I was at my local Honda dealership today getting my car serviced. This is a relatively affluent university town in a conservative Southwestern state, so it's not quite as affected by economic conditions as some. I heard the salesmen lamenting about how terrible business is, and they are getting no traffic for buying new cars at all.
My plans to get a new car ended on election night. I knew new taxes were on the way (and bad times).
That is exactly what happened today to my friend. The salesman called him to consummate the deal on a new CRV for my friend's wife.
He told the salesman 'sorry' and why.
Also turned down a deal on a DirectTV upgrade today.