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139,000 miles on a Cashmere colored Accord EX 4dr sedan. I'm the only owner. Very clean inside and out. Nicely detailed. No accidents. One spot of rust starting over right rear wheel well. All maintenance records up-to-date, timing belt done at 90K, etc. (Minor add-ons - moonroof visor, pinstripe) Stock EX. Owned in Atlanta GA for 6 yrs, then to Philadelphia suburbs, PA
What do you think?
if you could please help me determine what a good price for my car is, i would really appreciate it. i already have a new car and have had no luck selling my car to a private person. i did not trade in b/c i am leasing my new car. i am bringing my car to one of those lots that buy your cars for cash. it is a 1999 honda accord ex-v6 coupe- dark green, fully loaded with:
power moonroof, cd player, abs, power everything, spoiler, tan leather interior, automatic, alloy wheels. I am the only owner and the car is in clean condition. it has 85,000 highway miles. i got a quote from this lot for anywhere from $7000 - $12,000 but they have to look at it. i am looking for about $10,000. is that realistic? what do you think? by the way, i live in nj and the lot is in ny. thanks. nicole
It was flawless, pulled a 22 ft Nash weighing approx 6500 lbs without a hiccup. We went through the mountains and down to the coast to dig clams.........if I EVER see another clam its too darn soon!!! Truck averaged 10 mpg and 20 lookie loos at the campground........Everybody wanted to know what it was, how we liked it, ect.
Hubby is floored by the truck, says its one of the best he's driven and towed with. All I know is its comfy and the kids don't fight in it.
We hated the rental travel trailer.......too darn small!! Looking at a Fleetwood Wilderness, nice trailers.
We are off to go salmon fishing on Saturday.....rack up another 400 miles or so.
Would appreciate if you could help me make up my mind.
I found 1999 BMW 528i in a used car lot.
3 owners
54k miles
$19.5K
silver
auto
premium package
no cd
no cold package
interior/exterior looks clean but not perfect
Is this a good buy?
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Depends on the location, the service history and the "real deal" condition .. color is good, miles are low - if the tires are deep and we don't don't have any Picasso paintwork .. then the dealer probably paid the super ultra tall $15's, low/mid $16's for it, add some service, a this and a that and he could possibly have the low $17's in it ... $19,5.? he's not trying to kill anyone, maybe $18,9 and you guys can mate ...................
Terry.
loaded to the [near] gills - SE touring pkg; dvd; nav; s/r; dynamic control, AWD, etc. does not have chrome wheels, tow pkg'04 Nissan Murano 3.5SE in SoCal by sweetv12 Jun 30, 2004 (1:37 am)
loaded to the [near] gills - SE touring pkg; dvd; nav; s/r; dynamic control, AWD, etc. does not have chrome wheels, tow pkg, and roof rack; 4k miles; Blk; very clean...trade, wholesale and retail #s p
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Hey Sweet, hows are boy Aaarnold doing .? .. Awd, 4,000 short miles, we have the nav and the Disney package, no chromee's no tow .... trade/auction side, in and around the super strong $27 low $28ish figure .. down Retail Rd, $30,9ish gets a new owner ......
Terry.
I am not have any luck with finding what I was looking for, but here is candidate on a Dodge dealers lot.
2001 Durango SLT
Black
4 Wheel drive
Third seat
Rear Air
4 Brand spankin' new tires
4.7L V-8
Cloth seats, gray
29,000 miles
very clean condition, Its black and still does not show a mark.
Dealer is asking $19,995, and so far he is down to $18,300 .I think it is still too much. Should I continue to fish(it is the last day of the quarter) or cut bait?
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Depending on where this truck lives ..
01 Durango SLT, 4wd, 3rd seat (big help) hot and cold running air, 29k low miles, born yesterday rubber, black (depends on the area) V8 and gray cloth ... sounds like a pretty nice vehicle, bad color down south though ....... was *asking" $19,995, nows he's down to $18,300 ...
