Coronavirus - Good time to car shop?

[13nick31]

You don't get a better discount paying all cash.

How do you figure?

I was looking at a vehicle recently and it was either 0% at 84 months OR $3000 in rebates. That was on top of several $1000's already off the price of the vehicle.

[blazenbb]

the interest saved is often >$3000 and you can potentially sink all that cash into investments and make more while making a smaller payment over 7 years. Let’s use 30k for example, over 7 years at 3% is around $3300 in interest. You take that same 30k you would have bought a car with cash and invest it for 7 years at 5% and it would be worth over 42k.

[MyBaddBrah]

the interest saved is often >$3000 and you can potentially sink all that cash into investments and make more while making a smaller payment over 7 years. Let’s use 30k for example, over 7 years at 3% is around $3300 in interest. You take that same 30k you would have bought a car with cash and invest it for 7 years at 5% and it would be worth over 42k.

How dare you use actual math, urine idiot.

- RobParks2M

[1QWIK7]

lol

[Venom08]

Any amazing deals out there?

[Venom08]

Please share the link...

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...5457/overview/

Offer them $100k and see what they say lol

[samsbolton]

I’m 300 yards from main dealers for Bentley, Aston Martin, McLaren, Porsche, plus Lamborghini and Range Rover franchises. I can’t see any of them selling a single car for months. I think I’d be pleasantly surprised what £50k cash got me right now..

[eddiebrockjra]

in my place lot of the shop are closed but they able to do mobile fit like tyresavings.com

[bigcat3655]

Yep. Need to buy a new vehicle this year. Looking forward to seeing what deal I can get once the lockdown is lifted

[blazenbb]

I’m 300 yards from main dealers for Bentley, Aston Martin, McLaren, Porsche, plus Lamborghini and Range Rover franchises. I can’t see any of them selling a single car for months. I think I’d be pleasantly surprised what £50k cash got me right now..

Idk why you guys think they are just giving cars away. Theyve almost all slimmed their employees down from 15+ to around 5(not including mechanics) and are making ends meet doing service work alone. Which is their bread and butter. Go try, I guarantee you’re not walking out with anything respectable. You may get a nice deal, but they aren’t taking 50k off an almost new Audi like ^^ or anything similar

[Antonio519]

Nah I've been lowballing every dealer for a 2018 TT-RS, no one is budging

[samsbolton]

Idk why you guys think they are just giving cars away. Theyve almost all slimmed their employees down from 15+ to around 5(not including mechanics) and are making ends meet doing service work alone. Which is their bread and butter. Go try, I guarantee you’re not walking out with anything respectable. You may get a nice deal, but they aren’t taking 50k off an almost new Audi like ^^ or anything similar

The mclaren dealer alone has at least 60 cars on the forecourt rotting. They’re not my cup of tea anyway, but let’s say they start at £200k and I walk in with half that..what choice do they have? My bet would be he’ll spend a day making phone calls with head office and they’ll sign me up to a NDA. They have cash to pay the bills and one less car rotting.

[samsbolton]

Nah I've been lowballing every dealer for a 2018 TT-RS, no one is budging

Define low balling? Rrp, your offer? Surely they at least take your details to ‘let you know’ ?

[lsiberian]

The problem is the GM cars will be upside down by like 4-5k immediately. Just get a used one. My ATS-V was 24k less than it sold for new with only 8600 miles on it. For that price you can get extended warranties, service contracts, etc.

[blazenbb]

The mclaren dealer alone has at least 60 cars on the forecourt rotting. They’re not my cup of tea anyway, but let’s say they start at £200k and I walk in with half that..what choice do they have? My bet would be he’ll spend a day making phone calls with head office and they’ll sign me up to a NDA. They have cash to pay the bills and one less car rotting.

urine idiot. Not even going to debate, you’re dead wrong in every aspect

[Muzzlrpress]

Dealers could care less about cash nowadays they make more money on the back end finance deals.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Dealers will discount cars, especially going the online route for new, but there is a limit on how much of a loser deal a dealership can take.

