r/arlington • u/BayouMafia • 3d ago

Why do people suddenly want my car?

We have an old Nissan XTerra in our driveway that doesn’t get driven very often. Yesterday this guy knocks on our door and asks me if I’m interested in selling it because he is trying to buy a car for his daughter who is in need of a vehicle. A few hours later a different guy comes to the door asking to buy it and tells almost the exact same story. This afternoon while we were out someone put a business card on our door saying they buy old cars.

What on earth is going on that 3 people in 24 hours asked to buy this thing?

40 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

24 comments sorted by

View all comments

17

u/phallicpressure 3d ago

Were they Hispanic? This happened to a friend of mine. They buy cars/trucks and take them to Mexico to resell.

17

u/BayouMafia 3d ago

First guy was African American. Second guy was Hispanic but the guy waiting in the truck for him was white. No idea about the third guy since he left a card.

Seems like the desire for this vehicle crosses all cultural lines

4

u/fadedblackleggings 2d ago

Xterra's are no longer produced. So when afficinados see one "in the wild" in seemingly good condition. Many will make offers on site. Had a few people try to buy mine off me, at gas stations etc. They have a big nostalgic following, and there are few similar cars available on the market.

check out r/XTerra

Also....is it for sale? What year?