Originally Posted by cossie1600

I was on your side until I went car shopping the last two months. The prices were roughly the same for my Z and the Cube (which I eventually traded). The blackbook consistently came in HIGHER than the bluebook on all three cars. Also on the newer car I bought, the blackbook prices were so high that they were near some of the retail prices. I am not sure of the change either. I have this theory that bluebook got so popular that the dealer paid them to lower the prices so they can get more deals done.