Thread: I dont know if this is good luck, or bad luck....

4WD Jeeps are the same price throughout. You may think they are more costly in the dirty south, but that is merely because they are in better condition. A great condition Jeep in the north goes for just as much.

That's like saying Corvettes are more expensive in San Francisco than they are in Maine. False. They are what they are because of quality and what people are willing to pay for them.

Also, since when does Rick Scarf and Atmosfear hang out in The Garage? GB2CI

Originally Posted by Harner

4WD Jeeps are the same price throughout. You may think they are more costly in the dirty south, but that is merely because they are in better condition. A great condition Jeep in the north goes for just as much.

That's like saying Corvettes are more expensive in San Francisco than they are in Maine. False. They are what they are because of quality and what people are willing to pay for them.

Also, since when does Rick Scarf and Atmosfear hang out in The Garage? GB2CI

Because when we aren't here, you're allowed to say stupid things like this without anyone calling you out.

There are certainly local market variations for every product (the simplest factor in this situation is that gas in Louisiana is $2.70. Gas in New York is near $4.00. Which market is going to be more receptive to a car getting 11 miles per gallon?) The point is that the insurance company has a national balance sheet and their number accounts for slightly increased value in the South and slightly decreased value in the center of Manhattan.

If AnonyD thinks he can sell it himself for more money than the insurance company, then don't have them total it. That's also his right.

Originally Posted by Harner

4WD Jeeps are the same price throughout. You may think they are more costly in the dirty south, but that is merely because they are in better condition. A great condition Jeep in the north goes for just as much.

That's like saying Corvettes are more expensive in San Francisco than they are in Maine. False. They are what they are because of quality and what people are willing to pay for them.

Yes that is why we pay tens of millions of dollars every year for transporting vehicles from one market to another, there are no significant regional differences and we're just pissing away our profits

As an extreme example, do you honestly think a convertible Mustang sells for the same price in December in Miami, FL and Duluth, MN? Large wholesalers can completely move a market one way or another by selling in one area and diluting that market, or pulling cars out of that market and creating future demand.