But times change. This year, the best time to buy as soon as possible, said Bill Visnic, analyst and editor of Edmunds AutoObserver.com. "“The fact is that the sooner you can pull the trigger if you’re planning to purchase, the better off you’ll be. A lot of market conditions, as we move into the summer, are really going to mitigate against the customer being in the driver’s seat.”
In other words, he probably will not have buyer s market, for two reasons. First, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami caused by supply disruptions. And second, gas prices, as you know, not.
Let's start with the tragedy in Japan. This is why the Japanese car manufacturers have all auto-related effects on catch, but this is not true. Visnic says that while the Japanese manufacturers are disproportionately affected all manufacturers feel the pressure, and in the summer, we will be more and more problems on the supply side. The bottom line: The manufacturers are not going to a probleemloze car market, and as you can remember your Economics 101 supply if you go down, prices up.
High gas prices can also cause problems in delivery, albeit at a different angle. When gas is expensive, consumers are shifting their focus to fuel efficient cars s, so that we can not wait to see the reduction there. But if the short term, we look at the next best thing of medium-small SUV or car s and making the short-term supply nearly all makes and models. "The idea of consumers settle for anything else, allowing automakers to hold the line, though prices of some of these larger vehicles that have been severely discounted in the summer of 2008, gas prices last time you really stepped in a big way. There will probably be some big discounts on car s, but what he really feels he deserves", says Visnic.
So where do you go? With a few key pieces of advice:
* Shop early. Like now, if possible. No landmark decision does not occur in a large purchase like this, but if you know what you want and have the money and / or funding, a little encouragement in his step going to do something good.
* Or, shop late. If you are not ready to pull the trigger now, continue to follow the money, but he s often turns out that in the best interest to wait, said Visnic. If you can delay the purchase later in the year in the last quarter, coming to fall or early in the winter, when we think a lot of it will be resolved. You will start to see offers to return to the market. Just keep in mind that the rate interest are very low TODAY Today, an average of 3.82 percent for 48 months new car. They probably will remain so for some time, but nothing is certain.
* Stay flexible. If your heart on something and you do not find it on the price you pay to feel comfortable, try something that has a similar look to find, but not flooded with buyers. Visnic suggest a Ford Focus instead of the Toyota Prius, which is always appreciated.
* Be careful with the cars d occasion. The prices used are very high at now and should remain, because the new car buyers will migrate this way, if they can not find what they want to good price later.
