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Finally the Ody's are getting plentiful, if it's a real nice one, no science experiments, no re-paints .. then trade side, in and around the high $9's, low $10's, might "could" maybe do a little more in the Milwaukee area, they do have a soft spot for their imports ....
Terry.
Still car hunting for used car (gave up SUV idea) up to $10k and I came accross this one for sale by private owner. It has 90k miles which kinda scares me, but the asking price is just $4500. This one is forest green, tan leather, CD, alarm, located here in scenic Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area. I'm thinking about taking it to a mechanic but first, is this a good enough price for high miles or if not what is?
I called one seller who had just sold a '99 Millenia S with 77k miles, also green w/ tan leather, for $8400. Granted it's the S version and 2 years newer, but the miles are kinda high too. Makes the one for $4500 look attractive...comments?
Thanks as always!
Good vehicles, just have it checked out for the service history, 97/99's had a tendency to lose the og sensors at 75kish, other than that probably not a bad purchase, if everything is right ....
Terry.
What kind of trade-in can I expect to get on a 2003 Acura RSX, auto, cloth, white, 11,600mi. Would be most likely trading in to a Honda dealer. I'm in central NJ. Any help would be great!
Thanks
Thank you for the info. I thought they were being overly greedy. I can wait until my equity value improves.
As for Ted, he's keeping us all sober by imbibing every last drop on the island.
Thank you
Thanks so much for the real world feedback!
Kirby
I'm looking to trade in/sell my '97 Subaru Outback Wagon and lease a new car. I am the original owner - first leased than purchased. The car had been in a pretty serious accident ($8k in damages) shortly after I bought it, but was fixed to almost good as new. Here are the details of the vehicle:
97 Outback Wagon
99k miles
air conditioning
PW/PD/PM
cold weather package
premium sound - replaced head unit with MP3 player
minor paint chips
rear bumper has 'missing paint' from getting rear ended (a Dodge Daytona tried to drive under me), but bumper is intact
no major paint or body defects
engine is okay but may beed some work down the road.
Interior is pretty clean and will be detailed inside and out.
Now that the two weeks of winter in SoCal are coming to a close, what do you think this would be worth in trade or sale? Obviously, this would probably go to auction and won't get great money - KBB guesstimates about $4,1xx to $4,5xx.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks
As to where it's parked, literally, it's in my office's parking structure in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Is this what you meant?
It's a "M" with dual toppers, if the paint is not faded, looks and feels like an 02, no casino kisses, seats look hovered in and all the service .. then trade side, in and around the ultra high $3's, low $4 range ...
Me personally, this would be going right down Retail Rd .. great Ad, super detail, $7,900 *asking* and off it goes to one of the Show Girls for $6,5/$7,5 .. this should last about 2 days in the land of glitter.
Terry
Excellent!
Terry.
Terry ;^)
Sorry I didn't double post
Why ya selling it .? .. no no let me guess, it's a 2 door and can't get the briefcase in and out, or maybe we have kids and thats a in and out pain ...
Terry.
Thanks,
Mark
Just got a call from my friend with the 2002 Q45. The Lex dealer offered him $35K as trade-in (you nailed that one, again) towards a $42K '04 GS300 (with ML/Nav combo). He wants one without Nav, and is willing to do a deal for a straight-up exchange of his 02 Q45 for the GS, plus TTL. Do you think he's got a shot ?
He really hates selling it by himself. Besides who wants to shell out $38 large ones for a used Infiniti ? Not many, I am afraid, so he figures his best bet is trading it in.
Basically it was the right car last year but it's not going to be for long. Unfortunately, despite all the research and time I took deciding what to get, I still couldn't forsee 5 or so years down the road...which I have a better idea of now. I have 3-4 more years of payments right now and that's fine, I just would rather that be for something that I'm going to keep for a while after it's paid off.
And no kids yet....but a new puppy and new bicycle may be on the way soon! : )
Thanks for your help
Yeah, it must be tuff trying to sneak past all the Secret Service guys at the bars .l..o..l..
Terry.
Terry.
Man thats not an accident, it's the sinking of the Titanic .. 100k, missing paint, Subu's are pretty strong, but their not bulletproof .. if you can see the $4's on a trade, then bless you my son ...
Terry.
Funny someone mentioned Millenia S because there are a couple for sale.
1. 1998 S, 70k miles., black w/tan leather, asking $8000.
2. 1999 S, 68k miles, gold w/tan leather, asking $8400.
If possible, Terry, can you quote real world tradein and private sale prices on these? And, thank you!
Decent cars for the most part with lousy resale.
80000 miles
Red
Leather interior
Issues:
Needs new clutch
A pencil sized hole in the driver's seat
Overall good paint ... Key scratch in back of car.
One or two door dings.
Convertable Top cracking around rear glass window.
What do you think?
...could it be a GS or a GS-T (turbo)? where do you park it? what are the other options on the car? Any accidents? need some info.
"A pencil sized hole in the driver's seat" - $300
"Key scratch in back of car" - $300-400?
"Convertable Top cracking around rear glass window" - $1,000?
That's before we figure out what model and where it lives...doesn't look pretty.
