Now every 90's rapper is going to have to buy a new necklace.

Leave the hookers and blow parties to the Lamborghini set. Ferraris are for expensive bonfire parties!

1st Gear - While corruption in business is never a good thing, does this really matter at the end of the day?  If Silverado and Sierra sales numbers were combined--as all logic says they should be--I believe they have always beaten Ram, as long as it’s been its own brand.  Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

As “Drop of Hell” said, the OP wasn’t referring to riders. But to be clear, the professional livery car service you describe is precisely the Uber Black (now Uber Premium) product—chauffeured executive sedans and SUVs at 3-5x the regular Uber rate. And this product is used extensively by the car service class.

If you’re a cash buyer and the dealer still insists on running credit then you absolutely walk. But if you still owe a loan balance on your trade-in vehicle (the scenario in the article) then you’re not a cash buyer for the new vehicle.

Exactly. It was quite common on truck/van-chassis vehicles, since the rear axle would frequently be very lightly loaded, causing the brakes to lock easily even under moderate braking. Most of them being drums in this era didn’t help this situation either.

They never do.

“Sir MixALot couldn’t quite get his Turbo ‘Vette in 1986"

Umm...Reeves Callaway would like a word...

You chose...

...POORLY!

Many dealers will tell you to walk. Tom covered that issue here a while back.

You can certainly do that, but many dealers will tell you to walk.  Tom covered that issue here a while back.

In theory, you’re correct. But if you’re financing (and sometimes even if you’re paying cash), most dealers insist on a completed credit app before beginning the negotiation. It *shouldn’t* be this way, but it often is, unfortunately.

They’re going to see a “close enough” number when they pull your credit.  It really doesn’t matter, as they’re going to have a good idea at some point during the course of the deal unless you’re paying cash and refuse to let them run it.

Just keep in mind that they will find out how much you owe on it the minute they run your credit, because it shows the balances on your loan accounts.

Eh...the Impala moniker has come and gone and come again and again over the years. Don’t fret, we’ll see it again at some point.

As much as I hate to admit it, this is correct. See every decent GM performance car of the last 20 years that wasn’t a Camaro or Corvette.

Correct take—It’s the Boomers and the Gen-Xers that are the ones clamoring to “save the manuals”, not invent another CUV.

I disagree with the HVAC comment. When I use it, I adjust my climate control multiple times in just a 10 or 15 mile drive. From fan speed to temp to outlet vent location. I’ve never been a fan of the “auto” setting until the temperature is fully stabilized in the cabin *and* your body has completely acclimated. For…

Yeah, I don’t ever want to be paid back for anything in cash. It will sit in my wallet for months. With all the cash rewards cards I have, I lose at least 2% on any cash transaction, sometimes as much as 6%.

If you can find an in stock vehicle that truly does that, more power to ya! But with as many different packages and option combinations that are available on a high-end vehicle like an Escalade, I think it would be pretty tough to find one that actually has exactly what you want and nothing you don’t.