tommcparland
Tom McParland
tommcparland
Tom is a contributing writer for Jalopnik and runs AutomatchConsulting.com. He saves people money and takes the hassle out of buying or leasing a car. (Facebook.com/AutomatchConsulting)

It wasn’t to refute anything...and I’m not debating the average. I was adding an explanation as to WHY the average is as high as it is because most outlets were not giving that info.  I was also reminding consumers that just because the average is X doesn’t mean they actually have to spend that much. Read more

Good luck finding a decent MK7 sub $20k that doesn’t have crazy high mileage.  Read more

Leasing can work for some folks especually if you don’t plan on keeping the car for long anyway. The same people that say “never lease” are often the same ones that trade their car in every 3-4 years. In previous markets it would likely be “smarter” for those people to lease. However, right now when you compare the Read more

IMO a late model E450 is one of the best blends of power, comfort, quality and price. The Jags are much cheaper and there is a reason for that. The V90 is great but it's not fast, it's just very nice. A6 Allroads are an option but they tend to be pricey. Read more

The van is for my wife and it’s wheelchair converted. - https://jalopnik.com/here-is-why-i-bought-a-honda-minivan-that-cost-about-as-1845436707 Read more

Customer - “What’s the daily rental cost for the Shelby”

What I have been telling folks is get preliminary purchase offers from Carvana, Vroom and CarMax and compare those to the buyout to see if they have usable equity.  Read more

To your first point....there is no easy way to do that. It would requrire a phone call to EVERY major automaker’s finacne arm to find out what their “current” polices are. Furthermore, that info may not stay relevant because automakers have changed their policies over the years, before the inventory mess third-party Read more

Lol...it’s $15k total I think he is going to cash in the BRZ and use the proceeds for the next car Read more

I think it’s more like “Well it’s time to replace my aging car, since I am going to be in the market anyway I would prefer an EV.”  Read more

I think anyone who is savvy about EVs is going to be aware of both. I’m not sure that Toyota has that much more brand cache’ over Subaru...perhaps with EVs but goes back to my first point if buyers know they are the same car they are going to prefer the one with a tax credit.  Read more