Why so hard to find a vehicle?

HotLines said
Duster Dude, did you look on Craigslist as well as I found the truck I'm driving there for 2200 which was a score for a clean rust free 90. I find Craigslist to be awesome when wanting whatever it is

yup , I mentioned in the first post of this thread that I checked craigslist...nothing YET

SirDan said
I think your mistake is trying to find a 4x4 truck in one of the worst winters in a few years. Keep looking though there has to be something out there.

your right.....it just so happened to fall that I am looking for a truck in all this snow when everyone else who is in the market for a vehicle is looking for the same thing as me.....sucks, but I am sure I will find something eventually.

340plot said
also, you like millions of others, usually buy used cars/trucks with income tax return, and all the busnisess mark the prices up and still get sold.

look. i bought that 2006 dodge stratus from member here, within a week, the engine blew in it. i just got done putting an engine in it, and as soon as i put it out on the main street here for sale little bit ago, it sold for 3,800.00 the same day.
the price was not even negotiated. i put it out there hight, but would of took 2,800.00 for it. people that get nice amounts back, think it is like a free check, and spend stupidly

NO this is not tax return money ,it is money I made from selling a vehicle.....not being spent "stupidly" at all. Not going to the casino,not buying drugs or cigarettes or booze and anything of that nature ......getting a 4x4 truck for myself . I sold my truck awhile back to get my wife a vehicle. which sucked gas and was starting to show its age. She is buying a new family car and I am getting myself another truck because all to often I find myself needing a truck bed or if I need to haul a trailer or a camper or something I will have no problem doing so. Plus I want a 4x4 as a back up vehicle incase (like this winter) snow comes down so much...so that I can let my wife use my truck if need be.

340sFastback said
Never buy a 4wd vehicle in the middle of the winter. But convertibles and motorcycles in the winter and 4x4s in the summer.

trust me, I know what you mean and you are right,I just happened to get stuck with getting something else at this time of year and I am hoping that something along the lines of what I am looking for comes along. I have honestly owned over 160 vehicles, so I am very familiar with buying/selling/trading in the used car market (although the last year or 2 I have stopped swapping/trading/buying/selling nearly as much because I have put my money and attention into the duster instead of elsewhere as I use too)and you are right....best time to buy a truck is summer,best time to buy a hotrod/motorcycle/boat is winter, best time to sell a truck/plow/snow mobile is october and november and so on.

thanks for the input guys, some of you make some good points. And yes I am trying to get the wrong vehicle in the wrong market BUT I have done it before. Might take some searching but I am hoping I find something sooner than later.