dryadsdad
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I am seriously considering buying a CT4-V Blackwing. While I now sometimes drive an auto, I think I may revert to a manual. I have a few general questions I’m hoping to get some clarification on. Thanks in advance for replies.
I’m finding very few for sale here in the US. Is this due to very few sold new or they don’t exist long on the market or what? Somewhat contrary to that above, many of those I do find have had multiple owners over a relatively short period of time. For example I see 2022s having had three owners or ownership or only a bit over a year per owner.
This is discouraging because it implies to me dissatisfaction with the car. That is countered by so few on the market implying owners hang on to their CT-V Blackwings for a long time. So far two paradoxes. Any suggestions how to resolve these?
While I’d prefer to test drive the car I buy, that may be burdensome given the car I want may be far away from my Texas home. I’m concerned, since I have a prosthetic left knee, about the effort that’s needed to operate the clutch. Some powerful cars I’ve driven take enormous clutch effort. That alone would chase me from the car in general or perhaps into an auto.
To add to the scarcity part of that paradox, these don’t seem to depreciate much. The ones that look good to me vary in asking from the mid 50s to the low 60s. For a car that is new out the door mid to high 70s, that seems like little depreciation. My budget is strained at $50k so buying new is out of the question. I’ve yet to see a CPO at any of the dealer sites I’ve visited.
I’m open and would welcome any comments about the car, purchasing one, owner experience, reliability and so forth.
I’m finding very few for sale here in the US. Is this due to very few sold new or they don’t exist long on the market or what? Somewhat contrary to that above, many of those I do find have had multiple owners over a relatively short period of time. For example I see 2022s having had three owners or ownership or only a bit over a year per owner.
This is discouraging because it implies to me dissatisfaction with the car. That is countered by so few on the market implying owners hang on to their CT-V Blackwings for a long time. So far two paradoxes. Any suggestions how to resolve these?
While I’d prefer to test drive the car I buy, that may be burdensome given the car I want may be far away from my Texas home. I’m concerned, since I have a prosthetic left knee, about the effort that’s needed to operate the clutch. Some powerful cars I’ve driven take enormous clutch effort. That alone would chase me from the car in general or perhaps into an auto.
To add to the scarcity part of that paradox, these don’t seem to depreciate much. The ones that look good to me vary in asking from the mid 50s to the low 60s. For a car that is new out the door mid to high 70s, that seems like little depreciation. My budget is strained at $50k so buying new is out of the question. I’ve yet to see a CPO at any of the dealer sites I’ve visited.
I’m open and would welcome any comments about the car, purchasing one, owner experience, reliability and so forth.
