Situation: Have a family member living in CA and will be moving to NJ Currently have no car When she moved to NJ, she needs a car soon for her job Option 1: Lease a car in CA and ship the car to NJ PRO: normal leasing process - can check out the car, test drive, negotiation is easier since she …

No physical damage, but it was so disgusting inside we had to have the interior professionally cleaned when it arrived. The outside was dirty too, but a car wash upon arrival was expected. My data point is just shy of 7 years old and I’m working from memory, but I believe it was in the $1,400 rang…

[image] trism: but it was so disgusting inside we had to have the interior professionally cleaned Oh, sorry, I misread your post. I thought it was just the outside that’s dirty (which is expected). Kinda surprising the inside get so dirty that you have to get it professionally cleaned! If y…

[image] HubbaHubba: Option 1: Lease a car in CA and ship the car to NJ PRO: normal leasing process - can check out the car, test drive, negotiation is easier since she can be at the dealership on the same day, etc. There are almost no pros here. Test drive the car locally, negotiate remotel…

Nice part is we turned in the cleaning receipt as a moving expense and got reimbursed (my spouse’s new employer paid for our relo). I’ll see if we still have the relocation file (I really will), but I’m not optimistic. We don’t even have that #$&^#%& Prius any more. :smiley:

Agreed. Option 1 will be more of a backup (just in case). Her worries is that the shortage is going to get more compounded in the near future and aside from pricing, the car she wants may not be in stock by the time she move.

[image] trism: If you don’t… well… I don’t know what registration fees look like in NJ, but registration on my car in CA costs 10x as much as the car I have in Ohio, and the latter is newer and more expensive. That’s not hyperbole, and without the documents in front of me, I believe I may have …

[image] HubbaHubba: the car she wants may not be in stock by the time she move I hope she isn’t picky, and nothing built in Japan is on the short list.

[image] jeisensc: nothing built in Japan is on the short list. Oh, I didn’t know that. So you’re saying that cars like Toyota and Honda are not affected with the shortage compared to European brands?

No, the Japanese have been hit the hardest since most of their chips burnt up in a fire. If you want a brand with the least amount of direct chip shortage problems, Hyundai is where to look.

[image] Shortages Affecting Auto Production: Semiconductor, foam, etc Off-Ramp https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-18/wait-for-chip-deliveries-increased-in-sign-shortage-persists?utm_source=url_link [image] [image] Bright side? 500k fewer Nissans Nis…

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