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  • steine13steine13 Member Posts: 2,825
    The safe bet on that car (most cars, really) is silver. I checked the Infiniti web site, they display the car in either silver or black, that's a good indicator...

    In Atlanta, black is the kiss of death, esp. in the summer. White or pearl would be good, too, I guess. Just make sure YOU like it; it's your money.

    The worst thing you can do is get an "in" color that everyone has to have now and that will look dated in the future... like no-sale green, which was hot in the mid/early nineties.

    In Germany, you can't give away white cars, and red isn't good, either. In Mexico, black is hot. Go figure.

    -Mathias
  • higgins7higgins7 Member Posts: 24
    NO, I didn't "go postal" on the show room. As much as I wanted to. I have bought and owned Lexus (ES 300), BMW (M3), considered a Benz in past as well, and have NEVER been asked to "think it over before you take it out for a drive"!!! Wife called and spoke to "the only used car" sales they have. She took the name but they never took hers. Walked in and the TSX caught our eye as well. Told a new car sales guy that we are here for a used 3.2TL but might consider the TSX, needless to say we never made to that point. No mistake the price on the car was $27,795!!! I was hoping that he might say that it was WRONG on the window and the web was right! Well, enough already. Again thanks for everyones help. Going to McGrath Acura in Morton Grove, IL tomorrow. Wife now wants to consider a 2004 Honda Accord V6, probably a good choice as well. Thanks.
  • isellhondasisellhondas Member Posts: 20,342
    I understand your frustration and totally agree that the salesperson was an idiot providing the scene went as you described.

    I just thought your post was a bit coarse and I'm sure others did as well.

    That's all and good luck shopping.
  • higgins7higgins7 Member Posts: 24
    Agreed. My post was "a bit coarse", hence it was deleted. My apologies if I offended anyone, truly was NOT my intent. Just hate being lied to and being treated as if he was doing me a favor by letting me buy that car for "that price". Lastly, the scene was as I described.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ....... uuugh, I'm just sick .. the Colts looked like a bunch of Red Headed step children at a carrot farm ....
  • dbgindydbgindy Member Posts: 351
    Tell me about it. I spent all week telling the bandwagon climbers that I would have preferred to play anyone but NE because of Bill B. because he's got Payton's number. Sadly I was right.... sigh

    Duncan
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ........ What are you yelling at me about.? .. I'm on your side ..!

               If they would have said $23,5 I could understand them trying to back out on a mistake .. but $25,5 was a fair retail figure for both you and the dealer, $27,9 was high retail, no matter it's January and it's 15 degree's in your neck of the woods .. if was me at $25,5, you would have been "busting bugs" so fast you would have thought a laser light was a dessert entree' ....... :^)

                          Terry.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ......... Your a Southern boy, right.? .. when was the last time you stuck your hand on a dark colored vehicle and you came out screaming ..?

               South of the Mason/Dixon line the lighter colors ALWAYS do better .. white, pearl, light tan, sand, silver, light metal blues, stuff like that .. no blacks, no dark maroonish, no dark blues, greens, junk like that ...

                  Let's see what the Eagles can do .. gheeez, those Colts.! (..shaking head..)

                           Terry :(
  • higgins7higgins7 Member Posts: 24
    No. The large case no was typed in error. I appreciate all the help everyone and anyone in particular YOU, for trying. Now, I have no idea what this means . . ."busting bugs" so fast you would have thought a laser light was a dessert entree' ....... I wanted Tony Dungy and the Colts as well. off topic, since the Bears can't be there, and as long as Green Bay isn't, I really don't care who's left. Waiting for baseball season.
  • capjand1capjand1 Member Posts: 18
    I live in Rochester NY.
    I asked you about my Havasu Blue Mdx before.
    It is a base model with no other options, 11800 miles. You told me I could get around 27k to 28k.
    I wanted to trade it in for a 2004 Diamond Graphite G35 coupe with only Premium Package.
    The dealer wants 7k plus my mdx. Is it a good deal??
  • lancerfixerlancerfixer Member Posts: 1,284
    Go Pats!

    That is all.

    p.s. Not a bandwagoner; New England born and raised. :-)
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    MSRP on a G35 leather coupe w/premium package is about $34.4k; TMV here in Chicago (check it for Rochester) is right at MSRP, ergo sounds like you're getting ~$27.4k for your MDX, right where Terry said it would be. Never hurts to try to get a bit better, but sounds OK as is.
  • dbgindydbgindy Member Posts: 351
    I hope you guys win it!

    Duncan
  • anonymouspostsanonymousposts Member Posts: 3,802
    Colts shot themselves in the foot. Much like Mazda did with the RX-8 HP fiasco and the "staining" some are experiencing on their Mazda 6's. Had the Colts played the first 3 quarters like they did the last one it might have been a different story. Manning + 4 Interceptions = who woulda thunk it?
  • dhoffdhoff Member Posts: 282
    Today I came to the conclusion that pink must be the absolute best color car to have at trade-in time....

