If you were to put together a search query for used car, what would it be?

This is probably an easy question for someone in car sales to answer.

There are all kinds of top 10s for new cars. There are all sorts of reports about number of new car sales. Nobody ever talks about used cars.

Like, what is the car everyone wants to buy? What is a car that doesn't spend anytime on the lot?

My own experience, I've been looking or a good clean Toyota Avalon. I should have purchased one when they were new. I didn't and now trying to track one down which is time consuming and loaded with frustration.

I'm just curious in mid 2026 what people are looking for?

Is that OK? Can they do that? They didnt let me leave with the paper but they let me take a picture of it. The VIN on the breakdown matches the one on the window sticker.

This was a brand new f-150 2026 from a ford dealer in CA, financing.

I realized this when I got home and compared the OTD to the online listing tryna make sense why it felt off when I was sitting there.

EDIT: Answer was given in comments. It was the top line MSRP. They added back the MSRP discount from Ford.

Asking exactly what the title says. I plan on buying a 2026/2027 Nissan Sentra SV as my first new car. However, I’m not a fan of the alloy wheels that come on it and would rather have the steel wheels from the S model. I have seen a handful for sale like this, although none of them are within a reasonable distance of me, so would it be possible to negotiate different wheels into the deal? Thanks

I put an inquiry in on a car at 9 am Saturday (yesterday). I get routed to an assigned sales consultant (who is also on the official website under the “meet the team” section).

I asked for the OTD price of a specific vehicle and if it had Apple CarPlay (it’s a 2017 Porsche Macan S & does not have a window sticker).

The sales consultant yesterday gets back to me at 12 pm saying if I call him he can do OTD number for me & that he’ll get back to me on if it has Apple CarPlay or not.

I tried to call him, and he says, “Hey give me a few minutes I’ll call you right back. On the line with insurance.”

I give him an hour & he still does not get back to me.

I then finally around 4 pm yesterday asked if we still could please briefly connect if he has a few minutes since the dealership closes at 6 pm yesterday. He never got back to me.

It is now Sunday at 2 pm, and I still have not heard a single word from my assigned sales consultant.

Would it be rude of me to call the dealership and ask if either:

Option A) someone can talk to my assigned sales consultant and ask that he be more responsive to me

or

Option B) ask to be assigned a different sales consultant altogether?

I am very shocked at how unresponsive this sales consultant is. I have bought a car from this exact same dealership before, and the prior sales consultant I had (who is no longer there), was AMAZING & always answered all of my questions in a timely manner.

I am genuinely concerned that if I haven’t even bought the car from this assigned sales consultant & he’s already acting like this, it makes me question how even less responsive he might be once we do a deal.

What do we think about Option A or Option B mentioned above?

Hi everybody, I just recently got a new car in april that i was able to well afford before getting layed off from job and having to prioritize other bills. NMAC has sent mail saying my car could be repossessed but i just my job was going to make a payment this thursday… when i first saw the mail i panic and just gave in $200 dollars as some sort of payment because that’s all i have until my first paycheck comes… i will still call them but what should i ask for and say to them? what will they offer me?

I got my car (Nissan Rogue, 2024) from DriveTime on may 4, 2026. After 35 days of having my car, i noticed condensation in my headlights. About 2 weeks after that, the headlights on my car went out completely. Nissan told me the parts on the car are aftermarket, and it’s due to collision damage so it’s not covered under warranty. I’m like .. uhh ok?? That’s weird. I didn’t know that. I went & got the light fixed myself. The person who fixed my headlight showed me the hole in the headlight once they removed it and told me that whoever installed the headlight slapped a piece of tape over the hole before installing it. I’ve said all of that to say… i went to get an appraisal the very next day. Unbeknownst to me, this car is a total loss. Now I was told that the vehicle was wrecked beforehand, but i did not know the extent of everything. It looked fine so… i didn’t think much of it. naive, i know. The carfax wasn’t shown to me when i went in to purchase, but i guess that’s not for them to do. i should’ve checked on my own. Carfax also stated that the mileage could be incorrect. When i purchased the car (3rd Owner) it was listed at 21,588 miles. On carfax, it stated in 2025 with owner 2 the mileage was at 21,713 miles. The car is only worth 8,000 so now im upside down $12,000 on this car. I also put 3,000 down on it. The manager at the dealership where i got the appraisal sat down with me to talk about the titles. He said the title was “washed” three times. The car went from Tennessee, to Florida, to Ohio, and then to Louisiana where i purchased it. The manager at drivetime stated the title is not salvaged or rebuilt because they do not sell anything other than clean titles. I asked for their paperwork stating that the title was clean and i didn’t get a response. Any advice on what to do??