For the unaware, dealers are LESS likely to get you the lowest price if they know you're only paying cash because there's no way to make money on the back end with financing or upgrades. If you want the best price, your best bet is to set local dealerships of the same brand against each other and see who gives you the best deal. Your salesperson will hate your guts because they will barely make anything at all on that mini deal, but they'll still accept it and smile in your face.

As for people ITT talking about people HAVING to accept cash and selling a new car at half price, just no. There is no profit in that at all and that would not make any goddamn sense.

The mclaren dealer alone has at least 60 cars on the forecourt rotting. They’re not my cup of tea anyway, but let’s say they start at £200k and I walk in with half that..what choice do they have? My bet would be he’ll spend a day making phone calls with head office and they’ll sign me up to a NDA. They have cash to pay the bills and one less car rotting.

They can't pay the bills because the car did not sell for a profit and somebody is getting canned for accepting the worst deal of all time.

[samsbolton]

urine idiot. Not even going to debate, you’re dead wrong in every aspect

As for people ITT talking about people HAVING to accept cash and selling a new car at half price, just no. There is no profit in that at all and that would not make any goddamn sense.

They can't pay the bills because the car did not sell for a profit and somebody is getting canned for accepting the worst deal of all time.

I’d say 99.9% of the time you’d be correct. But right here, right now, it’s an extraordinary time that no one predicted. All companies need cash, right away, and especially luxury car makers. That means fire sale, that means selling at a loss. That’s the game.

[3maj]

If you need 7 year financing you can't afford the vehicle. 100% srs. Yes its a good time to buy, but buy something used from a private seller for maximum savings.

Strong boomer advice. Finance at 0% over 7 years is free money. Even if you have the cash, make it work somewhere else and use the free money GM is giving you.

[blazenbb]

I’d say 99.9% of the time you’d be correct. But right here, right now, it’s an extraordinary time that no one predicted. All companies need cash, right away, and especially luxury car makers. That means fire sale, that means selling at a loss. That’s the game.

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[Venom08]

Nah I've been lowballing every dealer for a 2018 TT-RS, no one is budging

If they're selling one for $55k, what are you offering? I'd tell them I can do $45k.

[1QWIK7]

The mclaren dealer alone has at least 60 cars on the forecourt rotting. They’re not my cup of tea anyway, but let’s say they start at £200k and I walk in with half that..what choice do they have? My bet would be he’ll spend a day making phone calls with head office and they’ll sign me up to a NDA. They have cash to pay the bills and one less car rotting.

lmao. They'll tell you to get lost and come back when you have the other half.

[Venom08]

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...5457/overview/

Offer them $100k and see what they say lol

Well, this one is now sold.

[KidGogeta]

Should I sell my CTS v2, im not sure if I want to sell it as I haven't modded it or done anything but it kind of sucks as a daily even tho its fast as balls, breaking even on it but not sure what else I would get

[1QWIK7]

Should I sell my CTS v2, im not sure if I want to sell it as I haven't modded it or done anything but it kind of sucks as a daily even tho its fast as balls, breaking even on it but not sure what else I would get

Why would it suck as a daily?

Get a CTSV V3 then lol. Even though the trans in those cars are terrible (same 8 speed in the corvette, and it sucks). Or you can get a used hellcat lol.

[KidGogeta]

Why would it suck as a daily?

Get a CTSV V3 then lol. Even though the trans in those cars are terrible (same 8 speed in the corvette, and it sucks). Or you can get a used hellcat lol.

your right I'm literally just looking at V3 as we speak lol I realized with the amount of money I'll end up spend into it I could get a newer, better car

Only a few superficial reasons, interior is pretty cramped for anyone in back seat, car feels pretty heavy at times and lack of visibility is sometimes a bitch other than that I love the car

[1QWIK7]

your right I'm literally just looking at V3 as we speak lol I realized with the amount of money I'll end up spend into it I could get a newer, better car

Only a few superficial reasons, interior is pretty cramped for anyone in back seat, car feels pretty heavy at times and lack of visibility is sometimes a bitch other than that I love the car

V2's are still amazing man. Engine is bulletproof, not sure how well the trans is, especially when tuned which makes a huge difference to modern day GM auto's. But you said your V2 is stock right? Honestly if it had a bit more tech, i would have gotten that instead of a scat pack for a daily.

