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“1) Inexpensive small pickups. In the 90s, you could buy a regular cab Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10 for under 10 Grand. You could also buy a shitty little econobox for under 10 Grand. Now, you can buy a new Nissan Versa or other similar car (quality has gone way up) for about 13 Grand, yet you can’t buy a small truck at…

I’m sure they could get away with it for a bit, but insurance will probably catch up to you. Also, I doubt a US citizen would be able to register a car in Canada so that severely limits the potential number of violators.

I can completely understand having an import ban for some set length of time. It prevents automakers from sidestepping regulations by claiming to be selling the cars “out of country” and it’s the owners who are importing them in. It closes a loophole which is similar in principle to people purchasing their cars via an…

“The R33 GT-R is banned in the U.S. because of our very stupid 25-year import rule that says it doesn’t meet our safety or emissions standards.”

In other words, they valued it just like they value drugs they collect in a drug bust.

We just had to provide proof of getting her fixed within X number of months along with $75...

Dealerships are independent warranty centers in all aspects of the term. They are also test drive and experience centers, and they are seemingly placed out far enough from each other without being too far away that you don’t get at least some competition. Believe it or not, but a lot of people still shop based on what…

I wonder if that is what skews the numbers for the summertime holidays. You tend to think of people driving more and longer distances for Thanksgiving and Christmas while more people might do shorter trips for Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day.

It really depends on the local customer base and relationship with the dealer. I placed a deposit on a Chevy a few years before my dealership had allocations. Every dealership I contacted within several hundred miles either presold their allocations from the leftovers that didn’t get one the previous year or they were…

We are decades away from the dealership model going away. There will always be a need for at least local warranty/maintenance centers. The addition of holding and selling stock is an added benefit. Manufacturers do not want the added burden of the amount of fixed assets it would take to replace dealerships.

This is pretty common practice for these types of cars. In 2012 I placed a deposit on a 2013 Camaro ZL1 because I wanted a somewhat rare configuration, ~260 ended up being made in my color/transmission combination. At this time Chevrolet would give an initial count of allocations and then trickle out more allocations…

I got a similar treatment when I was shopping for a ZL1 back in 2012. I was 24 at the time, but I had (have) a great job and no student loan debt. I was setting up appointments with various dealerships around town to show them exactly what I wanted to order as well as negotiate price and just gauge if they even had…

Step 3 is the same as my Camaro. Obviously it doesn’t have the 4WD modes and locking diff to worry about.

It isn’t a simple transition. Sites that load and unload trucks all have loading/unloading docks designed for standard truck height. It makes it simple to drive a fork truck right into the trailer. Trucks are also typically loaded to maximum capacity allowed on the roads so there isn’t any way to load more cargo.

Actually I think I remember reading something about New York doing something similar to that a few years ago. The details are a bit fuzzy, but I believe they used that as an excuse to buy Tahoes by saying that it made it easier to look down at people who might be texting and “hiding” the phone down low.

It is just another example of this phenomenon. Make up something similar to what really existed and see how many people “remember” the made up version.

Safety costs money, and all of the cars on the market meet all applicable safety standards. However, automakers found that some people are willing to pay more for “extra safety.”

I had someone at work in the past month or so make remarks about us driving our toddler around in a 2014 CR-V that doesn’t have automatic braking, blind spot detectors, or lane keep assist. Said person just bought a 2017 Forester. I normally drive a 2000 Accord into work, but I rarely take the baby with me.

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