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...l..o..l..... Paronia is my best friend ...
Terry.
black w/ tan interior
Premium Pack (leather, S/R, power everything, 16" alloys)
auto trans.
CD changer
22K miles, all dealer service
Exterior: one 1 inch "Dimple" on the front of the hood, paint is intact. Front air dam has 1 verticle crack. One 3" scrape on the left rear lower plastic panel. (The car has a very nice appearance overall; & no accidents).
Interior: never smoked in, no kids, very nice condition.
tires about 50%; I have an unused set I could have installed.
CPO warranty thru 11/05
clean carfax
What is this worth, in trade, or private sale? I'm thinking of selling within a few months while it still has some warranty left. It's been a great car, virtually no problems, but I'm getting slightly nervous as the warranty runs down, & thinking of getting something Japanese (used RX330, or MDX??). And if anyone has any thoughts on the sanity of selling this nice low-mileage bmw, would be welcome. Thanks in advance!
I would definitely get it repaired and continue to drive it. I still get between 35 and 40 mpg. I've found that mid-grade gas gives me the best milage and is actually more economical.
My daughter is 10 and we are already planning on it being her first car. We'll have to trick it out, some, of course. : )
Roland
I curious as to what real world market value, both dealer and private seller, my current car has. My lease is up in Feb' 05 and I am way under in my miles and trying to make my mind up as what to do with my car.
Details:
NYC
2002 BMW 525i sport
4 door
2.5L- 184 hp
5-speed auto w/ steptronic
23K
Sterling gray/ gray leather
Premium Pkg
Sport Pkg
Xenon
Cold Weather Pkg
Interior Excellent
Exterior- only thing above normal W&T- quarter size dent in hood that will require repair by a body shop
Brakes- >50%
Tires- 25%, but need replacing-too noisy
All scheduled maintenance by BMW
The right passenger window( broken) and door (small dent)were damaged by a break in. Repairs made by my BMW dealer
The car has had one warranty claim to replace part of the LCD readout in the dash.
My cap cost on the car was $41+k w/ buy out just under $28k.
Thanks for your analysis.
2002 LX470
White/tan <--- my favorite auto color
57K miles
loaded with Nav, ML, etc....
Asking $36,900
Orange County, CA
See pictures here
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=173016191&dealer- - _id=103379&car_year=2002&make=LEXUS&distance=300&- - max_price=40000&model=LX470&advcd_on=n&end_year=2003&- amp;- amp;min_price=&first_record=26&address=92129&search_t- - ype=used&advanced=n&start_year=2000&=&color=&- - - cardist=74
OR
2002 LX470
Black/tan <--- Not my favorite but can live with it
43K miles
Loaded with Nav, ML, etc...
Asking: $37,900
Orange County, CA
See pictures here:
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=174465971&dealer- - _id=1023580&car_year=2002&make=LEXUS&distance=300&- ;amp- ;max_price=40000&model=LX470&advcd_on=n&end_year=2003- - &min_price=&first_record=1&address=92129&search_t- - ype=used&advanced=n&start_year=2000&=&color=&- cardist=71
BOTH are from the auction. What's a fair offer price for either of these trucks ?
Well, I need to do a favor for my folks and help them unload the old family sled.... and I need your help pinning a value on it.
We are in sunny (almost cold) Southern California
(93010)
He's the second owner of a 1996 Mercury Sable LS Wagon
It's got:
24v 3.0 litre V6
Automatic, A/C, PDL, P/S, P/B, All electric
122500 miles
3rd seat
AM/FM Cassette
Cruise
Leather trim only - not full seating surface - the seats and doors are mostly cloth.
Red with Tan interior
Sneakers fairly new 8 to 9/32 on them
All maintenance records
Alloy wheels
Alarm and keyless entry w/ 2 remotes
Here are the negatives. Interior looks a little tired. May clean up with thorough detailing - but no tears, no Taliban shoot outs, no FF invasions. Just looks like a Ford with 125K....
Also - the right side was scratched heavily by some branches and some clumsy parkers a few years ago. He had it repaired by some kids who spoke English as a second (or third) language. They sprayed everywhere and carefully avoided any surface prep work -- so it looks straight ( never was bent) but poorly painted with a little bit of over spray spots (and the scratches show through).
