To add to your list… Baby Boomers represent over 50% of new car buyers and over 90% own their home. Simple fact of why cars are more expensive is that the people who buy them new have more money than average people and car manufacturers know this.
This makes sense. I know more and more people who give their kids their old cars and then go out and buy the new vehicle they've been wanting, because they can afford it and their kids can't.
I found those at a local hardware store, but you can search on Amazon for "wire clip adhesive tabs" and some options will come up. I got cheap ones and had to change the adhesive to Loctite adhesive tape because they kept falling off. You may want to find some with good 3M adhesive.
Yep, some used cars are still not cheap, like 4Runners. Depends what you want though. I got mine in 2022, so was only 4 years old at the time. It already had an OME lift with Bilsteins and 33" tires, with no accidents, and was a TRD Off Road with a rear locker, A-Trac, and MTS, and no rust, so I still feel like it was a good deal for 32K. I could have gotten a cheaper SR5, but it wouldn't have any of the other Off Road things I wanted. Either way, it's a far cry from $50K today for a 2025 4Runner TRD Off Road. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it!
It's just greed, and the EPA. Certain trim models used to give you leather seats, now they're cheap fabric. Charging you monthly for heated seats, even though it's still installed on the vehicle. Trucks suffer dealer mark ups, used to buy your own lift kit and suspension for 5k$, now they add that as a "package" and adjust 15k$ to the price. They put smaller displacement motors with turbos that arnt made for longevity. Trucks have to be a certain size to justify the motor for emissions. Smaller pickups arnt a thing anymore. If we got rid of the emissions laws we could have small trucks with v8s, but now we get garbage like the ford maverick, which is just a car with a bed the size of an SUV trunk.
To add to your list… Baby Boomers represent over 50% of new car buyers and over 90% own their home. Simple fact of why cars are more expensive is that the people who buy them new have more money than average people and car manufacturers know this.
This makes sense. I know more and more people who give their kids their old cars and then go out and buy the new vehicle they've been wanting, because they can afford it and their kids can't.
Where did you get the little clips to hide the wire for the wireless charger at 8:35?
I found those at a local hardware store, but you can search on Amazon for "wire clip adhesive tabs" and some options will come up. I got cheap ones and had to change the adhesive to Loctite adhesive tape because they kept falling off. You may want to find some with good 3M adhesive.
Really good info. Thanks for sharing
Good insight but used cars aren’t cheap either. You spent 30k on 7-year old car.
In 2018 you could get brand new 4runner for 32 grand
Yep, some used cars are still not cheap, like 4Runners. Depends what you want though. I got mine in 2022, so was only 4 years old at the time. It already had an OME lift with Bilsteins and 33" tires, with no accidents, and was a TRD Off Road with a rear locker, A-Trac, and MTS, and no rust, so I still feel like it was a good deal for 32K. I could have gotten a cheaper SR5, but it wouldn't have any of the other Off Road things I wanted. Either way, it's a far cry from $50K today for a 2025 4Runner TRD Off Road. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it!
You can buy cars in that range easily. You just want the higher trims
It's just greed, and the EPA. Certain trim models used to give you leather seats, now they're cheap fabric. Charging you monthly for heated seats, even though it's still installed on the vehicle. Trucks suffer dealer mark ups, used to buy your own lift kit and suspension for 5k$, now they add that as a "package" and adjust 15k$ to the price. They put smaller displacement motors with turbos that arnt made for longevity. Trucks have to be a certain size to justify the motor for emissions. Smaller pickups arnt a thing anymore. If we got rid of the emissions laws we could have small trucks with v8s, but now we get garbage like the ford maverick, which is just a car with a bed the size of an SUV trunk.
Reminds me of the origin story of the Grenadier.
stop buying them. 2017 was the last year i bought a vehicle. still driving it.
Money printing and greed
global EV mandate. keep voting democrat!
I sure will
Thanks, Biden!!