    I was driving to the car show today and saw a "Mary Kay" pink car at a buy here/pay here lot. On the way back I just had to pull in and check it out.

    If you have never heard of Mary Kay, it's a cosmetics business/self employment type of thing, generally women sell cosmetics out of their home or have parties (like Tupperware parties). If they sell enough, they are given a new car painted in the company color which is pink.

    Anyhow, here are the details on the car. 93 Pontiac Grand Prix, 4dr, 3.1 V6, 94,515 miles. Notation on window sticker "Will not guarntee air". Hmm.

    Anyone care to guess the price? The payment on the windshield is $54. A week. Asking price $6,595.

    Must be a collector's item!

    Dave
  • tdomatdoma Member Posts: 48
    I do not know if you like to drive/fly out of state for good deals on the G35C. There are 2 dealers in Metro Atlanta http://www.troncalliinfiniti.com/ $3500 off on 2004s
    http://www.nalleyinfiniti.com/frameset1.asp?LINK=Specials&MAI- N=new_specials)
    is advertising $4500 off 2003 on the coupes.
    I would also suggest you try grubbs in Dallas TX.
    These 3 sources should be able to do better than MSRP on the coupe. Also give freshalloy.com (user group 4 nissan/infiniti enthusists.

    Good luck.
  • ashleyandersinashleyandersin Member Posts: 34
    I am posting here in hopes that someone will know the trade in value of my car. I am having a hard time figuring out all these book values. I have a black 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GLS, 73,000 miles, manual with CD changer and a few minor cosmetic imperfections - a small dent on driver's side door, broken fog light and small chip in windshield. I live in Los Angeles. I also have a silver 2000 Golf GLS 78,000 miles in perfect condition with sunroof, premium sound, manual. I want to sell or trade both these cars quickly and get one new one. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

    Thanks!
    Ashley* :)
  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282
    I've seen one of the pink caddies around town with the personalized plate EZ2WIN. I don't know if its a good color, I had a purple explorer and everyone groaned when it came to trade in. I have a red explorer now, hopefully won't be as bad as purple.
  • mrsmaddmaxxmrsmaddmaxx Member Posts: 11
    I looked up the TMV of my 2002 Oddy Sept 2003 copied it for my records, then I did it again today Jan 18 2004 to see how much it depreciate. I put in every thing in the same way except the mile I put in then was 20404 to day it's 26000.To my surprise... TMV went up $406.00????? How??? Everything is the same!!!!!!!! EXCEPT I PUT MORE MILES ON IT! Please respond Thanks!
  • tomcat630tomcat630 Member Posts: 854
    Purple was supposed to be "the color of the 90's", like orange is supposed to be now. right.

    Me, I am still liking 'no sale' green. tan/biege cars all over is boooringggg.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ....... Mathias makes a good point on the "in" colors .. unless you can't live without it, I would take a pass.

                 As an example, the VW Beetle has had quite a collection of the "in" colors, the light greenish pastel color, then they also made that light bluish non-metal color and obviously these cars sold new, -but- when you go to sell them used, then things get ugly - I have seen them do $800/$900 less at the auctions, BMW makes this rosy pinkish metal Sable color on their new "7" and you can't flat give that one away, it's a $2,500++ deduct ..

          Like I always say: "buy and drive what you like", just be careful of the color of it ...... :)

                         Terry.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ...... "busting bugs" .. it's what a new car buyer does when he's driving down the street in his new car ....... got it?

           But in your case in Chicago, "busting snow flakes" ........ ;-)

                          Terry.
  • steine13steine13 Member Posts: 2,825
    Orange: that would be the perfect example of an in-color... some cars, esp. some Nissans, look great in it when you first see them, but who wants to look at that every day??? I'm sure those will tank.

    BTW, I also think that the current Nissan interiors will be a problem with their clunky, "futuristic" design. 2002 futuristic is NOT going to look very modern in 2008.

    For ideas on how it's done, check any Audi or BMW of the past 10 years and forget i-drive.

    -Mathias
  • driftracerdriftracer Member Posts: 2,448
    don't get upset or obsessed over minor changes in "Edmunds TMV". This guide, like every other one (NADA, Kelley, Galves) are just that - guides. Edmunds isn't going to buy your van, it just provides you with an approximate value for reference.

    I've said before that guides don't buy cars, people buy cars. When you get a real trade number from a dealer, or a real offer from a consumer in private sale, those are the only concrete numbers you'll ever get on your vehicle.

