Seems these thieves are doubling down, just seen a 15 Tacoma on the lot asking price is over 30thou.
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TK4
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I went through that with a Scarborough big box store. They wouldn't budge on their price for a well used Nissan X-Terra so I walked. The sales guy ran out into the parking lot begging me to come back. Nope.
Is it the fault of the dealership? Or the idiots that continue to pay ridiculous pricing?
Sure some people NEED a replacement truck or car, but for the most part we (ie: me) WANT something newer and shinier.
Simple supply and demand.
I spent 6 months looking for my Maverick, my only goal was to trade in the GTI was still under full warranty to get higher dollar. I did it with 3 months to spare.
Dealership dropped their pants on their Maverick, and I have one now.
Vote with your wallet.
Sure some people NEED a replacement truck or car, but for the most part we (ie: me) WANT something newer and shinier.
Simple supply and demand.
I spent 6 months looking for my Maverick, my only goal was to trade in the GTI was still under full warranty to get higher dollar. I did it with 3 months to spare.
Dealership dropped their pants on their Maverick, and I have one now.
Vote with your wallet.
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First read that as 25 and thought "that sounds like a deal"
Back around 2018 I was looking for a vehicle and I looked into the Tacomas.
At that time, it made no sense to buy one used. They were almost the same price as new.
Those and 4 runners never seem to depreciate for some reason.
I had a 2019 4runner. Sit in the driveway cause nobody would drive it or want to put gas in it
Glenn/RZ500
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I like that truck, care to report on the ownership experience to date?
I bought a 2024 leftover this spring from Carlee at Bourgois Nissan in Midland and they bent over backwards to accomodate with a great price saving, added to the factory saving. Not what I was expecting from a $tealership.
Gaoler
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'Maybe the exception, but when I read stuff like that my first thought is...
He got f***ed. But just doesn't realize it.
I'm sure the dealer did just fine on the deal...
I have a 2019.
Dealership keeps contacting me every 6 months asking if I want to sell it.
Nope.
Newer Tacos seem to be having a litany of QA problems. Very un-Toyota-like.
Dealership keeps contacting me every 6 months asking if I want to sell it.
Nope.
Newer Tacos seem to be having a litany of QA problems. Very un-Toyota-like.
sburns
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I think the auto makers have learned something from the oil industry when you control the production you create artificial demand and set prices, profit.
My Toyota dealer has been empty ever since pandemic, what cars they have in the showroom (about 4) are said to be all sold. Still I think 6 months to a year to get a new car, still. They certainly are milking this.
My Toyota dealer has been empty ever since pandemic, what cars they have in the showroom (about 4) are said to be all sold. Still I think 6 months to a year to get a new car, still. They certainly are milking this.
It's about to get a whole lot worse.
Automakers hunt high and low for chips as supply crisis worsens
Global automakers are scrambling to find chips and checking with suppliers to see if they have enough stockpiled, as a deepening semiconductor supply crunch related to Dutch firm Nexperia threatens car production across the industry.
www.reuters.com
sburns
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Didn't they try that before, nothing really happened.It's about to get a whole lot worse.
Automakers hunt high and low for chips as supply crisis worsens
Global automakers are scrambling to find chips and checking with suppliers to see if they have enough stockpiled, as a deepening semiconductor supply crunch related to Dutch firm Nexperia threatens car production across the industry.
I know the people at ChatGPT are gobbling up a ton of hardware.
Maybe the US should ramp up their plans to bring chip manufacturing home.
I have a 2015 that's about to turn over 300,000K. It still looks nearly new and doesn't burn oil. I've maintained it based on the schedule in the manual, but I don't take it to the dealer.
I'm not interested in selling or trading it because I still like it and it has exactly enough tech, meaning very little. Power windows, AC, heated seats, cruise, ABS and bluetooth. I really don't need or want anything else.
Unless that truck has next to zero mileage, and even if it does that price is ridiculous. My 2015 Limited with running boards, hard folding tonneau cover, and paint protection film cost me $44k on the road.
I've heard that. Aren't they mostly electronic related?
They've also got really, REALLY expensive.
What model?
I don't want to rain on your parade, but Nissan is not Toyota or Honda in terms of reputation and they have had huge issues with CVT reliability across a range of models.
Dealers make price concessions to move slow selling vehicles off the lot. There's a reason a new car sits on a dealer's lot for a year unsold.
