PSA: the same $3,200 Civic I passed on last spring now sells for $4,100 in my area

John Murphy · 2026-11-12T12:35:04.898082+00:00

I keep a little spreadsheet of every car I look at, and pulling it up last night was a real eye opener. A clean 2004 Civic LX with 140k miles sat on a lot in Springfield for seven weeks last March at $3,200, and I passed because of some rust on the rear quarter. Same car (I recognized the dent in the trunk) showed up on the same lot this month listed at $4,100, and someone bought it in four days. My guess is cash for clunkers took out so many of these that the leftovers are getting picked clean, plus everybody wants a cheap commuter now. Has anyone else seen the bottom of the market lift like this, or is it just my corner of the state?

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