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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
This is an interesting article from the Detroit Free Press about cars that get dumped most often within the first year:Repo's?? Or dumping them just before a repo?
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2019/05/11/mercedes-bmw-audi-porsche-nissan/1161446001/
The Versa Note, Audi Q3, A3 and A4, and Jaguar XF led the list in Detroit. Nationally it was slightly different:
Mercedes-Benz C-class, 12.4%
BMW 3-Series, 11.8%
Land Rover Discovery Sport, 11.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 10.9%
Mini Clubman, 10.7%
BMW X1, 10.4%
BMW X3, 9%
Nissan Versa Note, 9%
Jaguar XF, 8.8%
Nissan Versa, 8.7%
Looking at brands overall and not individual models, it looks like this:
BMW, 7.9%
Porsche, 7.6%
Mercedes, 7.4%
Land Rover, 6.5%
Jaguar, 6.4%
Mini, 6.2%
Fiat, 5.2%
Audi, 5.1%
Nissan, 5.0%
Infiniti, 4.7%
Pickups have their own numbers but the top 3 are all from one brand:
Nissan Titan XD, 7.9%
Nissan Titan, 7.6%
Nissan Frontier, 5.3%
au1994
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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
Busted link, whatever it was. Try bitly if in fact the video is not actually offensive.The nanny filter caught a URL string that contained the letters "c", "U", and "m" consecutively in one section.
ab348
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
I would not mind those voting for it, paying the taxes for what I consume or get taxes credits. I’m sure you got the 59% fiqure some where. As for the posts being fake news, the calling of them fake news IS the fake news. So the call of fake news will be taken as fake news until links are posted.CA is also “gasoline taxing” the working & POOR directly without the 2/3 majority votes mandated by its own rules & constitution. But wait.... there’s also taxing the taxes......https://fee.org/articles/californias-soaring-gas-taxes-arent-even-going-to-the-roads/Fake News unfortunately. 59% of gas taxes in California go to highway maintenance and public transit.
Don’t forget Federal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_States
This should be indicative they will never get rid of gasoline & diesel!?
Ethanol (Biofuels) taxation https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-u-epa-proposes-hike-211736649.html
Having @ one time helping to secure $1.75 B for the (Santa Clara County, CA) areas’ transportation needs, I can tell you 59% is way high to a bold faced lie. While the $1.75 B had stiff legal penalties fo “mis” appropriations, it was really no guarantee that 100% of monies were used for its intended purposes. I was NOT part of the this particular transportation money’s auditing team.
Perhaps that was for the better, I would’ve probably ended up in some ditch somewhere, 14 shots to the back of the head, ruled a,...suicide.
ruking1
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Re: Real-World Trade-In Values
Figure out how much you want to pay for the car. In the case of that Cadillac XTS, say that number is $32,000. Add in the sales tax (here in Texas, 6.25%, or $2,000). Most dealers are going to run between $250 to $350 for the title transfer, license plates, etc, so I just round that off to $300.
$32,000
$2,000
$300
That comes out to $34,300 OTD (out the door). I make that offer, and make sure they know it is my one and only offer, and is all inclusive. They take it or they don’t take it. “Handling fees” have no part in my equations. They can manipulate the numbers anyway they want, sell me the car for $500 and charge me a $33,900 handling fee, I don’t care. I only care about what I have to write on the check (or finance).
$32,000
$2,000
$300
That comes out to $34,300 OTD (out the door). I make that offer, and make sure they know it is my one and only offer, and is all inclusive. They take it or they don’t take it. “Handling fees” have no part in my equations. They can manipulate the numbers anyway they want, sell me the car for $500 and charge me a $33,900 handling fee, I don’t care. I only care about what I have to write on the check (or finance).
henryn
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Re: I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!
I am pretty sure you could get a Yugo, slap Corolla or Camry badges on it, and hundreds of thousands of people would buy it.
fintail
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
I think that photo of the guy carrying eggs has been reposted more than any car picture.
Somebody must really like eggs.
Somebody must really like eggs.
Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
My Dad’s Cayenne is gone. Was offered $43 on trade and picked up a low mile Audi S5 Prestige (4.2 V8) coupe that was shockingly well priced and in great shape.Seems like a reasonable swap
He’s happy.
Michaell
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
"ab348"I get it....he is thinking of stealing her purse
Any man that's thinking of stealing a purse after seeing what I see, has got more than money problems. If that were me it would be scrambled eggs for the whole block.
jmonroe
jmonroe1
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