What should I ask on the local Park 'n Sell lot to move it briskly but not leave money on the table??
KBB shows Private Party at $2900 and Trade In at $1500 for Fair condition, but I take those numbers with a grain or two of salt.....
I appreciate it! Thank you!
Mike
What do you think about this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate- - gory=6008&item=4508628489&rd=1
I haven't seen the car yet, but the price does seem right and I can easily live with small scratches and chips
Now, onto my car.... What can I reasonably expect (trade-in or private sale)?
'98 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro
5 speed,
Silver with black cloth interior,
Sport package,
Trip computer,
Blose w/ cd changer,
120K miles,
Bunch of little scars here and there, clunks in the suspension (can someone tell me why Audi can't design control arms that last more than 20-30K miles????? - AAAAAHHHHHH!).
I have someone who wants to buy it, but don't know what to tell him - $$$-wise).
My guess is ~$4-5K, but who knows???
I would not even worry about the park and sell lot. Give it a good detail, finish any maintenance (get a safety inspection report while you are at it), put maintenance records on the front seat, find some parent looking for a first car for a teenager, take cash money and walk away. It is a relatively big, relatively safe, and mostly slow first driver.
The better it looks and the more you can build the value of the maintenance and mechanical condition of the car, the slightly more cash money it will bring.
IMHO I think that KBB trade in value for higher mileage and older cars is usually closer to the actual private party retail value rather than the value they give for private party retail.
The Park 'n Sell lot gets a lot of poorer (think spanish speaking) people looking for wheels. I was afraid that putting a sign in the window would drag me into a 4 week sales cycle ( not to mention forcing me to drive it everywhere to be seen)
Mike
I have signed all paperwork to trade my LC in on an 05 acura mdx touring. I pick it up this saturday. I got the acura for invoice + 350 + approx 950 for side steps, body side mouldings, cargo tray and weather mats. I got 22,500 for the LC like you thought (and IN is a tax difference state and usually a state of confusion)
Thanks,
Mark
Just a question- was considering a 2001 540i this weekend, and dealer offered me 14K on my car (Chicago)-
2000 Lexus GS400 (V8) Platinum Package w/60K miles- Loaded, black/black, Nakamichi, immaculate, no dings, fully dealer serviced, all records, no paintwork or accidents, back seats like new (no one's ever sat back there), etc.
I looked online and no one's asking for < 22K on such a car (as a seller), and Edmunds/KBB says trade is >20K. After walking out, dealer now calling me back today to talk. What's my car worth on trade? THANKS!
Another good spot is to drive it to WalMart and make sure it is parked where the most people will see it on the drive into the lot. Especially on the Friday afternoon of payday or on Saturday.
I seem to recall someone selling a minivan with a go-zillion miles on it by simply keeping the sign in it when they went shopping at WalMart a while back.
The Park 'n Sell might be an easier way to go, less the commission and fees you have to pay to them.
Thank you for your previous assistance and I just want to say I really enjoy your sense of humor.
We ended up going with a new 2005 Audi Allroad 2.7T, shopped hard and negotiated well. Got a very well equipped (premium package, cold weather package, premium audio package w/XM, parktronic... for $43,686. (At this price it paid to go with a new vehicle.)
36 month lease, 15K, no cap cost reduction, gap insurance included
MF: .00085
Residual: .56
Once again thanks for your time.
kzybulew
I'll try that.
The Park 'n Sell is run by a used car dealer who figured out how to get the county to let him use the Park N Ride lot next to the freeway on the weekend as a place to showcase cars. He (only) charges $45 the first weekend (Friday eve to Sunday 5:00pm) and then a sliding scale if you need to bring it back. Most of the iron that moves well are the transpo and beaters but he gets 100 cars a weekend of all kinds. Great business! No bank business, inventory worries, etc. Wish I'd been connected into that deal.
Here is the original website -- from one of your 2 year old postings. You might want to bookmark it.
http://www.directautogroupllc.com/paintwork.html
And, Terry, if you can weigh in on my post (#23442) I would, once again, be in your debt!
