Ontopic The new car-seching thread

I think part of the problem is they aren't making as many new cars the last couple years and not as many are being traded in either.
I was going to start thinking new but for now, I'm just going to drive my current puddle jumper until it sinks.
That could indeed explain part of it, along with a little money crunch and disruption from business shutdowns and panic buying of seemingly anything.
Cars have never appreciated historically, aside from that rare piece that had low production numbers to begin with and spent it's life in a barn ever since Elvis owned it and left the signed title in the glove compartment.
We're @definitely in a bubble.

You know, I've kept a great many things in the glove compartment but I don't remember ever once putting a pair of gloves in there.
Cigarette lighters are now "accessory ports" or some such, it's time to rename the glove box.
 
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GM is coming pretty hard with the EV Silverado. 400 miles to the "tank" is cool and nearly double Ford's. Since it is a big god damned truck I'm assuming they just threw more cells in it rather than do something cool and interesting
 
GM is coming pretty hard with the EV Silverado. 400 miles to the "tank" is cool and nearly double Ford's. Since it is a big god damned truck I'm assuming they just threw more cells in it rather than do something cool and interesting

Yes.

Also, the self driving thing is limited to certain roads, and after 3 years is a subscription.

Plus is has Google shit for the infotainment system.

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Didn't 100% like how the intake runners fit on the flange, so I printed this
Just the press die's work





Where it sits on the anvil before I took a ball peen hammer to it. You can see how far down it slides once you tap it flat.




After going around it once




On the flange
 
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That could indeed explain part of it, along with a little money crunch and disruption from business shutdowns and panic buying of seemingly anything.
Cars have never appreciated historically, aside from that rare piece that had low production numbers to begin with and spent it's life in a barn ever since Elvis owned it and left the signed title in the glove compartment.
We're @definitely in a bubble.

You know, I've kept a great many things in the glove compartment but I don't remember ever once putting a pair of gloves in there.
Cigarette lighters are now "accessory ports" or some such, it's time to rename the glove box.
When I lived in MN they called it a "cubby hole"

Used car prices are pretty insane here. I saw a 2003 Honda Accord with 227k for $7k, I drive past a Jeep dealership on my way to work and they literally had like 5 cars on the lot until last week. I paid WAY too much for my Corolla, like double the book price (needed a car though). Used car lots were basically empty for a few months.
 
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When I lived in MN they called it a "cubby hole"

Used car prices are pretty insane here. I saw a 2003 Honda Accord with 227k for $7k, I drive past a Jeep dealership on my way to work and they literally had like 5 cars on the lot until last week. I paid WAY too much for my Corolla, like double the book price (needed a car though). Used car lots were basically empty for a few months.
Decade old FRSes are going for like $20k.
 
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Wowo you arent kidding. I remember contemplating buying a BRZ in 2011 for 23k? new.
Feels like FRS was ~$25k when it debuted, the BRZ was always a few thousand more. They were a touch more expensive than a Miata IIRC.
 
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Feels like FRS was ~$25k when it debuted, the BRZ was always a few thousand more. They were a touch more expensive than a Miata IIRC.
It was affordable though.

Nothing like taking out a mortgage for a Charger.

I miss my Grand Marquis.
 
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It was affordable though.

Nothing like taking out a mortgage for a Charger.

I miss my Grand Marquis.
It was right around low-end Mustang prices, to the point where people were like "why buy a balanced lightweight car with IRS when you can get a fat pig with a stick axle and more power".

All this snow has me fiending for RWD, maybe the 5 Kia Stingers that sold are cheap?
 
It was right around low-end Mustang prices, to the point where people were like "why buy a balanced lightweight car with IRS when you can get a fat pig with a stick axle and more power".

All this snow has me fiending for RWD, maybe the 5 Kia Stingers that sold are cheap?
Mustang hasn't had a stick axle since the 2015 model. Just FYI.