Have you driven by a new car lot lately? The lots are mostly empty of new cars, and the row of cars out front are all used. In the windshields are numbers like 19, 20, 18, 19, 17, etc. And comments like, Like New and Low Miles. The New car dealerships are going to car auctions and outbidding owners of smaller used car lots. So not only are prices up because dealers are having to pay more for NICE used cars, but since there are no new cars, people are willing to pay more for creampuff used cars.