Car buying experiences

[sdduuuude]

Damn Piggs. I always learn something. I have never checked the LA dealers, which is funny, because when I was a kid – in 1973, my dad drove all the way to LA from Tucson to purchase a truck. He saw a bait-and-switch ad in the LA paper and went out there. They tried to convince him they didn’t have that truck anymore. He went and found it on the lot and wouldn’t leave until they sold it to him at the advertised price. It took a day of being a pest, but he got it.

So – I’ll do that next time I’m looking, for sure.

All you need to know:
Costco
October
LA

[beanmaestro]

Well, I tend to buy private party Japanese cars with 100k miles for 1/4 their original price, and drive them for the second half of their life. We’re at 209k and 163k right now with no significant breakdowns in a looong time. Last car made it to 222k.

But it depends on what your car is for. In my case, just to get me reliably from A to B with my crap. I’ll put the money we’ve saved into the downpayment late next year 🙂

[beanmaestro]

Well, I tend to buy private party Japanese cars with 100k miles for 1/4 their original price, and drive them for the second half of their life. We’re at 209k and 163k right now with no significant breakdowns in a looong time. Last car made it to 222k.

But it depends on what your car is for. In my case, just to get me reliably from A to B with my crap. I’ll put the money we’ve saved into the downpayment late next year 🙂

[beanmaestro]

Well, I tend to buy private party Japanese cars with 100k miles for 1/4 their original price, and drive them for the second half of their life. We’re at 209k and 163k right now with no significant breakdowns in a looong time. Last car made it to 222k.

But it depends on what your car is for. In my case, just to get me reliably from A to B with my crap. I’ll put the money we’ve saved into the downpayment late next year 🙂

[beanmaestro]

Well, I tend to buy private party Japanese cars with 100k miles for 1/4 their original price, and drive them for the second half of their life. We’re at 209k and 163k right now with no significant breakdowns in a looong time. Last car made it to 222k.

But it depends on what your car is for. In my case, just to get me reliably from A to B with my crap. I’ll put the money we’ve saved into the downpayment late next year 🙂

[beanmaestro]

Well, I tend to buy private party Japanese cars with 100k miles for 1/4 their original price, and drive them for the second half of their life. We’re at 209k and 163k right now with no significant breakdowns in a looong time. Last car made it to 222k.

But it depends on what your car is for. In my case, just to get me reliably from A to B with my crap. I’ll put the money we’ve saved into the downpayment late next year 🙂

[LesBaer45]

[quote=felix]I agree. I think edmunds.com is fantastic. I have used other sites but I think edmunds.com offers the most and best info.

I purchased 3 cars since late January and traded one older car in. I utilized edmunds.com to help with the pricing and values. They also have some good info on purchase strategies and dealer selling strategies.

It’s great time to buy. Buyer’s leverage has never been better as far as I can tell. [/quote]

Edmunds is one source to check but lately I’ve been cross referencing them with http://truecar.com/release/index.html.

Just one more reference point.

[LesBaer45]

[quote=felix]I agree. I think edmunds.com is fantastic. I have used other sites but I think edmunds.com offers the most and best info.

I purchased 3 cars since late January and traded one older car in. I utilized edmunds.com to help with the pricing and values. They also have some good info on purchase strategies and dealer selling strategies.

It’s great time to buy. Buyer’s leverage has never been better as far as I can tell. [/quote]

Edmunds is one source to check but lately I’ve been cross referencing them with http://truecar.com/release/index.html.

Just one more reference point.

[LesBaer45]

[quote=felix]I agree. I think edmunds.com is fantastic. I have used other sites but I think edmunds.com offers the most and best info.

I purchased 3 cars since late January and traded one older car in. I utilized edmunds.com to help with the pricing and values. They also have some good info on purchase strategies and dealer selling strategies.

It’s great time to buy. Buyer’s leverage has never been better as far as I can tell. [/quote]

Edmunds is one source to check but lately I’ve been cross referencing them with http://truecar.com/release/index.html.

Just one more reference point.

[LesBaer45]

[quote=felix]I agree. I think edmunds.com is fantastic. I have used other sites but I think edmunds.com offers the most and best info.

I purchased 3 cars since late January and traded one older car in. I utilized edmunds.com to help with the pricing and values. They also have some good info on purchase strategies and dealer selling strategies.

It’s great time to buy. Buyer’s leverage has never been better as far as I can tell. [/quote]

Edmunds is one source to check but lately I’ve been cross referencing them with http://truecar.com/release/index.html.

Just one more reference point.

[LesBaer45]

[quote=felix]I agree. I think edmunds.com is fantastic. I have used other sites but I think edmunds.com offers the most and best info.

I purchased 3 cars since late January and traded one older car in. I utilized edmunds.com to help with the pricing and values. They also have some good info on purchase strategies and dealer selling strategies.

It’s great time to buy. Buyer’s leverage has never been better as far as I can tell. [/quote]

Edmunds is one source to check but lately I’ve been cross referencing them with http://truecar.com/release/index.html.

Just one more reference point.

[sdrealtor]

All I need to know:
Costco
October
LA

One last question-TT or Z4?

[sdrealtor]

All I need to know:
Costco
October
LA

One last question-TT or Z4?

[sdrealtor]

All I need to know:
Costco
October
LA

One last question-TT or Z4?

[sdrealtor]

All I need to know:
Costco
October
LA

One last question-TT or Z4?

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