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BraveUlysses posted:looks great! are those the stock wheels they're selling them with? or some winter wheels? They're stock. I live in Mississippi - there's no reason for winter wheels/tires here.
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big trivia FAIL posted:Me too, that's why we went with it instead of the BRZ. Not on MSRP, but usual dealer fee BS. We got it for right at 33 out the door. This is gorgeous. Congrats.
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# ? Jan 28, 2022 16:41 |
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^^That is a nice blue Apparently the order book for the new Z got posted online; I'm shocked they're apparently actually offering it with the blue interior as seen on their site: Would definitely get blue on blue if I could
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# ? Jan 28, 2022 16:47 |
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Those tuning fork wheels on the 86 are really making me wish Toyota put a high revving Yamaha in there.
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# ? Jan 28, 2022 17:19 |
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Have been waiting a long time for Kia to finally announce pricing for the EV6 we wanted to replace my old '12 Optima with for my wife whenever she finally has to commute again, but oof $52k for the AWD minus hoever much of the tax rebate we'd qualify for. That's a tough sell. May check out a Mach-E at some point.
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# ? Jan 28, 2022 19:02 |
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Kunabomber posted:
Awesome! I can't wait to hear more about it, I'm very eager to know what you like and don't like once you get it.
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# ? Jan 28, 2022 19:51 |
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davebo posted:Have been waiting a long time for Kia to finally announce pricing for the EV6 we wanted to replace my old '12 Optima with for my wife whenever she finally has to commute again, but oof $52k for the AWD minus hoever much of the tax rebate we'd qualify for. That's a tough sell. May check out a Mach-E at some point. Do you really need AWD? I think the sweet spot is the RWD Wind for like 48k before tax credits.
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# ? Jan 28, 2022 20:21 |
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mobby_6kl posted:New Zealand isn't part of anything, really, so it can't be part of Australia either I feel sorry for Greenland, must have sunk.
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:13 |
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Jack B Nimble posted:Awesome! I can't wait to hear more about it, I'm very eager to know what you like and don't like once you get it. I’ve had a no option XL hybrid for 550 miles now and I love it. I can fit a pallet in the bed, my daughters car seat fits well, it drives well in the snow, and even in the single digits on short trips, I get close to the EPA mileage. It’s far quieter than I expected, and doesn’t feel like a 20k vehicle at all.
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:56 |
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no lube so what posted:Those tuning fork wheels on the 86 are really making me wish Toyota put a high revving Yamaha in there. They're making me wish they put any other set of wheels on it. look like some tyre shop pot metal specials.
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:03 |
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LightRailTycoon posted:I’ve had a no option XL hybrid for 550 miles now and I love it. I can fit a pallet in the bed, my daughters car seat fits well, it drives well in the snow, and even in the single digits on short trips, I get close to the EPA mileage. It’s far quieter than I expected, and doesn’t feel like a 20k vehicle at all. I’m worried that it doesn’t have enough pep. It’s barely got more power than my fusion hybrid that can hardly get out of its own way, and the Mav is heavier. Thoughts?
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:36 |
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Laserface posted:They're making me wish they put any other set of wheels on it. look like some tyre shop pot metal specials. nah, they're fine, maybe even good
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:49 |
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hopefully ford has the balls to sell a road car with the wing.
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 04:42 |
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LibCrusher posted:I’m worried that it doesn’t have enough pep. It’s barely got more power than my fusion hybrid that can hardly get out of its own way, and the Mav is heavier. Its winter in Maine, so I haven't had a chance to really see what it can do, but on highway merges, it gets the job done. I haven't driven it with a serious trailer or load in the bed yet.
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# ? Jan 29, 2022 05:28 |
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Russian Bear posted:Do you really need AWD? I think the sweet spot is the RWD Wind for like 48k before tax credits. Yeah I have a Stinger that's rwd and I'd like at least one of our cars to be able to get up my parents' driveway in the mountains. Plus if we were paying that much for an EV I'd rather pay a bit more to get that 4.6s 0-60 so the fun of it. The mach-e looks decent too though and there's plenty of time to decide. Despite being almost 10 years old the optima only has 80k on it so no rush.
