Real-World Trade-In Values

mjfloyd1

MDX tech SHAWD

qbrozen

Ah. OK. Tech brings it up right around $15k. Maybe $15.5. 

mjfloyd1

qbrozen said:

Ah. OK. Tech brings it up right around $15k. Maybe $15.5. 

Thanks, I assume that is all wheel drive tech price?

qbrozen

AWD was standard

mjfloyd1

qbrozen said:

AWD was standard

Thanks. I can't remember when they had FWD too...

idgystinks1

Looking for the expected real trade in for a 2014 Honda CRV EX Front drive. Trading in on a 2016 CRV at discounted price. 15,250 miles, from same dealer and as new in all regards

thanks

idgystinks1

Looking for real trade in value for my 2014 HOnda CRV EX (front drive, 15k miles, perfect)
Trading in on a discounted new 2016 Honda CRV.
Oklahoma

Michaell

inlinesixok said:

Looking for real trade in value for my 2014 HOnda CRV EX (front drive, 15k miles, perfect)
Trading in on a discounted new 2016 Honda CRV.
Oklahoma

What color, inside and out?

idgystinks1

Color is modern Steel (gray) with gray interior. Carpet protected with rubber mats/cargo mat so in great shape but trading is trading. thanks!

qbrozen

About $17k is normal trade. Honestly, a Honda dealer should be pushing $18k, though.

mjfloyd1

Here's my old MDX

http://www.bobbijosautosales.com/2012-Acura-MDX/Used-SUV/MtVernon-IN/8008075/Details.aspx

idgystinks1

qbrozen said:

About $17k is normal trade. Honestly, a Honda dealer should be pushing $18k, though.

How funny. I went to a large internet sales in Dallas (used them before) and they offered $18,000 and they pick it up. I have used them before and they often beat Honda dealer. You are pretty good on value!

thanks everyone

qbrozen

No problem

Sandman6472

Q, found a nice white over beige 2014 X1 sDrive28I at the Ft. Lauderdale Cadillac dealer. 21,080 miles, asking $22,988, looks super clean in the pics. What's a good deal for both of us here. Would be trading in the 2015 Golf SE with just over 21,100 on the clock. Thinking my vehicle and $9k otd might get the deal done. Haven't driven it yet, might go tomorrow and just see. From the pics, looks to have push button start but the seats look like regular ones, probably not the sports kind.
Am I crazy thinking my offer will get the job done? Thanks for helping here. Think the wife will kill me if I do this but curious. Alpine White over Sand Beige, just looked at the ad.

The Sandman

explorerx4

@sandman_6472,
Make sure it doesn't have an outstanding airbag recall.

Sandman6472

Also found a 2015 Mini Cooper 4 door, Pepper White with black top, 8534 miles in Pompano Beach Florida. Asking $27k. Black interior, looks to be in beautiful shape at the local Mini store. Size is ideal for what I like.
Is the $27K figure a fair one for both of us?

The Sandman

stickguy

take the Mini on an extended drive, and on some bumpy roads. Your back may not be happy.

and, you seem very sensitive to minor issues with your cars. Mini might not be the best choice for that either.

stickguy

Explorer, I think just about everything has an O/S airbag recall these days. I know our RDX has one. Not worried about it. not that old, and never been in an area where the weather is bad for them. Plus it lives inside.

qbrozen

sandman_6472 said:

Q, found a nice white over beige 2014 X1 sDrive28I at the Ft. Lauderdale Cadillac dealer. 21,080 miles, asking $22,988, looks super clean in the pics. What's a good deal for both of us here. Would be trading in the 2015 Golf SE with just over 21,100 on the clock. Thinking my vehicle and $9k otd might get the deal done. Haven't driven it yet, might go tomorrow and just see. From the pics, looks to have push button start but the seats look like regular ones, probably not the sports kind. Am I crazy thinking my offer will get the job done? Thanks for helping here. Think the wife will kill me if I do this but curious. Alpine White over Sand Beige, just looked at the ad. The Sandman

Golf is a 4-door, yes? That puts it at about $15k. Bimmer is about $20k at the block, so asking price is pretty good. That's $8k diff plus tax and fees. $9k OTD may even be a bit generous. Shoot for $8k and settle in the middle.

qbrozen

sandman_6472 said:

Also found a 2015 Mini Cooper 4 door, Pepper White with black top, 8534 miles in Pompano Beach Florida. Asking $27k. Black interior, looks to be in beautiful shape at the local Mini store. Size is ideal for what I like. Is the $27K figure a fair one for both of us? The Sandman

Is it an S? If not, its only $18k, so $21k should do it. If an S, then $21k is auction number and $24k a fair price

Sandman6472

The Mini is an "S" and like the color combo, just not sure I like it better than I do the Golf. They are so similar and think the fit and finish and mpg's are better in the Golf than the Mini. This deal might not make much sense since it's really a lateral move. Going with the X1 or even a Tiguan seems to be the better solution since I do like the higher seating position, like it a lot.
The X1 is a bit longer than the Golf from what I've researched with the Tiguan being closer and would be a better fit for my shorter side of the garage. Will just have to go test them all again and think real hard about this. Logically, it might be best to wait till I retire again and then swap out the Golf since my miles/month will go down considerably.
Thanks though for your help. If I find a Tiguan later, will shoot you the figures to see at what price it could be done.

