by "curmudgeon" <curmudgeon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 8, 2008 at 10:44 AM
NEW cars are a very expensive indulgence....even when they're on closeout.
The hit you take when you drive it off the lot is an insane price to pay
for
new-car smell..
<RamMan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <fvt1jk$483$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Nosey"
> <kfrei43@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
>>RM v2.0 wrote:
>>> I read the post about dodges being 13k under sticker and had me
>>> wondering. What does the dealer/Mfr do with unsold new cars?
>
>>They stay on the sales lot until they do sell. They are called
>>"leftovers".
>>I picked up a brand new 1995 leftover Chevy in March 1996. It was
equipped
>>the same as several of the 1996 models there but it was much cheaper.
>
> And from the dealer's perspective these are the most expensive vehicles
on
> his lot because he's paying interest on them plus in some states also
> paying taxes on the unsold inventory. These are the ones you can
actually
> buy below the dealer's final cost because he is so extremely anxious to
> get rid of them. That's not to imply they are necessarily a good value,
> but you'll generally never get a chance to buy 'em any cheaper.
>
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