Consumers may put off buying a car, but they don't put off buying a vacation.
Today there are two points where a car manufacturer has interaction with you as an owner of a car. One, you buy the car. Two, you go to the car shop to repair the car.
If you're not a cop, don't buy a Crown Victoria.
One of my favorite indicators of the near-term trend for the economy is auto sales, since folks tend to buy a car when they are feeling optimistic about their financial circumstances.
The average American expends more time becoming informed about choosing a car than choosing a candidate. But, then, the consequences of the former choice are immediate and discernible.
People don't like the car business. They like going to car sales, but they don't like the stock of the car companies.
I saw an ad for an expensive car and got so excited about it, I called the dealer. 'How are those new cars?' I asked. 'They're fine,' he said. I thought he'd offer to let me drive it for a weekend. He didn't. I expected a salesman to call. No one did. I didn't buy the car.
I was really into classifieds for awhile. I'm a big negotiator. My father owned a car dealership when I was younger... it's just in my blood.
The problem with car dealerships is you've already decided what you want to buy before you even go there, and you're really just going there to talk through some annoying negotiation.
The only way people are going to change their car buying habits, and the only way government will get behind alternatively fueled vehicles, is if gasoline prices continue to go up.
Hatin' and I know they got a reason why. I ain't gotta wonder if I wanna lease or buy.
Image has an influence on what sort of car I will get to drive or deals that I'm offered by teams.
Look - think very hard about the car you want. Then buy that one, brand new.
You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
I tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like.
You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers.
I regularly buy and sell cars, but I do not buy and sell fleets.
Secondhand experience breaks down a block from the car lot.
If you can't buy a hybrid car, your first question should be, 'What is the fuel economy of this car?'
Now, if most Americans want to go out and buy a car, they don't say, you know, 'I think I'll call the chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company and see what kind of deal we can make here.'
My brother keeps texting me about the latest Audi and BMWs that have come. He keeps suggesting I buy one of them. He does share the specifications.
I want a car that will last 10 years or longer because I totally hate the process of researching, shopping for a new car, and then haggling for the price. I wish I could just snap my fingers and my car is there.
