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.
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 point. I also love the seats. In Limited spec
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.
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DeleteFirst 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.
DeleteI would see Acura RSX base models with over 120K for over 8 grand. I was mildly interested in them and just said forget it.
ReplyDeleteMy advice to everyone, if you have a limited budget, forget about cars with sporting credentials
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