I'm embarrassed to say I actually paid about 9 times that much Car buying and selling is another one of those things that can either cost a fortune or be very reasonable. When I got this convertible I sold my old one myself. I also got a "new" Grand Caravan for Cindy about the same time and sold the old one. I figured out that it cost me about $65 per month for depreciation for each car for the 3 years or so that I had them. Try doing that with your new car off the dealers lot! A lot of people just love their new shiny cars. For me a car is something that RELIABLY gets me to where I want to go. My car gets a bath every year or so if it needs it or not. Needless to say I am not a car nut.