Hey! Hurricane season is officially over today! Break out the keg.....
Mike
Time to go night-night.
One of these days I WILL find honest work...
-Mathias
I curious as to what real world market value, both dealer and private seller, my current car has. My lease is up in Feb' 05 and I am way under in my miles and trying to make my mind up as what to do with my car.
Details:
NYC
2002 BMW 525i sport
4 door
2.5L- 184 hp
5-speed auto w/ Steptronic
23K
Sterling gray/ gray leather
Premium Pkg
Sport Pkg
Xenon
Cold Weather Pkg
Interior Excellent
Exterior- only thing above normal W&T- quarter size dent in hood that will require repair by a body shop
Brakes- >50%
Tires- 25%, but need replacing-too noisy
All scheduled maintenance by BMW
The right passenger window( broken) and door (small dent)were damaged by a break in. Repairs made by my BMW dealer
The car has had one warranty claim to replace part of the LCD readout in the dash.
My cap cost on the car was $41+k w/ buy out just under $28k.
Thanks for your analysis.
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Good Mornin' ... dent in the hood, doesn't that xxxx you off ... anyway, good description .......
In the land of the Jets, we have an 02 525i sport, we have martooney tiny miles, good color combo, cold pack, blinders, sport/Prem pack and soft rubber ..... as long as there is no repaints (dents are ok, if done right), clean and no Bonnie and Clyde interior ... then trade side, in and around the mid to high $26's, some dealer somewhere might get psychotic and drop the low low low low (did I say low.?) low low low low $27ish figure into it ~ come February in NY, the mid $26 figure would just about kill it ...... down Retail Rd: $29,900 *asking* and that dude gets a new home for the first $27ish/$28ish figure because of the time of the year, it's snowing and it's NY, the miles and the color saves this one ............
Terry.
Terry.
Terry.
Color is good for the "your boy" Kerry zipcode (sorry, couldn't pass it up) miles are waaay on the short side, serviced, all the junk on it, a few small tiny baby kisses here and there .... if it's as nice as you say it is, then trade side, in and around super tall $18's, low low $19's .. down the windy and curvy path to Retail Rd, $23,900 *asking* and it will find a new home for the $22/$23,5 range ...... me personally, the RX's and the MDX's a super nice vehicles, little or no expense ..... let me know.
Terry.
KBB shows Private Party at $2900 and Trade In at $1500 for Fair condition, but I take those numbers with a grain or two of salt.....
I appreciate it! Thank you!
Mike
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**repaired by some kids who spoke English as a second (or third) language.** ..l..o..l... sounds like South Beach, don't tell me we don't need any new immigration laws ............ ;^}
Anywhooo ...... I'm sure this one needs some eye's, so spend a few bucks - just like my Great Grand Daddy used to say "never trip over them dollars to get them dimes" ..... lotsa miles and there's bunches of them, probably a $500/$1,000 vehicle to the dealer, ... $2,900 *asking* and wave it off like oncoming traffic at the first $1,5/$2,5 ....................
Terry.
2000 Honda 2-Door Civic EX Coupe
- Miles: 48,000
- Color: Dark Green
- Automatic 4 speed transmission
- ABS brakes
- CD player (single disc)
- Power Moon Roof
- Alarm and Keyless Entry
- Power windows/locks
- Tilt Wheel
- Cruise Control
- Driver & passenger front air-bag
- Original Honda floor Mats
- Interior Clean (no major blemishes)
- Original Paint in great condition with a few scratches on passenger door. No dents.
- Tires 50% with 3 original and 1 replaced (had a flat a few years ago)
- All dealer scheduled maintainance until 30,000 mile checkup and all oil changes at 3,000 miles.
- Warrenty replaced: Muffler
- Condition: clean to above average
Any advice on what I whould expect as a real-world trade-in would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Got a unique one here:
Beutiful Norman, Ok (OKC) - Home of the Sooners!
01 Chrysler Sebring LXI 2 DR Coupe
3.0V6/ 5-Speed Shifter
49,000 rounds
Candy Red/Tan Leather
17" Machined Alloys, Power Roof, In Dash Changer, Infinity Sound
One small scratch on rear bumper, probably easily airbrushed by lot fairy. One small door dent (Quarter Size), easily pdr'd.
