Least: $300 for a 450SEL Mercedes that was advertised for $600.
Most: Evo X for $38,000 was stretching it since I was in my early 20s lol. Had to let her go.
Least: $300 for a 450SEL Mercedes that was advertised for $600.
Most: Evo X for $38,000 was stretching it since I was in my early 20s lol. Had to let her go.
Least, ‘74 Toyota Corolla. $500 in 1983. Fixed the rust and some other stuff, got a cheap paint job, put about 15 K miles on it and traded in for an ‘81 Olds Cutlass in 1985 and got $850 for it.
2nd least, 2002 Chevy Cavalier 5 speed that was 12 years old and starting to get a bit crusty for $850. Bought for my daughter to commute to college, fixed a bunch of stuff including some down and dirty bottom of door rust repair/ rattle can touch up. It sacrificed itself and protected both my daughter (driving) and my son (passenger) when it got t boned by a pickup that blew a red light doing about 30. Fortunately just very minor scrapes and some bruises from the seat belts. I had just gotten the AC working... On the plus side I had receipts for all the parts, tires, etc. and the pickup driver’s insurance paid out $3,200.00 for it.
Most: 2017 Explorer bought used in 2020 for $34K. Oof but I’m pretty sure we could sell it for a profit in the current market which is absolutely nuts.
$300 for a 1990 Ford Ranger in 2012ish
$43,000 for my 2021 Ram last year
I know I have over $30k cash dollars spent in the Mustang...
For motorcycles I spent $500 on my 2002 CBR1100xx and $16,200 on my 2020 Aprilia Tuono V4
Most - 25.9k for a leftover '14 Cadillac ATS in early 2015. Followed closely by our '06 Rav4 we bought new in '06 for $24.4K.
Least - $2007 for an SSP Mustang notchback on this forum many moons ago. And my old '01 Mustang GT was $1500 cash plus $1500 in GM points when I bought it with 271k eight years ago.
Least: since "free" seems to not be kosher - and I did get a very nice Volvo wagon for free that ran and drove but rode like crap - the cheapest I actually paid for was $300 for a pretty nice 90s S10 pickup. I wish I'd never sold that thing, or the '92 squarebody S10 that I traded it for later. Both were immensely practical and reliable trucks.
Most: in more than one way, the 1989 Range Rover that I paid $14,500 for. It had only 42k miles and was in pristine condition, but still cost me a boat load in maintenance and insurance. I was 18? 19? and insurance was $250/mo which was a killer on top of the payment for the Range Rover and the massive repair bills that even a good condition Range Rover brings to the table. Sadly the car I sold to buy this (a 1991 Geo Prism) was also in perfect condition and was the perfect car for a teenager. But of course a teenager doesn't think so.
Our current van comes close in purchase price ($12,500) but compared to our current financial situation is night and day.
dculberson said:Our current van comes close in purchase price ($12,500) but compared to our current financial situation is night and day.
That's a good point. Looking back on my new and late model used car purchases, I think their price ran about 30-40% of my yearly income at the time. I have a formal rule against buying anything with a price over 50% of my yearly income, but I've never gone that high yet.
Right now, every car in the fleet (in my name at least) was bought with cash. It's nice not to have a payment, but it would also be nice to be less concerned about unexpected breakdowns.
Looks like the RX-7 I bought in 2000ish would be a smoking deal today, even adjusting for inflation, it would cost about $1250. No way a running GSL-SE can be had for that price now, especially with as little rust as it had.
The least I paid was $500, for a 1991 Escort (which I drove with very few issues for 3 years)
The most I paid was $16,xxx for a 2017 Kia Forte5 SX, which I would probably still have, but CarMax offered me a little over $15k for it least year, with 25k more miles than I bought it with, and collision repairs that I was never 100% happy with, so I took the deal.
Out of my current fleet, least expensive is almost tied, with my 05 Saabaru at $1200, and 91 Miata at $1300. Most expensive would be my $4200 2007 Prius.