Thats a Great price if your name is Saddam and you have $75 million piled away and you need 20 of them to carry your money and lawyers around ...... dealers can get 01 R/T's with low miles for the low $15's and wave goodbye at those at $17,9 ....... $18,3 for a 4wd SLT 4.7 with cloth .? .. dealer might have paid the high $13's, could have gone nutso and paid the low to mid $14's on a baaaad bet, then did some service and dropped $400 in round things .. $16,5/$16,9 would be ALL the money - Durango's are like fat girls, there's a bunch around .........
Terry ;-}
Realized it was a bit more rumpled than I thought while cleaning it out. Ran real good, but had quite an assortment of nicks, scratches and dings, so not in the wrapper by any means. And boy, did it need a detail!
Again, thanks for all the help. You do a great job. Now jump on that G35 I posted yesterday ;-)
Also, as an example of what the service we get here is worth, a different Toyota dealer offered $6,500 (2K less) about a month ago, claiming it was "top dollar", also on a car going out at MSRP. Terry was well worth his fee this time!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I'm staying away from the car lots too. At least until our Ody goes back off lease. And then when our newly acquired Accord goes back we will buy it out as long as we still like it.
We own 3 cars, 2002 Accord, 99 Sienna, 03 Passat. DH drives the Accord and we're keeping that one, I drive the Sienna, the in-laws drive the Passat. In-laws are moving this August so we'll be stuck with 3 cars.
I want to keep either keep the Sienna and sell the Passat or sell both cars and buy a new Sienna or Highlander. We are upside down on the Passat (owe $23K) and would break even on the Sienna (we ow $12,500).
Is it possible to trade in both the Passat and the Sienna and add maybe $3K down? Or is the best option (financially) to suck it up, sell the Sienna and me take the Passat back over (with 2 kids ages 7 months and 7 years)?
Thanks,
Carrie
I've been referred to this discussion by CAR MAN.
I'm trying to get out of my lease with NMAC and the only option they tell me, is to pay the difference in price after the car is sent to auction. How can I get a sense of what type of money I'll be looking at paying??
The car is a 2003 Nissan Xterra. 48 month lease ending in Jan '07. It's got 13,900 miles on it, no exterior damage and the following features: 4X2 automatic transmission, power keyless entry, power windows, dual-airbags, ABS, A/C, single CD/AM/FM radio, cruise control, tilt wheel, compass.
I've had it since Jan. '03 and am moving back to NYC 2 years earlier than expected. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU!!
1300 miles, 2WD, regular cab, short bed, 4.3L V6, automatic, CD player, tilt wheel, bedliner. Fire engine red. With that mileage, it ought to be in perfect condition, but I haven't looked at it yet.
2. 2002 GMC Sierra C1500 (base)
29,000 miles, 2WD, regular cab, short bed, 4.3L V6, automatic, CD player, tilt wheel, bedliner. Fire engine red. Looks to be in good condition, but it has a bunch of tacky looking aftermarket add-ons that, to me, reduce its value: Chrome wheelwell moldings, bodyside moldings, window vent shades, and aluminum toolbox.
What does the oracle say on these? Thanks!
Essentially, Bowke is right, you will have to pay NMAC all remaining lease payments plus the lease-end buyout price, and sell your Xterra for whatever it is worth on the open market.
As for getting out of the lease altogether, NMAC sent me a letter saying "If you choose to terminate your lease early, the realized value will be determined upon the sale or appraisal of your vehicle. A comparison of the following will be made and the lesser amount will be used to determine the early termination charge:
1. Your adjusted lease balance minus the realized value of the vehicle
OR
2. The sum of your remaining lease payments not yet due plus any excess wear and use and mileage.
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I'm just wondering how to find out the "realized value" of the car to help me make a better determination as to how to proceed.
Also, do you have a Carmax near you? They will pay Nissan off in full. If there is negative equity you would have to pay them. But since they are a dealer their payoff would be lower than yours or another private party because dealers don't pay sales tax.
Actually I am thrilled with the truck and have yet to find a reason to even consider trading it. Like hubby says, usually by the 3/4 week mark I'm looking for reasons, oddly I haven't even thought about it.
