Rant: DELUSIONAL car prices. What the actual f### is this clown show?
People are so delusional with Car prices now, it has gotten so toxic. Cars that should be in fair ranges like say 2018-2020 have skyrocketed to the point where the used price is almost that of when it was selling brand new. Take an Allion for example, on average back in 2019 it used to cost like 3-3.5mn. Now its like 8-9mn. Premio, which is basically the same crap, goes for higher. This aint a Toyota thing either, I've seen some sell pathetic 4 cylinder piles of shit BMW E46/E90's for like 6mn or even straight up 12mn. AND THOSE ARE LOWER MODELS. Not even something of a worthy engine like M54B30 in a E46, and even if it has that engine, it shouldnt even exceed 5mn. Those 4 cylinder diesel in the E90 like the N47 are unreliable as hell too.
The real problem is, people have gotten too used to these abnoxiously high prices without hesistating it. They'll put a fucking lease anyways, and theres an influx of pending lease vehicles up for grabs aswell after making problematic decisions. Remember, even a REGULAR Carina Myroad costs like 4mn+ now. a FUCKING Carina GT with a 4AGE engine went for like average 2.5mn in 2021... I wonder, why aren't people pushing back on these bogus prices? Now since theres a fuel crisis, I expected prices to go down sooner, but there's little to no change. I've become less delusional after seeing car prices in Malaysia and elsewhere, and even there, a F30 BMW 320 goes for like 4mn or 3mn range. People be thinking BMWs are the "dream car" they cant afford even if they work their asses off and yet still have to lease it, due to all the corruption here. TLDR is, CARS THAT should DEPRECIATE have APPRECIATED in an unfair, delusional manner I cannot simply understand. Not to mention the fact a literal BAJAJ RE three wheeler now costs 2,2mn.
Posted Apr 3, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC