--- title: "This Bring a Trailer Parody Twitter Account Is Telling Painful Truths" date: "2022-11-11" modified: "2022-11-11" authors: - name: "Caleb Jacobs" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-bring-a-trailer-parody-twitter-account-is-telling-painful-truths" categories: - "Culture" - "For Sale" - "News" --- # This Bring a Trailer Parody Twitter Account Is Telling Painful Truths ![]() *\@BringaTrailor via Twitter\* I'm one of the most optimistic people you'll meet and I still have no hope I'll be able to afford anything, ever on Bring a Trailer. It's still fun to peruse on a Friday afternoon, but I just can't imagine a future in which I'd actually own [anything that's listed]() there anymore. Instead, everything is unobtanium and the prices don't matter. Maybe that's why I'm laughing so hard at this parody account that came across my Twitter feed this morning. The first [@BringaTrailor]() post I saw was [a phony auction result]() showing a one-owner 2016 Nissan Altima with zero cosmetic damage that went for $125,000. There are some obvious layers to that joke, the first being that such an Altima exists, and the second being that if it did, Bring a Trailer's "curators" would probably allow it on their site. [If a 2001 Ford Ranger can make it](), so could a pristine example of the world's most accident-prone sedan. Then I saw [a gorgeous 1970 Ford Custom Camper Special]() that was marked as sold with a caption that's all too fitting: https://twitter.com/BringaTraiIor/status/1591102773830897664 Now, that price might be far outside the realm of possibility, but old trucks on Bring a Trailer do go for infamously enormous amounts of money. [I even talked to founder and CEO Randy Nonnenberg about it back in 2020](). The 4x4 market is booming and that's never been clearer than it is when you see more than 100 relevant listings on the site at any given time. Some of the jokes are pretty low-effort, I'll admit. Everybody's heard the one about the Jeep Wrangler taking up three parking spots. Others ride the line in a way that's just witty enough to make me chuckle. https://twitter.com/BringaTraiIor/status/1590927702802198530 https://twitter.com/BringaTraiIor/status/1590911077595811840 https://twitter.com/BringaTraiIor/status/1590967482676056066 https://twitter.com/BringaTraiIor/status/1590977359385329665 I'm not saying this will still be fresh and funny next week, but for now, it's my happy place. *Got a tip or question for the author? Contact them directly: caleb@thedrive.com* ## Author Caleb Jacobs is The Drive’s senior editor. When he’s not searching for stories or poring over copy, he’s usually driving his dump truck or wishing it was running so he could drive it. He was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and he lives there today with his family. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()