Very well put. Your breakdown of expected maintenance and repair costs mirrors my 2007 530i ownership. It had a year or two that I had to have a lot of things fixed, but since, it has been pretty easy going.

Then you consider that the seller touts the car as “fully loaded”, but it is missing ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, and comfort access, at the minimum, so accuracy is not on the seller’s list of priorities.

I still am excited by mine after a good washing. It sure sparkles when it gets a shine.

But instead of getting nothing in the end, she can actually sell the car to someone else, making some of the money back, while also continuing the cycle.

For clarity’s sake, you realize the Camry has no business in that discussion, as it is a bigger front wheel drive car, whereas the IS is a smaller rear wheel drive car that actually competes with the 3 Series.

I say both words the same.

Same. And it took me until the comment of the day to see this on the Ferrari. When I saw this comment earlier I thought it was exaggerated, seeing both...scary.  

It looked like they went down a few thousand, save for the Feb. 2018 sale that went for more than any other; the 2018 sales seem to be closer to $20k.

Wow. I had almost forgotten about that. This deserves more attention.

Seriously? This makes me reconsider reconsidering my unwarranted anti-Hyundai position.

Agreed! It amazes me that so many cars have electric seats without memory (I am mostly looking at you, Lexus, for doing this too much). It makes it impossible to put the seat back where she wants it.

Have thrown out my back trying to adjust the height in a TT. The handle broke, and it was almost impossible to make the pneumatic adjustment work. Imagine adjusting an office chair without the handle and the adjuster is in the middle of where you want to sit.

I had a red V6 SLE (weirdest car to own in red), even with the automatic it was plenty enjoyable and perfect for end of highschool phase shenanigans.

It actually had the Camry 4 Cylinder. I used that as a selling point, “this small car is powered by the same engine that powers the much bigger Camry people mover, so it’s got plenty of power.”

I always feel like the cloth seats will smell bad, even if the stain is removed, and the leather/pleather stuff will not hold the smell.  

Gulf States Toyota (“GST”) is the port of entry for all cars in Texas and I believe the surrounding states. It is the reason why the online configurator disclaims that options depend on the market of purchase. Often cars get port installed leather interiors, etc., from GST.

Perfect response. Most people do not realize that you have a contract and complete “financing” when you leave. The fact the dealer cannot sell the finance agreement to someone else is not the customer’s problem.

So many people are afraid to say no; they are afraid to move on. I would just tell people to try to make sure you have a copy of all the paperwork, and call me when they want to unwind.

A respectable dealer would call you and politely ask you to undo the deal, but know that it cannot require you to do that, because a deal is a deal. If you signed the contract, they let you leave, the dealer will just be your lender at that point.

Wrong again. Go to Auto Zone’s website, O’Reilly’s website, NAPA, and you will have to choose Z06, because it is a different engine. Please read some articles about the numerous differences in the Z06 models before returning.