@KngT said in People aren't leasing cars anymore — and it means higher prices and worse choices for used car-buyers:

This is not good news for me as I've never bought new, almost exclusively CPO lease-returns

Oh I think anyone that was on the fence on lease vs buy went with buy when interest rates were about 0 and they were cash rich from changed buying habits during covid. Unless incentives to lease go away things should go back to the previous state in due time. Just need to be patient.

look at it this way - you're less inclined to waste money on a vehicle with more capability than you need.

I thank BMW for for making their cars increasingly uglier so I'm not tempted by anything newer than an E46 M3.

@derp The po used mobile 1 5w30. I grabbed one from advanced auto for topping off. I'll go and get the oil changed soon to conventional oil in the future.

@adamftw so I think that's the allure of this one. It's got a super nice combo of colors, it's the most reliable RR in recent memory, and it's practically new. Still overpriced of course😊

@kingt

The addiction family owns both a Tacoma and a Telluride.

And a Chevy SS, which I didn't buy new, but could definitely sell for more than I paid 18 months ago. 😎

@albino-kangaroo said in Internet Car Buying - Regal TourX Edition:

In a couple years depreciation is likely to hit hard.

Yeah, I don't worry about that. I tend to keep cars until the wheels fall off, or like my last 2 cars, they get stolen.

@classicdatsundebate Looking forward to getting underneath and determining exactly what needs done and what should be done. And what ought to be done to secure the one piece of trim which is clipped into the air where there used to be metal.

@kingt what i want in a car? manual windows, manual trans and an am/fm radio.

@KITT222

That's so cool. I'm surprised I never knew that. I guess ill keep a look out for Caprices more often.

@wrong-wheel-drive I have a 195 on a 14x6, I can feel that deflect a whole lot in a corner and it’s not a very grippy tire… maybe the difference is drastic with a half inch less sidewall, idk

@hillrat said in Diesel Oppo - Opinions Wanted:

Also, one last question, what do y'all do with your old brake rotors? Recycle them, keep them as trophies, use them to hold down a 10x10 canopy that's covering the partially disassembled car in your driveway, or something else?

Lol! I recycle them, but I did just get a 10x10 canopy ...

I don't know anything specific to these cars, so good luck!