$4000 for me meant something totally different 4 years ago, than what it means today. I used to expect to get a very used, high mileage but repairable and depe

$4000 for me meant something totally different 4 years ago, than what it means today. I used to expect to get a very used, high mileage but repairable and dependable vehicle for that amount with some effort searching. I can remember buying before internet, you could look at local paper or dealerships but the best hope for a larger pool of searching was phone calls, printed listings, etc. When internet searching really caught on I thought it would open up a larger market and drive prices down with the extra competition. Not sure to what extent that happened but in any event prices have done anything but go down over past 10-15 years, with a massive spike in prices especially past 4 years.