Cousin_Eddie (Forum Supporter) said:Least- a gallon of milk and a box of Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies for a 74 Plymouth Valiant
That's impressive! My Least was $25 for a '72 Duster that ran great but had no brakes (the parking brake worked, which is how I got it home). Your classic Mopar acquisition skills are better than mine.
Most was $16,500 for a low-mileage 2015 Venza for my wife in 2017. We got a good deal because it's a 4-cyl FWD and people wanted the V6 and AWD. To my amazement I saw the local Honda dealer selling a 4-cyl FWD 2015 Venza with higher miles for $21,900 last month.
Least - '82 base model Civic hatchback for $50 from neighbor in 1988. Needed new muffler, tires, and brakes. Neighbor was replacing with new '88 base model Civic hatchback. I sold in 1990 for $250 with a blown head gasket.
Most - '97 Ford Explorer purchased new for Ms. RBS 1.0 for $26,xxx. After marrying her 2nd husband in 2000, she gave it to him in 2002 and replaced with a 2002 Passat.
Least. 400 for the rattiest Mazda b2500 youve ever seen a week or so ago. It runs though
Most: my Camaro about 41.
$197 - MG Midget
$18,000 - Porsche 911
$50 Saab 9-3
$50k Lotus Elise
Least: $1 Volvo 850 Turbo
Most: ~$17k Frisbee
Least: 1987 Integra that was surprisingly decent and drove home fine for $300. All the mechanicals went into my 87 CRX. This was 2001-ish.
Most: 2005 NSX, $62k about five years ago. This turned out to be quite a financially sound purchase.
$50 - $100 was my go to for MKI Rabbits forever; so I bought many at that price.
$32k for a special order 2003 Dodge Ram 1500.
Funny that I've special ordered three cars and otherwise have never paid more than $6k for a car.
$50 for a 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo back in 2003. Bad oil seal in the turbo. Hilarious amount of smoke. I guess it was technically $100 after the auction fees. Bought it to beat it up for a bachelor party and drove it 115 mph on the way home, pieces of trim falling off as I went.
$10,500 for the 2017 Grand Caravan last year.
Least is probably a Subaru XT6 for $250 that needed a new radiator cap. Or Samurai that needed a crank.
Most until this year was $9995 for a 1995 Maxima and 1989 E30 M3, currently at $20,500 for my Buick Envision.
Least $350 for our 2002 Elantra which we turned into a Champ Car.
Most $51,xxx for my wife's 2021 Explorer ST.
Least: 3/4 pack of marlboros for a running and driving 82 Eldorado with a title. Dude got the better end of the deal.
Most: 7400 for my Prius i bought in February
$150 for a Pinto that I drove a couple of years and sold for $450. I wish I still had it.
$19500 for a 97 E150 Conversion Van. Drove it for 15 years. Sold it for $2900.
If race cars count, our first Lemons car was free.
I was given a lesabre for free that we turned into a parade float.
The rally beretta was $100 but had a knock, so I dont know if that counts.
$25k for the wife's van.
$65 for a '78 Fiesta . Not mine, but same ugly color:
It became this:
I think the most I ever paid was for my S197 Mustang, $7500.
My M3 track car cost about the same.
Most I ever paid for any vehicle was a Jeep Patriot for my wife. $11,000
Least: 1991 Sentra SE-R for $1500. Was my first foray into having a car specifically for fun. And it was fun, until I ventilated the block driving to work one day.
Most: Current car, my '18 VW GTI for ~$28k. Good everyday car that holds it's own amongst the cones.
Least: $35 Ford Anglia 105E in 1967. Also my first car.
Most: $4000 Volvo 245DL in 1994
I bought a short bed Ford F100 with a 390 v8 that was rust free for $400. This was around 1992. I sold it on for $1000. I'm still hurting over what I think that truck would be worth today, just as it was then.
Most expensive was my 2021 Stinger GT. Around $41k otd.
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