So, I was looking Gen 1 Xterra values and it kind of boggles my mind. You can find them all day under $4500 online, and ones in good condition . I‘m really surprised they are so inexpensive for a bunch of reasons. I‘m guess it that is just 20 years old but when you look what you get for the $$ it is quite remarkable . Having a V6 with 4WD and a pretty reliable vehicle it just doesnt make sense. I just sold a 2011 Golf cart that was a POS for $3,500. New Golf Carts are upwards of 10k and you get basically nothing but a frame batteries and a plastic body. Minimal moving parts and electronics.
So, did they just make so many Gen1 Xterras that its a supply demand thing? It’s clearly not a true value thing. Secondly, the cost of new vehicles is extraordinary….what I mean’t was….insane. Plus the repair cost of newer cars is absurd, My brother just got a $4000 service bill on a BMW with 37,000 miles. $850 just for plugs. A new Tacoma is over 50k and when a turbo goes better take out a loan. I just don‘t understand it., I feel like I’m living in an alternate universe. You‘d think practical people would be gobbling up every gen1 X out there. You can still get parts, they‘re fixable in your garage at home, are capable and great looking. Maybe it‘s a function of our societal priorities. I’ve put about $1200 of new parts in my 2002 X and I feel like it will be good another 10 years. Its two car payments on a new car. The one annoying gremlin is the driver‘s door lock is intermittent even after replacing the lock actuator.
So what is going on in with this market?
So, did they just make so many Gen1 Xterras that its a supply demand thing? It’s clearly not a true value thing. Secondly, the cost of new vehicles is extraordinary….what I mean’t was….insane. Plus the repair cost of newer cars is absurd, My brother just got a $4000 service bill on a BMW with 37,000 miles. $850 just for plugs. A new Tacoma is over 50k and when a turbo goes better take out a loan. I just don‘t understand it., I feel like I’m living in an alternate universe. You‘d think practical people would be gobbling up every gen1 X out there. You can still get parts, they‘re fixable in your garage at home, are capable and great looking. Maybe it‘s a function of our societal priorities. I’ve put about $1200 of new parts in my 2002 X and I feel like it will be good another 10 years. Its two car payments on a new car. The one annoying gremlin is the driver‘s door lock is intermittent even after replacing the lock actuator.
So what is going on in with this market?
