This Jalop thinks needing to get around in the Rockies in winter is a pretty niche’y consideration even for those who delight in road trips, and that wagons are (or were, when they were more of a thing) bought at least as much for in-town chores as for cross country adventures.

Utter stupidity unless this is many thousands under market value.

This is not a desirable car, and cars that aren’t desirable do depreciate to next to nothing.

An almost 15 years old car with 140K miles, this is a $2,500 car, top.

Not desirable to you doesn’t mean not desirable to someone else. There’s little else I’d rather drive.

“This is not a desirable car”

These are very good cars when taken care of, and this one appears to be. I’ve had a 2006 sedan 2.0T with the 5-speed (bought at ~20k, sold at ~220k) & a 2009 sportcombi 2.0T with the 6-speed (bought at ~150k, sold this January at ~190k for $4500) that both were very reliable, economical, and fun to drive. They even do…

It’s not that the Dodge Journey is a fantastic vehicle. It’s the fact that if you need a vehicle that does what it does, and you find one brand new with a warranty for less than 15 grand, it’s a no-brainer. 

Had one as a rental the last time I was in Belgium (god... just realized it was that long ago). It was awesome, and I really wanted to get one. They were just a long ways out of my price range at the time. Figures that when I can afford one, GM goes and kills them, and the cars left on the market are starting to run…

Super easy NP! Look at other 2008 MY vehicles you can buy for this money and this is among the most desirable.
Edited for spelling after my second cup of coffee.

This world you live in - this world of $40k cars depreciating to 5% of their original price in 15 years. Where is the door? I really need a 911 GT3 but only have $10k.

California car, desirable wagon/stick combo, new clutch and tires, excellent condition, all repair receipts, 2nd owner, decent color combo... and in this market? At least $5K and it’s priced such that he’ll probably get at least 6.

Totally, when i was poor as shit back in 2002 i needed reliable transportation that was cheap and i found a 12k brand new Nissan Sentra that i proceeded to put 250k worry free miles on it in the next 10 years. Best purchase i have ever made. I went from poor to doing well in those 10 years and never spending a dime on…

They’re old tech and never a great car to begin with, but they’ve been in production so long that all the bugs have been worked out, and although it looks dated, it doesn’t look bad. You get a new, perfectly adequate and functional car with most of the modern features you’d expect, with a warranty for the price of a…

A dealership with previous year’s inventory this late in the year is a huge red flag that the dealership is run by assholes.

Having had both as rentals, I liked many more things about the Ecosport than I did the Journey. If I had a $15k budget and my choices were some of the overpriced, out of warranty beaters on the market or a Journey, I would choose the Journey.

The most toxic element of car culture is shaming. I knew a guy in high school whose parents bought a brand new Neon. By the way this kid talked about that Neon, you’d like it was a Veyron. Other kids weren’t kind to him, some were cruel. To him, it was the greatest thing, and to his father it was a big achievement. I…

What’s so bad about it? I’ve only ever ridden in the back seat of them as Ubers a couple of times, but I can’t really remember thinking anything other than “this seems adequate” about them.

For $13,500 I would take this over a 17 year old Explorer in a minute.

At $13k this car is a steal. It’s devoid of anything WE care about, but they aren’t unreliable. Honestly as a consumer good it’s about the best decision out there for a vehicle.