I was looking at getting a used SUV as a second vehicle for my dog that I’ll be getting in a few months and trips to the mountains. (Giant breed, messy and don’t really want my daily driver wrecked)

I was just hoping for a 15 year old CRV or RAV4, and was shocked to learn that anything that isn’t filled with rust or has less than 350,000km is selling for $10-12K… these were $5-6K pre covid.

Guess I’m just going to have to deal with the mess. But out of curiosity, I thought I’d check how much I could get if I sold my car (2020 Prius Prime that I bought in Feb 2020 for just under 40K brand new). Turns out, I can get 5-6K MORE than what I paid, on a car that is now 2.5 years old with 40,000km on it.

The used car market is so messed up right now and I feel terrible for anyone who is forced to pay these insanely inflated prices.

Edit: Spend $5K on a used vehicle that your dog can travel in, or have pet odour/damage devalue your daily driver by $5K? I choose the former, so sue me 🤷‍♂️ – at $12K it’s not worth it.