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Agreed, lots of action towards end of auction - including a couple of dealers bidding. Nonetheless, online CPI Inflation Calculator tools suggest even $33k doesn't go nearly as far as just a few years ago.
Yes, but for a nearly 20 year old car, it held its value pretty well. This probably specced out for somewhere in the mid 40s when purchased, I would guess.
My reference point is the famous GP "bubble car" with just 14 miles that sold on BaT for $36k in 2018. That listing showed 2006 MSRP at $31.2k which per this inflation calculator is equivalent to nearly $48k now.