I may have previously mentioned that my car was totaled on Christmas Eve last year.
I went looking for a new one and discovered that there aren't any. I wrongly thought that covid-induced shortages had ended. Nope. Nearly every car is sold before it arrives at the dealership. So we had to shop around to find a dealer who had a suitable car on his bi-weekly "allocation" list. Translation: the manufacturer plans near-term production and hands out new cars to dealers however he sees fit. Wait time: minimum six weeks. More if you're picky about styles, features, and colors.
No dealer nearby had one I wanted, but one dealer said she could get one that was allocated to a dealer in western Maryland ... if I paid the $650 transport charge. I said okay ... but that Maryland dealer wouldn't hand off the car. No go.
So I searched online for dealers located hither and yon (meaning western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio), and I found just the right car around the end of January at a dealer 100 miles away in Ohio.
The car arrived today ... finally ... and the old car is sold. But such an ordeal!
I'm accustomed to seeing a dozen or more cars on the lot ... cars that are pretty nearly what I want. And I just narrow the field by liking this color more than that, wanting this feature more than that, etc. That might still leave several candidates. Just pick one.
But this time? NONE. By which I do not mean none suitable. I mean NONE of any kind.
And the worst part: because the cars are sold before they even arrive on the lot, the only price possible is the sticker price. Yes, MacMacMac paid list. 🙁 How will I ever live this down? 🙁
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