8/2021: Are specialty cars more or less inflated than "necessity" cars right now?

Context: I have a 2019 Highlander SE (all black) 22 months and 15500 mi into the 3y/36k lease ($400/mo) with a buyout price of $30,500 from Toyota. Search shows comps at ~$36k.

My goal is to move into a Challenger Hellcat, i.e. a few years old, perhaps at the 50k price point.

Question: due to the chip crunch, are all cars inflated equally or are specialty vehicles like the hellcats more or less affected?

Options:

A) buyout the highlander now and hold until the hellcat prices drop

B) buyout the highlander, sell it directly, and buy the hellcat now

C) finish the lease at $400 per month and then buy the hellcat

D) ride the lease for a while and wait for a lower buyout price from Toyota

E) execute a lease swap (single $300-$500 fee) and buy the next car ASAP

F) steal underpants

G) ?

It depends on the dealer & their appetite for markup.

There was a thread where Hyundai Veloster was being marked up to almost double.

IMO, your options A thru C as required all doable but first you have to start shopping for the hellcat & see what can is the price for the car you want & then and only then you can evaluate everything else.

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