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Why I think the industry will collapse, no one can afford this shit. I hope they get ultra fucked.
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What vehicle do you drive?
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Why I think the industry will collapse, no one can afford this shit. I hope they get ultra fucked.
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If she gets a new car will she pose topless on the hood? We're all waiting for the drop...
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Fucker
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Shop Craigslist and FB Marketplace. Going to a dealership to buy used is almost always the worst way to buy a car.
I forgot where you live, but things like this pop up often most anywhere
2009 Toyota Camry for sale by owner - Saugus, MA - craigslist
Toyota Camry 98K miles only,clean carfax,clean title, Newer tires and brakes . Very clean and reliable vehicle. Price Non-negotiable.
This one is older, but Toyota really screwed things together like tanks back then. I have a Tundra that is a few years newer than that one, and 130k miles. It's almost as new in, out, and mechanically. Its only repairs since it was manufactured was a horn switch and a valve cover gasket. I've put on new brakes and shocks, but those are common wear items and don't matter. It leaks nothing, underside is dry as a bone. No squeaks, no rattles, nothing malfunctioning at all.
In terms of FWD/AWD, tires make the car no matter the drive layout. I grew up in a hilly area that got fucktons of snow and ice later in the winter. I had a really shit FWD car, but I put good tires on it all the way around. Never stuck.
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The problem with cars that are too old in New England is frame rust.Shop Craigslist and FB Marketplace. Going to a dealership to buy used is almost always the worst way to buy a car.
I forgot where you live, but things like this pop up often most anywhere
2009 Toyota Camry for sale by owner - Saugus, MA - craigslist
Toyota Camry 98K miles only,clean carfax,clean title, Newer tires and brakes . Very clean and reliable vehicle. Price Non-negotiable.boston.craigslist.org
This one is older, but Toyota really screwed things together like tanks back then. I have a Tundra that is a few years newer than that one, and 130k miles. It's almost as new in, out, and mechanically. Its only repairs since it was manufactured was a horn switch and a valve cover gasket. I've put on new brakes and shocks, but those are common wear items and don't matter. It leaks nothing, underside is dry as a bone. No squeaks, no rattles, nothing malfunctioning at all.
In terms of FWD/AWD, tires make the car no matter the drive layout. I grew up in a hilly area that got fucktons of snow and ice later in the winter. I had a really shit FWD car, but I put good tires on it all the way around. Never stuck.
Burns
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To add to the chorus: Private sellers are, 95% of the time, going to be the only place that you can find a good deal. It has always been this way. The best you can hope for from a dealer is a fair price and that takes a lot of time/work to find (usually).
Edit: TLDR of below, since I have already brought this up previously: There was only one dealer (Texas Direct Auto) I found that consistently offered a "fair price" but they are gone now (I regularly checked their prices against dealer auction prices over about a year):
Edit: TLDR of below, since I have already brought this up previously: There was only one dealer (Texas Direct Auto) I found that consistently offered a "fair price" but they are gone now (I regularly checked their prices against dealer auction prices over about a year):
No clue if any place like this still exists or how to find them, but before the Wuhanic Plague, there were a few "dealers" that used to mass move auction cars, almost working as public wholesalers. Manheim (dealer-only auction house) is/was so big that there were enough auctions to where a middleman dealer only making 10-20% on the auction price they paid was enough to be profitable due to the quantity they moved. They paid their people per hour and didn't seem to have much employee bloat (leaning on the internet, ebay, and a ton of pictures instead of a sales force). Most complaints I read were that is was difficult getting anyone on the phone because people expected wheeling and dealing sales people, when it was instead a "take it or leave it" do everything through the internet type place. They bought the car at auction, cleaned inside and out, then sold it, nothing more.
The biggest example I knew of was Texas Direct Auto, but they sold out to Vroom a decade ago, whom I assume ran it into the ground (or got fucked by the plague) and closed ~10 months ago. While I never spent the time checking their prices, there were two other places close to my work, again, some years ago, that were trying to do this as well. They were much smaller operations at that time and unfortunately they moved locations and I can't remember the names.
