Posted: 11/3/2010 11:25:15 AM EDT
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So I was out on my lunch break looking at used cars.
A three year old (read 2007 model) Volvo S40 with 37k miles is being asked 17.9k for. Respectable number. A four year old (read 2006 model) Hummer H3 with 96k miles is being asked 18.9k for. Holy Batshit, am I drunk, stoned, high, or head the man wrong? So I ask again, wait, 19 thousand dollars? The man shakes his head yes. I walk away. I understand you price used cars up a bit, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! You don't price them up to the fact that you scare people off. Two years ago, I looked at two year old Hummer H3's with 30k miles on them for 15k. Maybe I should just keep my 13 year old paid for truck. |
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We're in a strange land here. Used car values are through the roof, but at the same time there is a credit crunch and nobody has the money to just pay cash. I see the same cars on Craigslist week after week, just sitting there in people's driveways, and meanwhile some of the cars I actually see driving around are in ridiculously poor condition. Something's gotta give. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I almost retired my old 90's Camry at 150,000 miles...then I second thought and kept on driving her. Fuck it....Who am I trying to impress?  Are you a Comanche? The Searchers Ethan: No, a human rides a horse until it dies, then he goes on afoot. Comanch comes along and gets that horse up, rides him twenty more miles, then eats him. (This is my philosophy on vehicles). |
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