Teslas Lose Value And Parts In This Week's Car Buying Roundup

Depreciation is the number one consumer cost when it comes to buying a new car fresh from the factory. This has always been the case, as vehicles tend to lose a significant chunk of their value from the moment you take possession. That’s even more true in the world of luxury cars and doubly (trebly?) so when it comes to electric vehicles. So when Tesla launched the $140,000, 1020-horsepower Model S Plaid super sedan, it was a foregone conclusion that its value would drop like a stone, but I don’t think anyone could have predicted quite the level of fall off that Out Of Spec’s Kyle Conner has experienced. - Bradley Brownell Read More

Oh, the Tesla Cybertruck. It’s somehow the most popular six-figure car on the market and also such garbage that you could kill it with a simple car wash. That makes it the perfect choice for YouTubers to take to Moab or shoot to see how bulletproof it really is. After eight months, YouTuber JerryRigEverything has put about 13,000 miles in the Cybertruck, and as it turns out, there are some downsides to owning an incEl Camino. - Collin Woodard Read More

Jason was very excited to finally get the very cool and retro-styled Ford Bronco, but then he realized that the functional space wasn’t much different than his ten-year-old CR-V. He wants to consider some other options in the 4x4 space, so what car should he buy? - Tom McParland Read More

If you’re in the market for a big, used luxury car with a big engine, you’re probably going to look at BMW or Mercedes first, and if you’re worried about reliability, maybe Lexus. Odds are, the idea to look at a heavily depreciated Cadillac wouldn’t even cross your mind unless you had a thing for the CTS-V back in the day. The STS-V, like this 2007 that’s for sale on Cars & Bids, on the other hand, has been largely forgotten, and that means you can get a heck of a deal on one of the best sleepers built in the last 25 years. - Collin Woodard Read More

While still nowhere near as popular as its XKE predecessors, Jag’s XJS is gaining in fandom. The crazy-rare manual versions like today’s Nice Price or No Dice convertible are among the most desirable. Let’s see how popular its price proves around here. - Rob Emslie Read More

An automatic transmission makes today’s Nice Price or No Dice 635CSi more like a cruiser than a sports coupe. Let’s see what we make of this privately-imported classic Bimmer’s price tag. - Rob Emslie Read More

Befitting this being October 31st, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mustang is claimed to be a car that might strike terror in the hearts of the unwary. Let’s see if this modded pony’s price is a treat or a trick. - Rob Emslie Read More

It’s no secret that the pandemic threw a wrench into a whole lot of people’s car-buying plans. Things have largely recovered, and prices aren’t as crazy as they used to be, but if car buyers haven’t been keeping a close eye on the market, they could definitely still be in for a shock the next time they walk into a dealership. For example, they probably won’t be able to find anything new for less than $20,000. Additionally, the Detroit Free Press reports the gap between the average price of a new car versus a used car is higher than ever. - Collin Woodard Read More

Ferrari’s not-particularly rare F80 hybrid hypercar was already going to be among the most expensive cars to ever be sold new, but one German dealership told its rich folk customers that they were going to have to pay the cost to be the boss. If they want a $3.9M Ferrari F80, they’re going to have to plop down another $2.5M for the pleasure. I mean, what are you going to do, not buy Ferrari’s first hybrid hypercar in 12 years? Don’t be absurd. - Bradley Brownell Read More

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice VW Thing is like a Cars 101 class—a basic introduction to the motor vehicle and nothing more. Let’s see if we can all make an educated guess about what it might reasonably be worth. - Rob Emslie Read More