Gen 5 Newb: Researching purchase

[InFiD3ViL]

Originally Posted by Soybeanrice

Get the 6th gen. Keep saving. There is a huge difference between the generations in terms of technology.

Yea, but there is also a huge difference between the generations when it comes to looks.

That is subjective of course.

[JimMC]

Originally Posted by redcoats1976

if you can hold out till august there will be deals to be had.probably a few 2016s left if you want a more highly optioned car.let us know how you do...

I'm sure we can hold off until then. I kind of wanted to at least have one in mind in time for our 25th anniversary, which is Monday, but that's not gonna happen, haha. She said she's in no hurry, so if we can save some money by waiting until August, all the better. And it'll give me a little bit of time to try and scrape together something of a downpayment.

Originally Posted by uvraise

My two cents. Join as many websites as you can, some even notify you when a match for your search is found. Don't limit your self to PA. I live in Philly and bought mine from Houston Texas, had it shipped for $600. It's a little uneasy buying "sight unseen", but the negotiating process is the same as if you went to a dealership. If you get a good salesperson, they'll give you all the info and pictures you'll need to make a sound decision. After all the back and forth, I ended up with a price about $8K lower than they were asking on the local lots for the same car same mileage.

Thanks. I don't have a problem ordering from out of the area at all. I'd probably travel 500 miles to do it in person. Further than that, I'd have to go the route you took. On a brand new car, there really shouldn't be anything to be that worried about if getting one that has to be shipped to you.

Originally Posted by Spec

Driving a V8 takes a bit more self control for sure... but it should not be a deal breaker.

I don't think it would be. It's really all about the price. If the car is what we can afford and it has a V8, great...but I'm not gonna pay thousands more to have one with a V8. Of the 3 cars I currently own, 2 of the 3 are V8s and the third is a Toyota V6, which is the bigger of the 2 V6's Toyota offered in the car. I'm definitely a fan of bigger engines.


THANKS to everyone for the info/opinions. Really appreciate it.

[redcoats1976]

bought a 2015 RS CPO car last august for $ 23k,8,000 miles on it.so far its been very reliable,could even be the last car i ever buy.ive put 10,000 miles on it in less than a year and im quite happy with it.

[wasthatacop?]

The LT w/ 30k miles us a good deal. Make sure she test drives it , don't want a smokers car. I recently bought a 2010 ss2 for $18k w 70,000 miles. I didn't have much to spend either. I really wanted the V8 and got it. But it was a stroke if luck. Towards the end of my search I thought I was going to get an LT with about 45 mIles. My Camaro runs great. I was using truecar.com and only considering local, established dealers. Buying local makes warranty repairs easy.

Good time to buy right? Tax return coming?

Good luck.