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Brahma
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Man. I used Craigslist and found like the perfect car I was looking for. It's a coupe hours drive, but might be worth it. My buddy works on Volvo's and said he'd take the trip for a couple hundred.
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2010 volvo xc60 for sale by owner - Hamden, CT - craigslist
Volvo xc60 2010. Bronze. Many new parts. Very clean. Power windows and doors. Fully loaded. Sunroof, CD player. Runs great.
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Man. I used Craigslist and found like the perfect car I was looking for. It's a coupe hours drive, but might be worth it. My buddy works on Volvo's and said he'd take the trip for a couple hundred.
2010 volvo xc60 for sale by owner - Hamden, CT - craigslist
Volvo xc60 2010. Bronze. Many new parts. Very clean. Power windows and doors. Fully loaded. Sunroof, CD player. Runs great.
Damn for that price yea if you can get an inspection on it
RobXIII
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I briefly drove a 94 Jaguar XJ-6. Its the only car I bought a full used car warranty for in my life, and I think I single-handedly bankrupted the company. It oozed oil, the whole wiring system failed, A/C died and cost them 1800$ (no deductible lol). I got pulled over a few times, but never got a ticket in it? Was odd. Not mine, but same square headlights:
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Burren
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"buddy" and charging you?Man. I used Craigslist and found like the perfect car I was looking for. It's a coupe hours drive, but might be worth it. My buddy works on Volvo's and said he'd take the trip for a couple hundred.
2010 volvo xc60 for sale by owner - Hamden, CT - craigslist
Volvo xc60 2010. Bronze. Many new parts. Very clean. Power windows and doors. Fully loaded. Sunroof, CD player. Runs great.
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Hateyou
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Well Subaru is the #1 ranked car brand for resale value, so even though it’s the best option for snow and high on safety, you looked at the worst when it comes to used prices.
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That looks too good to be true. Good luck!Man. I used Craigslist and found like the perfect car I was looking for. It's a coupe hours drive, but might be worth it. My buddy works on Volvo's and said he'd take the trip for a couple hundred.
2010 volvo xc60 for sale by owner - Hamden, CT - craigslist
Volvo xc60 2010. Bronze. Many new parts. Very clean. Power windows and doors. Fully loaded. Sunroof, CD player. Runs great.
Your ‘buddy’ is a dick charging you to spend a quarter of a day driving, wtf
CaughtCross
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Over the summer I traded in my 2015 WRX with 75k miles to a Toyota dealer in Southern California and got 14k. I kept tracking the VIN to see try to see where it ended up. It eventually ended up at a dealership in Reno Nevada and sold for 20k. Cars are expensive now after the covid inflation. Be careful with those cheaper facebook/craigslist cars as it could be people trying to flip rust buckets or salvaged cars. At least in California there are tons of flippers that snap up the legit good deals there right away.
Synj
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Synj
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So, they ruined their brand to make a gay friendly Chrysler 300?
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moonarchia
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Brahma
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Nah. That's a 2+ hour drive each way and then he has to inspect the car? Seems fair to me.
See above...
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Lanx
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yea they say the best insurance for a used car is to have a mechanic on hand during the buy and since he's a buddy and he specializes on volvo, priceless
Siliconemelons
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I like the 1st gen Volvo XC60s - the ones with the refreshed lights still look modern. And the inside is nice and Volvo minimalist and those have real leather usually.
I almost got one of the ocean race editions when I ended up w a 2016 XC90… i should have gotten the 60 lol
I almost got one of the ocean race editions when I ended up w a 2016 XC90… i should have gotten the 60 lol
Burren
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I dunno man. In our circle, bros will take the whole day off and share their 2500/3500 diesel with trailer to help a bro get a car. But, we’re all lunatics so maybe that’s the difference, lol.
Hateyou
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Right? My friends it would just be “I’ll buy your food while we’re traveling” kind of thing.