he doesn't want to spend for the following reasons: he's cheap, he thinks everything is 1980's pricing and he doesn't have the money (and no, getting a loan from a bank after a 3rd party appraisal of a vehicle does not count as "having the money").
re: being a ford or chevy guy screwing with us? i chose to think that many may be mistaking malice for stupidity.
there's plenty of great A bodies in the 20~25 grand range, they just aren't Cinderella here's glass slipper.