I need specific, current help on car value in Philly area

Age & condition might be the determining factor. It depends on the dealership, but some automatically wholesale out anything over ten years. ( That one is 13 - 14 years old. )

I know you can run em' longer because i do it all the time ... but ... figure end of life for a car as being fifteen years old. End of life for a pickup at 20 years.

This is especially so in the states that have motor vehicle inspections. Here in Maine the average daily driver that's been on the road for ten years will have trouble passing because the regulations are so strict.

I guess what it all comes down to is that a vehicle that won't pass state inspection & is near end of life really has no practical value.

The bureaucrats that write the motor vehicle inspection regulations have nice comfortable government jobs & a decent standard of living. They don't stop to consider that somebody who works for a living might not be able to afford a 13,000 $ used car that would meet their minimum standard. Frankly ... most probably don't even care.Their only concern is to keep improving the safety & environmental standard.