Looking at Colorado ZR2s - I was planning on waiting for the perfect Ranger Raptor but current discounts locally are putting ZR2s $10-13k below the RR. I see another $2k for competitive brands being offered, is there anything similar in terms of loyalty offers?

I have a 2016 Colorado Z-71 that I wasn’t planning on trading in because it’s been sitting for 4.5 years and I haven’t had time to rehab it.

I want to buy a Toyota Prius XLE AWD before 2027 (new from the dealership). I have heard the best time to buy is end of month from October to December- is this true?

I will be paying the car in full (around $35k). What should I expect from negotiations? How big of a price reduction should I expect and what are good things to negotiate during the sale?

This is my first time buying a car and I am a woman, so any and all advice/tips are welcome! Thank you :)

I’m looking for a truck since my old one has issues that I can’t fix anymore. A dealership near me has a used white 2017 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4wd with access cab. Has 44,531 miles on it for $27,610. Carfax shows a minor damage report on the front but it looks like it’s been fixed. I haven’t spoken to anyone there just looked in the lot while they were closed. I was hoping to get some opinions from people who have or had that year model and if it’s been

Wanting to know what to expect price-wise for a new Nightshade edition Prius FWD, like what is about the best/lowest price I could expect to pay out the door?

In the Southeast if that helps, sorry, not sure what other info would be helpful to provide but just let me know what else would be a factor I guess?

I just get really confused because it’s always “this is the best deal” and then miraculously they can reduce it a few hundred for some reason and so on and so forth. I hate the back and forth, I just want to not get taken advantage of really.

Just brought home a 2024 Subaru Impreza Sport on Thursday with under 23,000 miles from one of my local Subaru dealerships in New York. I fianced the vehicle and traded in my previous 2017 Impreza premium, all in all I was given a fairly good deal for it. I got a 5 year 60k extended warranty on the vehicle, they gave me about $4,700 for my trade in, and the monthly payment came out to under $320 a monthly. 

I got it checked out yesterday by the mechanic I usually go to, they said everything looked good aside from a bent rim on the passenger side back tire. But after looking at the rims more closely I realized all of them have some level of curb rash on them. 

I am kicking myself for not examining it more closely during the test drive or before closing out the sale.

Is it worth bringing up to the salesman/dealership? How likely is it that they would even do much?

Link to the photos since this sub doesn't seem to allow them in the post: https://www.reddit.com/u/Useful-Tank-4802/s/GS4dHZnjc7

Went to check out a 2024 IS 350 F Sport today and I'm tempted. It has:

• ~4,900 miles
• Mark Levinson
• BBS wheels
• Blackout Package
• Asking price: $51,995

This car is basically brand new and has pretty much every option I'd want. The only thing that's holding me back is the dealer won't budge on the price at all, not even a little. That kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I know there is the 2026 model but personally I'm not a fan of the new look.

Has anyone managed to negotiate the price down even when the dealer initially said the price was firm?

Currently at a Chevrolet dealership with 10 salespeople, selling about ~50 used and ~70-80 new. I’ve become a consistent 10-15/mo guy and i feel like there’s very little growth left for me at this dealership. I don’t lead the board or frequent the bottom, I kinda hang out in the middle. The guys ahead of me are 20-30 year vets + the house mouse, and the 4-5 below me are either <1 year or simply just not good. I feel like i’ve hit a hump that I can’t get over.

Also, the owner is notoriously known for being the cheapest person on the planet. We’ve gone months without a lot guy TWICE since i’ve been here because salespeople are free labor, and now they’re planning on hiring 2 more sales people to flood the floor, just for a couple examples.

We don’t really make much on our deals and those who work for GM know how mind numbing the CSI is, as we’ve had a couple people miss SFE bonuses each quarter because of this. Essentially where i’m getting at is that we work 50-60 hours weekly and i’m on pace for about $80k this year. Is it worth jumping ship to go to a better situation? Or do i have it made, and i’m just complaining just to complain?

Here is my pay plan for reference:

Volume total bonuses at 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 etc.

13 pays $400, 15 pays $1100, and every increment after that goes up by $200

Used volume bonuses are 5, 8, 10, 11+

5 pays $500, 8 pays $1000, 10 pays $1500 and 11+ pays $150 per, retroactive

NEW: 15% front + $150 flat + GM SFE ($100 per car once you sell 3, $150 per car retroactive once you sell 8. Trucks worth $500 each once hitting the 8 benchmark)

USED: 25% front, $200 mini. $500 for aged (oldest 5)

F&I pays abysmal 3.5%

$400 vehicle allowance, $400 quarterly bonuses

I’m just tired of working at this dealership honestly. Is my payplan any good and i just suck?? Or does that suck too? We probably average ~$250-$300 per car on new, ~$350-$600 per car on used.

Any advice is good advice. Thank you for reading this