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In reply to the discussion: $30,500 average: New Cars Increasingly Out of Reach for Many Americans [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)96. We had ours certified
We still had our mechanic check it and did the preventive maintainance. Want wild? And what are the odds? I met the owner at the market on Sunday. He recognized the plates, not the Jeep. We since put a hard top, AT tires (silly, came out with street tires) and nerd bars.
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$30,500 average: New Cars Increasingly Out of Reach for Many Americans [View all]
Newsjock
Feb 2013
OP
Agreed. I've only bought one car new. It was a good car, but it was used when I drove it off the lot
Gorp
Feb 2013
#18
Volkswagen lowed the prices at the expense of dealer profit for market share
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
#120
I got an email from a dealer last week offering a Kia Soul for $12,900. And I found the same as you
DeschutesRiver
Feb 2013
#124
If they would keep just half of the junk off thatthey are putting on the cars now, i.e. gps, wi-fi,
Purveyor
Feb 2013
#4
now THAT is what I call an absolutely brilliant marketing strategy--price your product or service
niyad
Feb 2013
#5
Henry ford was not building luxury yachts...so that is a nice straw man.
nadinbrzezinski
Feb 2013
#74
Except that it's wildly unlikely that manufacturers would make a good which nobody could afford.
dairydog91
Feb 2013
#36
Agreed. I just bought a 2005 Nissan Altima with all the bells and whistles and
OregonBlue
Feb 2013
#67
i am an Amputee, too old to work on old cars, cant afford to have em fixed, i bought a Honda Fit
rabid_byter
Feb 2013
#107
SMART car (That is a brand name.) Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price, basic car, $12,490. N/T
GreenStormCloud
Feb 2013
#26
We got a 2012 Focus last year, traded in a 2005 Sable. I've found the Focus easier to get in and
bike man
Feb 2013
#34
I know what you meant. I prefer the next size up, so I pay that amount for a used one.
Liberal_in_LA
Feb 2013
#71
I saw all kinds of articles a month ago that said average personal income last year went up about 7%
Southerner
Feb 2013
#80
richest 20% hold 95.4% of the Financial wealth in the USA, poorest 80% have 4.6%
rabid_byter
Feb 2013
#102