In 2003 or 2004 a former co-worker bought a wrecked Corvair for parts to fix his other car. He paid for it with a personal unsecured loan (probably in the low 20% range).

Recently had a “new" 2019 Journey as a dealer loaner. It was bad.

The Buick Encore is terrible too! I had one for a rental not long ago. I don’t know why people buy them.

I have a Prius. It makes the second car choice so much easier. Does the fun car need to have a roof? No, I got the Prius if it rains.

I’ve seen this trend as well. I called about a car earlier this week and the salesman interrupted my first inquiry to tell me it was a manual transmission. I stopped and told him I’d chat with my girlfriend and think about it. I might call him back tomorrow.

And when people went back to work, they needed work vehicles. There’s a place I drive by on a regular basis that specializes in 1 ton and up work trucks. It usually packed with inventory and usually had trucks parked in the field behind the building. Probably in the neighborhood of 150 trucks pre-covid. They have only…

Valid points. I didn’t take a vacation trip in 2020 and dinners out were few and far between.

I bought a new car in 2020. My old one had 200,000+ miles and the used car market seemed a bit soft as the lockdown continued. The cars I had been watching were selling for $25-29K and I found one for just under 20K.

The EcoSport exists because someone at Ford said they weren’t making cars any more* and because you need some penalty box to get stuck with at the Budget/Avis/Enterprise counter.

My girlfriend has a 4xe Sahara. Took months to get it. Hers was built during early production. She paid just below sticker for it. It’s been a joy, save for a faulty battery control module which was replaced under warranty.

Old Campy bike stuff is just beautiful. Used to ride everywhere and since being bounced off of 2 cars, I've cut back. I have a Neuvo gruppo on an old Peugeot hanging on the wall of my office as art.

I think there needs to be some middle ground. I think the huge lots with overflow in shopping mall parking is a thing of the past. I don’t think an order only model will work for everyone. But going to a lot and wading through all of the poorly speced cars on the lot needs to end. This model leads to the salesman…

I also bought a Cadillac that when new was over priced and panned. Got it last year for a great deal. Still have a Toyota as a backup...

If there's no vehicles stacking up, there's probably no manufacturer to dealer incentives, yes?

I starred it for you. I've been swapping browsers recently to even view tehjalop. My post history is also awol.

My girlfriend bought a car a few months ago. It was ordered and took a while to be delivered. I’m actually looking for a project car and came across one that is “price reduced” and after talking to the salesman for 2 minutes he stopped me and said it was a manual. I stopped and said I’d think about it...

Seriously, go put stuff in a minivan vs. an CUV and then see which suits you better. I fretted over a minivan when my kids were little and really the van was so much better for so many kid things.

Aren't the lock and window motor wires going into the doors. I do agree that less wiring and switches are needed of everything is in the center, though. Still can't explain why Alfa put window switches in the headliner, though.

The Cadillac ELR does as well.

I remember that from my dad's 80 Capri, too.