See, first I was making a blanket statement, and now you’re trying to do the same thing.
Yes, perhaps if you find the right deal on the right car, you might come out ahead, but overall, when you drive that car off the lot, you’re loosing something. This especially applies to certain specialty models like Jaguars. It also applies to Dodges and Chryslers, they are not holding their resale value too good these days.
And one more thing, just because you drive the Toyota Camery off the lot, and your Kelly Blue Book retail value says it’s still worth what you paid for it at the dealer, doesn’t mean you’re going to get that price if you trade it in. Yes, you might be able to get that full retail value if you sell it private party and bust your tush and deal with a bunch of flakes to sell it, but if you just go trade it in you will NEVER get that value for the vehicle.
So, before you accuse me of not knowing what I say, you better check your facts, the last time I checked, when you drive a Chrysler Pacifica off the lot, it’s worth $10,000 less then what you paid for it.
Excellent Resale Value of a Pacifica w/ 5000 miles on it is $16,520
MSRP is $27,955
Your loss: $11,435 and that doesn’t even include the tax, title, and tip to the dealer for all the extras if you got suckered into buying the alarm and the extended warranty.
