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Option #1:
2000 Nissan Maxima GLE
includes rear spoiler - no other options(no sunroof)
Good condition certified used car(in-service date 7/16/01)
only 30,000 miles
no service records, looks to be a previously leased vehicle. Bought at auction in Florida by my Ohio dealer. Carfax history report looks clean.
Negotiated price is $16,900
advantages: GLE trim, Bose stereo, automatic climate control, dual power seats.
Option #2:
2003 Nissan Maxima SE
includes new after market Nissan leather, after market faux aluminum trim, new 3M clear-bra. No other options(no sunroof)
Good condition used car. Not certified but existing warranty in-service date 7/18/02
26,000 miles
no service records, previously a rental vehicle. Bought at auction in Pennsylvania by my Ohio dealer. Carfax history report looks clean.
Negotiated price is $19,982
advantages: sports suspension, 2003 model year(but high miles), HID headlights, 3.5L engine.
Please let me know your opinion. I have very few options as I am looking for a car sutible for driving clients yet without a sunroof (for more driver headroom).
Thanks for the feedback,
Drew
Enjoy that Ody ..
Terry.
Down the golf path to Retail Rd, $13,900 in the paper and $12,5/$13,5 sends it off for a new hip replacement ..
Terry :-)
The Jeep didn't work out, had too many issues, but it would have been cool, I would have had a vehicle and travel money......he was going to do the Jeep and $1100 in the *hip national bank* for the for my truck.
If I don't get rid of it by trading it for the Bravada I'll just give it back to the ex, let him deal with it. Its just too darn big for me to handle, I'm miserable, I cringe if I have to drive it. Kinda wish I had kept the Corolla.
A Semi strippy SE .. the high $17's, depending on the dealer, maybe the ultra low low $18's .. IF it's clean ..
Terry.
Terry.
I called the FBI and they don't know .. I called the CIA, Secret Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Plumbers union even my friends at the Teamsters ... and none of them could tell me if this is an SE .. or .. an SLE ...... perhaps you can inform me, then we would both know ... uugh.
Terry.
BTW, it would cost me approx $500 in gas to drive the 454, it gets 14 to 15 mpg on the highway.
The GM at the Infiniti store will be smacking himself silly when he see's what he missed, most "I" dealers know and want them big time .. the G35 might be a little cheaper by then, but it's worth waiting for. I put 500 miles on one with all the stuff ~ just a great vehicle, Nissan/Infiniti is doing some great stuff right now .. also that FX35/45 is a "Bad Boy" ..
Terry.
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad cab long bed
5.9L Turbo Diesel
42,400 miles
Auto
2wd
SLT
normal power equip cruise tilt
cassete
bedliner
Green
located in N. CA
Thanks
Good luck ...
Terry.
If it looks, drives and feels like 50k, deep in rubber, then trade side you should be seeing $1,5/$2,000 .. take a golf cart down to Retail Rd, a super detail, get all the putter marks out and all the grass thats been in it since Hilton Head .. $3,9 in the paper and let some nice Caddie take it home for $2,5/$3,5 ..
Terry.
Right now interest rates are sooo cheap, that I find it almost silly that the manufacturers are doing 1.9/2.9 and 0% .. most lenders, especially Credit unions will do 3.9/4.9% on 00's and above ..
In my own stupid humble opinion rebates are wonderful, but not so wonderful enough to cover what happens when the vehicle hits the curb and it takes a $5/$7/$10,000 hit down the street .. as an example only ~ a new loaded V8 Lincoln LS is $45 grand, kick the rebate in and get a great deal over invoice and your looking at "around" $38 plus the TTL .. buy a pre-owned one with 5/9/11k and you should see one for $31ish .. I dunno, financing the negative equity on a new one would be my problem.
Terry
GLX .....?
Terry
LT ....? LS ......?
I'm gonna kill myself, but I'm gonna kill you first ... info - I N F O ... off to your room .. !
Terry.
Miles are a little tall, but If it looks, smells, acts like a new one, then it's worth in and around the the $44's trade side, "might" "could" see $45,0 if it's "stone cold new" ... down the path, take a left to Retail Rd $49,5 in the paper and grab $47,5/$48,5 ..
This is another vehicle that get's Stupid Money .. I think they taught the Ody's their bad habits .l.o.l.. Clean 95's with 100k will still do $10,0 at any auction in the country ..
Terry.
1999 Toyota Solara SE V6
72,000 miles
Red
manual trans.
JBL stereo w/CD player
moonroof
spoiler
alloy wheels
power driver's seat
NO leather seats
hood and front bumper repainted
This car is great, but if I can get a wonderful deal on the Acura CL-S and a decent trade-in, I might get rid of it. Thanks in advance for your help.
The Tahoe is an LS, 2wd, third seat, power roof in excellent condition at a local South Florida Dealer. Color Gold with low miles. What do you think takes this one home. Dealer is at 22,900.
THANKS
1991 Honda Civic CRX HF
262,600 Miles (used as a commuter car, mostly HWY miles)
Hand-me-down from my father (the original owner)
5-speed Manual
White
Good tires
Clean interior
Driver-side seat has five-inch tear in upholstery
Clean history (no major accidents/repairs)
Runs well
Transmission a little noisy
Good body (no dents/dings, a little rust on hood from road debris)
Tires in good condition
Brand new Kenwood detachable face-plate stereo (although I would like to hold on to this if possible which would leave the car without a stereo)
Pretty much stock everything
The car has been a wonderful car. Very cheap to drive and very little maintenance requred (other than scheduled maintenance and oil changes). Well cared for but the family is growing and the car isn't family/carseat friendly.