Truck was at the dealer today to have a couple things fixed and they gave me a 2002 Dodge Stratus to drive.......not a bad car, but I couldn't wait to get my Titan back. Thankfully they had it done in 2 hours.
The one I almost choked on was the K3500.......he wants $6600 BIG ones for that thing. All I say is good luck, we couldn't give it away for $4k.
And NO I didn't go ask the used dealer, saw the ads in the paper and just shook my head.
I'm AVOIDING the car lots........that mean I might be on my way to recovery??
All I got to say about the Titan though is, what a sweet machine. Lightest on its feet full size truck I've ever driven. Felt less ponderous to drive than the Exploder. Sort of reasonable price too, for what you get, compared to the domestics with similar equipment. Wife could easily imagine herself in it daily. Don't know if that's good or bad.....
Also have a 1986 Volvo 740GLE wagon, 4-cylinder, automatic, blue on tan leather, very rough but runs, drives, turns, and stops. 249K but odo broke so who knows, 260K? 280K? 300K? I don't know and don't care, but it is a driver and I have been told to scrap it even though it always starts and runs and does what I ask it to. $80 was the highest junkyard offer IF I drive it in, $25 if they come get it. I would drive this to Cali if I could get cash for it. What can I do?
What are basic 1999 and 2000 model Windstars selling for these days? Would I do better with a Caravan/Voyager for pricing purposes? I won't buy a GM minivan, love GM products, but the 97-up FWD models have engine isues and the Astro/Safari, much as I'd love one, would use too much gas in city driving.
I've been referred to this discussion by CAR MAN.
I'm trying to get out of my lease with NMAC and the only option they tell me, is to pay the difference in price after the car is sent to auction. How can I get a sense of what type of money I'll be looking at paying??
The car is a 2003 Nissan Xterra. 48 month lease ending in Jan '07. It's got 13,900 miles on it, no exterior damage and the following features: 4X2 automatic transmission, power keyless entry, power windows, dual-airbags, ABS, A/C, single CD/AM/FM radio, cruise control, tilt wheel, compass.
I've had it since Jan. '03 and am moving back to NYC 2 years earlier than expected. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU!!
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Did NMAC give you that information or did the dealer tell you this ..? .. remember, after you tattoo the paperwork the dealer is OUT of the deal, he can't raise, lower or change any figures, so cut the middleman out and always deal Directly with the lease co. (no matter what the dealer tells you) ..
NMAC as a rule won't let you flip the lease unless your still on the deal, you can transfer the vehicle (if the credit is strong) and someone else can make payments and go through the motions, but your still on the hook at the lease end for miles, tires, meteorite hit's stuff like that, your also still on the hook in case the guy runs over the Pope ...
Now, you can sell it and pay the difference to the lease co - or, let them run it thought the auction and you pay the difference from there -after- they pay recon, auction fee, transport, detail, rep fee's and the paperwork ..
Now here is the Hinky part: the potential "possible" problem is, or I should say can be is, that "most" of the time (not all of the time) that this will reflect on your credit as a *Repossession* .. yep, that Nasty little mark on your credit that says you didn't pay for this little darlin' and you ripped off the lender for XXXXXX ...
I know the "sweet little person" you might be speaking with might be saying: "no big deal, we do it everyday" - the problem is, she/he talks with folks All Day and hears every sad story on the planet, so they are almost immune and could care less, kinda like insurance co's .l.o.l.. you need to be speaking with the Regional/District lease manager and have *everything* in writing and *signed* off by them, and when it's done, you need to have your $$ ready to rock n' roll (if this does work out) or believe me, it will come back like the Sword of Damocles and knock your head off, and the only thing that will be rolling, will be your credit - downhill in a heartbeat .! ~ and you won't be able to buy steam off a hotdog ................