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LightRailTycoon posted:I’ve had a no option XL hybrid for 550 miles now and I love it. I can fit a pallet in the bed, my daughters car seat fits well, it drives well in the snow, and even in the single digits on short trips, I get close to the EPA mileage. It’s far quieter than I expected, and doesn’t feel like a 20k vehicle at all. I'm really intrigued by the Maverick. I drive a 3rd gen Tacoma SR5 now with RWD, and the bed is mostly to give me a place to transport gross bikes and yard poo poo I need to haul around. I like the size of the Maverick but I'm tall (6'3) and it seems smaller than the Taco--how's leg room in the front and does it severely affect leg room for the rear seats?
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# ? Jan 30, 2022 00:26 |
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LightRailTycoon posted:It’s far quieter than I expected
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# ? Jan 30, 2022 00:49 |
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davebo posted:Yeah I have a Stinger that's rwd and I'd like at least one of our cars to be able to get up my parents' driveway in the mountains. Plus if we were paying that much for an EV I'd rather pay a bit more to get that 4.6s 0-60 so the fun of it. The mach-e looks decent too though and there's plenty of time to decide. Despite being almost 10 years old the optima only has 80k on it so no rush. If you are considering the Mach-E at least limit yourself to the Mach-E GT
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# ? Jan 30, 2022 00:53 |
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Laserface posted:They're making me wish they put any other set of wheels on it. look like some tyre shop pot metal specials. Agreed, they remind me of the refresh FoST wheels which also looked sort of like tacky aftermarket add ons.
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LeeMajors posted:I'm really intrigued by the Maverick. I drive a 3rd gen Tacoma SR5 now with RWD, and the bed is mostly to give me a place to transport gross bikes and yard poo poo I need to haul around. I like the size of the Maverick but I'm tall (6'3) and it seems smaller than the Taco--how's leg room in the front and does it severely affect leg room for the rear seats? I'm 6', and I usually need to have my seat all the way back in other vehicles. In the Maverick, I can't put it all the way back, my legs won't comfortably reach the pedals. I also have miles of headroom. My understanding is the unibody uses much less volume, leaving more interior space compared to body-on-frame. Every adult that's ridden in the back hasn't complained. My wife has a Honda fit, which we love, but when you drive it, the wind noise, vibration and road noise tells you exactly how much sound deadening they left out to hit $16k and 40mpg. It doesn't feel like that in the Maverick, even my XL.
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LeeMajors posted:I'm really intrigued by the Maverick. I drive a 3rd gen Tacoma SR5 now with RWD, and the bed is mostly to give me a place to transport gross bikes and yard poo poo I need to haul around. I like the size of the Maverick but I'm tall (6'3) and it seems smaller than the Taco--how's leg room in the front and does it severely affect leg room for the rear seats? It's unibody construction so there's more room inside compared to outward appearance. It actually has more interior space by volume than the Ford Ranger.
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# ? Jan 30, 2022 07:16 |
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Maverick owns so much it's sold out lmao
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Sab669 posted:^^That is a nice blue I’m going to assume that interior option will not be very common. It seems like red interiors are the most popular for sportier cars.
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# ? Jan 30, 2022 16:53 |
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The blue interior is good as gently caress though.
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Inner Light posted:If you are considering the Mach-E at least limit yourself to the Mach-E GT I don't think my wife wants to pay that much money to go faster than my car. When she had to rent a car in Denver last year she got stuck with a V8 Challenger and hated how fast it was. Although her concept of too fast is basically tied to how loud a car is, so an EV might not seem as fast.
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Kunabomber posted:It's unibody construction so there's more room inside compared to outward appearance. It actually has more interior space by volume than the Ford Ranger. That’s pretty intriguing. I’ll probably give it a look in a year or two once it’s out and they work out some kinks. I’ve been pretty horny for Toyota my whole life but maverick really hits the sweet spot in truck size, utility and efficiency that id really want.
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BrownieVK posted:Maverick owns so much it's sold out lmao like everything is sold out right now
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# ? Jan 31, 2022 14:50 |
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BrownieVK posted:Maverick owns so much it's sold out lmao I heard Ford is not taking Maverick orders until 2023.
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# ? Jan 31, 2022 14:58 |
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Are there any new "good" estimates on when the car supply chain stuff will work its way out? Is at some point in 2022 still a reasonable goal?
