Priced out of the market

one part of the problem is that nobody wants to drive beaters anymore. it's all gotta be nice and shiny and "done" cars, so people scoop something up throw 10K worth of paint and tat at it and then realize that it need brakes, and suspension, and motor and trans work, so they go and unload that shizz for 15~20 and the next lucky duck gets to throw another 10K into it and then they want to roll it a few years later for what they got into it.

but yeah, there's still deals out there. but there's also some serious crack pipe pricing on stuff.