80% tires, good brakes and everything else.
Thinking about giving it to the stealership in return for a new 05 Pathy. How bad will my head be taken off.
Thanks,
Racingjay
Of course, if you've been an Audi owner, owning an E39 w/o a warranty may not faze you.
>>What do you think about this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate- - gory=6008&item=4508628489&rd=1
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
There's no honest work with tenure these days -- so forget that.
Looks like we don't have any eager undergraduates expecting to hear words of wisdom too early in the morning from you !!
Did you finally replace your Prizm and Matrix?
Mike
Orlando Florida, 1994 Ford Mustang GT coupe,
8 cyl, 106K miles, red exterior, tan leather interior
A/C, ps, pw, pl, tilt wheel, cruise, AM/FM Stereo CD, dual front air bags, ABS, power seats, rear spoiler, alloy wheels
Body and interior in excellent condition, some color fading on the bumpers, new tires & brakes, up to date on all maint., no other body or paint work
Decisions, decisions, decisions.... The fact that the car was in an accident doesn't bother me as much as the fact that the car is a BMW (I've owned several cars w/ salvage titles and every one was great!).
If you keep it a long time, you can do okay.. If you look to trade it in a year or two, you'll give back that cheap price in a much lower trade-in value.....
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Huntsville, Alabama
2001 Volvo V70 Wagon 2.4L 5-cyl/5-spd Automatic {NOT turbo NOT 4WD}
This was first year of updated style...
41,000 miles
Silver outer & light grey interior
Good condition, damage-free, no collisions, no bodywork, not abused, recent maintenance & new brakes, good paint, no kisses...my 69yo Mom's car. Needs new tires (~$550 for Michelin OE tires set).
A detail + shoes and it's ready for the lot!
Child Seats
Leather Seats
Power Moonroof
Garage Door Opener
Power Driver Seat w/Memory
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
Third Seat
Trip Computer
AM/FM/Cassette/CD Audio System
Not to bother your beauty sleep, but can you give me some numbers on the stuff posted here ?
oac Dec 1, 2004 5:11pm
Muchos gracias....
2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (mid-line model)
4.0 6-cylinder, 5-speed manual
black exterior, gray cloth interior
factory graphite alloy wheels and original Goodyears
45k miles
hard and soft tops
tilt wheel, rear defrost and wiper
NO a/c
factory AM/FM cassette w/speakers in roll bar, NO CD player
NO modifications done of any kind
in Chicago 60657 (north side, near the rich DePaul kids)
Condition generally good, paint very nice, no major scratches or dings. Left corner (probably plastic part only) of rear bumper pushed in, but no compromise to structure or mounts of bumper. Interior good except one cig burn in driver's seat, needs general detailing but will be done before trade. Soft top missing one plastic window panel, hard top now installed and in good shape, wiper and rear defrost functional. Tires are original but surprisingly good for 45k (would it pay to spend the $600 to have them replaced anyway?). New brake pads all around, rotors in front. He owes somewhere around $7-7500, I'm thinking trade should well exceed that. Is winter (now) a good time to sell these, or are they more popular in Summer? What do you think on trade, or should he sell outright? Prices on these rigs are really all over the place. As always, thanks!!
Thank you for your previous assistance and I just want to say I really enjoy your sense of humor.
We ended up going with a new 2005 Audi Allroad 2.7T, shopped hard and negotiated well. Got a very well equipped (premium package, cold weather package, premium audio package w/XM, parktronic... for $43,686. (At this price it paid to go with a new vehicle.)
36 month lease, 15K, no cap cost reduction, gap insurance included
MF: .00085
Residual: .56
Once again thanks for your time.
kzybulew
======================
Thanks for update - and I appreciate the compliment .... sounds like you did very well ~ the Allroads are a great vehicle and seem to be getting more and more popular everyday .... Enjoy.!
Terry.
Lets say: straight title with painted and/or rebuilt hood and fenders .. dealer might have paid the super tall $16's low $17's, could have got brave if it was really really really nice and drop the super ultra high $17's, "maybe" the low low low low low $18's in it on a throw of the dice, maybe -- paint AND a handshaker, not a good match, I would rather have the Mumps .. on a fast turn and burn-it, I bet he would have taken $19,9 or less the closer to Christmas it became .................