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Residency Evil posted:Are there any new "good" estimates on when the car supply chain stuff will work its way out? Is at some point in 2022 still a reasonable goal? The coverage that I've seen indicates that we're looking at 2nd half 2023 for the car market to get back to a more balanced situation, which might mean that you start to be able to find deals on cars in 2024. https://www.businessinsider.com/will-used-car-prices-drop-2023-chip-shortage-2021-10
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Twerk from Home posted:The coverage that I've seen indicates that we're looking at 2nd half 2023 for the car market to get back to a more balanced situation, which might mean that you start to be able to find deals on cars in 2024. Gotcha. The car that's up for replacement next for us will be 7 years old in 2023. Hopefully things get better then.
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# ? Jan 31, 2022 17:32 |
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you can still buy a car as long as you don't care about lead time or getting a deal with some exceptions
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# ? Jan 31, 2022 17:33 |
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They're making a poo poo ton of profit per car, so things aren't likely to go back to the way they were. There's no reason to have lots full of cars they have to discount at the end of the year when it's clear people will pay a lot more if they think a new car is harder to get. Ford and GM both have their own used program now, as well, which is going to be compensation for the dealers not having a pile of new cars to sell at cost.
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# ? Jan 31, 2022 17:33 |
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My armchair expert guess would also be late next year or even 2024. At this point, I imagine most people have gotten their "home offices" setup with laptops and mics/webcams. So that should reduce demand on one front. Also Taiwan, IIRC, is like "the last step" in the semiconductor supply chain globally and companies have now discovered having a singular bottleneck is bad and are building more factories in more countries. edit; But yes also the cynic in me says why would dealerships stop with the insane markups when there's clearly no shortage of idiots willing to pay Sab669 fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Jan 31, 2022 |
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It's the "trees would be way more efficient if they were all shorter" problem. Car companies make their margin on cars sold, not on markups and it only takes one dealership to go "I can get more cars out of the manufacturer if I sell more of them" to go back to the way things were. The issue really is supply in this case.
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Has there been any rumor of a Toyota Sienna Prime? I'm looking at selling a car that I barely use during these inflated prices, and hoping to pick up a hybrid Minivan around the end of 2023 / first half of 2024, and I'm more inclined to trust Toyota not to gently caress it up compared to Chrysler.
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Kraftwerk posted:I heard Ford is not taking Maverick orders until 2023. sounds about right. Someone did the math on Bronco's vs. Production numbers and for them _just to clear stated reservation numbers_ would take until early 2023. Clearing Day 1 reservation holders is Arpil 2022. Guessing Maverick is in much the same or worse boat. In a normal( ??) time you'd have them opening more factories or some poo poo but now it sounds like production constraints are upstream of Ford.
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Twerk from Home posted:Has there been any rumor of a Toyota Sienna Prime? I'm looking at selling a car that I barely use during these inflated prices, and hoping to pick up a hybrid Minivan around the end of 2023 / first half of 2024, and I'm more inclined to trust Toyota not to gently caress it up compared to Chrysler. the sienna is already a hybrid minivan, it's just not a PHEV
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Powershift posted:They're making a poo poo ton of profit per car, so things aren't likely to go back to the way they were. There are 2 sales going on with every car purchase. The MFG to the dealer at invoice then the dealer to the customer at whatever number they come to. The Mfg doesn't get a slice of the markup, that sale was already completed before the markup was a thing. The only way car prices stay high and car mfg's limit how many vehicles they build would be if they jacked up the MSRP's to match what they are being marked up to. That wouldn't solve the low inventory levels the dealers currently have which is what is driving the markups so high. If the MSRP's go up and there are still a massive shortage of in stock vehicles, the markups will also remain. The second dealers have enough cars back on the lot and one local dealer starts giving out deals it will all go back to normal. Dealers aren't some huge cartel that control pricing. They are in competition with each other for sales and they will race to the bottom the second they think it will make them more money in volume and mfg spiffs. The car market is very much a textbook case of supply and demand. The only way things change is if supply changes or demand changes. Demand will change if the economy collapses and people literally cant afford personal transportation anymore. Supply will change when the chip shortage is resolved + however many months it takes to catch up on ordered cars and refill empty lots. tldr it is going to be a while before things go back to normal. The backlog of orders alone will take at least a year to fully resolve for a lot of brands.
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kill me now posted:There are 2 sales going on with every car purchase. The MFG to the dealer at invoice then the dealer to the customer at whatever number they come to. The Mfg doesn't get a slice of the markup, that sale was already completed before the markup was a thing. Whenever anyone says that this will be the situation moving forward, I think of Bob at the Local Ford dealer, and how he would (in my mind) kill a child in order to meet the sales quota for the month.
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