The used car market is a lot more regional than people realize,
People generally have more equity in their home than they're aware of, ... The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying or Leasing a Car.
A lot of these people who are buying new cars shouldn't be buying new cars, period.
The huge growth in large SUVs is essentially over. At the same time there is going to be a very significant market for large SUVs like the Chevy Tahoe. There are just too many people who need what a large SUV does for them.
It's so hard. A lot of people would say personal recommendation is the only way to go with something as individualized as this. But a person who got a lousy deal might come away thinking he got a great deal and others might think they could have done better.
Fuel prices have sent people to cars a little bit more, and many of the trucks and SUVs from GM and Ford are at the end of their model life. Frankly, in terms of new models, there's more interesting stuff happening, and it's stronger with regard to the Asians.
I was surprised people put relatively little emphasis on the value of the interior of their car. What we find is a lot of people are losing a lot of money by not paying attention to resale value.