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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,338
    It makes me want to keep an eye on those imports even more. They seem to have a decent stock of 240s over there.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,631

    @corvette said:
    Yes, I meant sedan. D'oh!

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    C’mon man. Don’t let him talk you out of what you didn’t see so easily. :o

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,589
    tifighter said:
    Wow, that went for almost as much as they sell for on Carvana.😙

    That might not be the race car it would seem. The 5.0L back in 1992 put out 185hp in an F-150 (225hp in a Mustang). The 4.0L in a 2011 Ranger put out 207hp.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 254,007

    tifighter said:
    Wow, that went for almost as much as they sell for on Carvana.😙

    That might not be the race car it would seem. The 5.0L back in 1992 put out 185hp in an F-150 (225hp in a Mustang). The 4.0L in a 2011 Ranger put out 207hp.
    I had one of those 4.0s, in our 2003 Explorer. Not terribly fast, but it got poor gas mileage.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,039
    @oldfarmer50,
    The engine in that Ranger is a modified 5.0 out of an 89 Mustang.
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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,289
    stickguy said:


    also saw this. my favorite "big" truck (it probably looks like a Ranger though compared to a current generation F150). The perfect configuration to make it maneuverable, plus it looks great. and the 4.6 with a 5 speed stick. Love it, and probably clean underneath based on where it comes from. Would never find something this clean in the rust belt.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 17,906
    stickguy said:

    seems from reading that the biggest problem the M2 has is the 240i. that is already absurdly fast but quite a bit cheaper (I think?)

    I was never able to warm up to the styling of the G42 2 Series; it seems disjointed to me. The designer clamed that he incorporated 2002 styling cues into the design, but I sure don't see it.

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    I may be alone on this, but I like the styling of the new 2-series. I'm even warming up to the M2. Not that I've tried (okay, I may have reached out to one dealer), but if I could secure an order, presumably at MSRP, for one, I'd strongly consider it.

    The ability to truly order a BMW (and some other luxury makes) sets them apart from other manufacturers/dealers who don't have a formal ordering system, where it's largely up to individual dealerships to basically put your name down on an interest list, and then they might contact you when they happen to have an allocation.

    I'd take the Civic Type R over the Integra Type S, but had no luck finding a Honda dealer who wasn't so arrogant as to not even accept a deposit, whereas the Acura dealership was fine doing so. Talk to a Toyota dealer about a manual Supra, and you might get on a list and the might contact you at some point. Same with the Z.

    But while order slots are limited, you can walk into a BMW dealership and sign up to get an eventual order for an M2. Apparently a $10k markup on a Civic Type R is considered reasonable on various boards. Nissan Z's are obviously marked up several thousand dollars if available at all. And good luck finding a manual Supra for less than $60k. So an M2 for $65k MSRP? Not a bad deal to me.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,394

    Is the Civic R really that great at 10k over?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 254,007
    tjc78 said:

    Is the Civic R really that great at 10k over?

    I'd say no.

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    tjc78 said:

    Is the Civic R really that great at 10k over?

    No. MSRP on the current one is close to $10k over the 2017 I had purchased. When it was priced at mid-$30k’s, there was a lot of room for dealers to mark it up and keep it desirable. Not so much anymore with an MSRP of around $45k.

    Of course there are those who have to have it and nothing else, and pure supply helps keep the pricing tight, but most buyers, even those who are Honda fanatics, recognize what else you can buy when you start getting into the $50k’s.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,394

    Great explanation @breld I think you are spot on.

    Check out this screenshot. Unicorn for sure… but wow

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 16,959
    breld said:

    tjc78 said:

    Is the Civic R really that great at 10k over?

    No. MSRP on the current one is close to $10k over the 2017 I had purchased. When it was priced at mid-$30k’s, there was a lot of room for dealers to mark it up and keep it desirable. Not so much anymore with an MSRP of around $45k.

