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So are car prices normal again?
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Date: February 19th, 2026 7:26 PM Author: copper vigorous piazza After ITE and Covid things were really out of whack for the past decade and they seem reasonable now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49681386) |
Date: February 19th, 2026 7:29 PM Author: Flatulent fighting twinkling uncleanness site what does a camry cost now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49681399) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:50 PM Author: copper vigorous piazza $29,100 MSRP (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49683864) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 8:34 PM Author: Flatulent fighting twinkling uncleanness site not terrible i guess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49683957) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:57 PM Author: Floppy tan roommate dragon This. New? Not bad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684154) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 4:08 PM Author: Rusted fluffy brunch (((AWD))) is an extra $1500 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685472) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 7:59 AM Author: Insane bright ticket booth sandwich Sticker price seems irrelevant. Need to know whether dealers are desperate and selling well below sticker, or whether people are lucky to pay sticker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693777) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:29 AM Author: Rusted fluffy brunch options seem relevant too
I think there has been deflation of standards to the point where some cars that are 10-15 years old have options that new models don’t. my friend with a brand new Volvo was shocked that my 10+ year old 4x4 has power seats lol |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 9:43 PM Author: wine state I know a prole who is financing a $100k pickup and he's already struggling with the payments ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684031) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:18 PM Author: copper vigorous piazza Out the TERMS! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684082) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:26 PM Author: wine state He's paying like $1600 a month which is completely insane. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684091) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:30 PM Author: Abnormal Meetinghouse Chad And he works at a grocery store? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684102) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:31 PM Author: wine state He's a supervisor. Some of them maek like $80k with bonus. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684105) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:44 PM Author: Sepia boyish alpha But enough about Publix (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684136) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:00 PM Author: Floppy tan roommate dragon Just looked at my last W2 paycheck (not including side business) and that’s my gross through Feb 13th lmao and I’m still trying to move money to buy a Yukon Denali for my 5 kids. Proles are insane. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684160) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 1:43 PM Author: Abnormal Meetinghouse Chad Big law? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684890) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 3:54 PM Author: copper vigorous piazza (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685440) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:05 PM Author: laughsome chocolate office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684166) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 10:29 PM Author: fantasy-prone 180 cruise ship idea he suggested (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684096) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 1:46 PM Author: bronze excitant spot EVs are pretty cheap now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684895) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:55 PM Author: Sepia boyish alpha The problem is that car manufacturers aren't really interested in making EV's that consumers want.
Ford only has two fucking designs. And when people decided that they didn't like them, Ford just said, "Welp, looks like the market doesn't want EV"
How about you make a $30k EV that people can afford??? |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 12:12 AM Author: bronze excitant spot The 2 design capture the 2 most popular segments. 1 is a compact sport crossover (I have a Mustang Mach E GT, and it is a 180 car) which competes with the Model Y and does it very well, and the other is a pickup truck. The former is actually one of the best selling EVs on the market so by no means a failure. The latter was arguably a failure but so far there are zero successful EV pickups because hauling/towing kills range to a degree that makes them impractical for their intended purpose for a significant number of people.
In general, EVs aren't a cheap tech and aren't really for budget people. But for fun I built out a Mustang GT to compete with my Mustang Mach-E GT in terms of performance and it came out very similarly despite the EV being more practical in many ways (has 4 doors and more space). Maintenance, repairs and fuel will also be a fraction of the ICE vehicle.
"How about you make a $30k EV that people can afford???"
There are plenty of budget shitty cars. For EVs they had the Bolt/Volt and all that bs. They sucked. Gas cars in that price range suck too. Enjoy your Corolla or Civic or whatever. No one really cares about these segments because margins are low and the cars are shit no one is excited about. The exception is the Chinese but that's a whole different conversation and not relevant to the US market. |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 2:01 PM Author: azure jap enjoy your time with current vehicle. In 8 years, car prices will drop to $10,000, but you will need a monthly subscription to drive, new $6500 battery after 5 years/50K miles in addition to insurance, regular maintenance (or all warranties are void), new tires that can only be inflated at a dealership, and electricity to charge. You will never stop paying. And every year, a new version will come out and you will want it, and your $10K car of 3 years will now be worth $1438.63, but the dealer will throw some goodies into your new car like heated rearview mirror or dash mounted mini vacuum to remove fastfood crumbs, or "Driver Assist" which notifies you of other cars in your lane up to 30 feet away. Or app-controlled driver seat lumbar support, but that would cost extra. And of course, a heated cup holder for those chilly morning drives to work because no one owns insulated Yeti mugs or whatever and you need this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684919) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 2:06 PM Author: smoky property i bought a 2021 Tesla Model 3 with 10k miles for $20k cash. It's absurd how cheap "driving" can be.
