Raf Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 they hold their resale pretty well, you may be waiting a while.
lookinforwalleye Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 People do crazy things for the lure of a new vehicle I see it everyday at the dealership, it usually involves 8 year loans and flipping cars after 2/3 years and rolling over money. I sold a guy a Elantra the other day and when everything was added the Elantra was costing 42 grand and another guy a Sonata which just maybe the worlds most expensive Sonata when everything was said and done it was coming in at a whopping 64 grand... :wallbash: The moral of the story here is if you are signing for 84/96 months make sure you are going to love the car for a long long time because they depreciate a lot faster than what you pay off and when you add incentives etc. the used ones are worth squat yet you still owe the nice banker man 20 grand or so!!!
G.mech Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 If nobody buys the new ones, where are the used ones going to come from???
leaf4 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 If nobody buys the new ones, where are the used ones going to come from??? A truck like that I'm sure will have people pulling out their wallets
MrSimon Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) If nobody buys the new ones, where are the used ones going to come from??? There will always be people willing to pay through the nose for shiny new vehicles. Like the saying goes, "a fool and his money are soon parted". Edited July 28, 2015 by MrSimon
lew Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 There will always be people willing to pay through the nose for shiny new vehicles. Like the saying goes, "a fool and his money are soon parted". I buy a new vehicle every 3 or 4 years, always pay cash and never finance, if you think that makes me foolish, then your entitled to your opinion.
MrSimon Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 I buy a new vehicle every 3 or 4 years, always pay cash and never finance, if you think that makes me foolish, then your entitled to your opinion. Why do you do that? Most depreciation charts say vehicles loose close to half of their value in the first 4 years. From a purely economical perspective, that's pretty much the worst car buying approach out there.
lew Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 Why do you do that? Because I like new vehicles.
glen Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 I find the first 50k a car is just like new. After that things loosen up and it's not the same. Suspension and rattles. Engine and exhaust noise.
irishfield Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 The correct answer Lew is "because I can" !
lew Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 The correct answer Lew is "because I can" ! Yup, there's that too Wayne LOL
G.mech Posted July 29, 2015 Report Posted July 29, 2015 Some fools buy bigger and newer houses than they need. Some fools buy new boats that are bigger than necessary and burn more fuel. Some fools even go on vacation and have nothing left to show for it after except a few foggy memories. These fools realize that you can't take it with you. Other fools would rather drive around in an 8 year old pick up that some other fool ran into the grand just so they can enjoy the feeling of the wad of moldy cash in their pocket. This fool likes his new Ram!! (Oh ya, it's loaded)
scugpg Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) So far so good on the GC diesel. Still a while before it's fully broken in but putting down great fuel economy and enjoy the diesel power. Hand calculated #'s below. Edited September 25, 2015 by Spooled
AKRISONER Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 who else here is affected by the VW diesel issue...i sure am.
BillM Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) who else here is affected by the VW diesel issue...i sure am. What cars are you driving? I did a EGR/DPF delete on my parents after their DPF cracked and VW wanted something like 5k to replace it. (Of course it was just out of warranty).. So needless to say, they aren't affected Edited September 25, 2015 by BillM
hutch4113 Posted September 25, 2015 Author Report Posted September 25, 2015 Nope - no VW's in my household.
AKRISONER Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 What cars are you driving? I did a EGR/DPF delete on my parents after their DPF cracked and VW wanted something like 5k to replace it. (Of course it was just out of warranty).. So needless to say, they aren't affected Im driving a 2014 Jetta TdI ahhh the good old days when i had a turboed protege...no o2 sensors, BOV's and big exhausts, helps to know some friendly mechanics lol.
BillM Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 Im driving a 2014 Jetta TdI ahhh the good old days when i had a turboed protege...no o2 sensors, BOV's and big exhausts, helps to know some friendly mechanics lol. You need to talk to my buddy Ken
AKRISONER Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 You need to talk to my buddy Ken pmed ahaha
scugpg Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 Even though it can hamper performance and mpg, I'm glad the diesels are getting cleaner with dpf/scr. Can't stand breathing in the air when a dirty diesel drives by.
BillM Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 The EA288 engine with Urea injection is a lot better then the older DPF only cars (2009-2014).. It's too bad they didn't start with urea from the beginning, I doubt they'd be going through this entire ordeal.
leaf4 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Posted September 25, 2015 The BMW diesels all use urea fluid, generally topped up at every oil change, weird that the x3 had a similar happening
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