The best time to pick up a used truck/boat was to pay attention to the local plants where workers were going on strike (not even counting layoffs in times like

The best time to pick up a used truck/boat was to pay attention to the local plants where workers were going on strike (not even counting layoffs in times like these). I saw this extensively in the Pacific Northwest (Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, Western Montana). Any time any of the big plants or mines striked was a good time to be buying used.