Real-World Trade-In Values

grolle · June 2003

I was offered the following even trade from a private seller: His 1995 LS 400 with 161,000 miles on it, clean car, nothing mechanically wrong... in exchange for my 1997 ES 300 with 101,000 miles on it, clean car, nothing mechanically wrong. My question is what would you do and who's getting the better deal if I follow through with this? Thanks!

qbrozen · June 2003

you really want a car with 60K more miles and 2 more years of use and abuse?

gold233790 · June 2003

Looking at a 2001 Audi A6 2.8. Cold weather package, leather seats, moonroof. Black. Great shape, four new tires, 21k miles. Private seller asking 25,900. Good deal?

carstone · June 2003

1977 Volvo 264 Sedan GL 4 door Anniversary Model, only 500 were made, what is a fair price? (condition is good based on year)

jlawrence01 · June 2003

>>El Grande' Caravan with the 3.8, now were talkin' .. (1996 Grand Caravan LE only 35k miles.)

you "should" be seeing the $4,5/$5ish zipcode ... down Retail Rd, $7,900 in the same paper and start singing goodbye at $6,5/$7,500 .. ultra clean, low milers are hard to find anywhere.!<<

Sold for $6,801. Thanks.

terria2880 · June 2003

99 Toyota Solara SLE, V6,lthr,sunroof, all power,76k miles, black/tan, rear spoiler, cd system, new tires, alarm system,exe. cond, ZIP- 80015.

rroyce10 · June 2003

....... >> Sold for $6,801 <<

Sixty eight hundred and ONE dollar ..l.o.l.. like squeezing blood from an orange .. You did good, real good.!

Terry :-))

rroyce10 · June 2003

.... He AND my boy Sergio let me down .. I wonder if I can get a refund on those new Nike clubs I just bought .. hmm.

Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

..... Not much of a description there bud .. dual air ..?

         Quads ....? .. leather ...? wheels ..? color .....? and you live where ...?

              Killing me .... !

              -- I N F O --

                       Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

...... You want to trade a what for a what ...?

          Let's "assume" that both of these bad boys are "glow in the dark", now let's "assume" they both have been cared for by the Mother Superior from my church .. now let's "assume" they have rubber from yesterday, now lets "assume" the service on both are 110% ..

         In this particular case, there worth about the same money, "in and around" $7ish .. and you would be crazy to trade from a 100k vehicle to a 160k vehicle -- Move away from the Draino ..!

                  Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

.... Can you say - "Quattro" ..?

Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

.... Can you say - "Miles" .?

Terry.

im_brentwood · June 2003

....Can you say "Go to room"?

vikd · June 2003

...the cooperation you need are you...?

For the record...the service you provide here, gaining nothing personally, is outstanding!

Regards... Vikd

"step away from the Draino"... classic..LOL!!

rroyce10 · June 2003

.... Do I look like the yellow pages ..?

        ZIP- 80015 .... ? I have no friggin' idea .. but as of now, you live in Richmond, VA ..

        Black and tan, good color combo for Richmond .. it's a V6 SLE, new sneakers, all the stuff with a factory spoiler .. miles are Not your friend here, your another one we need to find a better dating service for .. 76k is gonna kill ya.

          If it's a nice one, no rap speakers, no Vogues, lookin' and feelin' 40k, then you should be seeing the high $7's, low 8's ..

                    Terry.

tnel332 · June 2003

Terry, I was told to ask for you.
A local dealer has a used 2003 black Sorento LX. It has 8600 miles on it. I talked to a salesman on the phone and he said that they were asking 22800 for the car. After I stopped laughing I told him I could buy a new on for that. It has 4WD and ABS (no other options) What is a realistic price for this car. I'm going to look at it tomorrow afternoon ( 6-25).
Thanks, Tom

dbgindy · June 2003

Please let Terry know what part of the Country you are in.

Terry ditto to what vikd said. You are great ( and appreciated).

rroyce10 · June 2003

.... I can't tell ya much about the LX's .. but the loaded up 03 EX's with all the stuff, with 4k/7k are doing "around" $18,0 at the auctions .. so what's it worth on the retail side - $20,0 ..?

Personally, I don't get much involved in what folks drive, I like em' all ~ but in this case If I were you, I would be lookin' at an Escape, CR-V, Jeep, Rav, Mazda Tribute, Nissan, Mitsu, Land Rover, Envoy, Aztek, etc, etc, etc, etc.com ... "Anything But" a Kia ..!

Terry :-(

rroyce10 · June 2003

..... I appreciate you ~ appreciating me .. (isn't there a song that goes like that?)

