06 vs. 07
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No, it's not a crappy thing to say - it's true. If you drive a lot of miles, it's a good strategy to buy at the end of a model year. Dealers still think everyone drives 10,000 miles a year despite urban sprawl and high commute times.slimjim said:
If you buy an 06 and drive 20,000 miles from now to Fall 2007 when the 08's come out, it will look like you drove 10,000 miles per year. Buy if you buy an 07 early and you have 20,000 miles when the 08's come out, it will appear you have driven 20,000 miles a year.
Thai
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slimjim said:
Hmm, i always thought of the opposite. You want to buy a car that has not come out yet. For example, i would rather buy an '07 4runner than an '06 4runner (hypothetical situation) to get better resale value. Because when you sell it in 2010, the buyer will appreciate more that your 4runner is 2007 than 2006 because it's "newer." It is 3 years old instead of 4. You guys do bring up a good point about mileage/year. I wonder if the YEAR of vehicle weighs more than MILEAGE/YEAR when you talk about resale value?? Anyone know?
Thai said:
I posit that when there are minimal changes during a generation that mileage is more important between two cars from adjacent years i.e. I would put more emphasis on mileage when looking at a 2003 or 2004 Corvette since they are the same body style.
When there are two years in between i.e. 2002 vs. 2004 Corvette, I would start thinking that the balance may shift to focusing on the year.
This is true, too, but only when mileage is not an issue. If you really only drive less than 12,000 miles a year, then newer is better. But if you're driving more than that, you want more years to spread the mileage over.Thai said:
My experience has been that you always get screwed by mileage worse than you do by age. That's why leases charge an insane amount of money for every "extra" mile. While the extra money is nice for them, they're really trying to discourage you from racking up the miles. Lower mileage sells faster, so less inventory cost and less risk for the dealer sitting on the car.
freezy74 - sorry for the digression!
No problem...... SO.............
I drag the wife to the dealer today, we drove the new 06. I must say, it really didnt seem that mush quicker then my 03. MAbie cause i have the muffler, air filter and 36k miles of beating the crap out of it, nuts while they may have been similar in higher rpm's, mine definatly seems like it has more at lower rpm.....like mashing it at 40 mph or so. AND, turns out the wife does not like the new step bars at all. We then took a limited for a ride and she fell in love. Damn women........
so looks like i may be spending slightly more then i was planning on after all. I have to admit, the limited was kind of nice......
I drag the wife to the dealer today, we drove the new 06. I must say, it really didnt seem that mush quicker then my 03. MAbie cause i have the muffler, air filter and 36k miles of beating the crap out of it, nuts while they may have been similar in higher rpm's, mine definatly seems like it has more at lower rpm.....like mashing it at 40 mph or so. AND, turns out the wife does not like the new step bars at all. We then took a limited for a ride and she fell in love. Damn women........
so looks like i may be spending slightly more then i was planning on after all. I have to admit, the limited was kind of nice......
TeryT
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Agree that the 07 will have better resale, but if they are giving you enough of a deal on the 06, it might negate that. Also, I figure with Toyota's world class contineous incremental improvement, the 07 might have some quality improvements over the 06, albeit in Toyota's case it may be relatively minor.