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Are used 4x4 prices REALLY that high?

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#1 ·
$17k+ for a 155k mile cummins that is 12 years old? really?
$54k for a JK with a hemi and a lift kit?
$6k for a 235k mile wrangler that is rusted out and 10 years old?
$18k for a 10 year old avalanche 160k miles and with a duramax swap?
$5k for a 10 year old silverado that doesn't run right and needs a transmission?


Has the inflation of the US dollar been that bad? Am I drunk because I think these prices are ridiculous? Are used cars really worth that much money?
 
#53 ·
I couldnt give away my 98 cherokee. Higher mileage, people didnt want a truck type suv, its now the shop plow truck. My grand lost half its kbb after 2 years, now kbb says 3500 for v8 02 grand.

New truck suv prices.... I'll never buy another new car. My house isn't worh what a new truck costs!
 
#59 ·
I like the people that ask 2 or 3 grand over the kbb value in excellent condition. I had a 2001 4x4 ranger for sale a couple years ago with 208xxx miles on it. It was an easy sell for $3000. Guy came from West Branch all the way to my house in Marlette to buy. I just kbb it for fun and see that the kbb value in fair condition is now $5500. Should have just kept it :sonicjay:.
 
#62 ·
The problem is new prices are crazy, a new 4 door rubicon is over 40k when you add some options. 25k for a few year old jeep is a bargain compared to over 40k.
 
#67 ·
Wrong, retail on a well optioned 4 door Rubicon starts out at $34-$35k.. Employee and Friends/Family pricing is a lot less than that also.
 
#75 ·
no you are wrong

Employee and friends does not work if you are not an employee or know one.

Go to the jeep website, Dual top 4 door Rubicon is 38k+ and if you go for the higher level Rubicon it is 42k.
 

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#111 ·
no you are wrong

Employee and friends does not work if you are not an employee or know one.

Go to the jeep website, Dual top 4 door Rubicon is 38k+ and if you go for the higher level Rubicon it is 42k.
Im still waiting for you defense.
 
#83 ·
f-off





If you guys think 4x4 prices are all jacked up, you should look at what sleds are selling for. At least Ski-doo's. five years ago you could pick up a 2004 600 Rev with 2000 miles for $4500. Now you can pick up a 2004 600 Rev with 5000 miles for $4500. It's incredible. They have been going up in price every single year.

I am guessing this is due to emissions, and the cost of new sleds. But it is pretty safe to assume that buying a sled is not as bad of an investment as buying other powersports items.
 
#86 ·
I sold my 01 Dodge regular cab diesel 5 speed 4x4 with 164k and 0 options for 8500$ (which is what i paid for it 3 years and 40k miles earlier) this fall to the first person with cash simply cause i wanted it gone....kbb lists it at 6200$....i had it on Craigslist fir 10,500 and was receiving more interest in it than i could keep up with....i probably should have held out and made myself another 1000-1500$ but i just didn't feel like dealing with all the cl idiots.

Market is crazy
 
#94 · (Edited)
You obviously have no clue what your talking about and have never owned one. I've had the truck 2 years and it has 210k on it now. Only complaint is the trans suck. But the motor has been awesome. I comparison I towed my lifted K5 to mounds and pulled up next to a older man with a NNBS Silverado with a notchback mustang on a aluminum trailer.. We had about the slowest trailer race ever but it was fun... Point is, his newer style 5.3 with a lighter load and probably half the miles barely beat me. But we both pulled off the line pretty equally. Not to mention it got 20MPGs going to NC cruising at 70-75. Its a great all around motor. Deffinitly not the most powerful but its completed every job I have ever thrown at it. If you throw a turbo and custom tune on it they are a totally different animal. LS motors love boost.
 
#95 ·
Having owned a 4.8, 5.3, 5.7 (350 chevy) and now a Hemi 5.7. I can easily say the 4.8 is the bastard child of the vortec lineup. It is total crap, no power, bad fuel mileage, with no plus sides.

You are in the car business now and you still believe the 4.8 is a good motor? If it is so good why doesn't GM produce it now?
 
#96 · (Edited)
Because they move on to better things. They made them all the way up to 2013. Shoot, they don't offer the 8.1 Big Block and there wasn't anything wrong with that.

Of course your going to say that its the slowest since its the smallest you have owned. But put a turbo on each one of those motors and the 4.8 will move quicker. A Hemi is awesome as long as it lasts. Also GM Still produces the block as a Crate motor as they do the 8.1.
 
#101 ·
I had an 03 ECSB with the 4.8 in it. I didn't have any issues with it. I wouldn't recommend it for hauling a large trailer but it did have enough power for what I used it for. I do however like the 5.3 much better.
 
#110 ·
I agree the V6 is terrible with the exemption of the new 3.6 Pentastar in the Rams with a 8 speed transmission. You would be surprised with the power. You can still tow over 5,000 pounds and get 25 mpg in a 4x4 crew cab. WE have sold everyone that has hit our lot.
 
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