either. In suburban Southern California a car is often seen as an extension of your personality due to the amount of driving that's needed.
Nice car, do you really need the turbo? Extra cost, fuel consumption and maintenance, and I think you can only use premium.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Suburu Outback Onyx XT. MSRP is $38,500 or so. Sales guy wanted $41,000 plus tax and title.
I can't use that giant thing. I am between two rooms all day and have no space to even put that in either room.uziq wrote:
on the new macbooks that only use their lightning ports, just get one of those multi-use dongle things. they normally have a HDMI on them in addition to any number of extra ports. it's an annoying extra expense but i barely notice it when i'm at my 'workstation' or a desk. alternatively, i know some office power users go the full hog and buy one of those desktop 'docking stations'. you can have your macbook in clamshell mode to the side and have a full suite of inputs/outputs/connectivity on the hub in front of you.
and yes, i've always maintained that for day-to-day use and functionality, the apple ecosystem works better every time. OSX is really seamless and just about the only interruptions you'll ever get are for big system updates. mine barely ever crashes, has no bugs or glitches, no driver compatibility issues, etc. etc. the thing just works and runs very stably.
I don't need the turbo, but they stopped making the 6 cylinder version (maybe just in the US? Not sure) and after driving a 4 banger for years, I'd like something with a little more getup.Dilbert_X wrote:
Nice car, do you really need the turbo? Extra cost, fuel consumption and maintenance, and I think you can only use premium.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Suburu Outback Onyx XT. MSRP is $38,500 or so. Sales guy wanted $41,000 plus tax and title.
Maybe you do with all the hills and the engine being nerfed for emissions.
Only thing I've heard is the gearbox is not suitable for towing, whatever the vehicle is rated for.
Still hoping my 2004 Forester keeps going a bit longer, I wouldn't want to be looking for a car right now.
Its fully depreciated, every year is ~U$2000 in my pocket.
If it dies, and I think its blowing a bit of oil into the aircleaner, I might get another old one. Its not too scary because I've found a good mechanic who is very reasonable. I know someone who did a lot more km than I've done, changed the piston rings and did a lot more.
The only other vehicle I could be bothered looking at would be a RAV4 hybrid.
You do know that the cylinders are bigger though?KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
I don't need the turbo, but they stopped making the 6 cylinder version (maybe just in the US? Not sure) and after driving a 4 banger for years, I'd like something with a little more getup.
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