lots of cars for sale here lately

[bentjazz]

I'm with tooter 100%. I'm keeping my Yaris for as long as possible. I sure and hell don't want another car payment, and reliability and fuel efficiency are the two things that I care about most. So, I can't do any better than the Yaris. Oh, did I mention I don't want another car payment? Interestingly enough, Kerry Toyota, where I bought my Yaris, sent me something in the mail that states they will give me 120% of the value of the car if I trade it in. I think lots of Yaris owners have got that offer, however.

Kind of depressing CTScott traded one of his Yaris in for a Mini. I thought I had felt a tremor in The Force a few days back....

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by bentjazz

I'm with tooter 100%. I'm keeping my Yaris for as long as possible. I sure and hell don't want another car payment, and reliability and fuel efficiency are the two things that I care about most. So, I can't do any better than the Yaris. Oh, did I mention I don't want another car payment? Interestingly enough, Kerry Toyota, where I bought my Yaris, sent me something in the mail that states they will give me 120% of the value of the car if I trade it in. I think lots of Yaris owners have got that offer, however.

Kind of depressing CTScott traded one of his Yaris in for a Mini. I thought I had felt a tremor in The Force a few days back....

There is more to the story with Scott. The Yaris was part of a bigger opportunity that sprang up out of nowhere. He still has his blue one and Crashy. When we discussed the opportunity I was a little shocked too, but I would have done the same I think quite possibly.

I have seen a lot more Yarii on the road in my area now than I have seen before. I am literally seeing dozens of them where before I would see less than a half dozen.

It is funny how things are going with the used market. The industry has been dealing with an inflated used vehicle price in the market for the last few years. We just traded the wifey's 11 Silverado for her 12 Highlander. The dealership had a tough time giving us what we wanted which was just a grand below top book for the Chevy. This is mainly due to all the incentives that GM has right now. They overprice new vehicles to the point that they have to do the incentives and with the book values being so high on used now for many folks it is a nobrainer to pay the extra couple grand and get new with a full warranty. This just makes the used market even more congested. That being said the Yaris as a used purchase is starting to be im that sweet spot for buyers. If you thought that you were saving money buying one new when they came out saved you money jusy think about folks getting one now for 6-9k.

The issue is systemic too....maybe not to the extent it is with GM, but it is creeping for all manufacturers.