Because that's what they are worth? Redbook value for a 2002 V6 wagon is around $7-10,000, depending on the model, and they were $30,000-odd new, which is pretty much bang-on 1/3... Just like Hiro says, I got it from a dealer for $10,600, no more to pay. There's others out there, I was in a hurry and found my one in 2 days of web searching. Didn't want a 4 cyl and didn't want a white one. It's got nice alloy wheels too :-) I'm keen to keep it nice, but just wonder if it really needs to go for a shop service every 7,500km's like the book suggests. It hasn't really got a whole lot of re sale value to maintain, so I don't want to spend unnecessary $$$ on it's service history.