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Originally Posted by red 928

I knew a guy who had to have a new PT cruiser
when they first came out.
He paid $6k over sticker and waited two months
to be the first on his block.
A year or two later the dealers couldn't give them away.

Moral of the story:
if a vehicle is so hot the dealers ask more than sticker,
it's not a vehicle. It's a fad.
If you really want one, wait a year and get it for a decent price.
Or shop around and buy one online and skip the whole dealer thing,
of which ford is the absolutely WORST IMO!

Wow, over invoice for a PT Cruiser! Yikes!

I know that miatas we going for over invoice when they first came out. I kind of "get it" for those. I think the S2k was going for over invoice, and I get that to some extent. I think the NSX was going for 50% over invoice (going for 90k but invoiced at 60k) when they came out, and while I've never driven one, by all accounts, they were an impressive car that was competitive outside of it's class, similar to the other 2 that I listed.

I have to imagine that the PT Cruiser was so wanted because it looked so different from anything else on the road. I guess for a lot of people looks are far more important than anything else.