[txrefugee]

Dream on, auto makers. The tapped out U.S. consumer is trying to pay for the family’s health care. It won’t get any cheaper, so this dismal market will linger as long as ObamaCare is in effect.

[Red Badger]

My son-in-law is a car salesman. Business is terrible....................

[Diana in Wisconsin]

And also:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3129487/posts

$27K for a car. I’ll never understand it.

[fhayek]

Damn weather again. And to think that this is the first winter ever that had snow and cold temperatures. The economy is worse than expected and the temperature is colder than expected. Now can we stop listening to the predictions of liberals?

[CitizenUSA]

“That hurts car sales, because buyers need to be confident before they invest in a car.”

Just to be clear, the vast majority of cars are not investments. For most buyers, cars are financial liabilities and big ones to boot. Getting to work is a necessity. Getting to work in a new car is generally not. Nevertheless, I love it when people spend a lot of money on cars. As an investor in car companies, it makes me money. Shhhh!

[StormEye]

Twenty grand plus for a decent car with power and legroom.
Forty grand plus for a SUV.
And the dealers wonder why business is slow?
Salaries and wages practically frozen.
Electricity prices sky high.
Have the car dealers looked at the price of gasoline and food lately?
Let the damn cars sit in the lot and rust.

[familyop]

"buyers need to be confident before they invest in a car."

"Invest in a car?" LOL! Those who don't get out of debt now any way that they can...

[familyop]

The value plunges quite a few thousand, as soon as a new vehicle is driven off of the new car lot. And in two years,... The depreciation is monstrous. It’s probably the worst financial decision that anyone can make. In the past, bankers warned young customers about it.

[R. Scott]

Is that why so many car ads (mostly foreign) show cars sliding around?