Terry

zueslewis · June 2003

I love you, you love me, we're a happy family....

(Sorry, lots of nieces and nephews..)

rroyce10 · June 2003

... The purple guy ..

zueslewis · June 2003

Did you hear, and this is from CBS news, that US Forces used Barney's songs and various stuff from Metallica as torture/coercion methods for getting the Iraqi POWs to talk?

Evidently, the guys are so pure, they couldn't handle Metallica's lyrics, and Barney annoys everyone..

tylerapex · June 2003

2000 Ford Windstar SE
CD player
RH power sliding door
alloy wheels
rear sonar system (when in reverse)
everything else standard for an SE model

live in Raleigh, NC area

Thanks.

div2 · June 2003

I'm in Louisville, KY.
Potential Trade: 1997 BMW 528i auto-Aspen Silver/black leather, Premium Pkg., DSP stereo, CD changer, heated seats/steering wheel, Michelins 3/4 worn, a couple of small rock chips/dents on hood and a scuff on the rear bumper. Full service history 90,000 miles.

Potential Purchase: BMW Certified Pre-Owned 2002 325xi AWD wagon auto-White/Sand Leather, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package(heated seats and headlamp washers), Xenon Lights, Park Distance Control, and Full-Size Spare Tire. 10,000 miles.

tnel332 · June 2003

Thanks for the info. I think I'll pass on the Sorento for now. I really don't feel like arguing when they are so out of line anyway.
Thanks again,
Tom

im_brentwood · June 2003

Gee,

That's nice. Now how many miles on it? Tut tut...

jratcliffe · June 2003

Frankly, I think I'd take the mustard gas, given the choice.

im_brentwood · June 2003

The E39 is worth about.. god those miles smack it with a nasty looking whip.

Well not that bad.. about $11K. Might do better with a Private sale.

And why do you need AWD in Kentucky? TO go and drive it to Alaska with Satch?

It shoudl take about $28K to buy one.. they add the CPO in.. they got $29,500-30K in it.. they prolly wanna get $33K for it is my guess.

im_brentwood · June 2003

But if you REALLY wanna buy a car.. the rumor I heard is that Simeon MIGHT be selling "Baby".

That's if I read what I thought I did on Roadfly...

vikd · June 2003

...really worth $7k on a '97 528i?

Terry's thinking that pretty much the exact same 528i as div2's but white with 75k miles and in the NW will go for 18k...? Is this discrepancy normal...?

Regards... Vikd
Who needs to go to KY if he wants to buy a '97 528i...

jeffk9 · June 2003

hi, I have a 2003 MBZ E320 7,000 miles Tectite Gray/Charcoal Leather, 6disk CD Changer, Moon Roof, Upgraded Stereo, Metallic Paint. Window was $51660.00. Car is as new. I live in Los Angeles, CA. Whats it worth ???

rroyce10 · June 2003

..... So, you live in Los Ang gel ess ..

Right color anywhere, 4dr, we have some nice upgrades and some nice toys .. trade side, in and around the $40ish figure, "could" "might" see $41 if it's puuuurfect ..

Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

...... $14/$15 is was what the dealer might have in it .. $18 was the selling, asking price .. Left coasters pay a little more than most of the USA .. on the "5"'s, theres a big difference in 75k and 90k ..

Terry.

explorerx4 · June 2003

have an '01 saab se wagon. 3 year lease (36k). after 2 years about 1k over. wife drives it and loves it(pto approved, as i say). buyout is 18k.
has been rear-ended(only the bumper cover and underneath support replaced); no body damage.
have had some other issues, nothing wrong now as far as i can tell.
should we look into another one now, ending lease early, considering the incentives, or just wait until next year, to decide wether to buy, or lease another? I'm thinking it's kind of a crap shoot.

xccoachlou · June 2003

I have AWD, and in last weekends torrential downpours the car felt very stable and secure. Much more so than my old FWD vehicle which was very good.

So, yeah, I'm a convert to AWD.

You know there's a Honda Store on Route 3 under new ownership...

stebu · June 2003

Terry or Bill, another MV if you please...

Baby (light) blue, 3.3L 6-cyl, auto, 16K miles, Boston area, pw, pdl, pw, rear defrost, SRS air bags, cruise, cloth int, rear AC, rack. It dosen't have power pedals or remote entry, not sure about heated mirrors. Show room condition. Dealer asking $17.5K. What do you guys think he might have in it and might be a fair deal?

