Partner and I are looking for a cheap new car to replace her aging one. Been doing research and saw the ad for Red Tags Days event going on right now. Looks like you can get a few % discount on the purchase price and shave a point off the interest rate. Okay so maybe they have something in stock?

Nope. The two dealerships we visited have zero stock. Absolutely zero, of every model. Waitlists are estimated over a year, and they won't guarantee price OR the interest rate. Why even have the event in the first place? Just to sign onto the waitlist for a car that will come in a year or two at a price and rate that you won't know till you get it?

EDIT: I haven't be living under a rock, well aware of inventory shortages. Just surprised that they bothered to do a whole promotion only to sell a few deposits.

EDIT2: By "cheap" I meant "cheapest decent quality we can get under $60k". We were looking for corolla hatchback, cross, rav4. Something with cargo space. Looking at CX30 or CX5 now. Shame that Mazda doesn't have lower end hybrids.