“Hondas have higher resale values than any other minivan. No shit.”

The Touring isn’t the base model the LX is the base model. I didn’t compare the base model because it has <200hp. The Touring is the first one with a V6 that has power output and options comparable to the Odyssey.

You’re literally trying to argue that Dodge Caravans have better resale value than Honda Odysseys. Have you lost your mind? Just go to KBB and look it up.

Compare similar cars in similar markets. See the KBB ^^^

“Lethargic power plant”

Sorry, the numbers just aren’t there for you. Here’s a comparison between a 6 year old Town & Country and a 6 year old Odyssey, both V6s and similar trim:

Did you just get out of a coma? It’s 2016, not 2001.

And do you think Honda Odysseys are breaking left and right? Anecdotal evidence is nice but the proof is in the numbers.

People are spending a lot of money in repairs to keep them on the road. Resale value has repair costs baked into the number: hooray free market!

All of that is factored into the resale value.

And when this is worth less than a pile of scrap metal in 6 years those Odyssey buyers will be happy with their decision.

Actually the “pros” just use a Gator-Grip-type universal socket with a cordless lithium impact driver. If they know they’ll have access to a car for a while they’ll even epoxy a cheap socket on there, come back in an hour or two and pull the whole thing off. They don’t use the slow, noisy method shown in the linked…

That big spread in MSRP is a huge gamble. They’re going up against serious competition at each price point—GLC, loaded NX, loaded MDX/RX, and all the way up to an BMW X5 with lots of goodies. Heck, with the incentives BMW is giving these days you can get the X5 that runs a 12 second quarter mile for a few thousand…

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3rd gear: Low interest rates have the effect of pulling demand forward. If rates keep going up the US market will become a more difficult environment for all automakers.

Here you go:

I’m in the industry and I can say that Tom’s write-up is excellent. The explanations could be more focused towards layman but without seeing the actual performance report he has included all salient information to judge a PE fund’s performance. The overall commercial real estate market may not have made a full…

From the post: “The top-performing fund in that group has an IRR of 13.76 percent, and SAP V is one of just two funds on the list that has a negative IRR.”

Perhaps they’re switching their strategy from lobbying individual states to full-bore lobbying for Federal protection of direct sales. It’s much easier for them to pursue a centralized effort.

Have you tried getting mad online? I’ve heard that works.