What is with Car/Truck prices?

[WB9YZU]

I know, I'm old...

But car/Truck/MC prices have gotten stupid.

Used to be $100 was the going price for high mileage truck with rust. It usually had issues, burned a bit of oil, but would generally get you around.

Now that same exact POS will run you $1000 or more. I don't get it, yards don't pay much more than they used to and taking a car to scrap just barely pays the fuel bill for the gas to take it there.

Looking at CL and looking at a few vehicles that I know New, were purchased new for about what the owner now wants for it with 200K, a "bit" of rust, and problems that need fixing to boot.

Maybe it's the price of new vehicles that's driving this. I mean a "cheap" car, I mean "dirt cheap" is what, $12k?

I wish my pay would keep pace with inflation. Maybe then I could ignore this stuff...

 

[Vanimal]

move? shit is cheap here. rust free!

 

[ehall]

Trucks have always been expensive if they ran at all. Nobody buys an old truck for looks, they buy it to work

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

We dont have rust issues here in the Northwest, But you used to find fair condition Renix XJ's here for $500-700.. But Ever since Cash 4 Clunkers, It's hard to get the same rig for $1200..

 

[WB9YZU]

XJ's have gone stupid in recent years. A 2001 with 200K on it will run you between 4 and 5K because they think they can get dealer price for it.

A 2001 around here will have rust on it, and at 200K is well past prime.
You are almost better off buying a low mile rig someone modified already than buying a unmolested one high mileage one.

 

[wheelinscott]

Maybe they think they can get triple for a firearm right now, then why not cars too

 

[tbburg]

Wanna feel better? Go price a 10-year old Wrangler. Then price a 20 year old Wrangler.

 

[Daven75]

I must have gotten lucky then kinda, I got a 100% rust free 2000 xj with 132k miles on it for $2800.... in ILLINOIS! lol

 

[DrMoab]

Quit looking at dealer prices. Around here a 00-01 will run 5-7K at a dealer but from a private seller you can find nice ones all day long for $3500 or less.

 

[Ronbo]

Used to be $100 was the going price for high mileage truck with rust.

Have you bought a truck since the Korean War? :laugh3:

 

[CheapoXJ]

I got my 98 xj with 142k perfect body, rust free for 1900!
But I did get it from a pretty drugged up dude and I have had to replace a broken piston skirt which isnt all that uncommon.

 

[DrMoab]

I just bought a 97 two door 4 inch lift and 31's tires and lift have less than 200 miles on them for $2400

 

[FlexdXJ]

Have you bought a truck since the Korean War? :laugh3:

:roflmao:

 

[WB9YZU]

Well, considering I'm not quite that old...

Dr Moab, that sounds like a nice deal. Good Job!

 

[seanR]

You want to know what happened to all of the affordable cars?
Cash for Clunkers!
That idiotic program took 75% of the good affordable cars out of commission.
Now junk that used to be $1000.00 is now $3000.00 because there are no, what i would call $1000.00 cars out there, they all had liquid glass run through them.
Fugging Government....

I want like hell to buy a 2000 to 2005 Ford Ranger, you can't find one for under $2000.00 and those are all junk, like 300,000 mile rust buckets.
Good ones start at $5000.00

Thank you Obama!

 

[DrMoab]

I just bought a Comanche for $200

Can't figure out what everyone is complaining about. In fact in the last two months I've bought two XJs and this MJ and I've paid $2300 for all three. With the exception of the MJ they all ran still I scrapped them. The two XJs could have easily made someone a really cheap run around car but they are worth more to me in parts.

 

[in4aride]

bought the last xj for $200 :dunno:

 

[WB9YZU]

I guess I'm looking for something more than a vehicle which I have to rebuild before I drive it. Something that the bolts don't all break when you go and work on it. And preferably built this millenium ( it is 2013 now you know ).

It's easy to state raw prices and say that they are a "drivable".
We both know that if these vehicles were worth saving, you'd be fixing them or flipping them. But no, you're scraping them, which me they are damaged beyond repair or piles.

 

[in4aride]

uhm. Sister is currently dd'ing the 200 rig. Needed a cps and tuneup. :dunno:

 

[WB9YZU]

So what is the story on this $200 XJ?
Pre 1997?
200k miles?
Rusted to the top of the fenders?
Needed tires to roll?

Last time I bought a $200 XJ I has to buy a $500 XJ and make one out of 2 of them

"Drivable" or not, $200 doesn't buy a lot of vehicle unless you get it from a relative and is not something that is a normal find in a region where folks buy "winter beaters" for just that purpose.