i'm thinking the 'downturn' might reduce prices/or get better deals on cars I might be interested in. I remember in 1987 when the market took a 500 pt. hit (and that was huge in the day) John Templeton (mutual fund CEO) told the media he was on a buying spree... less than 6 mos. later he was proved to be a genius.
Turned lemon to lemonade.