Car buying... is it getting better, worse, or about the same?

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Some Ford models are available.

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Anonymous wrote:I have decided it's worth paying the $3300 to repair my used, old, but still very nice car - which is more than I paid for it! - than buy a car in this climate. Really hoping the market cools in the next 1-2 years, because that's about all I will be able to get out of this thing.

A potential issue with repairing an old vehicle is that parts may not be available. Many wait several months for parts to become available.

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Anonymous wrote:I am having trouble seeing prices on websites. Right now I'm not set on a particular model so I'm browsing, but it's impossible to "sort by price" if there are no prices. For example on a Honda website sort from lowest to highest will have a LOADED Pilot next to a base model Civic; there's no way that's an accurate reflection.

I might be that odd demographic that's OK with a coupe OR a crossover SUV, so I'm not comparing apples to apples - but I still need a ballpark so I can begin selecting must have features and whittling down the field.

It’s useless right now to do this. All those cars that you are looking at will be sold when you call. Theyre selling them in transit.

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I have been looking for a Honda - sorry we are the one of the poors - and dealers having been trying to push us into a lease deal. We asked if they have the vehicle for lease can they just go ahead and sell it to us but of course they don't want to do that bc the lease is more valuable to them. We keep hoping things getting better in the coming months.

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I can't wait until this car bubble implodes when both idiot buyers agreeing to pay these prices and greedy dealerships get absolutely torched.

Stop paying these prices for dumb cars. Morons.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking to get a Honda Odyssey. Dealer is asking for a $5,000 markup that's non-negotiable.

A friend took his 2019 Odyssey Elite w/low miles in for service at the dealer. After the service a sales rep offered to buy the car back for the same price that he paid for it back in 2019.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking to get a Honda Odyssey. Dealer is asking for a $5,000 markup that's non-negotiable.

A friend took his 2019 Odyssey Elite w/low miles in for service at the dealer. After the service a sales rep offered to buy the car back for the same price that he paid for it back in 2019.

But offers like these are silly because then your friend needs to buy a new car!

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Anonymous wrote:Looking to get a Honda Odyssey. Dealer is asking for a $5,000 markup that's non-negotiable.

A friend took his 2019 Odyssey Elite w/low miles in for service at the dealer. After the service a sales rep offered to buy the car back for the same price that he paid for it back in 2019.

But offers like these are silly because then your friend needs to buy a new car!

Sounds like real estate…

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Anonymous wrote:We just brought home a new Subaru this weekend. Paid a little less than MSRP. Found it on our local dealer’s website while it was in transit. Our previous Subaru was from this dealer too.

Our dealer said many others are charging above MSRP, but not all. Our dealer is supposedly having people come from all over the state since they’re not gauging. My advice is to call around.

Can you provide details of the dealership? Thanks

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Anonymous wrote:Looking to get a Honda Odyssey. Dealer is asking for a $5,000 markup that's non-negotiable.

A friend took his 2019 Odyssey Elite w/low miles in for service at the dealer. After the service a sales rep offered to buy the car back for the same price that he paid for it back in 2019.

But offers like these are silly because then your friend needs to buy a new car!

Precisely. I have been quoted $60,000 for a Toyota Sienna 2022 with 15,000 miles on it. MSRP new is closer to $45,000. Dealers are paying a lot for used cars and people are paying dealers A LOT for those same cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Chrysler Pacifica same thing no mark up. Chrysler invented the minivan the Toyota is a knock off

Toyota lasts over 300,000 miles. Pacifica barely a 100,000

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Just had to put $1000 into my car that is only worth $3500. I am looking at cars (new and old) and everything is so expensive right now. Sigh

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just brought home a new Subaru this weekend. Paid a little less than MSRP. Found it on our local dealer’s website while it was in transit. Our previous Subaru was from this dealer too.

Our dealer said many others are charging above MSRP, but not all. Our dealer is supposedly having people come from all over the state since they’re not gauging. My advice is to call around.

Can you provide details of the dealership? Thanks

Yes, please provide more details of the Subaru dealer. A lot of the posts in this thread give nice clues but no specifics. We have to play detective and find the dealer on our own. Maybe provide the zip code of the dealer? Thanks so much.

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Anonymous wrote:Try calling dealerships in WV or Pennsylvania and take a day trip.

Won't the car be registered in PA so you have to pay twice for tax and tags?

We are buying a car from a dealer in PA and they will take care of registering it in MD (just like what happens if you buy a car in VA but live in MD). We are even having it shipped to MD so we don't have to go to PA to pick it up. We paid MSRP. I think we ordered it in April, and it is in transit from Germany now. which is about the same time lag as our last car several years ago.

Any clues what dealer in PA? Thanks a million?

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In this thread it is mentioned the Honda Pilot is easy to get and Subaru can be bought for MSRP. Great. Any other brands or models that can be bought for MSRP or 1k over MSRP?