    Hope this helps.
  • lancerfixerlancerfixer Member Posts: 1,284
    ...looks great on some cars and lousy on others. The Murano, as noted above, and the Mazda 3 5 door (which looks a little like a mini Murano, anyway) as well. The first cars I saw it color on, the '98 Volvo C70 and V70R, looked really neat then, but I don't think that color (I think Volvo called it "saffron," though it looked to me more like "new penny,") has aged well on those cars.
  • mellismellis Member Posts: 150
    Terry:

    Where would you hit this on a dealer trade:

    2002 Toyota Solara SE Coupe 4 cyl
    15,250 miles
    Maine
    Dk blue exterior, tan cloth interior
    Auto
    AC, PW, PL, JBL CD, cruise
    15" alloys
    Sport pkg
    Power driver seat
    Power moonroof (factory)
    No parking lot kisses or french fry invasions. Looks new.

    Mark
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ...... Ann, all do respect .. but if they "showed" you $6,500 across the street, then thats exactly what they did, they "showed" you $6,500 with an overallowance ..

              As clean as you say it might be, I doubt any dealer is going to put $6,5 in a 99 Camry with 95k, especially when they are only doing the $4/$5,0's at the auctions and they can buy the 50kers for $6/$6,500 ....

                           Terry.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ........ I dropped a post at you 10/15 back ... is this a Factory (Toyota) sunroof, and what's a sport package ..?

               The reason why I ask is, alot of dealers would take a base 4-banger, slap a roof on it, put some wheels on it and/or a spoiler and "wango tango" you have a sport package .... I will walk the floors waiting for your response.

                           Terry.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ...... Whats the MSRP on the G machine ..?

                        Terry.
  • mellismellis Member Posts: 150
    Terry:

    The moonroof is factory (see post). The sport pkg is a factory option pack. Gives:

    Power drivers seat
    15" alloys
    Molded mud guards

    Thanks!

    Mark
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ....... Good morning Ashley, how's things in the land of the angels ..?

               So we have a 99 Beetle GLS with almost 75k, color is almost ok, we have a few meteorite hit's, it's a handshaker, a few K-mart kisses, if the service is 100%, deep round things, cold breeze .. then trade side, in and around the mid to high $5's, could "maybe" see the low low low low $6's depending on the dealer, the work and the miles are killin' ya here so I have a feelin' the fives will be the number, based on your description ...

                The GLS Golf sounds a little nicer, miles are waay stiff and so is that shifter .. if it's a nice one, no kisses, no repaints, deep sneakers .. trade side, in and around the $6ish figure, again the miles and the handshaker are not your friends here ..

                  Good luck and let me know .!

                          Terry.
  • budsbrotherbudsbrother Member Posts: 36
    Terry, thanks for the numbers on my 99 Civic last week, but the Daughter wants an automatic instead of the Civic's handshaker. Being a longtime lurker, I know about the Prizms and have started to hunt for one. Turns out, the local Chevy store has 3 in stock. All are 99's. First two are pretty plain, base models with auto, AC, stereo and not much else. The silver one has 67,000 and the champagne one has 48,000. "Asking" price for each one is $6995. Third one is a loaded white LSI with 30,000 on it. Its got auto, air, moonroof, CD player, probably everything you could get on a Prizm. They're "asking" $8995 for that one. Wondering what you think they would be willing to cut them from the herd for. The Daughter and I thank you in advance.
  • budsbrotherbudsbrother Member Posts: 36
    Oops, forgot location. The prizms are in Southern New hampshire. Please don't send me to my room!
  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282
    Just thought I'd share the weather.....not going to be even looking at my own car today.

    Its 55 below zero right now.
  • theethstheeths Member Posts: 8
    I have a Silver 1997 Altima SE with spoiler, ABS, power moonroof, power locks, and ridiculously low miles (30,000). It is in very good, although not perfect, condition. When I value it online (edmunds, carsdirect, etc.), the numbers I get seem to be pretty high - about 5,100 dealer trade-in, 6,000 private sale and $7,200 dealer retail. Am I crazy or are these numbers in fact too high? The premium added b/c of the low miles is like $1,000 - could this be why the price seems so artificially high to me (i.e., nobody will really pay a $1,000 premium on a 7 year old car for low miles?)
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ..... It's minus 55 ...? gheeez, my pool is sitting at 74 and that's too cold ... -55 ...? ... you need to move to Vegas, or San Diego, or even Seattle with Isell .... minus 55 no wonder every vehicle breaks up there .l.o.l..

                          Terry.
  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282
    Now you see why I need a new car every 6 months.....hehehe, not really, but the cold does reek havoc on vehicles.

    I was supposed to take the explorer to town for winter tires, ha, not in this lifetime. Maybe tomorrow it'll be *warm* enough......at this point 30 below sounds good.
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ..... Didn't you know .? .. all vehicles go Up in value, especially Ody's .. I usually buy 6/7 of them at a time and store them in a special vented garage, then make make thousands and thousands on them 6/8 months later, sometimes I keep them for years ... by the way, I have this property .........

