Any Surly Car Dealers?

[RPM 26328]

I've been hearing used car prices are about to plummet. Just look at that link and there's dozens of stories by auto writers. I'm interested in hearing from boots on the ground. How long until we see prices bottom out? Which models will be hit worse? I'm imaging that would be rental and fleet luxury / midsize sedans. I pass an Enterprise lot near DFW that's normally empty except for 4 or 5 cars and they have their lot so full it's impossible to walk between them.

So to focus the rambling, when is the best time to strike? Poppa needs a newer ride.

[VRHorn 718]

Well, @Drew was incessantly complaining about working during the pandemic, so I would start there.

[KYHorn 17111]

I noticed quite unusually low inventory on autotrader for 2018 Siennas. Was pretty confused by that.

Edited May 9, 2020 by KYHorn

[Hefeweizen 5328]

Hertz is going bust so probably a lot of fleet cars hitting the market.  I would think used is going to drop but I’m looking at either used or new, whichever ends up as a better deal.  

[po elvis 2076]

So it seems that if you want to trade in a vehicle and buy a used vehicle its a wash. The vehicle you buy will be a good deal, but you will be getting a lot less on the trade-in.

[po elvis 2076]

If Congress starts giving everybody $2000 a month to the end of the corona thingie, I imagine there will be a ton of people buying cars.

[Drew 2500]

9 hours ago, VRHorn said:

Well, @Drew was incessantly complaining about working during the pandemic, so I would start there.

Hey fuck you.  You be bitching too if you were needlessly forced to work as "essential" like you're a fucking nurse or something...when all you're doing is taking car payments or selling cars.

1 hour ago, po elvis said:

If Congress starts giving everybody $2000 a month to the end of the corona thingie, I imagine there will be a ton of people buying cars.

You'd be right.  It's not quite as busy as Tax season usually is...but you'd be surprised the amount of $1500-$2500 down payments everyone seems to have.

[Braff Zacklin 13636]

 Urging a poster to out himself as a car dealer seems akin to asking unidentified rapists and child molesters to step forward.

[Larry T. Spider 1746]

42 minutes ago, Drew said:

Hey fuck you.  You be bitching too if you were needlessly forced to work as "essential" like you're a fucking nurse or something...when all you're doing is taking car payments or selling cars.

You'd be right.  It's not quite as busy as Tax season usually is...but you'd be surprised the amount of $1500-$2500 down payments everyone seems to have.

Response was....surly

[Drew 2500]

To be fair, I'm not actually a salesman.  I sell insurance and run the rental car side, but I'm hear helping with their customers as well.  Used to sale cars back in the day for the family, but got away from that shit.  Well as far away as I can.

[Dewey 3286]

So across the street? 

[Agent 13 314]

28 minutes ago, Drew said:

To be fair, I'm not actually a salesman.  I sell insurance and run the rental car side, but I'm hear helping with their customers as well.  Used to sale cars back in the day for the family, but got away from that shit.  Well as far away as I can.

Eye here ewe, brother.

[Drew 2500]

Yeah yeah, hear/here.  My bad.

[Viking 301]

Manheim shares some high level car sales data at https://publish.manheim.com/en/services/consulting/used-vehicle-value-index.html.

"Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 11.41% month-over-month in April."

 

[Wally Fairway 5571]

All it's gonna take is a few more storage lot fires, like the one in Florida, to correct that excess inventory problem

[futureman 22510]

12 hours ago, Drew said:

Yeah yeah, hear/here.  My bad.

sell/sale, what’s the difference?

[futureman 22510]

12 hours ago, Drew said:

To be fair, I'm not actually a salesman.  I sell insurance and run the rental car side

lulz
@Dr. Beeper

[Dennis Taylor 18848]

23 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said:

 Urging a poster to out himself as a car dealer seems akin to asking unidentified rapists and child molesters to step forward.

Now do lawyers 

[Fudge Nuggets 19209]

17 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

Now do lawyers 

No need to out the shysters.  They are more than happy to broadcast their profession constantly.

[TwiceHorn 31513]

On 5/9/2020 at 9:24 AM, po elvis said:

If Congress starts giving everybody $2000 a month to the end of the corona thingie, I imagine there will be a ton of people buying cars.

And a ton of people "giving them back" in six months or a year.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

23 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

No need to out the shysters.  They are more than happy to broadcast their profession constantly, relentlessly, incessantly.

/Johnnie Cochran voice

Edited May 10, 2020 by ImissWallyPryor

[Dennis Taylor 18848]

17 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

/Johnnie Cochran voice

Jackie Chiles > Johnnie Cochran 

[workswithseed 2109]

8 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

No need to out the shysters.  They are more than happy to broadcast their profession constantly.

Look at me. I'm so much smarter than you, peons. I'm in law!

 

[Neonmoon 38130]

If you are looking to make a deal, How much under sticker does one shoot for? And what do you end up with?

Edited May 11, 2020 by Neonmoon

[RDCanecutter 26458]

8 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

No need to out the shysters.  They are more than happy to broadcast their profession constantly.

