“I had to get some special stainless steel picture-frame cable to hold the muffler up...”

KBB, according to their website, uses prices from Wholesale Auctions, Independent Dealers, Franchised Dealers, Consumer Private Party Transactions and other sources for their pricing.

Approves of the color...

NEUTRAL: I pray that Lexus/Toyota stops making those Big Mouth Vehicles.

from Bloomberg: “Vehicle prices are likely going to come under significant pressure in the coming months as rental-car firms including Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and Avis Budget Group Inc. offload far more vehicles than usual to adjust to lower demand and raise capital...”

Neutral: Let’s buy a new car!

I’ve been viewing Craigslist ads for vehicles and there are some tremendous deals for late model vehicles in various price ranges. A number of nearly new Lexuses and Mercedes FSBO parked in front of upscale homes are available and while the prices aren’t super-low, there is an air of desperation around some of the…

Handshake and THIS too.

Blue news for cruise crews whose huge tycoons chew through a slew of loot.

Ugliest seat ever!

Oh goddamn, could they have made the seat any uglier?

Times are tough...a lot of late-model vehicles are being sold by people who didn’t think they were over-spending. Check out Craigslist—very expensive and very inexpensive transportation all over the place.

In May of 2018 there were 16,708 new car dealerships. Ford & Chevy~3000 each, Toyota ~1400, etc. Add in the (probably) equal number of used lots and that’s about seven salespersons per lot.

Performer...

I’ve been scanning Craigslist and you can feel the desperation of some sellers. The most noticeable are higher-end, late-model trucks but a good number of luxury vehicles as well. Of course, a lot of sub-$5000 beaters that would be NP’s as well.

Time for a Fantasy Draft of Who’s Still Here in 2022:

Broke that for you...

makes dandy wallpaper

Which did you prefer--RAV4 or CRV?