Now that we have covered all of the positives .l.o.l.. your pay-off right now, is "approx" all the remaining payments (minus the monthly sales tax) plus the Residual
We are looking at a 03 Xterra 2wd with 14k -- I don't know if it's a 4 banger or a 6 banger (big difference) don't know if it's XE or a SE or color or location (big difference) - but since Car_Man sent you over and I have already invested all this time, I won't send you to your room ... *So I will figure a V6 XE with 14k 2wd with no lumps or bumps, depending on the region/location it will see in and around the mid to high $15's at the auction, then minus all the stuff .... now if you decide to go down Retail Rd and sell it yourself, get a great detail, a superlative 5 liner Ad, $18,499 *asking* and cut that bad boy loose at the first glimmer of $17/$18,0 ~ lets not hope this is a 4 banger, because they have the resale value of Chinese rice ...........
Good luck and let me know what happens ..............
Terry.
terry...did you just admit that????
i thought you said i was wrong?
back in the financing board, you said: "you need to read his and Mfullmer posts again because their right on the money"
you were referring to people who were telling me that you cant sell a leased car. which way is it?
Remember what Kissinger said: "University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small."
I think everybody has a pretty good idea how all this works, and we're really arguing about nuances.
Fact is, you can't "sell" a leased car, but you can sure come to an agreement with a prospective buyer, buy out the lease, and then transfer title. Voila: The car is "sold".
It is a lot like selling a car with a lien, except it's not quite as straightforward.
If I have it wrong, please educate me via email and I'll delete my post. But I don't think we want to rehash that whole argument...
Have a nice weekend, everyone!
-Mathias
Duncan
As to the Volvo, try asking a couple/few hundred bucks and limit the ad to saying runs, drives, turns, and stops good.
BTW where are they located?
Around here the Century would bring private sale in the $500-$700 range.
Wow. I am so relieved to find a source of intelligent information geared towards the consumer.....thanks again!!!
gari
I never knew one of those 4 cyl Buicks could possibly last that long!
The key point is: The dealer HAS to buy the car or take it in trade... If you let him just turn it back in to NMAC, then your liability could be quite large. This is a simple deal and is done all the time. Now, if you just want to get rid of the car, that is more complicated... It is pretty much as Mathias described above.. You have to find someone to sell it to, pay sales tax, etc.. Chances are you will be out much more money that way.
regards,
kyfdx
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Blk/Blk lea., 5-spd auto Tiptronic, Sport Lux Pkg, Leather Pkg, Tint, 8-spkr w/AM/FM/CD/Cass, Great cond. 31000 miles. I noticed trade-in values vary on the web from $11,500 to $15,500.
Thnks.
Mark
Austin, TX
2001 Jetta Wagon
GLS trim, it has all the power goodies windows, locks, keyless, etc
2.slow (base 4 banger) engine
24,xxx miles on the clock
Baltic "No-sale" Green ext./Charcoal int.
Handshaker tranny
Hole in the roof
Alloy Wheels (the 5 spoke one on EVERY Jetta)
Standard radio with cassette and single CD
No runs, hits, errors, Taliban, french fries, Garfield fur, Exxon Valdez, or Starbucks mishaps
And finally, it's in Buckeye Country.
Thanks,
Matt
P.S. Have a great holiday weekend!
Thanks.
JP
Thanks,
Q
Duncan
Find some corner lot that specializes in high mileage similar cars and get a cash bid from them. This will likely be higher than the trade in, lower than you could private party sell it, but much faster and easier than a private party sale. $2500-$3000 should be your asking private party price for a quick sale.
Wow - that is quite a link!
Father-in-law is interested in buying one of these again (had two previously).
Also, here is the VIN: JT8CH32Y5Y1002888.
Can you tell me if there is anything to be aware of?
Thanks Much - And Happy 4th to you and everyone else.
Damon
Checked the car over real well. 2001 Cavalier silver/gray, 60k miles, am/fm....no cassette, spoiler, good tires, a/c, auto, cracked front bumper. $7k is WAY too rich for my blood. OUCH
BTW, Clam Gulch was beautiful.......I love the ocean, plan on spending most of next summer down in that area......that is if hubby buys me a travel trailer.
Asking price ... $9800. Not in THIS lifetime.
My mom's 96 Cavalier ended up on a used car lot.......asking price is $2500. NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!! Car has 208k on it and a bad head gasket.