“Not to mention worn out interior, seats, dash, carpet, floorboard, headliner etc”
For under 2 grand, it can all look better than new.
Or spend 75 thousand, plus tax and license fees and get “new” that will look like crap in 4 years.
Everything in new vehicles is plastic and quickly goes to ratty.
2 grand? Yeah maybe buying from salvage junk yards for parts but not new. If you triple the $2k cost you’re probably closer. Give examples of how you get to that $2k figure for new everything interior wise. Thanks.