[duped]

Last time I bought a car, I was replacing my 2010 CRV. If I wanted to purchase a subcompact SUV or hatchback sedan that was smaller and more fuel efficient I would have needed to wait at least six months.

Economic realities do force decision making.

[roger110]

Was this that one year when the whole auto market was completely screwed up? This is normally not an issue. Also why do you need a hatchback instead of just a regular car?

[DANmode]

They’re the only cars with cargo space, vs shiny dick with chairs in it, if you’ll excuse the reference.

[duped]

Because I wanted one? Purchasing decisions are multi axis

[nxm]

That's not the full story. I presume it was some Toyota, which are in high demand. Plenty of small size alternatives are available from other brands with 0 wait time.

[DANmode]

So buy an SUV, or accept a huge hit in reliability driving a different brand?

Now who’s leaving out part of the story?! :]

[duped]

This was spread across multiple makes and models. The car I wound up with is larger than I would like, but you're right, it was in stock. Because the dealers stock what people want and lead times (at the time) were atrocious.