Buying a car now - what's the downside aside from a higher price?

[Anonymous]

I have been reading these threads and watching the market as I am in the market for a new (used) car. Aside from paying a high price, is there any downside from buying a car now?

[Anonymous]

we just bought a car last week (through Ford Dealership). Dealer wasn't able to take my XPlan pricing but they got me exactly what I wanted and contacted me as soon as it arrived on the truck. IF you need a car you need a car.

[Anonymous]

What is XPlan pricing?

[Anonymous]

Some options are bring removed from vehicles due to chip shortages. Things like driver assistance packages, automatic tailgate opening, satellite radio, lumbar adjustments, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is XPlan pricing?

its kind of like a friends and family discount - it offers cars slightly below MSRP and no need to haggle. Its up to dealers to honor it but we were being picky with the vehicle we wanted.

[Anonymous]

If you don't care about the higher price, its really just the trouble of finding a make/model/trim package that is acceptable to you. No easy task.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some options are bring removed from vehicles due to chip shortages. Things like driver assistance packages, automatic tailgate opening, satellite radio, lumbar adjustments, etc.

This is the major drawback in some cases, depending whether the affected features are important to you or not. Wireless charging for cell phones is another feature which is now sometimes unavailable.

As chip shortages ease, new features and options are likely to appear, along with the return of those which were formerly standard but are presently unavailable. So, some vehicles sold now may seem a bit bare-bones in comparison.

[Anonymous]

GREED, the dealers are squeezing every last penny from vehicles they are selling, usually by over-accessorizing vehicles with tire/wheel packages as the auto manufacturers are sticking to their pricing and allowing dealers to accessorize vehicles to make a little extra. That little extra can be upwards of $8-10k with tires/wheels, lift kits, light kits, stereo and speaker upgrades.

Be mindful of dealer upselling tactics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some options are bring removed from vehicles due to chip shortages. Things like driver assistance packages, automatic tailgate opening, satellite radio, lumbar adjustments, etc.

This is the major drawback in some cases, depending whether the affected features are important to you or not. Wireless charging for cell phones is another feature which is now sometimes unavailable.

As chip shortages ease, new features and options are likely to appear, along with the return of those which were formerly standard but are presently unavailable. So, some vehicles sold now may seem a bit bare-bones in comparison.

Our car came with the prep kit for the one missing feature. The sticker price noted that the associated cost had been removed (-$325 for X was a line item). When the chip becomes available, we just have to pay the fee and the dealer willl pop it in.