BigRedFan Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 What are the hottest and best models to buy? I am prepared to spend between 25k-30k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGirl Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 The ones touted as "hottest" and "best" are above 25-30K. Get a Consumer Reports (the new issue usually appears on news stands around Oct/Nov) car buying guide and compare the data then once you narrow it down, test drive the models that fit what you want in a vehicle. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/2013_Annual_Auto_Issue/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Go somewhere like CarMax and get a certified used car and save thousands of dollars. Let someone else pay the depreciation of the new car and buy a used car a couple of years old. Far more prudent course of action. Once you buy a "new" car and drive it off the lot, it's a used car, in a year or two you will be in the same shape, but with several thousand dollars saved in your pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGirl Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Does Berkshire Hathaway still own part of CarMax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomer Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Prius. Just do it. You no you wana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Does Berkshire Hathaway still own part of CarMax? What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedFan Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Go somewhere like CarMax and get a certified used car and save thousands of dollars. Let someone else pay the depreciation of the new car and buy a used car a couple of years old. Far more prudent course of action. Once you buy a "new" car and drive it off the lot, it's a used car, in a year or two you will be in the same shape, but with several thousand dollars saved in your pocket. No used cars. Been there done that!! Prius. Just do it. You no you wana Too small. Try Corolla, Camry, or Rava 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Got a new truck in December.......Silverado Texas edition......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Did they give you the owners discount for bailing them out, Colmes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Did they give you the owners discount for bailing them out, Colmes? I got a lot of discounts....... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I got a lot of discounts....... :P You should you paid how many billions to save them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Go somewhere like CarMax and get a certified used car and save thousands of dollars. Let someone else pay the depreciation of the new car and buy a used car a couple of years old. Far more prudent course of action. Once you buy a "new" car and drive it off the lot, it's a used car, in a year or two you will be in the same shape, but with several thousand dollars saved in your pocket. Last year I bought a 2013 $45000 minivan from CarMax. It had 20000 miles and standard features (DVDs etc) for $21000. CarMax gets the majority of their cars from rental shop trade-ins... So most likely you are going to get good clean, never smoked in, solid car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHawkfan Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Got to agree. I bought a 2011 Hyundai Genesis two years ago for 27k with 21,000 miles on it. Bought from a Hyundai dealership. Rated as a certified trade in. Got the 10/100 warranty transferred over via extended warranty package (included in the deal). Car retailed for about 54k. Still blue books for 17k. I only owe 12k. I would do it all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Got to agree. I bought a 2011 Hyundai Genesis. Car retailed for about 54k. No it didn't. Brand new 2015 are under 30k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 No it didn't. Brand new 2015 are under 30kNot only did they SEE him coming; HE Told them he was coming!😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I will never buy a new car again, they lose so much value as soon as you drive them off the lot. If I were in the market I'd look for a year old car that someone had leased that had low mileage on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I will never buy a new car again, they lose so much value as soon as you drive them off the lot. If I were in the market I'd look for a year old car that someone had leased that had low mileage on it. Still driving my 2005 "lease return" Tundra ... best deal I have ever made on a vehicle .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Still driving my 2005 "lease return" Tundra ... best deal I have ever made on a vehicle .... We've saved more money going that route, than purchasing brand new vehicles. I will never purchase a brand new car off the lot again, and the cars we bought were good cars, but we would have saved more than $10,000 for each car we bought brand new vs. being a year old or two years old. With that being said, I'll only buy a car that's more than 6 years old, unless it's as a 3rd car option for work or play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHawkfan Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 FMV on a new 2015 is 48-50k. Can find for around 40K. MSRP is 54k. 2011 model had an MSRP of 46k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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