The Sandman

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

take the Mini on an extended drive, and on some bumpy roads. Your back may not be happy.

and, you seem very sensitive to minor issues with your cars. Mini might not be the best choice for that either.

Mini will beat you up on bumps---stiff suspension, short wheelbase---not a comfort to aching backs.

qbrozen

Shifty, have you ever been in a Countryman? I'm wondering how that compares.

andres3

Mr_Shiftright said:

stickguy said:

take the Mini on an extended drive, and on some bumpy roads. Your back may not be happy.

and, you seem very sensitive to minor issues with your cars. Mini might not be the best choice for that either.

Mini will beat you up on bumps---stiff suspension, short wheelbase---not a comfort to aching backs.

Thank goodness for adjustable magnetic suspensions these days! The TTS does have a short wheel base yet is still livable as a daily driver in comfort mode.

The difference between Dynamic and Comfort is noticeable just from the butt test immediately. That being said, I think Audi should consider a middle setting allowing perhaps a greater delta between comfort and Dynamic.

Perhaps these 3 settings would do the trick:

- Comfort
- Dynamic or Normal
- Track/Race

Maybe even 4 settings by splitting normal and Dynamic; as long as they increase the delta from full soft and full hard.

Michaell

qbrozen said:

Shifty, have you ever been in a Countryman? I'm wondering how that compares.

The original? My daughter drives one .. it rides pretty rough compared to my Elantra GT.

Sandman6472

"Sensitive to minor issues" is about right...lol! I like when everything is working as it should so yes, maybe a bit on the particular side. Like it as clean as possible but right now, with it raining on a daily basis, been letting Mother Nature do the washing. Try to get to the car wash at least every two weeks if possible. With the A3, it's been every other Saturday since the dealer is right on the outside of our development.
But thanks for the chuckle with the phrase "sensitive to minor issues"...was quite funny!!

The Sandman

henryn

sandman_6472 said:

"Sensitive to minor issues" is about right...lol! I like when everything is working as it should so yes, maybe a bit on the particular side. Like it as clean as possible but right now, with it raining on a daily basis, been letting Mother Nature do the washing. Try to get to the car wash at least every two weeks if possible. With the A3, it's been every other Saturday since the dealer is right on the outside of our development.
But thanks for the chuckle with the phrase "sensitive to minor issues"...was quite funny!!

The Sandman

Once every two weeks? I wash my two vehicles at least once a week, sometimes twice a week. Unless it's raining, which it currently is. I park outside, under a carport, and it gets very dusty here in the summertime (at least when it isn't raining). And in the spring, pollen can turn a car green (or yellowish green) overnight.

Heck, I wax nearly that often (once every two weeks). But I will admit to using a synthetic wax, which is very easy to apply and buff out.

cdnpinhead

The notion of a car as an art object is lost on me. I drive my vehicles, and I enjoy that experience. Different strokes. . .

stickguy

I wash when they really need it. Certainly not happening every 2 weeks. And I am lucky if I keep up with my 2x yearly wax jobs (once seems to do the trick too). Especially on the lease cars. They have both been done once, I think.

the water still beads on the RDX, so I must have done that one somewhere in the spring/summer. I did a bunch in one week when they were all home, so I started to lose track.

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

take the Mini on an extended drive, and on some bumpy roads. Your back may not be happy.

and, you seem very sensitive to minor issues with your cars. Mini might not be the best choice for that either.

Mini will beat you up on bumps---stiff suspension, short wheelbase---not a comfort to aching backs.

qbrozen said:

Shifty, have you ever been in a Countryman? I'm wondering how that compares.

Yes, I have. It's better than the earlier cars and the longer wheelbase helps, but compared to say most $30K range sedans, it's still rough.

suydam

Now that I'm not living in the country, a wash every two weeks keeps the Encore pretty sparkling. We take it to a local car wash, which has the effect of making us clean out the interior and the hatch too. Of course we could do this anyway but somehow I seem to need the push of an actual appointment. Same reason I go to a personal trainer instead of just going to the gym. My daughter says "So basically you're paying someone to make sure you show up." Yep.

kyfdx

Wax? What is this wax?

roadburner

cdnpinhead said:

The notion of a car as an art object is lost on me. I drive my vehicles, and I enjoy that experience. Different strokes. . .

