OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

alaskanassasin said:

has anyone received their Bronco yet? I am still hell bent on getting one, when do you think they will be in stock at the local dealers?

I followed one the other day, still had its dealer's tag, so they're out.  

TEXASBGE2018 said:

alaskanassasin said:

has anyone received their Bronco yet? I am still hell bent on getting one, when do you think they will be in stock at the local dealers?

I put one of the refundable deposits down on one back in December. EDIT: I looked and put my deposit down last September. Then the dealer called me back in December and said based on my configuration and number in line I would receive mine in mid 2022 so I cancelled it and bought my GX460. Which I will likely give to my wife when it's paid off in a couple years. Then I will likely buy the Bronco or a Jeep. Can't get that itch to stop...

I always think of predator when I see those grills.

I’ve yet to see a full sized one in person. Hell, the Ford dealer here has 2 (that’s right) new pickup trucks on the lot right now. Inventory coming in either has a deposit on it or it’s already been sold. 

nolaegghead said:

Very cool....reminds me of some of my early cars.  This tractor was invented before the tractor seat, it's so old.

was watching a new steam roller the other day, no seat, remote controlled. guy was standing in front of it while working it, that should go well

nolaegghead said:

ColbyLang said:

I’ve yet to see a full sized one in person. Hell, the Ford dealer here has 2 (that’s right) new pickup trucks on the lot right now. Inventory coming in either has a deposit on it or it’s already been sold. 

Slightly off-topic but the psychology of so many people "wanting" a new vehicle because they're scarce and further driving up demand and prices, and then insisting on paying a premium rather than just waiting until the supply chain catches up, all-the-while driving perfectly sufficient vehicles for non-professional transportation, is as baffling to me as the reasons behind why I just wrote a massively run-on sentence here.

I suppose creating that frenzy as a marketing person would be the holy grail.

Dealership offered me a little more than what I paid for my truck, 4.5 years and 35,000 miles ago. It’s unreal

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

ColbyLang said:

nolaegghead said:

ColbyLang said:

I’ve yet to see a full sized one in person. Hell, the Ford dealer here has 2 (that’s right) new pickup trucks on the lot right now. Inventory coming in either has a deposit on it or it’s already been sold. 

Slightly off-topic but the psychology of so many people "wanting" a new vehicle because they're scarce and further driving up demand and prices, and then insisting on paying a premium rather than just waiting until the supply chain catches up, all-the-while driving perfectly sufficient vehicles for non-professional transportation, is as baffling to me as the reasons behind why I just wrote a massively run-on sentence here.

I suppose creating that frenzy as a marketing person would be the holy grail.

Dealership offered me a little more than what I paid for my truck, 4.5 years and 35,000 miles ago. It’s unreal

Yeah the dealer here gave me $25,500 for my used F150 that had 80k miles and had some issues.  My payment now is considerably less than it was on the one I traded in.  

My brother in law traded in his 2013 V6 Silverado with 89k that had light scratches, light rust bubbling, non working air conditioning, and had some major warranty work done on the engine that was a temporary fix and failed again outside of warranty.  (A mechanic told him he's going to have some major issues down the road because of it) 

CarMax didn't drive it because of the pandemic. They took four pictures of it and offered him 19K for it. He really didn't have plans to sell it but he couldn't turn down the offer. 

I’m getting crazy offers for my car from the same dealership I bought it from.  I’m tempted to sell it to them, but I see two issues giving me some pause:
1) I like my car.
2) I’d have to replace it.

nolaegghead said:

WeberWho said:

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

ColbyLang said:

nolaegghead said:

ColbyLang said:

I’ve yet to see a full sized one in person. Hell, the Ford dealer here has 2 (that’s right) new pickup trucks on the lot right now. Inventory coming in either has a deposit on it or it’s already been sold. 

Slightly off-topic but the psychology of so many people "wanting" a new vehicle because they're scarce and further driving up demand and prices, and then insisting on paying a premium rather than just waiting until the supply chain catches up, all-the-while driving perfectly sufficient vehicles for non-professional transportation, is as baffling to me as the reasons behind why I just wrote a massively run-on sentence here.

I suppose creating that frenzy as a marketing person would be the holy grail.

Dealership offered me a little more than what I paid for my truck, 4.5 years and 35,000 miles ago. It’s unreal

Yeah the dealer here gave me $25,500 for my used F150 that had 80k miles and had some issues.  My payment now is considerably less than it was on the one I traded in.  

My brother in law traded in his 2013 V6 Silverado with 89k that had light scratches, light rust bubbling, non working air conditioning, and had some major warranty work done on the engine that was a temporary fix and failed again outside of warranty.  (A mechanic told him he's going to have some major issues down the road because of it) 

CarMax didn't drive it because of the pandemic. They took four pictures of it and offered him 19K for it. He really didn't have plans to sell it but he couldn't turn down the offer. 

Unless you have an extra vehicle, the only problem with taking advantage of the high used (and new) vehicle values right now is you have the same problem when you need to replace it.  Granted, in his case, looks like he flipped a lemon, which is great for him (not so much for whoever buys it, depending on what kind of prep they do on it).

He traded it in for a newer Ford F-150 through CarMax. That way he only had to pay the difference between the two trucks and not have to be taxed twice. 

JohnInCarolina said:

I’m getting crazy offers for my car from the same dealership I bought it from.  I’m tempted to sell it to them, but I see two issues giving me some pause:
1) I like my car.
2) I’d have to replace it.

You have a manual transmission Audi coupe if I'm not mistaking? I can't see the value going down and only up as Audi doesn't offer any vehicle here in the US in manual transmission. You will always have someone lined up for it if you were looking to sell. 

Wonder what I can get for a 2005 toyota 4runner with 270,000 miles on it?

When the chip supply shortage catches up the dealers will likely have the 2021 model year that is sitting waiting for chips and the 2022 model year hit the market at the same time.  2021 models will bring the prices back to normal and negotiable.  That is my bet as I wait for a Honda Ridgeline.

Wonder if Ford or any of the other majors are looking into building their own chip factory so this never happens again.

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Wonder if Ford or any of the other majors are looking into building their own chip factory so this never happens again.

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Wonder what I can get for a 2005 toyota 4runner with 270,000 miles on it?

You buy it at Costco?  Maybe just return it?

@JohnInCarolina- dang- I took a 1970 Porsche 911 to 305,000 miles before the engine fire death knell.  Yes, there were repair costs along the way but absent a chain tensioner failure in 1978 and major engine overhaul that thing was a hacker. 
Then went with a BMW 540 Sport Pack 6 speed 2001 model acquired in 2003 that only lasted 185K miles (quality definitely going south).
The BMW replacement NA V-8 ride regrettably has a slush box tranny but that's the wave of the near-term future.  Fortunately I will be off the planet before this one hits the boneyard, I hope.