I am so tired of this shortage sh
+1 So depressing.
I am so tired of this shortage sh
There are still new car bargains out there. You just need to find a dealer with a large number of cars in a competitive market area. When we bought our '23 Buick Enclave I looked at all of the dealers near us then out towards Salt Lake since we had a short trip planned there. None of these dealers had any stock or just a couple in stock. I found Alpine Buick South in Colorado Springs that had over 40 new Enclaves in stock. I worked out the deal with my '11 Tahoe trade-in by texts. Drove over and had the most uneventful purchasing experience ever.
Yep, we’ve rented cars for trips. I know Enterprise does it for sure.Thanks for the graph. Depression intensifies.
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We'd like to go on a cross country trip, but with such old cars, it is touchy. We did a 1600 miler last month with the 154k Subaru. Our cross country would be more like 7000 miles. Not sure I want to take the Subbie out for that.
We can live with three old cars for probably a few years. But it is likely one of them will drop an engine or tranny some day.
Question: is it possible to rent a car and put 7000 miles on it without a problem? I've never considered anything like that.
Yep, we’ve rented cars for trips. I know Enterprise does it for sure.
We have two SUVs so when we factored in gas economy, wear and tear, not worrying about the dog trashing the interior, etc, renting made sense. We’ve done it a few times for longer road trips.7000 miles?
I have to admit that since I'm thinking about this, it explains some things. We once rented a car in February. The year of this car was that year, meaning the rental company could have only gotten it earliest July of the previous years, maybe 8 months max. I was surprised it had over 70k miles on it! Perhaps someone took it on a one lap of America.
Yes absolutely! Generally unlimited mileage lower 48 no problem.Thanks for the graph. Depression intensifies.
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We'd like to go on a cross country trip, but with such old cars, it is touchy. We did a 1600 miler last month with the 154k Subaru. Our cross country would be more like 7000 miles. Not sure I want to take the Subbie out for that.
We can live with three old cars for probably a few years. But it is likely one of them will drop an engine or tranny some day.
Question: is it possible to rent a car and put 7000 miles on it without a problem? I've never considered anything like that.
Yeah, the great thing was that Fords, Stelantises, and GMs started filling the pipelines. You just had to find the clusters. This helps break the shortage mentality.
Then... the strike.
7000 miles?
I have to admit that since I'm thinking about this, it explains some things. We once rented a car in February. The year of this car was that year, meaning the rental company could have only gotten it earliest July of the previous years, maybe 8 months max. I was surprised it had over 70k miles on it! Perhaps someone took it on a one lap of America.
Here is the list of new cars at Alpine Buick Gmc South in Colorado Springs. Not trying to sell anyone on any of these just showing that there are new cars out there despite the UAW strike.
Acadia 61, Canyon 1, Enclave 54, Encore GX 35, Envision 50, Envista 9, Hummer EV 1, Sierra 1500 101, Sierra 2500 HD 18, Sierra 3500 HD 6, Terrain 69, Yukon 4, Yukon XL 9.
That's often debated on some of the car forums I'm on. Most will say in transits means exactly what it sounds like. The vehicle has been built and is on the way to the dealer... Problem is they often never seem to arrive at the "intended" dealer! So what happened to them?The reason I ask is a nearby Chevy dealer website shows they have 77 new SUV's for sale but when you dig down a bit you find 47 of those are actually "in transit", whatever than means, and only 30 are on the lot "available for immediate delivery".
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So what happened to them?
I'm sure that accounts for a few...
Ghaaaakkkk! I can't even imagine a car for $50K or $60K. I could afford one (heh, heh, still can't get that C-8 Corvette out of my head - and it'll be $100K easy with the stuff I'd want in it.)
BUT I just won't ever pull the trigger on such a big purchase. I make no judgement on anyone else who wants a new vehicle. They can be a very useful (and fun) BTD experience. Enjoy your purchases and be sure to let us know your experiences with them when you can finally find exactly what you want.
I kind of feel the same way. I am much more comfprtable spending $25K-$30K or so for a car. But at 65, I also figure this may be among the last times I will be buying a car, so why not BTD to get a new one that (hopefully) will last 10+ years, given the current small new/used spread.
Good!Man, this is what keeps me coming to this site. I know we wandered a little, but this discussion is really helpful.
It takes the pressure off worrying about buying a new car just for some theoretical planned trip. We can just do the Enterprise thing. We won't need a large SUV or van.
Thank you. We'll just continue to wait out the price madness and soldier on with our older cars, which have been very cost effective so far.