Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard

Re:Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @04:47PM (#29323981)

Well cared for FCA products (and several other makes) are rare because they offer permissive financing and tons of incentives and intentionally design to keep low MSRPs. This results in lots of of people of more modest means owning them initially. That is a recipe for hard miles and minimal maintenance.

Your average Chrysler 300 is likely to have far more wear on the bump stops and in the back seats and trunk and far fewer scheduled maintenance items done than a 4Runner or some other car that has high class first owners.

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Re:Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard by tehwebguy on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @01:21AM (#29327389)

It probably has way more to do with quality & reliability. You could treat a 4Runner like absolute shit for a decade and it would probably have more quality miles & years left in it than most other makes (much less American vehicles, sadly).

If you really want to take a gamble though, buy a Porsche Cayenne from 2002-2009, there’s like 3 or more for sale in every medium sized city for $8k max. If you drive it for 2 years and the transmission explodes, hey $333 / month Porsche SUV minus scrap! If it dies in 6 months, not such a great deal.

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Re:Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard by jdsully on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:30PM (#29325985)

I was wondering why my dodge dropped in value so fast. I kept it over 8 years so it averaged out but those first years were tough.

I had to repair a thermostat and condenser in those 8 years, but I found it was much easier to work on then my brother in law’s Ford - the thermostat was impossible to get to without destroying your hand on that one.

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