Originally Posted by pizzaguy

That was a theory proposed to me by the finance guy at the bank when I bought my first one in 2009.

The recent rise in prices for our cars has a LOT more to do with the economic impact of the COVID response. Our cars' values ARE going up, there is no doubt about that, but it is driven by the current economic climate.
I am sitting here like a damn vulture, waiting for the next housing crisis, that is when I will buy a house. I'm also out of the stock market, all my savings are in cash. I think I got out too early, I admit that - but my money is safe.