It doesn’t really surprise me at all tbh. This is what happens when you let people buy cars online or reserve them for $100. As you said circumstances could have changed. But, most people buy cars off a lot where a dealer runs numbers and tells them what the payment will be. Americans, especially young ones are stupid as hell and think they deserve everything. They have no concept of money or reality or common sense. I would say a large part of people ordered without ever looking at their finances and running calculators to get an idea of what that payment would be for them. Sticker shock when they walk in with .56 to put down and it’s $600 a month for a 40K car.
Dude do itLol... I'm waiting for a dealership to open so I can check on a unicorn 3hrs away. I seriously doubt it's available, let alone near MSRP... But I gotta check. It's a 2dr Wildtrack. Shadow black, high package, tow... If it's available and nearish mrsp I'm driving out and buying it today....
I wonder the same. Like what does it take to actually get turned down for financing?
I tend to forget my former life quite often. Can't tell you how many people came into my dealership wanting a 45k explorer for $300/mo. No concept of how much things cost or what msrp equals what payment. They just think "I need a 3rd row so I must be able to afford it. Oh and while I'm at it it should be a 4wd limited 302a"
Yep!! When I chose what I wanted I took a 4% interest rate and calculated it out with half of what I expected to put down to get the payment in the ballpark of where I wanted it to be. This gave me an idea of what the vehicle cost had to be before taxes and fees. That way I don’t end up high and (should) end up low. I see 18 year olds driving 50K SS camaros, I didn’t buy a car like that till my 30’s.
Tell me you live near a military base without telling me you live near a military base
Congratulations. Glad to see you finally get a Bronco. I remember seeing you comment over the last few months about how badly you needed a new vehicle. Were you driving an F-150 in the meantime, or waiting on a Lightning? I forget.
Lol well I guess when I say “see” I mean I see people saying this online. When I had my camaros I was on forums and Facebook and there were kids talking about they just got their SS and it’s only $800 a month. My most expensive car is 55K and I got it for 47K.
Hey instead of being an asshole about it why don’t you offer some suggestions. admittedly I have no idea what I’m doing or what I should get. This particular bronco will probably never go off roading but I enjoy the look of the Sasquatch package more than the base 32s. Will mostly be taken down to the beach a few times. What would you suggest. Black diamond, standard, 2.3L
The 4.46's will be adequate to spin 35's for road driving. The sasquatch comes with 4.7, but so does a manual BL, so optimum gear for a manual on 35's might be 4.88ish. Re-gears are pretty expensive and it's something that can be done at a later time if you don't want to do it immediately, just know that you'll lose acceleration.
Most likely, the parents have money and bought it for the 18 year old. Just drive through any college campus town on a Sunday.