I also have a 2022 G63 (paid off) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 2:06 PM Author: Bat Shit Crazy Field Internal Respiration not really imo. collectible car prices went up big time ~5 years ago and never really came down. and the cheapest possible options for used cars market has been terrible since cash for clunkers 15 years ago. yeah a base camry or crv are good values but they're still like $30-35k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49684927) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 3:58 PM Author: copper vigorous piazza Oh thanks that’s real relevant (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685448) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 4:34 PM Author: Bat Shit Crazy Field Internal Respiration what kind of car prices are you interested in? it's a wide universe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685522) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 4:05 PM Author: bespoke exhilarant double fault Im still scratching my head why idiots mention cash for clunkers when the supposed mpg requirement was lower than most any fuel injected non-truck could manage. This is something to bring up among the Dodge D-150 fandom or something, not for Cars writ large.
Not to mention it was hundreds of thousands of vehicles crushed, not millions
The actual real thing that change is that that GM and Chrysler went bankrupt and reorganized. Union contracts mandated that they overproduce millions of Saturn/Buick/Oldsmobile/Dodge/Plymouth/Pontiac shitmobiles to soak up prole demand prior to their Ruination. 90s proles drove a car for like 5 years. 3 years before NAFTA.
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Date: February 21st, 2026 4:34 PM Author: Bat Shit Crazy Field Internal Respiration I mention it because it made a big difference. But I will totally concede that on the other side of the equation, new safety regulations and improved tech was causing new car prices to skyrocket - so no longer was there a real budget offering new (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685521) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 4:06 PM Author: Rusted fluffy brunch somewhat, but quality is dogshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685469) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 4:11 PM Author: bespoke exhilarant double fault Anecdotally, people trying to sell cars can’t get anything for them. Also almost no one works on cars or if they do they’re Afraid of electronics and shit. So I think if you wanted to buy any Craigslist tier car that isn’t beloved by some contingent of Scum then you’d get a good deal. I bet you could get a 2010 Maxima for like $3k with lowish mileage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49685482) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:58 PM Author: magical hissy fit true. I had an electrical issue in my Lexus that I caused myself, and I couldn't get anyone to do shit about it because it required disassembling the dash. I went through hell to fix it myself, then sold that fucker right quick for cheap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693130) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 12:13 AM Author: bronze excitant spot BS. I was actually shocked at how much I got for my Ford Explorer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693630) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 7:55 AM Author: bespoke exhilarant double fault When matters a lot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693774) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 1:16 AM Author: Insecure shrine clown Relevant to my interests. I have a 15 year old girl. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693679) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 6:41 PM Author: bronze excitant spot Get her a used Tesla Model 3 or Ford Mustang Mach-E. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49700885) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 7:59 AM Author: Insane bright ticket booth sandwich Can any non shut in basement virgin confirm or deny? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693778) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:02 AM Author: bespoke exhilarant double fault Basements aren’t the norm in Alabama (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693779) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:09 AM Author: Aqua curious fortuitous meteor indirect expression you're just irrelevant now, bud (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693789) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:36 AM Author: bespoke exhilarant double fault The board is irrelevant and you suck btw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693820) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:45 AM Author: Aqua curious fortuitous meteor indirect expression why so mad lol bro? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693837) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 9:01 AM Author: bespoke exhilarant double fault Why do persistent you near eastern pumo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693854) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:10 AM Author: Chartreuse masturbator area No just look up some used cars you lazy heeb fuck (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693790) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 8:47 AM Author: Insane bright ticket booth sandwich Low IQ schtick? That doesn’t tell you what they cost a year ago. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693839) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 12:14 AM Author: Brindle narrow-minded sanctuary legend normal prices are the best kind tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693635) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 12:15 AM Author: Mahogany shitlib Just copped a fully-loaded Grand Highlander. I completely mog ever Uber driver in nyc now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693640) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 6:42 AM Author: Rusted fluffy brunch did you pay $60k for a crossover with a 2.4L 4 banger? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49693747) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 6:53 PM Author: Mahogany shitlib i shoulda got the volvo :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49695233) |
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Date: February 26th, 2026 1:18 PM Author: Rusted fluffy brunch should bought a used LC with a V8 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836507&forum_id=2...#49696906) |