Thanks guys.

gperr · June 2003

Terry,

Can you give me the trade in, private and retail numbers for the following for a friend- he never ended up selling it last Nov:

1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Coupe, auto, white ext., black leather int., 107K, 1 year old tires, clean, AM/FM/Cass/CD, in southern NJ (Philly region) . looka nice runs well.

thanks

Gregg

div2 · June 2003

Thanks! And as for the AWD-it's for my wife; the least bit of snow/ice makes her nervous. And if the xi can make it out of the driveway after a heavy snow, then perhaps I can unload the Jeep and get a serious track rat.

handsfree · June 2003

Just wanted to give you an update and a HUGE Thank You for the info and all the help on the Excursion. (post#12737 remember,01, dsl, limited) my brother took it to the Lexus store and they offered him $26 after BMW offered him $25, wow, was he upset!
   As you recommended he went retail, he must of had 10 calls and sold it in 3 days to a person that lives almost down the street from us for $32. He is overjoyed but I have a feeling that he won't be visiting the BMW, Lexus dealer for any new business.
   Again, you are a wonderful service to everyone on this board, including Edmunds and obviously the other posters feel this way. I hope they are paying you the big bucks. I think we owe you like 25 steaks and 10 cases of beer.

   And no, our neighbor has yet to sell his $57k MB or his Caddy.

Our very best regards
M.

stebu · June 2003

Still haven't seen you list color... Terry or Bill is gonna wack your pp for sure (that's a Monty Python thing for those to young to recognize it). Probably should re-mention the stuff about the fuel pump again, since it's been awhile since your first query on the Windstar.

alyssazmom · June 2003

Thanks for the trade in value...I was given $18K at one dealer, $20K at another. Looks like I'll be keeping the Passat... wish I could get out of it and back into a Civic...I owe $28.5K (but sent in a $600 payment recently)...

thanks again,

Carrie

dfc101a · June 2003

As I did not keep up with the forum for two days, a re-post . . .

Looking to sell -

1999 Honda Odyssey EX
56k miles
good condition
zero problems
all records, all TSB's, and recalls
New Michelin Symmetry's in past 6 months
no add-ons

Still haven't decided via trade or to sell via paper autotrader, etc. Know what I should do, but the hassle factor(how much $$ difference) . . .

Now some additional info;

1. Color - Forest Green, paint is in good shape
2. Live in the Washington DC Metro area
3. No leather, was not offered in 1999
4. Not dropped off a cliff

terria2880 · June 2003

I am sorry that I affended you by just giving you the zip and not the city. I live in Denver Colorado. I was asking the dealer trade in for a 1999 Toyota Solara SLE, 75K miles, Black, V6, auto, leather, spoiler, new tires, power everything.

jeffk9 · June 2003

Terry,
Thanks for the number on my MBZ E320, now I have to decide if I am willing to take the hit to get out of it.
Jeff

tylerapex · June 2003

Ok, let me try this again...

2000 Ford Windstar SE (Cabernet Red - maroon)
58K miles
CD player
RH power sliding door
alloy wheels
rear sonar system (when in reverse)
everything else standard for an SE model

The exterior has a few dings and scratches, and the interior is probably average cleanliness.

live in Raleigh, NC area

Also, the dealer told me the fuel pump needs to be replaced because the fuel sending unit has failed (gas gauge). That costs $500 so I'm not sure whether it is better to fix it prior to trade-in or not.

Thanks.

zueslewis · June 2003

they'll hit you a lot harder than $500 with a "mystery" fuel system problem - if it's fixed, they don't have to come up with their own number for repair.

rroyce10 · June 2003

........ I never get offended, I have a very dry sense of humor, so you just have to get use too it ..

           If it's a nice one, no rap speakers, no Vogues, lookin' and feelin' 40k, then you should be seeing the high $7's, low 8's ..

             Thanks for stoppin' by .. and let me know what happens.!

                          Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

....... Eeeeeooow ..! $28,500 .....? real money ..?

          Some would say you have a little bit of "negative equity" ... others might say you are -Tanked- .. ouch.!

          But anyway these are Real Nice vehicles, they drive great, look sharp ~~ you just may have this one for a little longer than say, the building of the Great Wall of China ... :-)

               Good luck and enjoy it.!

                        Terry.

rroyce10 · June 2003

...... Could be waaay worse, you could be driven' a new Bimmer 745Li .. talk about a hit.!

Terry.

jeffk9 · June 2003

Terry,
Is it a mistake to buy a 03 BMW 540i, There is a lot of trunk $$$ on them (4500), or am I going to be sooorrrry ???
Jeff

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