[Jeff Chandler]

Last July I traded in my 2003 minivan towards a new car. (I get a lot of miles out of my cars.) The dealer gave me $900.00 more than it was worth.

The new car I bought is worth more now than when I bought it, more than the total I paid for it, including tax, license, phoney dealer addons, etc.

[Disambiguator]

I bought a 1995 F350 back in April. Now I have random people offering to buy it from me.

It’s not a diesel, either - has the BBF gas engine (7.5L)

[PIF]

According to KBB, my car gained $4000 since last month in trade in value

[1Old Pro]

Overall, used vehicle prices are up a total of 38 percent over the past year, and they are now up a total of 59 percent since October 2019.

My dealer sent me a postcard offering be 10% over book. LOL No wonder they call dealers, stealers.

[boxlunch]

When we visited Eastern Europe in the mid 1990s, still very Soviet, the buildings were kept in mid 40s to mid 50s. Very dark, maybe just one lightbulb in a room.

That’s what they want for us. To be cold, hungry and in the dark. In the land of fruited plains and abundant energy. But that’s not for us, no.

Communists are the most vile, wicked group of evil people on this planet.

Well, I take it back, the communist politicians are merely puppets of the corporate authoritarian technocrats ( along with CCP) who are the actual most evil group. Communist pols are their useful idiots, but extremely evil also.

[DouglasKC]

I sold my 2021 Toyota Tacoma that I bought a year ago for $43,256. This was enough to pay off my loan (owed 34,000) and was $3000 more than I paid for it plus got all my downpayment back. Going to get a RAV 4 Hybrid instead..cheaper and more fuel efficient.

[Organic Panic]

What inflation. Last week was 3.99 per gallon. Today I awoke to 6.29 per gallon. Let’s go Brandon!

[Sequoyah101]

Need to sell the Mercury Grand Marquis but it is such a good car I may just mothball it and put it on blocks in reserve. They don’t make a 27 mpg, 75 mph, living room on wheels that will run a hole in the wind anymore. One of the most refined designs ever and I was never a ford guy.

[GOPJ]

..the cost of heating oil is expected to rise approximately 43% compared to last year to due to “higher expected fuel costs as well as more consumption of energy due to a colder winter.” Meanwhile, the agency expects propane costs to rise by 54%, natural gas costs to rise by 30% and electricity costs to rise by 6%.

Biden's solution? He's thinking about closing down another pipeline.

[minnesota_bound]

I received an email today from Financial Partners:

Congragulations! You’ve been pre-approved to receive a $75,000 auto loan.

!! My parents and aunt & uncles homes cost in the low $40,000 range!

A car loan for $75 grand? !!