Some people would about have a stroke when I would tell them I took my M6 to the track; it's a car and by golly I'm going to drive it like it was meant to be driven. Might as well drive a Versa if all you are going to do is putter around...

steine13

I wash my cars every April after the snow/salt stops.
Whether they need it or not.

cheers -mathias

andres3

roadburner said:

cdnpinhead said:

The notion of a car as an art object is lost on me. I drive my vehicles, and I enjoy that experience. Different strokes. . .

Some people would about have a stroke when I would tell them I took my M6 to the track; it's a car and by golly I'm going to drive it like it was meant to be driven. Might as well drive a Versa if all you are going to do is putter around...

Yes, cars are meant to be driven the way they are meant to be driven. I think some of that "shock and surprise" at tracking a trackable" car stems from the Big 3 making cars that would self destruct if you took them over 3K RPM.

I know I know... that was then, this is now. I will say the Maserati someone tried to track didn't last more than about 2 laps one weekend at an HPDE. Those might be more for looking at and puttering around in than true performance driving.

qbrozen

what maserati was it? I've seen some interesting cars at the track. My first HPDE was in a G35X. People laughed until they had to give me the point-by. "I never saw somebody hustle a limo around like that!"

andres3

qbrozen said:

what maserati was it? I've seen some interesting cars at the track. My first HPDE was in a G35X. People laughed until they had to give me the point-by. "I never saw somebody hustle a limo around like that!"

Well, it was a Quattroporte, looked brand new or close to it, and this was a few years ago. So according to Edmunds that would either make it a '14 or a '12 at the oldest.

I think it was probably just a bad coolant hose from the factory, but even so, the closest servicing dealer was in Beverly Hills, at least 100 miles away.

Mr_Shiftright

Depends how hard you push it at the track and for how long. Every showroom sedan has its limits.

qbrozen

Every vehicle has its limits, showroom or not. ;b

andres3

Mr_Shiftright said:

Depends how hard you push it at the track and for how long. Every showroom sedan has its limits.

Yes, but you can limp home with self-destructed brakes, burned brake fluid, and shot to the cord tires. You can't make it home with no coolant or a severely leaking coolant system. I know if there's some slack you can cut and reattach, but I guess this wasn't one of those scenarios where it was just a bad attachment fitting.

That's the key to my definition of reliability and dependability, I want to be able to drive the snot out of the car for eight 20-30 minutes sessions in a 2 day weekend, and still make it home; even if it does throw a code; that's acceptable. If it can't get you home, that's unacceptable.

Granted, some of the people with older Audi's and BMW's have nearly a whole rolling mobile garage and auto repair shop going with them to the track, including an inventory of replacement parts. The price of owning an old car I guess.

xwesx

Just become good friends with one of those guys. That way, your chances of making it home again without significant delays is just that much better.

seank2

Since I seem to be the resident "car guy" among my friends, they send people to me for car buying help.

Which brings me to this 2013 Nissan Rogue SL (or SV with SL package as Nissan calls it)
25,000 miles
Platinum over grey leather interior
FWD, CVT
hole in the roof
It appears to have Nav and the surround view camera
Nissan CPO, for whatever that's worth.

Located in Metro Atlanta, with an ask of $20,488, which seems all sorts of strong to me.
There will be no trade, as the prospective buyer has a 2002 or so Altima with 200,000+ miles, so it will serve to only make the deal more complicated.

I like it better around $16-17, but what say the masters?

Dealer listing here:

http://www.regalauto.com/certified/Nissan/2013-Nissan-Rogue-c9331d8b0a0e0adf001605de57360415.htm?mycarsr=vdp-recentCars

qbrozen

Right about $15k at the block. Let's say with refurb and CPO, they might have $16.5k in it? I think $18.5k, maybe pushing to $19k if really necessary.

seank2

qbrozen said:

Right about $15k at the block. Let's say with refurb and CPO, they might have $16.5k in it? I think $18.5k, maybe pushing to $19k if really necessary.

A little stronger than I thought, but I've never been a fan of the Rogue, or the annoying Nissan CVT, but it's not my money. Now I know how I'll be spending my Saturday.

Thank you as always for the help!

explorerx4

Rogues had a lot of CVT problems.

suydam

explorerx4 said:

Rogues had a lot of CVT problems.

What's your source for that? CR rates them better than average.

explorerx4

Look up Rogue transmission problems or look at the Rogue threads here.

backfist

Reasonable price for this...? They are hard to come buy in Denver
http://www.murraybmwofdenver.com/used/BMW/2014-BMW-X6+xDrive35i-near+denver+co-9ddd9d420a0e0a177eab2318dd5984ba.htm

qbrozen

Doesn't appear to be CPO. Auction is right in the $38k range, so I'd say $42k is ALL the money. 

backfist

Thanks...I called on it and they said it would be CPO as soon as it hits the floor. It's in their recon facility right now...will CPO add another 2K to it?