Mid Gen-X, to young boomer parents.
Ahh, this *totally* explains why every boomer I run into is an expert on literally everything.
A 5 year loan on a $50k truck is like $1000/mo. Even with a $20k trade in you’re still looking at $600/mo. That is A LOT of money.
Any dealer would be elated to give you a great deal on your trade on the condition that you pay whatever price they ask on the purchase.
Sorry that’s correct, 1M not M1.
just walk in and say “Hi, I’d like to buy that car over there and will pay whatever price you want”
Barack Obama publicly opposed gay marriage until running for re-election in 2012. Hillary Clinton, until 2013. Not because this is what they really thought, but because they prioritized winning elections over what they personally believed.
I don’t know when the “I don’t need no stinkin’ expert” phenomenon began
Downvoted for mentioning the LFA without a link, and then linking Chris Cornell.
2) Create a captive finance arm. More profit is made in new car finance than in actual vehicle sales margins. It’s something that Detroit has done right for years.
Source: Someone who drove both and knew in ~5 seconds that the Model 3 was arguably objectively better, and definitely better given the price difference.
And then there’s Doug DeMuro’s example lol. buy a known car with shitty build and issues, buy extended warranty, profit???
Get a new wife.
Signed, A Gen-Xer.