Stories of Jeff’s car purchases and deals he made. Starts with his first car purchase from a dealer in 1977. Ends with a used car purchase in 2019 and a new car purchase in 2025. After, COVID, car purchases were no longer (much) negotiable.

1973 Olds Cutlass Supreme – used 1977 – “When I learned about car dealers”

1988 Olds Cutlass Ciera – new – “Let’s go, they don’t want to deal”

1993 Honda Accord – used 1995 – “For your $1000 Trade-In, I’m giving you $1500”

1999 Chevrolet Lumina – new – “I only get $100 commission on a deal like this”

2005 Honda Accord – new – “Wow, you have a good deal, but I promised to give you more”

1997 Honda Accord – used in 2006 – “How many cars do you think we sold today?”

2008 Toyota Avalon – used in 2009 – “You Probably have a Spreadsheet” and “No One buys Cars in Percentages”

2014 – 3 New Hondas – ” You Know What You’re Doing”

After this time, we didn’t continue buying 4 door sedans. Even though they were declining in popularity and would be less expensive, they were getting harder for us to get in and out of. Thus, we joined the bandwagon and bought SUV’s after this. Also, after COVID, car manufacturers didn’t create an oversupply of vehicles like in the past, so, at least for popular models, discounts were not as prevalent as they were prior.

2018 Acura RDX – used in 2019 “We’ll deliver it 200 miles to you for free” and “Someone will fall in love with your 2008 Avalon”

2025 Honda CR-V – new “We’ll give you $500 discount and no admin fees”