Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade Are Getting Pricier Already
01-23-20, 01:59 PM
#76
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Last edited by Toys4RJill; 01-23-20 at 02:08 PM.
01-23-20, 02:08 PM
#77
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You can’t always wait. And waiting doesn’t always yield that significant a savings.
For instance when we bought the last really in demand car we ever bought, my wife’s 04 Prius there were big markups and 8 month waiting periods here. I found the best deal I could, and traveled 350 miles one way to get the car in WV for MSRP. That trip saved us $5,000, and if we waited until we could have gotten a car here locally for MSRP or one in WV for less, we would have waited over a year. In the end, there was only about $2k in markup in a Prius anyway. We needed a car, that was the car we wanted and that was the best deal. We sold it 7 years later and the $2k waiting over a year might have saved us was just not even remembered or cared about.
For instance when we bought the last really in demand car we ever bought, my wife’s 04 Prius there were big markups and 8 month waiting periods here. I found the best deal I could, and traveled 350 miles one way to get the car in WV for MSRP. That trip saved us $5,000, and if we waited until we could have gotten a car here locally for MSRP or one in WV for less, we would have waited over a year. In the end, there was only about $2k in markup in a Prius anyway. We needed a car, that was the car we wanted and that was the best deal. We sold it 7 years later and the $2k waiting over a year might have saved us was just not even remembered or cared about.
01-23-20, 02:34 PM
#78
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You can’t always wait. And waiting doesn’t always yield that significant a savings.
For instance when we bought the last really in demand car we ever bought, my wife’s 04 Prius there were big markups and 8 month waiting periods here. I found the best deal I could, and traveled 350 miles one way to get the car in WV for MSRP. That trip saved us $5,000, and if we waited until we could have gotten a car here locally for MSRP or one in WV for less, we would have waited over a year. In the end, there was only about $2k in markup in a Prius anyway. We needed a car, that was the car we wanted and that was the best deal. We sold it 7 years later and the $2k waiting over a year might have saved us was just not even remembered or cared about.
For instance when we bought the last really in demand car we ever bought, my wife’s 04 Prius there were big markups and 8 month waiting periods here. I found the best deal I could, and traveled 350 miles one way to get the car in WV for MSRP. That trip saved us $5,000, and if we waited until we could have gotten a car here locally for MSRP or one in WV for less, we would have waited over a year. In the end, there was only about $2k in markup in a Prius anyway. We needed a car, that was the car we wanted and that was the best deal. We sold it 7 years later and the $2k waiting over a year might have saved us was just not even remembered or cared about.
Makes no sense settling for a 2nd best car just because you can't get a deal on the best car...lots of times i couldn't care if i saved a grand or two because i have to live with the car for 5-7 years, better make sure you get the one you want. This is why the direct business model is so superior...no dealing with stupid dealer markups. You get it from the manufacturer for the listed price...no haggling. There is no MSRP...just listed price (same as invoice). Much better.
01-23-20, 02:41 PM
#79
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Lots of times, people need a car immediately because you get in accidents or you give the car to your kids for school or government tax subsidies expire Makes no sense settling for a 2nd best car just because you can't get a deal on the best car...lots of times i couldn't care if i saved a grand or two because i have to live with the car for 5-7 years, better make sure you get the one you want. This is why the direct business model is so superior...no dealing with stupid dealer markups. You get it from the manufacturer for the listed price...no haggling. There is no MSRP...just listed price (same as invoice). Much better.
Makes no sense settling for a 2nd best car just because you can't get a deal on the best car...lots of times i couldn't care if i saved a grand or two because i have to live with the car for 5-7 years, better make sure you get the one you want. This is why the direct business model is so superior...no dealing with stupid dealer markups. You get it from the manufacturer for the listed price...no haggling. There is no MSRP...just listed price (same as invoice). Much better.Who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard never having experienced the things in life you want to experience?
01-23-20, 02:42 PM
#80
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For instance when we bought the last really in demand car we ever bought, my wife’s 04 Prius there were big markups and 8 month waiting periods here. I found the best deal I could, and traveled 350 miles one way to get the car in WV for MSRP. That trip saved us $5,000, and if we waited until we could have gotten a car here locally for MSRP or one in WV for less, we would have waited over a year. In the end, there was only about $2k in markup in a Prius anyway. We needed a car, that was the car we wanted and that was the best deal. We sold it 7 years later and the $2k waiting over a year might have saved us was just not even remembered or cared about.
