Forbes picks top 15 most overpriced vehicles
Using a formula that takes into account what a buyer actually pays for a vehicle, J.D. Power APEAL Survey results and the Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey, Forbes has come up with the 15 vehicles for which you'll probably pay too. The most overpriced vehicle will cost you $7,158 more than it should. For some reason we couldn't see the 15th and final slide, so all we can tell you is that the 14th most overpriced vehicle will run you $2,447 extra.The number one slot is held by the $37,105 Dodge Ram 2WD Laramie MegaCab, and the penultimate place was occupied by the $27,470 GMC Colorado. The list is dominated by domestic trucks and SUVs -- the only car on the list is the Mercury Grand Marquis (over by $6,480), and the only import is the Nissan Quest SE (over by $3,441). All of them are long in the tooth, on their way out, or about to be replaced. So if you're in the market for any of them, it's buyer beware time.
Since the Forbes equation factors after-purchase survey results that are of the touchy-feely subjective variety, the list is less a rundown of overpriced cars than it is of cars that have inflated purchase prices and with which buyers weren't totally happy. After all, is there anyone who doesn't think the Lamborghini Reventon is grossly overpriced? (But make no mistake, we'd buy all 20 of them if we had the money.)
[Source: Forbes]







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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
rgstrand 9:09PM (7/13/2009)
Listing MSRP as a buying price is misleading with all the rebates and incentives available. Just bought a new 2009 1/2 Pontiac G6 coupe (MSRP 24.3K) for 16.2K cash. Also it is rated 33 MPG highway and to us is a great looking, driving car.
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PandaBeat 6:39PM (1/03/2008)
Yeah, if I had the money I'd also buy those 20 Reventons. To set them on fire.
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EJ25RUN 6:44PM (1/03/2008)
your an idiot
#1 there will be 1 hundred made
#2 i would have a reventon over a murcialago & a gallardo together
PandaBeat 8:01PM (1/03/2008)
AHAHAHAHA! "EJ25RUN":
#1 They'll make 20, that's a fact. The extended production run is a rumour.
#2 Of course you would, "Your" and idiot.
Za 3:16AM (1/04/2008)
EJ25RUN, actually, you're the idiot. It's not "your". When you start being a dick to others, cover your bases and don't make it so easy to flaunt your own idiocy? Thanks.
On the article - Forbes should stay away from cars.
mike m. 6:41PM (1/03/2008)
GMC Colorado? You mean the GMC Canyon or the Chevy Colorado. Not both.
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Cornholio 8:48PM (1/03/2008)
Does it really matter?
mike m. 8:58PM (1/03/2008)
Yes, it does. You shouldn't be reading this is you don't care about cars.
Chase 10:48PM (1/03/2008)
Trucks are not cars ;)
psarhjinian 10:10PM (1/03/2008)
No, it doesn't matter. The Colorado/Canyon are so close as to be essentially identical. I personally wouldn't be suprised to know it's a poke at GM's branding strategy.
carguy 6:42PM (1/03/2008)
Looks there will be some used bargains for domestic SUVs and trucks.
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Mallory 7:02PM (1/03/2008)
Wait, so after reading the article it seems a more accurate title would be "Cars with huge discounts that got poor survey results". Not sure how that kind of information could be useful but whatever.
It's too bad they don't do a real story on the top 15 most overpriced cars, meaning cars where you pay much more than what you get (looking at you Land Rover).
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Paul Y 7:08PM (1/03/2008)
I was already pretty confident my dad had lost his mind when he traded in his 04 Colorado on an 08 Colorado, but this puts actual data behind my suspicion.
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Red Star 7:14PM (1/03/2008)
Toyota Prius should be on the list.
Actually, majority of imports should be on the list.
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wilbot 7:21PM (1/03/2008)
hell ya!
danno 7:48PM (1/03/2008)
Wow Red Star, such a worthless comment.
Let me guess, your one of the bloggers who thinks the Buick Enclave is the actually good looking?
Red Star 7:59PM (1/03/2008)
Of course. Enclave looks great.
David L. 8:27PM (1/03/2008)
Don't forget US slaps on heavy tax on imports for fair trade.
RamSport47 9:46PM (1/03/2008)
Where did you get that? There's almost no tax on imports...no where near what they tax OUR stuff
Allen 8:11PM (1/03/2008)
thats why they're not on the list. they start at lucky number 15.
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