Moemg
Gone but not forgotten
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In 2010 a nice lady from Sarasota with an aging car was seen careening off the side rails with her eyes shut.
At least he did not say an aging lady in an aging car !
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In 2010 a nice lady from Sarasota with an aging car was seen careening off the side rails with her eyes shut.
I am a big Honda fan and this thread is making me think I need to put the CRV on my list for a test drive!
I don't buy new Toyotas for the same reason.Toyota dealers in the US seem particularly adept at boosting margins with "profit packages".
I shopped for a new Toyota here in Texas a few years ago and ran into something called "Gulf States Toyota Distributors (GST)". This company apparently owns the franchise rights to every new Toyota vehicle sold in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Every dealer I talked to had GST add-on packages of $1,000-2,000 on every vehicle. Here is an example of the two most common, found on every new Camry I looked at:
Rip-off city. None would sell a car without it, telling me it was "added at the port" and they were powerless to remove it.
I did not buy a new Toyota and never will - at least not while they play these games.
The Toyota Venza is a little too big for me . I like a smaller car but they are giving great deals on the Venza now under $25,000 fully optioned . Negotions are a little tighter on the Rav .
Just for fun I went onto Auto Trader to see if any dealers out there had any Venza's for under 25K. Out of hundreds, not a one did I see!
As you say, "fully optioned" these Venza's are around 39K. With the more basic Venza coming in just under 30K.
So, don't be surprised if you go to you local Toyota/ripoff dealer and this car doesn't exist. If it does, as you state "fully optioned" the fees will be around 14k or so. No free lunch!
My car is 11 years old and just passed the 100,000 mile mark so I am seriously considering a new car.
That car is just barely broken in. It has got another 100K mi to go. Don't we drive our car to the ground anymore? Am I the only one still doing that?
The only reason I am looking at cars is that both our cars ( mine & SO ) are eleven years old so I am concerned about longer trips but if I do not find a car I like at a price I like I will drive this car until it stops and then get a ride to a car dealership and buy a car .
Do you have AAA? I just got it - worked out great when the battery on my 150k mile jeep died. It makes me less concerned driving an older vehicle on longer trips - and they would probably drive you to the dealership if your car stops.
That car is just barely broken in. It has got another 100K mi to go. Don't we drive our car to the ground anymore? Am I the only one still doing that?
Thanks Surfdaddy & Janet I will check out Subaru & Mazda . I can only handle two dealerships a day before I'm BS out .
Moemg, just a thought: see if a dealership in your area for these brands has an internet sales person. If you contact them ahead of time and tell them you want to come in for a test drive and are not ready to buy, you might head off the attack by the pack of jackals.
That car is just barely broken in. It has got another 100K mi to go. Don't we drive our car to the ground anymore? Am I the only one still doing that?
I purchased my '89 Olds Cutlass Cierra new and ran it for over 18 years (100K+).DW kept her '89 Olds Cierra for 14 years/140k miles...