The VW mentioned before is a GLS VR6...
leather, 39K, sunroof, auto, green, great condition, 6-disc cd, etc...it's essentially the GLX witout the wood trim and climate control (vs. A/C)
Thanks
The 03 SE, is a base SE with no slider and most are from the rental co's, it doesn't make em' bad, but I'm not in the business of putting vehicles together, I buy em' clean and straight, then sell em' fast .. lot's of rentals are running through the auctions - the dealer had to add leather, probably the keyless and mats .. plus the miles are waaay stiff for the year and at trade time this won't be a secret ..
Terry.
The dealer was giving me the old "we'll wholesale all of 'em nobody wants used cars..." but I knew that the values you quoted me were VERY realistic ( some a bit higher lower or higher than kbb & edmunds TMV) and I was 'armed' with those printouts, YOUR advice and "appraisals" from CarMax.
I thank you, my oil stained driveway thanks you, and my wife thanks you (now she wants me to spend the money we "saved" on a more 'compact but highly polish' anniversery present!)
Let's see here, it's a 3/4 ton, it's a 2wd Quad cab, it's a SLT with an auto and it has that 250k Cummins with only 42k used - Wow - and it's a long bed to go with ..! I'm getting chills here .. only a few of these around, this one isn't even broken in yet .. !
Trade side - depending on the dealer, in and around the $16's .. forget the dealer, if it's a clean one, run it thru a car wash, Big Ad in the biggest paper in your area for $19,900 and sell it in less than a week for $18,9/$19,5 .. only thing that could hold this one back is the no-sale green color, go get some real nice gold pin stripes.
Let me know on this one ...
Terry.
Terry.
Retail road, maybe $500 if it runs good and has 50% tires.
I would just clean it up myself. Leave the stereo by all means if you want to sell the car. Put it in the yard with first $1000 cash takes it, put it in the paper with single one line ad. 1991 Civic CRX, First $1000, runs good, good tires. And see if you get any offers.
262,000 miles is just way too many to interest most anyone, especially with a 5 speed.
Bad news is: it's a 2dr, re-paint on the hood and fender, no hydes, miles are waaay stiff for the year and to top it off, it's a handshaker .. thank God it says Toyota on it or you would be in big poo poo .. .. trade side, in and around the high $6's, low $7's
I hope this helps ....
Terry.
I notice that you come down pretty hard on most vehicles that have a manual transmission? Is it that undesireable?
I guess Porche and S2000 type cars would be the exceptions? or not?
For those of us that own handshakers, when is the best age/mileage to look at selling these where they would not have such a disadvantage to their auto brethren?
AJ
'00 Dodge Intrepid
43k
Auto
2.7l v6
decent rubber
cloth interior
standard sound system
all power accessories and cold AC
White
NW region
Regards... Vikd
I just bought this truck private party for $16,700. Perfect except for needing front brakes which should be finished tommorow.
Thanks for the input.
Nice going ..!
Terry.
If it's knee deep in rubber, no I have another guy hanging thru my windshield stuff, Clean in and out with no science experiments .. then trade side, you should be seeing the high $10's (I don't remember where you live) maybe* the low low $11's if it's a puff or the low low $11's if they get stupid and think it's a GLX ..
Terry.
If it's the 5.3/5.7 V8 (is this a Chevy store.?) they probably own it for the mid to high $18's, maybe $19,0 .. you should be able to snatch this one for in and around the $21ish figure ..
Terry.
Terry
1) 40000 miles
2) Great shape
3) Dark blue
4) SLT Plus
Any ideas what this is worth towards the Tahoe ? Thanks in advance.
thanks a ton
fo
Right color, it's a Limited, 2wd, tow pack .. are you a neighbor of George W. ~ if so, tell him I said Hi and he's doing a great job .. believe it or not, Edmunds isn't far off this puppy - wow - .. trade side, mid to high $13's .. "could" "might" see $14 if it's perfect, deep rubber, no paintwork, no Jesse James drama in the interior ...
Terry.
So between reading the WSJ, talking on the friggin' cell phones, getting recipes from Mom, watching their kids throw Egg McMuffins at Traffic Cops, looking for a lost wedding ring and getting dressed - all at the same time, handshakers are almost passe' ..
Now don't misunderstand me, they still have a small dedicated market, second childhood, mid-life crisis, never had one when you went to school, wanna be cool (again) wanna be fast (until next years version comes out) save a few bucks in the payment for the kids, til' you hafta put on a tie and brush your teeth at the same time .. but the biggest inconvenience in a handshaker is, trying to sell/trade one when you need to .. the market diminishes by 75/80% and depending on the vehicle, the value can drop by $1,000 to $3,000 .. the days of the 4 speed GTO's and the push button automatics are over ...
Terry :-)
Terry.
The GS's are My most favored drivers, actually I'm driving one now, a 03 GS 430 .. runs on rails, quiet enough to put a Church mouse to bed in, and kick that dude at a On ramp, and you would swear that you have 400 horsey's .. nice vehicles, plus you can comfortably carry 4 nice cart bags .. ;-)
Personally the 300 and the 400 are both nice, the 430 has a few more dingles to dangle with and it's a little faster. I have driven' a ton of them, whats scary is: without looking, you would never know/feel the difference between one with 20k and one with 80k, unless some terrorist had it to shuttle nuclear reactors around with ..
01 Clean GS300's with 20kish are doing around that $27ish figure at the block .. 02's are doing "around" that $31ish zipcode .. the 01 430's are rolling around that $34ish figure ..
If you haven't yet driven one, drop your license off at a dealer and take one out for a couple of hrs, your roads, your hills, your mailboxes, you may like this one ~ or, you may not ..
I hope this helps ...
Terry.