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let someone else take the new car depreciation; anything under 30k just needed maybe 3 oil changes; check car fax i wouldn't get a Ford what do you want i also find they like to stick to the price on the car they are selling you and play with your trade in you will get the most wiggle room on a used car deal, new cars they make very little on, its all about volume of new cars for them do not pay MARK UPs if you want a popular car keep searching or find something different; the mark ups will put you upside down in a heart beat toyota or honda for me i like the RAV4 Hybrd or the RAV4 Prime, its pricey the prime i drive a 4Runner zero issues i have had two in my life zero issues, had a 2020 explore for i think 2 months, traded it in so fast, poop on wheels
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04-10-2024, 04:53 PM | #62 |
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I have two Hyundai Santa Fe's . First it's really is the best warranty in the business. Both have been extremely good and reliable for us. All I can tell you is do your homework before you go in there. If you're not sure then test drive the cars you're interested in.
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Go get a car loan from your bank and take that to the dealership and let them convince you to finance through the manufacturer for a better rate - I got offered 2.9% from Navy Federal back in 2018 and I flipped that for 1.9% from Honda. Definitely focus on the out-the-door cost vs monthly payment - they will ask you what you want your montly payment to be and you should just tell them you want your OTD cost to be under x instead because they can do that funny math in a hurry to get you to sign. You've hit the good spots - don't talk trade in until the end because they will always try to low ball you. Treat it like a separate transaction. Actually take your car to Carmax first and get them to give you an offer then when you go to buy a car see if the dealership can beat that offer. Also never take the first offer - get it in writing and take it to another dealer and see if they can beat it. Personal manufacturer rankings are subjective - for me it was always Toyota and Honda 1a and 1b. Now that I have a Civic that I bought brand new and it has 140k miles on it and I've witnessed firsthand the shit quality of certain aspects (battery died after 40k miles and the warranty only covered it to 36k, I've had 3 axles put in it under warranty because the boot keeps tearing and they're still having issues) I'm pretty jaded towards Honda. I think they're living off their reputation from the 90's. Going back to Toyota for my next car. I also have the luxury of working on a fleet with 6k vehicles and most of our light duty units are Ford, Chevy, and Dodge - I'm jaded for life after working on these shitboxes. I would rank them Ford then Chevy then Dodge - Dodge has powertrain issues out the ass. We have Chargers, Caravans, Pacificas, Rams and they all have suspension and powertrain issues. Chevy is better but not by much. We're predominantly a Ford fleet and they have all kinds of issues from electronics in the new models to suspension/powertrain/etc issues in the older ones (but I also work on police cars and they beat the piss out of those). I don't think I'll ever buy domestic again unless it's an old shitbox that I can fix up and keep as a basic beater.
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And if you plan on keeping it for 10 years obviously you want something with low miles. I would go for new too. Also once you get into finance if they don't sell the car with extended warranty see if you can haggle them down - I haggled down the 100k full coverage warranty from $2800 to $1k when I bought my Civic new in 2018.
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my first runner the rear differential went out at 50K ; when they went to fix it they said it had half the required gear oil and that shit was built in japan shit happens even to the best of the best
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also if you are gonna trade, please know what price they can sell your car for now. Get comparables just like buying a house ala “ I know you guys can get 25k right now for my car”
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Matty my best advice, the best you are going to do is haggle them a hundred here or there maybe a grand; don't settle for something because its a good deal
Between the passing of your brother and your delayed 50th birthday gift get the car you LOVE and when you pull out of that dealership with the new car smell in your nose and the memories of your brother and celebrating you made it 50 plus years in this rat race, just simply enjoy that moment and that moment alone will be an amazing deal.
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We work to hard, go get what you want.
I was looking at a new truck about a year ago, but I’m waiting…interest rates don’t look too good compared to a paid off truck with zero problems ever sitting in the driveway
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i am not saying run yourself into to major debit or be completely finical irresponsible BUT there are folk in my office with good money squirrelled away and have made great investments but they are so damn cheap they can't enjoy the money Single lady in her 60s in my office no kids no mortgage no nothing, six figure salary, she has plenty of coin she moves her bed in the summer down to the basement where it is cooler so she doesn't have to run the AC, just one example of her cheap ways i mean come the fuck on live a fucking little FOLKS YOU CAN"T TAKE IT WITH YOU SO ENJOY LIFE
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