    Of course there are those who have to have it and nothing else, and pure supply helps keep the pricing tight, but most buyers, even those who are Honda fanatics, recognize what else you can buy when you start getting into the $50k’s.
    Half the point of a Type R Civic is that it is first and foremost a Honda which means it will give you some sort of value. I know "nothing" is cheap anymore, but $50K + is a lot of money for a Honda.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,058

    Wow

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,338

    They can’t make the EQS cheap enough to appeal to me.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,394

    Not my favorite either but for that payment…

    Same broker that did my XC90 deal

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 255,736
    If it had been NJ, they could have done 10 MSDs, and knocked $110/mo. off that payment.. :o

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    tjc78 said:

    Not my favorite either but for that payment…

    Same broker that did my XC90 deal

    Agreed - I’d give it a shot at that price. @michaell was with me when I tested one out…the brake feel would take some getting used to, and maybe you never would, but it was otherwise a very luxurious drive.

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    nyccarguy said:

    breld said:

    tjc78 said:

    Is the Civic R really that great at 10k over?

    No. MSRP on the current one is close to $10k over the 2017 I had purchased. When it was priced at mid-$30k’s, there was a lot of room for dealers to mark it up and keep it desirable. Not so much anymore with an MSRP of around $45k.

    Of course there are those who have to have it and nothing else, and pure supply helps keep the pricing tight, but most buyers, even those who are Honda fanatics, recognize what else you can buy when you start getting into the $50k’s.
    Half the point of a Type R Civic is that it is first and foremost a Honda which means it will give you some sort of value. I know "nothing" is cheap anymore, but $50K + is a lot of money for a Honda.
    Having been such a Honda fan, the most frustrating thing to me is the arrogance of the Honda dealerships, at least here in the CO area. There’s not a one that doesn’t add some sort of option package and/or markups to pretty much each and every vehicle on the lot. And they act like they’re doing you a favor by only adding a few thousand to the MSRP. Type Rs I can almost understand. Civic Sis are starting to get ridiculous. But you’d be hard pressed to find a “regular” Civic without it being treated like some precious commodity.

    All that makes me look at alternatives for my son, who has been drawn to the Civic for years now. Shame, given that my graduation car was the 1990 Civic Si and it’d be pretty cool for him to get into a Civic some 30 years later.

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    This was from a few weeks ago, but when I was browsing the Honda lot I took a pic of these dealer stickers on the new CR-V…



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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    And at this Hyundai dealership, from the same dealership family, the first thing you see on their website is a declaration…



    And on their lot…


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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,842
    I forgot I meant to post these sad pics from lot browsing a few weeks ago…







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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 16,959
    @breld - They want to add every factory accessory in the book plus their "Colorado Elite" package, that's ok. Can't blame them for trying. But the Market Value Adjustment & Dealer Added Markup are just disgusting.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,058
    Come to my area. My son's fiancée just got a CRV sport hybrid (very rare still to have one on the lot). Paid straight sticker, no ADM, and no accessories tacked on).

    I went to a different dealer to check one out (they had, well, 1) and same thing. They were selling for MSRP exactly, no adds unless you wanted them.

    oh, NY still caps doc fees at something reasonable ($149 maybe?) so another savings. Just don't look at the sales tax line!

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,808
    edited April 2023
    $2,300 for black 18" alloy wheels is pretty disgusting, as well. I don't see them on Honda's website, but if memory serves, the OE Honda accessory black wheels used to be the same design as the standard ones, just painted black instead of silver. $2,300 would buy a very nice 19" or 20" wheel and tire set, or one could just have someone paint or powder coat the OE wheels.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,039
    edited April 2023
    They didn't even bother with 'Market Value Adjustment'. Went straight to Dealer Added Mark Up.
    Saved some ink. :s
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,058
    the sports come with black wheels already.

