Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) Sahara

WRANGLER JL 2018 SAHARA CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$33.7K ▲ $61 (+0.2%)12 mo
WATCHSupported but limited value — but volatile.
Supported (limited) · 18 sold + 5147 active
Fair value$33.7K ($29.7K–$37.8K)
Typical ask$28.6K
Recent sold$31.4K
Current valueModerate
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($31k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($31k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$27.2Ksells fast
Fair$31.4Krecent comps
List$33.6Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$36.5Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $29.7K · Fair $29.7K–$37.8K · careful above $38.8K

Flagged undervalued because inventory -0%, and asking -8% vs historic sold.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 5 yr, 27k mi example, ~$33.7K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2022-05 2026-08 $69.9K $18.4K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 34 confirmed auction sales·52 months tracked·since 2022-05·8157 active listings

Did our model work? 0% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 2 scored forecasts: 0% got the direction right, median value error ±69%.

2022-01 2026-08 $40.0K $9.7K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard live

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2025 · 12k mi classic $18.1K–$69.6K ($35.5K)
open 2025 · 12k mi classic $18.3K–$70.4K ($35.9K)
open 2025 · 12k mi classic $18.3K–$70.3K ($35.9K)
open 2025 · 12k mi classic $18.2K–$70.0K ($35.7K)
open 2025 · 12k mi classic $18.1K–$69.6K ($35.5K)
open 2024 · 0k mi classic $25.5K–$95.9K ($49.4K)
open 2020 · 15k mi ebay $17.2K–$65.0K ($33.4K)
open 2025 · 21k mi classic $15.8K–$59.6K ($30.7K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2022-05 now +24mo $74.2K $15.7K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 49% Low 13%
12 mo UP 54% Low 0%
24 mo UP 58% Low

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. Unemployment Rate has historically led it by about 20 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$33.3K now +20mo 2022-05 $66.5K $27.9K
BECAUSE Unemployment Rate held roughly flat. THEREFORE, given its usual 20-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −1% (≈ −$455) over the next 20 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.64, 24 months overlap).

If You’d Bought in 2022

$100K invested 2022-05 → today (4.2 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$50.7K$202K$242K$97.0K$109K 2022 2026 284 100
━ This car $50.7K━ S&P 500 $202K━ Gold $242K━ Luxury $97.0K━ Housing $109K₿ Bitcoin $200K (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) Sahara roughly 0.5×'d your money (a real 56% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 75% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-54%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

Trade-Weighted Dollar Index leads by about 21 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.64). Shown shifted forward 21 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) Sahara ┄ Trade-Weighted Dollar Index, shifted +21mo
2022-05 2026-08

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
51
Undervaluation
41
Liquidity
42
Speculation Opportunity
52
Depreciation Risk
45
Overvaluation
52
sell-through 21% sell through rate
+32% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
inventory -0% inventory trend slope
sale prices +1.8%/mo median sale trend slope
+16% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
new-listing velocity 13% of active new listing velocity
46 days on market median days on market

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings8157
Median fair value$31,824
Avg deal score50/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.