Buying a New Car

[BigV]

Originally Posted by glatt

It's sitting in our driveway right now. Sneaky salesman. Letting us take it home so we'll grow to love it.

isn't that called the "pet shop close"?

[jimhelm]

Originally Posted by BigV

isn't that called the "pet shop close"?

when there is a trade involved, it's called 'de-horsing' them.

and yes, it's an effective tactic. and it's working right now. glatt is taking mental ownership, or at the very least, he's visualizing it. his neighbors will see it, he has told his friends about it.... these people would be disappointed if he gave it back. 75% of the time, it works every time.

unless there is something really really wrong about the car.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by jimhelm

75% of the time, it works every time.

Glatt, I know every time you go somewhere you'll take the car that gets twice the mileage if possible. But instead of thinking half or twice the mileage, work out some numbers.
After you've determined what kind of mileage you're actually getting, figure what the difference between them is in dollars for say, 10 miles, 50 miles, 100 miles. It may not be as big as you think.

There has been an ongoing back and forth on my truck forum. Two engines, the smaller 300hp uses regular gas, the larger 400hp uses premium. These guys will argue the advantage of one or the other ad infinitum.

So I figured a difference between the regular and premium seems to hold at about 25 cents, and both engines are averaging about 20 mpg (yeah, same mileage), so the bottom line for the larger engine is about $12.50 for a thousand fucking miles. They still argue.

Of course these numbers don't pertain to you, but looking at the money puts it in a different perspective.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

We've got a second car now, with about half the mileage of our first car. Sweet! Already, the kids are asking if it can be our designated road trip car. More spacious and comfy.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Glatt, I know every time you go somewhere you'll take the car that gets twice the mileage if possible. But instead of thinking half or twice the mileage, work out some numbers.

I realize I used the wrong word in my post. I said "mileage" but what I meant was the miles on the odometer. I meant to say I'm happy we got a car with really low miles for its age and price.

It's true that the Camry isn't as fuel efficient as the Prizm, but it's not that bad at all. I'm happy with it. It's better than most cars out there. And we'll definitely pay attention to the fuel efficiency for at least the first several tanks. I want to get to know this car. Already, it's the car closest to the street and is getting the most use.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

I realize I used the wrong word in my post. I said "mileage" but what I meant was the miles on the odometer.

Nevermind.

[glatt]

I never posted a picture. This is what our driveway looks like now. The Geo Prizm is parked in and the "new" Camry is getting all the use now.