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  • tifightertifighter Member Posts: 3,700
    A few peeps in the Tesla world have picked up EQS leases because they were giving them away. Most of the leases I saw reported were 7500 miles/year.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 254,007
    tifighter said:

    A few peeps in the Tesla world have picked up EQS leases because they were giving them away. Most of the leases I saw reported were 7500 miles/year.

    Based on the number of posts in the EQS lease thread, there is a lot of interest in them - both the sedan and SUV versions.

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  • pensfan83pensfan83 Member Posts: 2,684
    breld said:

    nyccarguy said:

    breld said:

    tjc78 said:

    Is the Civic R really that great at 10k over?

    No. MSRP on the current one is close to $10k over the 2017 I had purchased. When it was priced at mid-$30k’s, there was a lot of room for dealers to mark it up and keep it desirable. Not so much anymore with an MSRP of around $45k.

    Of course there are those who have to have it and nothing else, and pure supply helps keep the pricing tight, but most buyers, even those who are Honda fanatics, recognize what else you can buy when you start getting into the $50k’s.
    Half the point of a Type R Civic is that it is first and foremost a Honda which means it will give you some sort of value. I know "nothing" is cheap anymore, but $50K + is a lot of money for a Honda.
    Having been such a Honda fan, the most frustrating thing to me is the arrogance of the Honda dealerships, at least here in the CO area. There’s not a one that doesn’t add some sort of option package and/or markups to pretty much each and every vehicle on the lot. And they act like they’re doing you a favor by only adding a few thousand to the MSRP. Type Rs I can almost understand. Civic Sis are starting to get ridiculous. But you’d be hard pressed to find a “regular” Civic without it being treated like some precious commodity.

    All that makes me look at alternatives for my son, who has been drawn to the Civic for years now. Shame, given that my graduation car was the 1990 Civic Si and it’d be pretty cool for him to get into a Civic some 30 years later.
    We had an unplanned return trip to the dealer for the RDX last week and within a month since I was there for a scheduled service their inventory has risen to levels not seen since 2020. The showroom is also full and nothing changed there since the last visit. While they don't add garbage, they are also still at MSRP on all inventory so I'm curious how long they'll maintain that stance. Even with a nominal discount Acura leases are awful these days so it's increasingly likely we look to other brands later this year, extend the lease, or buy it out.

    As for Honda dealers I know of two locally that are at MSRP on Civic Si's, assuming they get them in. No clue on the Type R but I'd be surprised if there wasn't a markup.
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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,631

    @breld said:
    I forgot I meant to post these sad pics from lot browsing a few weeks ago…

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    What’s the markup for the additional unwanted body work?

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  • carnaughtcarnaught Member Posts: 3,548

    Many if not most cars these days are jelly beans or flashy jelly beans 😗.

  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,631
    rayains said:

    Happened to look down at the mileage today on the X3.
    5,555
    - Ray
    Still very pleased with my choice!

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    I hope you’re not going to tell us you did all of those 5,555 miles at 25.5 MPH. :o

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  • rayainsrayains Member Posts: 28
    akangl -
    Congrats on the Silverado!
    Best of luck with it!
    - Ray
    WAY too big for me......
  • rayainsrayains Member Posts: 28
    '...5,555 miles at 25.5 MPH'
    Only since last fill.
    Only around town - no highway.
    - Ray
    Avg mph on highways is SOMEWHAT higher
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 8,631
    rayains said:

    '...5,555 miles at 25.5 MPH'
    Only since last fill.
    Only around town - no highway.
    - Ray
    Avg mph on highways is SOMEWHAT higher

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    I’ll take it you’re not Italian.

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  • tifightertifighter Member Posts: 3,700

    @28firefighter said:
    I can’t do the EQS. I’d love the thrill of the hack and the win for like a week. Then I’d remember I am stuck with driving a flashy jelly bean for 23 months and 3 weeks more.

    Haven’t heard about the Y in awhile. Can we assume it’s staying?

