I immediately thought of Mahk when I saw the headline. When I read the first sentence of the article I still thought of Mahk because his real name is Dave.

It’s part of the joke, dude.

I for one welcome our new JD Power overlord.

Jesus go cry in your shitty Buick or whatever.

I imagine the data must be difficult to analyze regardless. Ranking something as subjective as satisfaction, there’s going to be a lot of factors that skew the results.

Said it before, you confirmed it, now I’m sayin’ it again:

““That’s the one [automakers] would give almost anything to win,” Sargent says. “They take it extremely seriously.””

You want the truth?

I won’t disagree with you, just offer my newly revised point of view. I recently came to ownership of a large luxury sedan with 420 hp. That’s not as much as you’re talking about. However, this being a big car, it sure is nice having all those horses on the on ramp. Necessary? No. But highly desirable, and I…

If a Jeep is so far gone that even YOU entertain the thought that it’s not worth keeping, it’s time to let it go. Strip what little you want to keep from it, and then load it up on your friend’s trailer to get a few bucks from the scrap dealer. This Jeep has provided more than enough story fodder and memories to be…

Guy traded up to an A8 (true story) and was a known at the dealer for constantly switching cars. Don’t feel bad about buying a barely used A6, let the other guy pay the first year depreciation. Second point, while the 3.0T is the perfect engine for that car from a power perspective, I think the 2.0T is the better…

Jeep Wranglers are very much like that. a new one was the nearly the same price as a several-year-old one with thousands of miles. Things like Tacomas and Wranglers are beaten by owners and do not depreciate much.

Yes, especially when you realize that 30k mile car/truck just about needs new tires costing $500-$1000 or possibly brakes depending on what it is and the driving conditions. Have to look at all of the factors. If the difference is “only” a few thousand you really have to do a close look at what your maintenance looks…

Thank you for saying this. Yes we understand that pretty much anything USED in life is cheaper than what it is priced at NEW. Thats common sense. That said this isnt a lawn mower or a toaster. A car is basically a utility. It fits your NEED to get from point A to point B.. in a reliable, safe, comfortable manner with…

Depreciation on used cars is the gamble you pay to guess what the heck happened to the car in the first x number of miles.

The caveat is if it’s “used”, the most bang for the buck is if the car has over 24,000 miles and at least 2 model years old. Look at prices for popular car models (Highlander, CRV, Pilot, Odyssey, Sienna, etc.) with under 20,000 miles and less than 2 model years out - savings are minimal because financing is not…

Me and my wife are also looking at GTI’s (She requires an automatic, I am flexible but require zippy and hate CVT’s, both agree on a hatchback), and we’re seeing the same thing. It’s the same for basically any Honda or Toyota, too.

You are spot on here. People who argue it is a bad financial decision view buying a car as an investment. For some people, like collectors, yes, buying a car is an investment. But for the 99% of other people buying cars, they are buying an appliance. Is buying a new washing machine a bad financial decision? No, it…