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Pent up demand has Americans buying cars again

GasBuddy Blog -- There's some good news on the economic front. After postponing major purchases as long as possible Americans are buying new cars again. And we're making those purchases at the strongest rate seen in more than four years.

According to Nathan Bomey of the Detroit Free Press, robust numbers on new vehicles bought in August represent the most convincing evidence yet that the industry's recovery is sustainable as consumers replace aging vehicles and capitalize on zero percent financing.

Vehicle sales rose 20% in August compared with 2011 data on auto sales, boosting the industry's seasonally adjusted annual selling rate to 14.52 million vehicles, according to Autodata.

The major driver, analysts agree, seems...

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Submitted Sep 06, 2012 By: PD

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2012 6:48:00 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse I keep my cars well past their 7 years, no need to buy new and go into debt.
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,803 Points:498,310 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 8:03:46 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse With over 60% of all cars 7 or more years old, its no wonder so many are starting to head to the dealerships
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 7:20:07 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse keep buying cars and trucks w/ credit, and we'll see housing crisis repeated w/ the car credits. Except, with vehicles, not much is left after a few years that's worth repo'ing.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 11:08:28 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse as long as it doesn't lead to a credit crunch and ultimate defaulting on car loans...
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,981 Points:594,810 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 12:45:29 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse old
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,140 Points:1,647,995 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 9:48:45 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse This is like the 5th article about this here over the past 3 days! LOL
IrishCowboy Champion Author Fort Wayne Posts:1,431 Points:569,130 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 8:18:01 AM Ignore IrishCowboy Report Abuse People have hung on as long as they could! When it breaks down beyond repair, you gotta do something!
OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,135 Points:1,590,740 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 7:43:23 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse "germainesr" Not here !!
1972Pinto Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:189,098 Points:277,555 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 6:33:43 AM Ignore 1972Pinto Report Abuse fuzzy economics, make the numbers work for you.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,943 Points:2,113,390 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 5:53:52 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Oh, good, I am glad someone picked up the slack for us... SKEW those numbers, MAKE it look "good".
germainesr Champion Author Columbia Posts:1,111 Points:347,410 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 5:02:43 AM Ignore germainesr Report Abuse I don't see the economy picking up. Where is this happening?
oas Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,210 Points:2,137,415 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 5:02:37 AM Ignore oas Report Abuse Old news.
Ringmaster2008 Champion Author Ontario Posts:7,568 Points:1,162,485 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 5:02:17 AM Ignore Ringmaster2008 Report Abuse Proper maintenance of a vehicle will make it last for years, but eventually it has to be replaced.
Jeffro61 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,252 Points:2,281,870 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 5:00:52 AM Ignore Jeffro61 Report Abuse Ok
WR-INC Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:39,465 Points:3,620,335 Joined:Dec 2002	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:59:44 AM Ignore WR-INC Report Abuse Robust? Compared to the bottom maybe, but not to anything reasonable.
neptune2008 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,557 Points:1,665,930 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:59:28 AM Ignore neptune2008 Report Abuse sounds delusional
Dailyrun Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,962 Points:384,840 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:58:49 AM Ignore Dailyrun Report Abuse Sounds doubtful!!
Petrock Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,103 Points:2,553,760 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:58:19 AM Ignore Petrock Report Abuse The sales report may suggest it, but I don't see any good news on the economic front.
LeeFree Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,131 Points:2,239,450 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:57:27 AM Ignore LeeFree Report Abuse Good for the auto industry and all that support them.
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DavidsChallenge All-Star Author Louisville Posts:635 Points:125,805 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:52:47 AM Ignore DavidsChallenge Report Abuse Old story
scottydoesnt Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,762 Points:527,120 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:51:59 AM Ignore scottydoesnt Report Abuse Pretty surprising. Must be people wanting better fuel efficiency.
DozenSpeed Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,293 Points:391,550 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:50:38 AM Ignore DozenSpeed Report Abuse Getting hopes up on the next change
Dabozz53 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,537 Points:434,075 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:50:29 AM Ignore Dabozz53 Report Abuse Old news
isem Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,906 Points:419,185 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:49:47 AM Ignore isem Report Abuse Déjà vu
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hawkman1950 Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,604 Points:536,555 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:44:12 AM Ignore hawkman1950 Report Abuse What ever.
ILVET Champion Author Illinois Posts:14,774 Points:2,921,615 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:44:12 AM Ignore ILVET Report Abuse Im sorry but I cant swallow this
Z06KY Champion Author Louisville Posts:5,124 Points:901,715 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:43:41 AM Ignore Z06KY Report Abuse True it is trucks.
P H Champion Author Albany Posts:58,051 Points:2,403,930 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:43:16 AM Ignore P H Report Abuse Wrong! Its trucks they are buying.
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SUPERSTEVIEO Champion Author Quebec Posts:3,523 Points:787,115 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:41:49 AM Ignore SUPERSTEVIEO Report Abuse OK... so theya re trading up to new models... firtsly... we all know that August is the current year sell-off... lower prices... so this may not continue into the 4th Q... secondly... with teh newer models coming into use... they replace gass guzzlers ( so to pspeak ) and we shoul dsee a net fuel consumption drop... so will this help in getting gas prices down???? absolutely NOT! gas companies need to cover their infrstructure costs and keep profits up...
silverfox63 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,100 Points:1,607,715 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:40:11 AM Ignore silverfox63 Report Abuse Better to see good news then bad like the previous article.
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pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:11,986 Points:2,700,830 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:39:17 AM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse at least this is a little bit of good news
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slkmoo Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,228 Points:324,500 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:32:37 AM Ignore slkmoo Report Abuse us economy still sucking , this too will pass
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jci25946 Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,246 Points:935,790 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:27:15 AM Ignore jci25946 Report Abuse Interesting.... gas prices?
gabisgram Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,176 Points:908,250 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:26:10 AM Ignore gabisgram Report Abuse Have one vehicle, trying to make it last as long as I can, eventually it will wear out.
Tru2psu2 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:14,455 Points:1,551,630 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 4:24:29 AM Ignore Tru2psu2 Report Abuse Sorry, no pent up demand here....
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