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  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282

    @stickguy said:
    nice color. I wouldn't want to take that into a parking lot though.

    Haha duallys aren’t that bad. Believe it or not they park pretty easily. They last one we had was in 2008 and it was a manual transmission which added to the fun of parking.

  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282

    @rayains said:
    akangl -
    Congrats on the Silverado!
    Best of luck with it!

    • Ray
      WAY too big for me......

    Thanks. It will be a yard ornament for the most part unless it’s needed for towing/hauling. Hubby has a work truck and I have the Q5.

    It’s going to get a workout this summer, probably 15k-18k miles packed on it. Decided to take part of our planned L48 vacation after all since the RV fees were already paid. So will tour MT, WY, SD. Should be fun. Then goof around alaska the rest of the summer fishing and enjoying camping.

  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282

    So my fellow car geeks. If one (not me I swear) wants a sedan with some nice HP, used with low miles in the sub $50k range what would you suggest?

  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,289
    akangl said:

    So my fellow car geeks. If one (not me I swear) wants a sedan with some nice HP, used with low miles in the sub $50k range what would you suggest?


    What size of a sedan? Small, medium, or large? Also, does it matter which wheels are powered?
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 254,007
    akangl said:

    So my fellow car geeks. If one (not me I swear) wants a sedan with some nice HP, used with low miles in the sub $50k range what would you suggest?

    M340xi (ask @rayainsw and @breld about theirs)

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,616

    @tifighter said:

    @28firefighter said:
    I can’t do the EQS. I’d love the thrill of the hack and the win for like a week. Then I’d remember I am stuck with driving a flashy jelly bean for 23 months and 3 weeks more.

    Haven’t heard about the Y in awhile. Can we assume it’s staying?

    For sure. My wife loves it, it’s the perfect size and capability level for us, and it’s cheap as all get out to run.

    The fact it has also depreciated like a rock thanks to Tesla’s price drop helps with dissuading me from making a change.

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  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282

    @xwesx said:
    What size of a sedan? Small, medium, or large? Also, does it matter which wheels are powered?

    He drives a fairly new BMW 330, not sure if it’s awd or not. He’s been looking at things like the Kia Stinger for example.

  • tifightertifighter Member Posts: 3,700

    @28firefighter said:

    @tifighter said:

    @28firefighter said:
    I can’t do the EQS. I’d love the thrill of the hack and the win for like a week. Then I’d remember I am stuck with driving a flashy jelly bean for 23 months and 3 weeks more.

    Haven’t heard about the Y in awhile. Can we assume it’s staying?

    For sure. My wife loves it, it’s the perfect size and capability level for us, and it’s cheap as all get out to run.

    The fact it has also depreciated like a rock thanks to Tesla’s price drop helps with dissuading me from making a change.

    I haven’t been following Y values since we aren’t planning on moving ours. How bad is it? Did you ever get a number?

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,589
    edited April 2023
    akangl said:

    @xwesx said:

    What size of a sedan? Small, medium, or large? Also, does it matter which wheels are powered?

    He drives a fairly new BMW 330, not sure if it’s awd or not. He’s been looking at things like the Kia Stinger for example.


    Our local casino in Saratoga is offering a Stinger as a door prize. Does he like to gamble?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,058
    Acura TLX.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,589
    stickguy said:

    Come to my area. My son's fiancée just got a CRV sport hybrid (very rare still to have one on the lot). Paid straight sticker, no ADM, and no accessories tacked on).

    I went to a different dealer to check one out (they had, well, 1) and same thing. They were selling for MSRP exactly, no adds unless you wanted them.

    oh, NY still caps doc fees at something reasonable ($149 maybe?) so another savings. Just don't look at the sales tax line!

    Last new car I bought the doc was $75 but I see they allowed it to go up to $175 in 2021. Sales tax ranges from almost 9% in NYC down to 7% in your county.

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