Mr Pickles, you don't need to apologize, I maybe didn't explain correctly.
Prices of cars in Panama are higher than in USA, as example:
An Toyota FJ cruiser loaded in Panama cost $45k and in the States $29k.
Second hand cars in the States are cheaper than in Panama, my terrano before the $10k mods that had on, I could have sold it in $4k two years ago.
I have seen in Ebay pathfinders V6 for $1k that are one or two years newer than mine.
Here in Panama it doesn't matters what you put in the car, people will not pay you not even the half of what you invest in the car.