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What do I think ...?
1.) I need to know the model and the details.
2.) I have 2 daughters, and if I ever heard: "boring, don't like it, hate the color, I need something more sporty, I gotta have" from my 16 year old, then she would be getting $20 bucks to take a Taxi in -- then, lets talk "boring" and that would be the end of that.!
Terry.
Need a little help here..
Terry.
Reminds me of when my 16 yr old son got his driver's license, I told him, when we let him, he'll be driving my '99 CRV since it's older and has way more miles than my wife's '01 Accord. He said "I'm not driving that piece of crap"....LOL...After I calmed down a bit, I said, "OK son, let me know how it feels to stay home at night or take the bus". That didn't last a week......
Miles are low for the year, we have the auto, we have a slider, cd, good color for the vehicle -and- "Whaaam" we smashed the front end up, how nice ... without really seeing it, I would think the super tall $4's low $5's on a trade .... down Retail Rd, superlative detail, wonderful big Ad and $7,495 *asking* and send it south for the first $6,5/$6,9 ..... the miles save it and the repair can kill it ...
don't forget to let me know how it goes..
Terry.
If I had to replace my Maxima and wanted to go cheap, an '01 2.0 ES 5 speed would be high on my list.
Terry, since I mentioned it, about what would the above described wheels (figure 30K on it) go for in NJ?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2004 Explorer XLS Sport, V6/4WD, auto, red/gray, 11k miles, spotless (I'd hope so at 11k). Limited slip rear, located in Cataldo, Idaho (near Coure De'Alene and Spokane, WA).
What say you on a trade?
Are we saying a "Sport" or a Sport-trac.?
Terry.
Terry.
Thanks!
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Hey Terry,
One more time. Looks like I'm moving to NYC, so I need to get out of my lease about 8 months early. I'm already over on mileage by a bit (say $300 worth), and I'd need to pay Honda a total of about $3000 to walk away from it (about $3k in payments remain). If I sell it to a dealership, the buyout is $16,500. So, question is, is it worth shopping it around, or should I just wash my hands of it? My hunch is that a dealer won't give me much above $13,5, and probably less, so I'm better off paying it off and walking away.
*2002 Honda Accord Coupe EX-V6
*Automatic tranny
*Black
*50k miles (yeah, I know)
*Boston area
*Tires have about 5k miles on them
*Has a spoiler
*Interior in very good shape, no fries, no nada, except that the driver's floormat needs replacing (worn spot by my gas pedal foot)
*Exterior in good shape, not perfect:
+Rear bumper is scuffed at both corners - touch up looks good, but it's visible at 3 feet if you're looking for it. Doesn't catch the eye, but it's there.
+Has a couple of very minor dings, and one larger (quarter-sized) one.
+Has a 1 inch by 1/2 inch scuff on one of the alloy wheels
+Overall, looks pristine from 15 feet, but it's had some wear and tear that any close inspection will find. I think it's well in line for a car with 50k, but
*Has had all the maintenance, and I have the records.
What say you? KBB says $12k trade-in, Edmunds says $14,400, and yes, neither of them has offered to buy it, since they're books.
Hey, maybe I should use a reverse auction to sell this puppy... I think there's a guy in Oklahoma who might help me out...
2002 Tahoe LS, 35,800 miles, with leather, dual power seats, cassette and CD, rear air and radio controls. Good shape. No mechanical or other problems. Kept in garage. I was hit by a car 5 months ago. Repair cost appx $5 to 6K. Hood, fender, bumper, tire, etc replaced. No frame damage. All repaired now.
lancerfixer,
I should probably give a Saab a try sometime. I'd probably like it. Of course, that's what I'm afraid of! Ditto regarding BMW.
lance - you're absolutely right. There's something about them that makes them fun - perhaps the need to carry a spare DI in the trunk is what does it. Seriously, SAABs just have something. Other than here in Boston, they are unique but I can't drive 1/2 mile without seeing one!!
"They also provide entertainment...watch someone who's never driven a Saab try to find the ignition switch. It's hours of fun!"
How but being unable to remove the key unless the stick shift is in reverse??
I once bought a low-mileage Saab 9000 when it was a year old, saved about $10 or $12K off the orig. sticker, & drove it for 10 years, with very minimal problems (altho I put extremely low miles on it). I still kind of miss it.
CR actually rates the 9-5 as fairly reliable; much better than the 9000 was rated. I test-drove a 9-5 a couple of years ago; it didn't do much for me, & I bought a BMW 5-series which IMHO is a much more sophisticated car (& more expensive). But I think at the right (bargain) price, a 9-5 could make sense, & they look good too.......
HELP: 1) My 17 year old son wasnt hurt, the other 2 people in the other car were taken to the hospital as a precaution, but seemed to be reasonably ok( I pray they are only scraped up)
2) The accident was the other guys fault, but our 1997 Mustang convertible was totaled. 82000 miles on clock,tires with 50 % remaining. V6, automatic, dark red with tan top, in the land of Mike Vick, of course. Paint on car was average for a 1997 , top didnt leak and the interior was slightly invaded by chick fil-a(no rips but kinda dirty }. What should I reasonably expect from their insurance company, as I see comparable cars in the 6500-7500 price range from private parties. thanks ....dweller
Hmmm....add all that up and I'd say they're unreliable turds that nobody wants. Hell...Mitsubitchy's entire lineup is a bunch of unreliable turds that nobody wants (Evo excepted).
My experience with Mitsubitchy products reflects the same thing...
