Right after the Wuhan Flu used car prices started to climb.
Nobody wants to ride public transportation any more.
New cars in short supply because of supply chain problems and plant slowdowns or closures.
Money printers went Brrrrrr.
I paid 12k USD at the end of 2020. And that’s for a vehicle far from premium trim or condition.
That's probably what i would have paid for my 09 if i bought it from a dealer back in August of 2020.
When looking, i did find an 07, red, with sunroof for something like 11k.
Sunroof was a want, but not a deal breaker.
Since a dealer, i can expect another 2k on top of the price.
(I hate dealers
)
There was also a black 07 w/o a sunroof, but it had the LTZ package.
(for sale by owner vs dealer like mine was)
Back then, i had no idea that it probably had the 6.2.
But all in, I really wanted the 6 speed vs the 4 speed.
Also, this comment made me laugh once i figured out what you were saying
Money printers went Brrrrrr.