80000 miles
Red
Leather interior
Issues:
Needs new clutch
A pencil sized hole in the driver's seat
Overall good paint ... Key scratch in back of car.
One or two door dings.
Convertable Top cracking around rear glass window.
What do you think?
I'm with driftracer, it does not look good.
It is going to take $3000 in repairs and detail work just to get it ready for retail road on any reputable dealers lot. All that for a car that might do $5900 retail (out the door) and only in the right market area this Spring. That leaves in and around a $1500 actual cash value for trade in.
Car: '98 Buick Park Ave Ultra with 124k miles in Massachusettes
Terry's guess: In the $3's, if I'm lucky.
Actual: $2500.
OUCH!!!!! We gave it to a family member instead. It was worth more to them as barter than it was for the trade-in at the dealership. Lovin' my new 2004 GMC Sierra Xcab SLT!
Thanks, Terry!!!
-bill
By "OUCH", I mean "OUCH, I can't believe that I paid $20k for this thing 3 years ago, and now I'm only getting $2500 for it!" I thought I was going to get about $5000 (and so did kbb.com), so Terry's guess was pretty much dead-on! Thanks again!
-bill
Oh yeah, he's got a shot .. he's got as much of a shot there, as Jayson Williams does getting off of that murder rap .l.o.l....
Terry
Depending on how long the dealer has had it, he probably has the ultra high $29's, low $30ish figure in it, probably see that or more at the auction, maybe .. these certainly aren't distressed merchandise, so I'm thinkin' $33ish and change on the retail side ...
Terry.
Terry.
Where the heck do you keep this thing ..!?!?!?
Terry.
Terry.
Just realized my typo ... it is a 1997 T&C Lixi. Yoi said 3ish for the '96 ... how much more for the '97? Thanks!
By the way, I don't think it's cool that you'd call me "clueless". It's obvious that I didn't mean to send the same post twice. Sorry.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I was so pumped that I might get a real person to give me a little insight that I fired my post off without really checking that I gave all the pertinent information.
It's a GS-T. No accidents. Parked in my garage, in Dallas, Texas. I'm not sure there were any other options available on the car when it was bought. I guess a CD player, keyless entry, power windows and locks would be about it.
I'm realistic here, I think. I was hoping for $2,000, but I know that would take some real luck.
And the battle of the red rams continues........
My Dad's 2001 Ram 2500 cummins - 2 wrecks
My Hubby's 1999 Ram 3500 V10 - 2 wrecks
My dad has the edge for total damage.
I really wish they would quit it, I spend more time at the body shop then at home because of them.
Have you shopped around for estimates to get the worst stuff fixed on the car? Clutch, buff/fill in the scratch, patch the hole in the seat. Spring is here/just around the corner and rag tops will move. I've seen late 1980's Chryslers bring $3000 that were in good condition.
It is an easy $5000 car at retail if the clutch were fixed, leather patch on the hole, big scratch fixed as long as the top is serviceable (no leaks). At discount repair prices you could put $1000 into the car to ask $6500.
Terry.
I'm at present looking forward to buying Mazda 3. what should I expect for my used car ? I've 2001 Nissan Altima GXE Auto with 76,800 miles on it. It is limited edition car with power seat, A/C, Keyless Entry, Power door, window & locks, Cruise control, Premium Kenwood Deck (MP3, CD & Cassette player). Car is dark green color and in clean condition (no major mechanical or visual defects). Color is still shineing and might need a bit of detailing. I've done all major services (7500, 15000, 30000) and regular oil changes at 3500 miles.
As per Edmunds.com trade-in value for this vehicle is 6700. I've tried couple of dealers and all of them are offering only 5K. What should I do ? Should I sell it myself or trade-in ?
thanks
MJ
Red
Leather interior
Issues:
Needs new clutch
A pencil sized hole in the driver's seat
Overall good paint ... Key scratch in back of car.
One or two door dings.
Convertible Top cracking around rear glass window.
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..... Well, what can I say.? .. clutches are cheap, it's the drop top I would be worried about .. thats a $600/$700 deal if it's 5 minutes away from a big rip/leak, and that will be found the first time it goes down .. miles are tall for the turbo, folks get a little "hinky" when you start saying that word tur-booo .. trade side, in and around the $3ish figure .. down Retail Rd, great detail, super service with the clutch, maybe the top(?) $5,900 *asking* and wave goodbye at the first $4,9/$5,5 ....
Good luck and let me know ...
Terry.
Probably why my Explorer has 5700 miles on it, will turn over 6000 in a couple days, have to go back to Anchorage. My daughter isn't doing very well.....so back to the doctor we go.
$5,000 does seem a little on the short side (also I don't have your location) .. but if I was lookin' at it: that dude better be deep in rubber, no I bounced off the parking curb at Universal Studios and my brother did the paint work, interior looks great and it "shows and goes" just like 25k, I don't wanna be putting in $150 in a high miler .. that being said, it's worth in and around the high $5's low low $6's trade side ... now, down Retail Rd - deep sneakers, super mop and glow, fantastic ad, all the service records on the front seat and no excuses, *asking* $7,900 and grab the first $6,9/$7,5 and have a nice day ...
Terry
Terry.
ps: I hope all goes well with your daughter