Terry.
But, if it used to be 2 feet shorter than it is now, I'd pass.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
It's an 01 Sport with 45k, we got the handshaker, both tops, no breeze, rear defrost, soft rubber, new stoppers, a few small meteorite hits here and there - all in all, probably not a bad Jeepster ..... weak rubber, a dealer will probably drop the mid/high $10's, maybe "might" step off the cliff and drop the low low low $11's, but I have a funny feelin' the $10,5ish would just about kill it .. so he's fine as far as the pay-off is concerned ..... down Retail Rd, new rubber, super amazing 4/5 liner Ad, great detail, Estate Sale.! - $12,900 *asking* and drop that bad boy like a bad habit for the first $11,5/$12,5 ....... pick your poison ~ but let me know.!
Terry.
Doesn't that make it quicker around turns..?
Terry.
Options are:
XLE line
two tone paint
leather
moonroof
cd player
1 power sliding door
fob remote
60K miles
20148 area (Northern VA)
Involved in a head on accident last week, being repaired ($4300 worth of damage) right now.
Items being replaced with geniune Toytoa parts:
Right headlight, radiator, a/c unit, and any other damage they discover while in there. The bumper and hood are also being replaced.
This was bad timing as this was the weekend we should be showing the car to sellers. But instead some guy decided to speed on a wet road going around a bed, lose control and hit me head on. Nice
Any thoughts what we could get on it as a trade in? We're assuming no one would buy it from us directly since it was involved in an accident. We had originally planned to sell it ourselves before the accident happened.
Thanks,
Carrie
20148 zip code
41000 miles
great condition
Gold, tan leather interior
loaded
no accidents
side airbags
Thanks!
Carrie
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
Location: NW of Boston, MA
Year/Make/Model:01 Volvo XC
Body Style: Wagon - AWD
Engine: 5cyl, 190hp turbo, auto w/manual option
Driveline: AWD
Mileage:44500
Color: black/tan leather
Major Options: loaded
Condition:
very good condition - couple very minor door dings
Tires - pirelli's - 50%
Brakes - no problems
Maintenance - oil changed every 3k, maintained by Volvo dealer
Other: no damages
Any particular reason? Is the Volvo not reliable? Or just want a sort-of SUV?
just curious..
kyfdx
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Actually, I would prefer if the car had a salvage title and the price reflected it.... I've owned several of them in the past and have nothing but fond memories (like being 18 years old and being able to drive a '91 Mitsu 3000GT
I may have to stop by one more time and take a closer look at what the extent of the damage was.
Even with the paint job, I'm pretty tempted... The used 528/530 market in Chicago appears to be pretty strong... cars.com or autotrader searches show similar cars to be at ~$25K+.
The part in Terry's post about "the closer to Christmas it gets, the guy will probably take $19,9 or less": think about it (esp. the "less" part). It may not sell on E-bay. It's a stick shift car with fairly major body damage, in where, Chicago? And it's 3 weeks to New Years when they'll be dying to sell this thing, if they can even find it under the snow drifts.
Personally, I'd chill a bit & evaluate other options. And maybe check out some nice E34 5series (6 cyl) w/o body damage........you'd save $$, might even like an E34 better. Lots of nice used BMW's out there. And if you really want this repaired 530i, based on what Terry is saying, I'd wait until N.Y.'s eve, go in there, & offer them $18K--something. ("Call their bluff"). It's a body damaged, 4 y.o., 50K mile stick shift car w/no warranty.........
Another desperate Disco owner....
I'm trying again here... we are trying to sell private party but aren't getting any calls.
Have a really low # ($10,500 & $11,000!) from a dealer in ATL.
01 Land Rover Disco II SE7 - loaded
Had to have it.
69k
Epsom Green
4 New Michelins - about a month ago
2nd owner
Purchased from indpendent (Land Rover only) dealer
Metro Atlanta
All records
Transferrable Warranty (to an individual)
Excellent condition
Any comments would be appreciated! Thanks.