On the subject of Mitsubitchies....back in my hometown there's a Mitsubitchy dealer (Mike Perry)...runs all kinds of TV ads....and he always says "Mitsubitchy". They even ran an ad making fun of the way he said it.
Duncan
akangl, don't automatically discount a Mitsubishi over what you read on here. When it comes to Mitsubishi this place is a lot like the south of 50 years ago with separate water fountains and bathrooms.
I just want to unload the Chevy and get a car that gets decent mileage. Then the Explorer will be parked around back of the house and forgotten about until gas prices drop.
The Lancer has been around for three model years, there are gillions of these running around in the four state area I cover, and I've yet to see a lancer in a lemon law suit.
With nearly 5,000 cases under my belt, I'd say that says a boatload, rude comments aside.
I certainly can't say that about just about everything else on the market that doesn't have an H or T on the front end!
Nissan is already an "off-brand", and Mitsu is even rarer. Now if the 1st-gen Lazer/Talon/Eclipse didn't have those lousy idiot belts, I could see myself picking one up on the cheap.. those were nice little cars.
One thing, though, Mitsu may go broke any minute now. I understand that DaimlerChrysler is killing their relationship with them, and they are heavily in debt. But that's the company, not the cars... there's really nothing wrong with them. They do make a good buy used (or new and keep them forever) if you have a good mechanic who knows them and knows where to get good parts.
-Mathias
Awhile back our UCM got tempted by a couple at the auction. I think they were 2002's and he snapped them up way below book.
Two months later, they were back at the auction.
With nearly 5,000 cases under my belt, I'd say that says a boatload, rude comments aside.
Maybe Mitsubishi likes to buy their cars back before matters degrade to the point of needing representation...maybe Mitsubishi buyers largely don't give a rat's [non-permissible content removed] about pursuing lemon law problems. Who knows.
I can say that Mitsubishi is rated down with the likes of Ford, GMC, Saab (makers of fine artichokes), and Jeep on the JD Power long term dependability survey....
Check into that specific model...but everything I've seen has led me to believe that they're all pretty rotten in terms of reliability, and I didn't think they were terribly easy to work on either....which means big repair bills.
Unless your car is a Ferrari, Porsche (sometimes, forget it on Boxsters) or other exotic brand over $100k, there's not a manufacturer in the US that won't fight tooth and nail before they comply with federal and state laws.
They hope that the consumer will (a) trade the car due to disgust/frustration (b) forget about it (c) wreck the car or (d) repo.
If any of the above happens, they no longer have to worry about a lemon law buyback.
Okay...so first assumption here is that your small car is going to get (100/40)*16 or 40 MPG. That's Honda Civic territory. The Galant you mentioned is 30 MPG assuming you get the 4 cyl...and that's about as good as you're going to get for a car that size. But let's run the numbers on 40 MPG....
You'll save $60 per trip, and the car is going to cost let's say $3.5k with TT&L. That puts 58 trips as the break even point for the car alone. This doesn't even consider maintenance for two cars, insurance for two, depreciation on a new Ford, etc.
Back to the real world....you're probably looking at 80-85 trips as the breakeven point if you guesstimate the other expenses, and assume a more probable MPG of 30.
With the amount of driving I do, if I stick to the car 95% of the time it will save me about $2k/year in gas over driving the Explorer.
We also have the plus of unloading a truck that we don't use, won't use, and have no interest in keeping.......its a sore subject.
1999 Honda Odyssey Minivan EX
(roof rails, power seat, cd player etc.)
mettalic grey
88,500 miles
towing package
after market leather
Paint is in good shape with a couple of deep
scratches
less than 10,000k on michelens on the corners
rubber floor mats and cargo mats
transferable warranty to 100K
no accidents
transmission replaced under warranty around 15k
Getting a used Sequoia to tow a boat now that we sold our truck.
Anyway, what is the real world value for trade in and retail for this nice little Minivan.
Thanks in advance.
99 Hooonda Ody EX with 89k, a/m leather, rack, a little tow pack (what weight was towed with it) warranty til' 100k, lot's of miles and a few scratches ... as long as we don't have any run's, hit's or errors, then trade side in and around the tall $8's, "might" see the the low/mid $9's if it looks and drives like 50k and needs -0- ... the warranty doesn't help you on a trade, but it does help if you waddle down Retail Rd, $11,495 *asking* and $10/$11,0 gets a new owner .... what kind of boat do you have.?
Terry.
Terry.
Terry.
Terry.
$16,5 ..? it's worth in and around the $14ish figure if they ran it through the auction today, they "could" even get Real lucky and see close to $15, but they better be going to church every Sunday and Mercury get's aligned with Saturn in the 3rd moon phase and that happens about every 137 years .. miles are killing it.
Just like Patton said: Never pay for the same Real Estate twice ... miles are a way of life, if you had a crystal ball you would have adjusted the monthly payment to accomadate the extra miles, so you would have paid that extra $50 bucks a month - whether it comes out of your left pocket or your right pocket, it's coming out of the same pair of pants ~ you pay .. your fine, move on.
Terry.
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Is the bank gonna get mad when you drop comp? Most banks get angry when you drop comp on something they're holding the note on.....
If I was in your situation, I'd pitch the truck nobody wants, and stuff the money away for a rainy day. I'd also drive the wheels off the Exploder....even if it did burn more gas. You're paying for it, might as well use it. Of course if I could easily pitch the Exploder and pick up something smaller, I'd do it.
regards,
kyfdx
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