Skip to main content

Kelley Blue Book - The Antichrist of The Used Car Market


I know, this is just my second post, and instead of being happy and celebrating the many positive sides of the automotive industry, I'm going to start talking about something that has been bothering me for quite a while now. Ever heard of the site Kelley Blue Book? Well it's a f**king awful thing, and it has absolutely ruined the used car market. What has happened to the time when people could buy proper used cars, with low miles, for $1-2,000? Now, with the existence of KBB, people are selling their cars for an extremely high price, just because a stupid website spits out random numbers based off of some algorithms. In addition, these prices are mainly intended for insurance companies, so that in case of an incident, the insurance can know what the damaged cars were worth. Sadly, though, anyone, no matter how small his car knowledge is, can try selling his exhausted and worn out car for an absurdly high price, just because KBB produced some number based on a couple of vague details produced by the owner. Negotiating has become impossible, because people stubbornly stand by what KBB has "told" them. What happened to the days when people sold their cars based solely off of what they thought the car was worth, and, more importantly, how much it was worth to them?  KBB is a product of the devil, and it has ruined the used car market, and, most disappointingly, it has bastardized the used car search and buying experience. 

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    I completely agree. I recentely was in the car buying market and ran into this problem constantly. Everyone would overprice there cars and would refuse to listen to reason.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. C4RworldJuly 4, 2012 at 9:13 AM

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Delete
    2. C4RworldJuly 4, 2012 at 9:16 AM

      First of all, thank you for the first comment ever! Now, back to KBB. Now that I am currently out of the used car market, it has become rather amusing, though, seeing just how high some people will price their 10+ year-old car which has over 140k miles on it. And if it's German or Japanese? Forget about it.

      Delete
  2. UnknownJuly 6, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    I would see Acura RSX base models with over 120K for over 8 grand. I was mildly interested in them and just said forget it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. C4RworldJuly 6, 2012 at 2:52 PM

      My advice to everyone, if you have a limited budget, forget about cars with sporting credentials

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What I Love About My Subaru BRZ

             E verything. The End.        No, but really. I love everything about the car. But that’s not the end of it. It doesn’t mean there aren’t certain things which I like more than others. For example, the steering. I love the steering. Everything from the tactual feel of the wheel itself to the feedback I get when I turn it. To me, it feels just right. It doesn’t feel artificially weighted, nor is it one-finger twirlable (yes, that’s a word starting now). I love it more than I love the engine, but it doesn’t mean the engine is bad. It took a bit of time to accept the fact that it has no low-end torque. I’ll never be able to rip through the gears like I used to in my Z28, but use the FA20 boxer engine right, and in the BRZ’s lightweight body, it’s just about acceptable. The fact that it makes all of its power right before redline is exciting. Get it above 5k rpm’s and the car pulls harder and harder until the shift ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Riding Season is Around the Corner

     R iding season is around the corner, hell, it’s begun, which means one thing. I’m super excited to be able to wake up, gear up, and take my bike out instead of my car, not that I hate my car or anything. It’s just that four grueling months of waiting and waiting for warmer temperatures is enough, and although I’ve gotten a few rides in here and there within that time, they’ve been forgettable and borderline dreary due to the cold.            So, what is it that I’m looking forward to the most? A lot of riders look forward to that man and machine bond, or the solidarity and isolation riding provides by disconnecting the rider from their phones and social media, simply because it’s hilariously stupid to attempt using a phone when riding. These are all things that I enjoy and value deeply about riding, but at the time of writing, the one thing I’m anticipating the most is the ability to haul ass past the 99% of cars I come across on a d...
Post a Comment
Read more

Are My Car Ownership Habits Unveiling My Relationship Habits?

        C ars. Driving. Girls. Love. Six cars and three motorcycles in five years. I did the math for you and it comes out to a change in vehicle every 6.66 months. I assume the Devil finds this amusing, because I feel like I’m possessed with some inexplicable thing which literally makes it impossible for me to commit to a car for long periods of time, and that worries me. Is this foreshadowing an inability for me to commit to anything, or anyone? No. Of course not. Cars are a soulless piece of metal which cost money and can’t talk, love, or do anything on their own. They are there to transport a driver from one place to another, whether it be quickly, luxuriously, a combination of the two, or neither. Cars cannot be compared to women, love, nor relationships. Or can they? Can the process of becoming an owner of a new car be likened to the process of going into a relationship with someone? Wait a minute…         So, one day, say I’m going dow...
1 comment
Read more