If you are considering buying a new 2017 Ford Mustang GT Fastback (coupe) it’s iconic; it’s patriotic and offers great value compared to a similar import. You’d get little argument from me but my philosophy is lease new and buy pre-owned so does it really offer that much value if you are buying?
Luxury brands are expanding their vehicle choices to offer more affordable ones so they can appeal to more buyers. Non-luxury brands are expanding their lineup to appeal to the luxury buyer with hopes they can lure them with a better value proposition.
In todays ever changing automotive world there seems to be a new model entry almost every year. It’s either a new “crossover” vehicle that has supplanted the still popular SUV or electric cars and now electric SUVs and there doesn’t seem to be an end to this flurry any time soon. Even some of the mainstay vehicles have had name changes or created some new iteration of, i.e. the M3 Coupe is now the M4! However, there are still a handful of cars that have never wavered and have stayed true to their heritage since inception. It can be argued that the Porsche 911 is the most iconic of them all as for more than fifty years it has stayed true to its mission and form.
Most of the luxury auto brands selling pre-owned (used) vehicles have some sort of “certified” program. The vehicle sitting on the lot has either already been prepped or “certified” or you can get it “certified” for some incremental cost of the vehicle in question. Since Ferrari is “special” their certified programs entail both points previously mentioned meaning the car is certified and you must pay monies incremental to the sale price of the car. It’s more complicated than keeping up with all the Kardashian love interests but let me try to clarify.
BMW’s 5 Series epitomizes the description of the mid sized sports sedan and is every bit of their marketing slogan “the ultimate driving machine”. If you were to picture the definition of sports sedan in the dictionary could be it.
Mercedes has long been a brand that is synonymous with luxury and when it comes to their cars the E-Class sedan has set the standard for mid-sized luxury.
The Infiniti brand was introduced to the US in 1989 as a Japanese auto luxury brand created to compete against the more noted German luxury brands of Mercedes, BMW and Audi. Similar to BMW they focus more on the driving experience and from day one their performance and value proposition has been a hit and the M37 certainly delivers on that formula.
PoorManRichCars.com was created to let buyers be aware of the fact that luxury is closer than you think. The glut of inventory for luxury vehicles from prestige brands has made owning a luxury vehicle more affordable than ever if you consider buying pre-owned.
Every month all the usual US auto publications from Car and Driver to Road and Track, Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine feature almost the same cars at the same time. That happens in part because the auto manufacturers give them access to the new models mostly at the same time. Then they add to the redundancy by creating “New Car ” and “Future Car” issues when every month in reality they review a new or future car in their publications.
Luxury brands are expanding their vehicle choices to offer more affordable ones so they can appeal to more buyers. Non-luxury brands are expanding their lineup to appeal to the luxury buyer with hopes they can lure them with a better value proposition.
