With all the "CARS" program losses and (to me) a rash of crashed vehicles, I gotta think one of these days will see a rise in selling price.

Since DFW is a hot-weather town, it's hard to imagine anyone paying high prices for a vehicle best suited for offroading and snow. OTOH, there's lots of off-roads in Texas.

The bigger issue is "collectability". With only 4k units imported -- combined with age and the number of losses, you gotta think the amount remaining isn't that high anymore. Maybe 3k units? Maybe less?

At some point, the people who really want one gotta outweigh the quality of units remaining. (I'm also a big believer that few people understand how to properly take care of a collectable -- let alone a vehicle you want to keep many years.) IOW, even of the units remaining, there's a much smaller percentage in primo condition.

The hard part is figuring out which $5-$7 sales are for vehicles that should have gone for more, which ones were really in need of care, and how many really well-kept units are still around.

The one that surprises me most is the eBay sale of a SC VX with less than 80k miles for less than $10k asking price. Maybe the engine isn't in such great shape????

Keep asking a good price guys...One of these days....One of these days!!!

89V