WHAT THE H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS IS GOING ON WITH USED CAR PRICES??!?

It's the BS of the Trump economy. Bootlickers in the Trump Administration have been fudging the numbers.

Bread lines tell the truth, even in Texas.

It’s been this way in CA for probably
10 years. The cash for clunkers used car government buyback program took almost all affordable cars off the mkt.
I used to flip like 3 cars a year and go on vacation or buy extra things we wanted.
You really can’t buy much for under 3k, and that’s for a major piece of crap. Super high milelage, no smog, etc.
My sis was looking for something in the 6k range a few years back and that was my eye opener.
Dented, over 200k miles, just ugly cars were available.
She gave up the search and wound up financing and way overpaying for a used car from a lot.

In 2006 I bought a 6 year old Tacoma for $7k. This year her underframe finally rusted out bad enough that I needed a replacement (thank you MaineDOT for all the salt).

I have been used car hunting for the past week (usually buy from Florida or the Midwest to avoid rust) and MAN OH MAN...

Ladies and gentleman, hyperinflation is here, we've just not paying attention.

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Used truck prices are going up 30% YEAR OVER YEAR!??!?

Before I retired I would buy and sell used cars yearly with my sons for fun. Finding a car or truck for under $1000 was easy, they seemed to be everywhere. In fact I've bought several cars under $500 that ran and drove fine. Don't know what happened but seems like you can't find anything now for less than $2k, and even then it's a gamble.

In 2006 I bought a 6 year old Tacoma for $7k. This year her underframe finally rusted out bad enough that I needed a replacement (thank you MaineDOT for all the salt).

I have been used car hunting for the past week (usually buy from Florida or the Midwest to avoid rust) and MAN OH MAN...

Ladies and gentleman, hyperinflation is here, we've just not paying attention.

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Used truck prices are going up 30% YEAR OVER YEAR!??!?

Before I retired I would buy and sell used cars yearly with my sons for fun. Finding a car or truck for under $1000 was easy, they seemed to be everywhere. In fact I've bought several cars under $500 that ran and drove fine. Don't know what happened but seems like you can't find anything now for less than $2k, and even then it's a gamble.

Not 100% sure of this but I think the 2006 Tacoma was covered under the bad frame recall where the metal used was poor and led to rust problems. They replaced the frames in the recall.

Seconded.

Buying new is crazy, especially if you know how to fix em

Loses value the minute you drive the fucker off the lot

Do yourselves a favor and start a new hobby fixing up junkers

On CarGurus I got a Sebring 04 Convertible with 67k miles for 3k (out the door).

They wanted 3.5k but I threatened to walk out.

You'll have problems, lol.

In Biden's America you will be forced into an overpriced electric vehicle, while they crush the old internal combustion "polluters". It will be cash for clunkers on steroids.

Yep, whoever unloaded it was having problems with the transmission and or engine. He spent 3000 on the car but the transmission will cost 4 grand to replace, the engine around 6

Do you know how many older cars were removed from market during cash for clunker govt' program?

Supply and demand....they removed the supply, demand was the same and higher.....higher prices were a given.

There is no such thing as receiving something for nothing.

BUILD A HARLEY FROM SCRATCH USING EBAY PARTS ...

LIKE I DID...

FOR $1,500

AND YES I BUILT MY HARLEY FOR THAT LITTLE... ALL REBUILT MOTOR FROM NEW PARTS WITH USED CASES AND FLYWHEELS; NEW FRAME AND BUNCH OF BARN BUILT STUFF...

I BOUGHT A PIECE OF CRAP HARLEY FOR A BOAT LOAD OF MONEY YEARS AGO AND ALL OT DID WAS BREAK... I WATCHED EVERY YOUTUBE VIDEO...

THE BEST VIDEO IS THE AUSTRALIAN GUYS SPEAKING AS IF THEY ARE THE CHILTON MANUAL WRITERS ... THAT VIDEO WILL TEACH ANY NOVICE HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A HARLEY OR VTWIN TYPE LIKE S&S MOTORS...

THAT SAID...

FUCK THE CAR... GET A HARLEY

In 2006 I bought a 6 year old Tacoma for $7k. This year her underframe finally rusted out bad enough that I needed a replacement (thank you MaineDOT for all the salt).

I have been used car hunting for the past week (usually buy from Florida or the Midwest to avoid rust) and MAN OH MAN...

Ladies and gentleman, hyperinflation is here, we've just not paying attention.

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Used truck prices are going up 30% YEAR OVER YEAR!??!?

Before I retired I would buy and sell used cars yearly with my sons for fun. Finding a car or truck for under $1000 was easy, they seemed to be everywhere. In fact I've bought several cars under $500 that ran and drove fine. Don't know what happened but seems like you can't find anything now for less than $2k, and even then it's a gamble.

Cash for clunkers and Obama happened.

new car production is depressed so people having to buy used

also people forced to buy used due to money crunch

supply and demand is all

I noticed it months ago buying a truck.

In 2006 I bought a 6 year old Tacoma for $7k. This year her underframe finally rusted out bad enough that I needed a replacement (thank you MaineDOT for all the salt).

I have been used car hunting for the past week (usually buy from Florida or the Midwest to avoid rust) and MAN OH MAN...

Ladies and gentleman, hyperinflation is here, we've just not paying attention.

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Used truck prices are going up 30% YEAR OVER YEAR!??!?

Before I retired I would buy and sell used cars yearly with my sons for fun. Finding a car or truck for under $1000 was easy, they seemed to be everywhere. In fact I've bought several cars under $500 that ran and drove fine. Don't know what happened but seems like you can't find anything now for less than $2k, and even then it's a gamble.

1. Almost all the cars made during the GFC fell apart
2. Pre GFC designed cars, are old enough now to need expensive repairs like whole exhaust worth more than the vehicle.
3. Car Auctions and Dealers to make money have created the 3k floor for piles of parts

I believe that was George Bush's responsibility.

Toyota trucks, any year, and any Camry from 1992 to present are almost impossible to buy... they're essentially bullet-proof and because of this covid crap, people have abandoned the image-conscious attitude.

I have a friend who bought a 2005 Ford taurus with 87k. He thought he got a great price, 2k, but I told him that those cars had very weak transmissions...sure enough, within 6 months, the transmission went out. Apparently, Ford skimped on the diameter of the drive shaft splines that went into the torque converter. The fix was simple but the transmission needed to come out which is a PITA on a front-wheel drive car. $1800 fix. He could have avoided the car by googling the taurus.

Buying new is crazy, especially if you know how to fix em

Loses value the minute you drive the fucker off the lot

Do yourselves a favor and start a new hobby fixing up junkers

It's the BS of the Trump economy. Bootlickers in the Trump Administration have been fudging the numbers.

Bread lines tell the truth, even in Texas.