Why Used Cars Are Not Cheap

[@JimThompson-i3u]

The best reason to buy and drive an older vehicle is the lack of nanny/surveillance tech.

[@ECPP]

Yes the older vehicles are worth holding onto and many of the newish ones are Lease only as they are too complex to keep for the longterm

[@Sturmgeist702]

Doesn't help that GM and other dealers are selling your driving info/habits to insurance companies.

[@JimThompson-i3u]

@@Sturmgeist702 First thing to do with any modern vehicle is locate & remove the SIM card. After that it's put black electrical tape over any interior cameras. Disable any microphones.

[@kimnewling5728]

Very good points. That's the reason im so busy polishing out the paint and installing a ceramic coating on older vehicles. Keep your older vehicles up on maintenance, and you'll be very happy, folks!

[@Jetdoctor49]

Don't want anything with a turbo or CVT.

[@ECPP]

CVT is not for me

[@donaldbanner2185]

........................... Now there is a comment FINELY .......That we all must concur!

[@GoogleAsho-qs1vx]

Turbo is only thing and a manual trans lol cvt is trash I own 2jzgtevvti single turbo 7 years at 600hp daily drive it to work all the time

[@Jetdoctor49]

My next car is going to be a Lexus LC 500 . It has a 5.0 liter V8 with 471 horsepower natural aspirated.

[@ECPP]

@ great choice, o love those too

[@davemandaro2138]

Particularly European, hybrid and all electric due to long term maintenance costs . I bought a 21 Toyota Highlander 2WD new to get the V6 engine for 10yr + reliability.

[@ECPP]

Yes I would agree with that

[@alvinsimba734]

@@ECPPmy 2020 Corolla LE with the 1.8 litre engine will be kept after it’s done paid off in 2025 and I’m not planning to get a new vehicle and it will probably have less than 65k km when it’s paid off

[@Davidmichaelo-r2y]

Hit 100k today . thanks for the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over last months.started with 8k in February

[@janesmith3327]

In February of this year I bought the last year of the naturally aspirated 4 Runner! I got the TRDPro. Love it so much! So much character. Its a tank! I call it the General! Did a break in oil change at 1000 miles. I will be doing one more oil change and analysis at 5000mi and oil changes every 5000 mi thereafter. This ones a keeper. Heck, its already worth more than when I bought it. I think the 6th gen will not be reliable in the long run. Its now my "happy place" as I cruise on down the road . I heard there are literally no more new 24's at dealerships

[@musclesmouse]

I got a limited in September. So worth it. Less than 80 left in US, las i checked

[@fingerlakesdiet560]

Nice video. This guy is really good. Thank God I've got a 15 year old pickup truck with no issues..

[@ECPP]

That is awesome!

[@fingerlakesdiet560]

@ECPP Your videos really have me thinking about my oil change intervals. I think I'm going to do them more frequently. Do you have a video on oil change intervals regardless of car or truck? Especially miles versus months..

[@moondra3481]

​@@fingerlakesdiet560 old school here. 3000miles or 3 months whichever comes first. I'm doing mine tomorrow😎

[@Frank-mo5ru]

Brother I give you all the props for doing a show in a Canadian blizzard. Very informative! Keep up the good work.

[@vg4472]

Find the car of your dreams buy it with a blown engine & swap the engine out with a used one. Rinse & repeat.

[@ECPP]

Yes I agree, engine swaps are a good option for many

[@BSBS-gk4iy]

only immigrants can and will do that!

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I appreciate your videos cause your honest and straightforward 👍🙌👏

[@ronkemp9528]

I got a 20 year old Ford Escape drive it every day and love it.

[@needmoney666]

Pay highly inflated prices for suspect and lower quality new vehicles? Uh no thanks, I'm good.

[@ECPP]

Yes the market has flipped with increased tech and complexity as well as cost, the overall durability is questionable albeit there are some good ones left

[@michaelgoldblum123]

Ef all exotic cars - they only impress and brag 😀 .I got one of mine cars Toyota 2001 4-runner with 626.000 ml.+ still running daily ..

[@ECPP]

That’s a good runner indeed

[@roberttuzzolo119]

The theory is that dealers know they cannot make money on sales like they did years ago so they compensate by selling unreliable, untested powertrains so that the service departments become the new cash cows.

[@ECPP]

Yes and from I see with several key OEMs, is that they have so many recalls it’s clear that they let the guinea pigs…..I mean consumers work out the bugs

[@Phi.D.888]

Dealershit already made ton of money durning and after covid

[@alexbradley5835]

Im pro an ICE and hybrid car person pure electric might sound good on paper but so many limitations

[@ECPP]

Long term costs for replacement parts and safety are some things to think about indeed

[@aciddiver1978]

Electro killed the joy of the car.

[@hellomeatrobots]

There are good, cheap used cars out there. You just can't be too picky.

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

Cars USED to be built for the consumer, now they are built for the investors. Now all they need to do is have those investors buy their whole inventory.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I don't care how much money I have, I'm not buying a brand new vehicle, especially the EVs

[@45GOAT47]

This why older is always better ! Older music Older cars Older woman…😆

[@Hemond1]

after viewing vids like this, I have to rethink buying a new car. My 8yo naturally aspirated V6 sedan works great, so I have to be nuts to consider buying a 3 cylinder turbo Buick with an oil bath timing belt. (despite the dynamite looks).

[@kellingtonlink956]

Thanks for another very well thought out video. Great advice!

[@ECPP]

Thank you very much

[@ecchioni]

Holding on my 09 3-series and not planning to "upgrade" it.

[@totuudentorvi7781]

Kudos for honesty regarding EV tech.

[@Carcrazycare]

Got a Audi A7 with 48k miles just for 16k, very happy with my car!

[@classiccorvettesmusclecars5846]

I like older since there’s actual HVAC controls, no 8-10spd trans, analog gauges, no cylinder deactivation & most of all no stupid annoying stop/start…

[@donaldbanner2185]

Model specific Vehicle Shopping is KEY in any MFG.....as indeed there are ***NON Turbo and Non CVT vehicles that are indeed Very GREAT! Heck I just saw a vid on the New Porsche all electric ONLY PORSCHE Macan...formally Porsche was a fine brand and we would PAY HIGH HIGH Premium i.e. 140K OUCH! for a Vehicle that had no body Gaps or Bad mismatched body color Matching ...Those days are gone as PORSCHE wants 95K OTD for an electric car with rear Volks Wagon seats and body panels are like Tesla...stay away from the Macan

[@Support_Ad_Blocker]

Older Toyotas are worth far more than new ones. I could sell my 98 Tacoma for 85% of its original price.

[@courtneypuzzo2502]

If I were buying a hybrid it would be either a Toyota or Honda they've been doing it the longest some models cost more to maintain after they're discontinued for a number of years examples include Mercury Grand Marquis retired in Jan 2011 the first panther platform triplet to be discontinued followed by the Lincoln Town Car 8/28/2011 and Ford Crown Victoria on Sept 15th 2011 or say you found a 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible though that was only produced from 1973-1975 and only 23,000 were built less than 5% of total Caprice volume

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I would love to have that Tundra, great trucks

[@hashaliphilemonasher6136]

Cars are suffering from snow and cold there while we are suffering from exotic heat here in Africa 🥵🥵🥵🥵🌏🌏

[@anorthernhiker]

They keep making electric cars that no one wants, the infrastructure to charge them is pathetic, and the grid cant hamdle the increased demand. Total insanity

[@jacobstrouble6631]

Best to buy a new vehicle with warranty and lower interest rate. You can buy someone else's squalor cheap but the time and cost at the repair shop kills the advantage with their parts and labor increases. I was getting gutted owning a 2005 Tacoma. That's right - an old Toyota kept me in the repair shop and it was miserable.

[@ECPP]

Yes I agree, it’s not the only answer, but we have to be more dynamic in our approach and start thinking outside the box. Sometimes it makes sense to buy new, but only quality brands with a better reputation and incentives to buy. Other times slightly used is and other times it’s a beater .

[@pdlegend6829]

I HATE the hybrid and turbo 4s. Used stuff is way too much still. Waiting for the non turbo 6 cyl Palisade to come in now.. They dont have my color but its one of the few 6cyl naturally aspirated engines out there.

[@stevensilver1679]

Are we doomed?

[@ECPP]

No

[@Support_Ad_Blocker]

Well, I went to Walmart today, and they don't have any 2025 calendars.... Do they know something???? 😂

[@GoogleAsho-qs1vx]

Uh i drive 90s toyota not much to go wrong and everything is easy to work on even the electronics and wiring the new age vehicles systems all run with eachother and if 1 system fails it all fails

[@coreylucas5997]

INFLATION 😢

[@Mr11ESSE111]

they are not cheap because price of new are raise alot and only what you can get for lower price now are several years old EVs but you buy risky junk with possibly battery and other defects so

[@SSHill-s6t]

I was under the impression everyone was on KRACK?

[@Support_Ad_Blocker]

AZ here. What's all that white stuff?😂😂

[@ECPP]

haha

[@michaelgoldblum123]

Capitalist greed .😁 If capitalist gonna make 300 % profit ,no crime will stop him doing it .(Karl Marks- ( Mordohay Levi)).

[@ECPP]

There is some foundation to some of that

[@ArtLysense-m2m]

It’s not “capitalist “ greed. It’s greedy human nature. But not everyone, thankfully. Trust me: you don’t want to tout communism or Marxism.

[@michaelgoldblum123]

@@ArtLysense-m2m i came from communist country -soviet union .communism ( socialism ) is nothing but sate capitalism , so ,what I see no big difference - slavery both ways .....

[@colinchandler6516]

great video

[@santaclause2875]

We are SICK and TIRED of the ridiculous overly-complicated, big-assed-screen-on-the-dash, TURBO CRAP boxes for a zillion dollars. Sick of it !!!!!

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

Keep the Jeep junk

[@JM-kx5op]

I’m no expert but look at the winter you are in LOL I like a bigger engine just because of winter. I gave my son a CRV 2018 with 30,000 Ks on it and -40 in Canada the 4 baggers don’t keep you warm. The Honda starts all the time but I think it’s cold when I take it for a boot around. Sorry my son has absolutely zero car skills. Actually you should do a show on that. The young adult's these days aren’t that great at doing car work. No wonder the prices are going through the roof. They got the young generation with lack of knowledge or know how.

[@ArtLysense-m2m]

I don’t want to sound mean, but if you are a parent you need to teach your child/children. Can’t leave it up to public schools.

[@JM-kx5op]

lol yes lol shity parents. Yes I should bear some responsibility but my sons high school or my old high school got rid of all the shop classes and specialized in drama. True story

[@45GOAT47]

We call it…BIDENOMICS !😉👍

[@Support_Ad_Blocker]

Educate yourself. You sound like a fool.