V3's are awesome and i agree, what they're asking for now, even used, is a chit ton of money. If it wasn't for that dumb ass trans GM put. Phuck. If they just used a ZF 8 speed, that might have been the best daily/weekend 4 door car. But because it doesn't have a ZF, the charger hellcat is a better all around 4 door around the price range.

With the dodge power dollars, you can get into a brand new 2020 hellcat charger, (or a leftover 2019 narrow body) for under 70k. Some dude on the forum picked up his 2019 brand new for 62k. After power dollars.

[KidGogeta]

V2's are still amazing man. Engine is bulletproof, not sure how well the trans is, especially when tuned which makes a huge difference to modern day GM auto's. But you said your V2 is stock right? Honestly if it had a bit more tech, i would have gotten that instead of a scat pack for a daily.

V3's are awesome and i agree, what they're asking for now, even used, is a chit ton of money. If it wasn't for that dumb ass trans GM put. Phuck. If they just used a ZF 8 speed, that might have been the best daily/weekend 4 door car. But because it doesn't have a ZF, the charger hellcat is a better all around 4 door around the price range.

With the dodge power dollars, you can get into a brand new 2020 hellcat charger, (or a leftover 2019 narrow body) for under 70k. Some dude on the forum picked up his 2019 brand new for 62k. After power dollars.

Yes its still stock, and I agree about the tech. If it was manual I could see myself keeping it a bit longer.

Yes I think the dodge is the best bang for buck for sure. I actually like the chargers and hellcat as well, I'ma def test everything out prior to pulling the trigger on anything

Hopefully some amazing deals pop up, eyeing these two for now. The charger might have some issues as its from Auction tho

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...093625079.html

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...091169609.html

[wings_unhinged]

I am buying a truck this year. I am hoping price drop a little more and companies start giving out crazy incentives to buy.

This. Hoping to get a Tundra, but I'll go with a Sierra if the price is right.

[1QWIK7]

Yes its still stock, and I agree about the tech. If it was manual I could see myself keeping it a bit longer.

Yes I think the dodge is the best bang for buck for sure. I actually like the chargers and hellcat as well, I'ma def test everything out prior to pulling the trigger on anything

Hopefully some amazing deals pop up, eyeing these two for now. The charger might have some issues as its from Auction tho

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...093625079.html

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...091169609.html

Christ, those are canadian prices too??? Not bad at all! Especially the hellcat.

Honest if given the choice between those 2 cars, without a doubt the hellcat. Faster, more stout trans, engine just as good as the LT4. The hellcat has a way better blower though. The stock SC on the LT4's are good, but they choke up pretty easily.

The V3 CTSV is an amazing car but overpriced. Even used they're still overpriced. It still has a chitty auto and the cue infotainment system is one of the worse out there. You're basically paying whatever price of that V for the engine and the looks. It does look pretty good.

Also with the V, gotta be careful with the early year models. They suffer from the same symptoms the C7 Z06 guys go through with the auto. Not the overheating, but with the TC and shuddering issue. What corvette guys do when they get their auto Z is install a range module. To disable AFM.

Some people try the triple flush, install the AFM disable module and even then sometimes that doesn't work. Which results in the dealer having to replace the TC.

I think the hellcat will be more of a bulletproof car if you decide to beat on it often. I think with caddy, they suspect the owners to be middle to older men that will "sometimes" get on it but not beat on it like an average owner with a hellcat would. So i would think more parts would break with the caddy. But that's IMO.

If i was looking for a fast 4 door, a hellcat charger is the only thing that comes to mind. In that price range.

[Venom08]

Post up them dealssssssss

I wanna imagine what I can get into for a massive discount. Has anyone actually called around?