Posted on 09/03/2014 8:23:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Edited on 09/03/2014 9:01:34 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Auto sales rose to their highest August levels in about a decade based on the early reports from automakers Wednesday.
Chrysler, Ford, Toyota and Nissan all posted gains while General Motors saw sales slip.
Automakers sold about 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. in August, an increase of about 3% from the same period a year earlier, according to initial industry estimates released Wednesday.
It was probably one of the high perf V series caddies.
They have a twin turbo V6 with 420hp or a Supercharged V8 with 556hp, so 18mpg combined would be pretty good for that performance.
Up 3 per cent from last August is supposed to be a “surge”? That just seems like one extra day of sales to me but I ain’t no eggspurt.
When I bought a car this past May I was surprised about those long payments offered! I had to buy a “newer” car as my 1992 Honda engine finally quit on me. I now have a 2003 Honda Accord so won’t be buying new anytime soon and certainly not at those extended lengths. Low monthly payments but at a higher cost in the end.
Good luck with the insurance cost of that.
Yeah, I think it was a V-8. I guess if you can afford a Cadillac, you don't have to worry about gas mileage.
I am in Poland right now. There are midsize cars galore getting nearly 50 mpg running diesel. These are no clunky slow junkers but fast powerful cars. Something is really wrong with US auto sales.
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