Imagine a room full of vegan lawyers who are also pilots.

[Continental Op 3934]

5 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Imagine a room full of vegan lawyers who are also pilots.

But are they crossfitters? 

[Jimbaround 975]

Imagine a room full of vegan lawyers who are also pilots.

Gluten free, crossfitter, anti-vaxer?

How would you like to drive criss country with that guy? You wouldn’t get a word in edgewise.

[Braff Zacklin 13636]

7 minutes ago, Jimbaround said:

Gluten free, crossfitter, anti-vaxer?

How would you like to drive criss country with that guy? You wouldn’t get a word in edgewise.

In his Prius, no less.

[RDCanecutter 26458]

55 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

In his Prius, no less.

The Prius would actually be pretty cool if you could do the trip at 15 mph, windows down, blasting "Low Rider."

[Fudge Nuggets 19209]

1 hour ago, Jimbaround said:

Gluten free, crossfitter, anti-vaxer?

How would you like to drive criss country with that guy? You wouldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Harvard grad to top it off.

[Braff Zacklin 13636]

44 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

The Prius would actually be pretty cool if you could do the trip at 15 mph, windows down, blasting "Low Rider."

A road trip in any car would be spectacular under those circumstances, sir.

[RPM 26328]

Hertz has filed for bankruptcy.

That could unload a half million used cars all at once. They've already dumped their Corvette fleet cheap and used car values were on the decline dropping 12% last month.

[RPM 26328]

Just wanted to update you on my used car search. Found a clean, low mileage, one owner 2014 Lincoln MKS. Only had one minor problem, the keyless entry door pad was flashingI didn't have the keyless master number. I decided to stop into Karl Klement Ford in Decatur and have them pull the code..

 

They did and ran it through their carwash which ripped off the left rear quarterpanel/bumper. HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS  are you kidding me? Waiting on a new bumper panel to be shipped and they are fixing the door code which is still flashing after entering the master.

Edited June 26, 2020 by RPM

[woohorn 1131]

Looks alright, alright, alright!

[riloh05 107]

3 minutes ago, RPM said:

Just wanted to update you on my used car search. Found a clean 2014 Lincoln MKS.

are you buying that or is someone giving it to you for free?

[RPM 26328]

3 minutes ago, riloh05 said:

are you buying that or is someone giving it to you for free?

You obviously didn't read the edit.

[riloh05 107]

1 minute ago, RPM said:

You obviously didn't read the edit.

i missed the edit...so are you paying for that car or did someone give it to you for free?

[RPM 26328]

I'm paying for it. It's a nice ride for an old man car, but I'm an old man and commute 500 miles a week.

[washparkhorn 9939]

4 hours ago, RPM said:

I'm an old man and commute 500 miles a week.

That is a damn good reason to buy a Lincoln (or a Caddy). Good luck with it. 

[TwiceHorn 31513]

2 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

That is a damn good reason to buy a Lincoln (or a Caddy). Good luck with it. 

Caddys ride more like BMWs than Caddys these days.

[ChiTownDoc 21154]

7 hours ago, riloh05 said:

i missed the edit...so are you paying for that car or did someone give it to you for free?

This is why you never post a pic of anything you actually own (or fuck) on surly.  LOL

[Bullneck 19186]

On 5/9/2020 at 12:58 PM, Drew said:

To be fair, I'm not actually a salesman.  I sell insurance and run the rental car side, but I'm hear helping with their customers as well.  Used to sale cars back in the day for the family, but got away from that shit.  Well as far away as I can.

"I done saled some 'o dem carz."

[Bullneck 19186]

2 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

That is a damn good reason to buy a Lincoln (or a Caddy). Good luck with it. 

Can I ride with you in your BMW?

You can sail with me in my yellow submarine.

[washparkhorn 9939]

11 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

Can I ride with you in your BMW?

You can sail with me in my yellow submarine.

Give me a land yacht.

[TwiceHorn 31513]

8 hours ago, RPM said:

Just wanted to update you on my used car search. Found a clean, low mileage, one owner 2014 Lincoln MKS. Only had one minor problem, the keyless entry door pad was flashingI didn't have the keyless master number. I decided to stop into Karl Klement Ford in Decatur and have them pull the code..

 

They did and ran it through their carwash which ripped off the left rear quarterpanel/bumper. HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS  are you kidding me? Waiting on a new bumper panel to be shipped and they are fixing the door code which is still flashing after entering the master.

Was there something wrong with the rear quarter and bumper?  Or is that carwash possessed like a Stephen King laundry machine?

[woohorn 1131]

I'm an old man and commute 500 miles a week.

What are you running away from?

Or is that carwash possessed like a Stephen King laundry machine?

Always figured dealers handwashed cars (p-t utes or whatever). I guess some have cheap gas station automatic crap.

[RPM 26328]

5 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Was there something wrong with the rear quarter and bumper?  Or is that carwash possessed like a Stephen King laundry machine?

I'm leaning toward possessed. I ran it through a car wash about 3 days before that and no problem.