I've noticed that too. Reluctantly, gonna have to replace my Jeep this year...the usual northeast problem, rust. Managed to sneak it thru inspection last year at a shop that doesn't look too closely, but don't think that's gonna work again. Been keeping my eyes open online, and I've noticed prices (on SUVs at least) down and inventory up even over the last couple months.
How'd they get there in the first place? None of the vehicles you posted were 4WD, or for that matter even looked like they originally had all that much ground clearance. Might be good parts vehicles though. Who owns them? I'm presuming much of that is BLM land?
It’s attached to David Monthan AFB. Several miles of aircraft all in rows by type. I believe they have portions that are open to the public as a museum. I just drove by on the highway last summer and was amazed at how many aircraft there are.
My neighbor is a general manager of a new car dealership. He told me that used car prices were very high the last few years because new vehicles were in short supply and orders were taking 6 months or more. Now that new vehicles are available again, there is less demand for good condition used vehicles.
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Congress directed federal land management agencies to develop transportation management plans for road systems to serve the general administrative and public needs for federal lands. There was a process, and public input was part of that process. Only road systems that are shown on the transportation maps are funded by Congress to do maintenance or reconstruction. There are thousands of miles of old roads that are not on the transportation plan and don’t receive funding to maintain and in some cases they are intended to be closed to improve natural resource objectives. Many of these are in creek bottoms and are causing water quality issues, so the intent is for them to remain closed and unused. Other old roads were dropped because of minimal use/access needs and an overall objective to minimize road system miles because we cannot possibly maintain/fund all of these road miles.
Friend of mine makes his living running cars through the auctions. He said there are more sellers than buyers lately.
Yes, we ended up paying about 10k too much for a Ford Edge ST. We we really love it but it's hard to shake the feeling of over paying. We'll probably drive it for many years and it will hurt less each year.
With interest rates what they are today, are you surprised? In my current search for a relatively late model used SUV I've found that while being able to pay cash may not help much with negotiations it does make for a smaller overall dent in the bank account.
This was discussed here not too long ago. The consensus was that you still couldn't cherry pick options...you had to choose between pre-determined packages. The one advantage was that you had fewer dealings with the dealerships. I believe that some high-demand items (Maverick comes to mind) ordering online was the only way to get one. I'd imagine that's changed somewhat now, though many manufacturers seem to still offer online ordering.
Yes, we ended up paying about 10k too much for a Ford Edge ST. We we really love it but it's hard to shake the feeling of over paying. We'll probably drive it for many years and it will hurt less each year.
Perhaps things have changed. When my father ordered the custom spec pickup, there may have been things like choosing a towing package. But a lot of other things were selecting each item. For example, Dad decided he didn't need a cigarette lighter (just before 12V accessories became very popular). I think he also opted for an AM radio right at the time the manufacturers were transitioning from the standard rectangular box radios to custom OEM radios. And, I think one missed several foofoo Dealer markups. Wax job? I think the "custom" order was a GMC.
Yea, it's pretty quick and fun to drive for an SUV. We just put $1600 worth of 21" Michelin Crossclimate2 tires on it.
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