                           Terry ;-)
  • akanglakangl Member Posts: 3,282
    I was wondering about that, especially since according to Nada our Ram has gone UP in value. Then again, I think it has something to do with that lovely mileage add, the truck is a 99, so 5 years old with only 13,800 miles on it. hehehe
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ...... Thanks for the extra info, sometimes I gotta check .. there is a large minority of these running around with the aftermarket roofs and the add-on wheels .. it's a Toyota thing: "hey, if you want those 95 real nice purty loaded up 4dr LE's, you gotta take these 5 base Solara's" ~ and those dudes didn't sell well, so the dealer would take em' and add stuff just to get them over the curb ...

                    It's that no-sale blue, it's got no miles, we have the slider, we got some toys .. as long as there is no "oh oh, it's Maaco" and looks and drives newish .. then trade side, in and around the mid to high $11's, "maybe" could almost see $12 depending on the weather and the dealer ...

                     Let me know what happens ..

                           Terry.
  • ddeliseddelise Member Posts: 353
    Terri -

    I am thinking of purchasing one of these Hightop looking things. I am wondering what the 2003's are doing at auction. I am looking for one with the Premium package ($3k option), and around 15k miles.

    I am also considering a 2004 Murano since my company has a program with Nissan and we can get the car at slightly under invoice. So I want to compare the used cost to the new cost.

    Thanks so much.

    Damon
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ....... Sooo, now your lookin' at Corolla's instead of Civics .. Oooop's, I mean a Chevy Prizm (don't tell anyone cuz' it's a big secret) ..

                  Me personally, I would be lookin' at the LSI, low miles, 4 speed auto, we have the slider, probably the wheels, maybe the abs, cd with all the power options .. but not at $8,900, that's a 01 price with 10k .. let's just say the dealer lost his shirt in the play-offs, he might "could" have $5,500ish in it, ... if it's got a great history, no paint by numbers, deep round things, just a clean little machine, then it might be worth your while at that $7,5ish or less .. the other ones, figure $5,5/$5,9, depends on how long they have had them, the history and the condition ..

                  The only bad thing about these is, they start breaking down around 150/180k, then you have get up early on a Saturday, miss all the good cartoons and spend the time to find another one ~ what a drag .......... :-)

                        Let me know ..

                            Terry.
  • capjand1capjand1 Member Posts: 18
    I have notice alot of good deal out of states.
    I don't mind buying cars from out of states.
    But where can I sell my MDX?
    Dealers are all trying to low-ball me.
    and have no experience selling car privately.

    Terry, the msrp for the G35 Coupe is about 34,400.

    Thanks
  • mrsmaddmaxxmrsmaddmaxx Member Posts: 11
    You know, I was just asking why? I have both paper her in my hand. It's not like some one told me and I believe it. I wanted to see how much it went down only to see it go up and It did not make sence. I do not need you rude Must be a dummy comments. You do not seem to have the answer. It was just a question! Not that I believed it was going up in value like houses do. DUH!
  • thelthel Member Posts: 767
    with his stance on amnesty for illegal immigrants. C'mon Terry, let's keep it car related!!

    ;)
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ...... Sorry you took it that way .. looks like they took the "sense" out of your sense of humor .....

                 Have a nice day (oop's, I hope even that doesn't offend you)

                           Terry.
  • dbgindydbgindy Member Posts: 351
    That was just Terry's (rroyce10) sense of humor. As posted many times on these boards the TMV ( as well as KBB,NADA, etc) are just guides and may not necessarily be accurate if you tried to get those figures on a private sale/trade in. These guides do the best they can to keep up but they should be used for guidance not as an absolute.
    In your case it does seem very strange but I'd chalk it up to more of being an anomaly then a trend.
    Just my .02 worth

    Duncan

    PS Jolie,I hope you get a heat wave soon to bring it to 20 below! :-)
  • mrsmaddmaxxmrsmaddmaxx Member Posts: 11
    You just can't stop can you! I do not find making someone feel dumb for asking a question humorous. I am not mad or upset at you, I just wish people would only answer if the may know the answer. Not because they are board. There is chat rooms where you can do that. LOL Really no harm meant.
  • mrsmaddmaxxmrsmaddmaxx Member Posts: 11
    Well I guessed as much. I used TMV to get a rough estimate and did not know why it would go up. But thanks! My first name it Also Terri funny HUH!
  • rroyce10rroyce10 Member Posts: 9,332
    ......... Please don't get offended, but may I ask is that a 2wd or the 4wd ... (your not going to get offended are you.?) .l.o.l..

                          Terry.
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