1995 Ford Mustang - For Sale???

Sometimes I come across cars for sale ads that I just need to share.... this has to be the worst I have ever seen.... both the car and the spelling!

http://www.nlclassifieds.com/classifieds/Automotive/CarsandTrucks/Ford/909720

Here is the entire ad if the link doesn't work:

ford mustan

Price: $750.00

City/Town: Bishops Falls

Area: Central/Interior

Seller: Douglas

Phone: 709.258.5308

Email: 

Posted on: Saturday November 17, 2012

Description:

never in snow 1995 156km no rust need some work hit a mose 3.8 v 6

Dodge / Jeep / Chrysler / FIAT / TURF WARS Car Sale

 I couldn't resist going to the TURF WARS car sale that was going on at the local indoor soccer pitch today.  You can see the corny ad here:

http://www.hickmangroup.ca/pdfs/HM-TURF-WARS_01.pdf

They had a a bunch of mini-vans, pickup trucks, boring Chevy, Chrysler and Dodge products along with a few cool cars.

The Corvette Carbon Fibre Edition and Challenger SRT pictured to the left were the best of the lot.  Most vehicle were $2000 to $4000 off but the Vette was $30,000 off MSRP, I never bothered to ask what MSRP was for one of these suckers but I bet its a LOT, might drop back tomorrow to ask a few questions.

There was also a super cool Dodge Challenger SRT that comes with a HEMI V8 with 470 HP and 470 lb-ft of torque.  I love the retro look of these, this fully loaded beast comes in around $50,000 and they were offering $3,300 off..... no big savings there.  You can get a base SXT model for around $30,000 and that comes with a hefty 305 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque, none of these were at the "sale".

Other than that they had a couple of interesting Fiats, a Volt (very pricey electric vehicle) and a few nice Jeeps.

They had a registration desk set up you were supposed to sign up at so they could help you find what you were looking for.  I skipped that of course.  They had a little bouncy house and blow up slide there for kids, I might drop by with mine tomorrow afternoon to keep them occupied for an hour or so.

Car Deal Comparison - January to September 2012

I thought it would be good to revisit some of my car pricing data back in January to see how things have changed.  A lot of the 2012's are now coming to the end of their product cycle so there should be some good deals out there, it should be interesting to see how much the same car costs now as compared to 8 months ago.  The cars should cost less because they are almost a year old now.  If you buy a 2012 now, keep it for 5 years and then sell it it will be worth less than if you bought it 8 months ago, kept it for five years and then sold it.  So why the 2012 deals seem better now, you will probably lose the savings on the other end if you go to sell the car.  If you plan on keeping it until it dies then you actually have got yourself a good deal.

I'll show the payment on a 5 year purchase then vs now.

Hyundai Sonata GLS - Then ($530) Now ($484) due to $3,250 discount

Volkswagen Passat Comfort-line - Then ($624) Now ($581) due to interest rate drop to 0% from 3.9%

Ford Fusion SEL  - Then ($528) Now ($496) due to employee pricing discounts

Subaru Legacy Convenience package - Then ($597) Now ($555) due to rate drop

Honda Accord EX - Then ($607) Now ($567) due to rate drop


So, this kind of speaks volumes, obviously cars are cheaper in total cost at the end of their model years, by about $2,500 in total by saving about $40 per month over 60 months.  The trend is very consistent across all makes and models.  The downside is you are basically buying a year old car so you will lose this savings when you go to trade or sell the vehicle.  But if you plan to keep the vehicle for the long haul, this is definitely the way to go.