01-23-20, 02:43 PM
#81
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Thats totally the truth, and thats what I gambled on when I called dealers in WV, that nobody down home wanted this fancy hi-bird car lol
01-23-20, 02:44 PM
#82
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Some people are just obsessed with paying as little for things as possible and they deny themselves things they want and need because they "arent getting a good enough deal" and its just ridiculous. Its one thing to not buy things that they cannot afford, or that will hurt them financially...but I simply do not understand living a meager life constantly concerned about what everything costs when you don't have to. Pay as little for things as you can, negotiate the best deal you can, investigate the best way to structure a big purchase totally fine...but at the end of the day if you want the car and can afford the car...buy the car. Not buying a car because the best deal is MSRP to me is just silly.
Who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard never having experienced the things in life you want to experience?
Who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard never having experienced the things in life you want to experience?
01-23-20, 02:46 PM
#83
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I am, I just don't understand it. I don't understand denying yourself things you want and need over perceived value.
Its like not eating your whole plate of food when you're still hungry and saving it for later only to throw it away at the end of the night.
Its like not eating your whole plate of food when you're still hungry and saving it for later only to throw it away at the end of the night.
01-23-20, 02:47 PM
#84
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Some people are just obsessed with paying as little for things as possible and they deny themselves things they want and need because they "arent getting a good enough deal" and its just ridiculous. Its one thing to not buy things that they cannot afford, or that will hurt them financially...but I simply do not understand living a meager life constantly concerned about what everything costs when you don't have to. Pay as little for things as you can, negotiate the best deal you can, investigate the best way to structure a big purchase totally fine...but at the end of the day if you want the car and can afford the car...buy the car. Not buying a car because the best deal is MSRP to me is just silly.
Who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard never having experienced the things in life you want to experience?
Who wants to be the richest person in the graveyard never having experienced the things in life you want to experience?
01-23-20, 02:54 PM
#86
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Last edited by Toys4RJill; 01-23-20 at 03:09 PM.
01-23-20, 02:57 PM
#87
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I am, I just don't understand it. I don't understand denying yourself things you want and need over perceived value.
Its like not eating your whole plate of food when you're still hungry and saving it for later only to throw it away at the end of the night.
Its like not eating your whole plate of food when you're still hungry and saving it for later only to throw it away at the end of the night.
01-23-20, 03:00 PM
#88
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Back to the Palisade and Telluride...
A quick check online of local inventory shows a decent assortment available, but not huge. All are listed at MSRP or up to $3k under. I'm already feeling like I see these things everywhere.
A quick check online of local inventory shows a decent assortment available, but not huge. All are listed at MSRP or up to $3k under. I'm already feeling like I see these things everywhere.
01-23-20, 03:18 PM
#89
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I only eat half my plate at a restaurant for almost every single lunch. Dinners, depends on my mood and where. I actually ask the waitress/waiter, before the meal is served, to split it in half and box up the half (put it in a bag) and serve me the other half. Cut a entree, burger whatever right down the middle...split the side dish as well etc etc.
See, some people are wired differently. I don't see the words in bold, I view everything from the viewpoint of wealth. For example, I don't mind being buried the wealthiest person in the graveyard...Richest has no meaning to me.
01-23-20, 03:33 PM
#90
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They don't mean the same thing. Not to me. See how people are wired differently.
So to wrap it back around to the Palisade/Telluride, from my own weatlh perspective, paying full MSRP does not enhance someone's wealth. In addition, a poor resale value further diminishes this wealth ideal (from my point of view) because those who pay the full MSPR are already paying an inflated acquisition cost......the individual who looks at this purchase from the wealth perspective, will just wait till the price comes down....now, for those who really need a new car, a new car, I would argue, they are not as wealthy as the one who can wait...There was a time in my life, when I myself, absolutely needed a car, but that was multiple decades ago...
Last edited by Toys4RJill; 01-23-20 at 03:57 PM.