09/08/2026
Thinking about buying that brand-new model year car? You might want to wait. 🛑🚗
From a mechanic’s perspective, buying a newly redesigned vehicle is one of the riskiest moves you can make. It is not just about the manufacturer working out the mechanical bugs on a new engine or transmission—it is a massive risk for parts availability.
We have a gorgeous 2027 Kia Telluride sitting in the shop right now. It is a highly demanded car (even my wife wants one as a mom-mobile!), but because it is so new, the replacement parts basically do not exist yet.
Here is the brutal reality for this customer:
The car has been sitting unusable for 60 days.
They are still making their monthly loan and insurance payments.
Their insurance rental coverage expired after 30 days, so they are paying for a rental out of pocket.
It got to the point where the car might be considered totaled simply because we cannot get the parts to fix it.
Whether you are buying a personal family vehicle or purchasing new vans for your commercial fleet, downtime is incredibly expensive. Don’t trap yourself in a parts shortage—wait a year or two before buying a brand-new generation!
