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Originally Posted by SteveR
Then the dealership puts in on the lot and marks it up 10k.
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remember, market value is what people are willing to pay for something. if you ain't willing to pay it, then move on.
really, i don't see the reason to brow-beat this girl on her decision. she made out, and she is happy with her car. how can you possibly fault that? the key, of course, is, that you learn from your mistakes (ie the Z and GT, and how you got to where you were with them). not everyone can play the game that the dealerships play successfully. they play the game everyday and you buy a car, what, every three to ten years? they are much better at it than most people, and unless you have great stamina they will eventually wear you down. even so, they often T/O an educated customer so that "fresh eyes" are constantly banging the customer's head against the desk. it's not like you bring a tag-team partner to the dealer to help you out when your stamina gets low...
the only thing i can see that sucks is their faith in their vehicle. from what i can gather between the lines here, they are saying their car will only be worth 12k after 3 years. that's a big hit of depreciation.