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Please help with my car. I've been quoted all over the block on this one, and want to see where I really stand:
2000 Audi A8, black on black, regular wheel base, Quattro of course. NJ. Pretty good condition, no paint or accident damage, leather inside is in good shape other than typical 4 year wear.
76,500 miles- I know, the real killer here.
NAV, Parktronic, cd chg, cold weather. Pretty much all of the major options on that model year.
Looking to trade in to Audi to purchase A6 2.7s.
What should I expect?
Thanks.
6-speed manual
36,000 miles
Black exterior/dark gray cloth interior
No sunroof, power windows, power locks, cruise, CD changer, keyless, wheels .. typical Benz stuff.
Exterior: rear right quarter has been repainted, couple of 6" surface scratches on left quarter, some rock chips on hood, *otherwise* it's clean outside.
Interior: Spotless, non-smoker, no Mcdonalds souveniers
What's this worth in Atlanta?
Oh yeah ... what about this too?
1995 Acura Integra LS hatch
Silver exterior/black cloth interior
143,000 miles
Manual transmission
Sunroof, spoiler, power windows, locks, etc
Decent outside but it's been hit and has some possible frame damage up front. Some small scratches and dings throughout.
Interior needs a good cleaning but is smoke free and stain free.
As always, thanks for your time.
Retired Navy Chief here in Norfolk VA. I am going to trade in my 2003 India Blue with black roof/mirrors and bonnet stripes. Sport Seats, Premium Package, 17,660 miles and near perfect condition. The Ford dealer(Looking at getting a Explorer) told me to check KBB and it says 18,100 so I'm assuming thats what he's going to give me for it. The Local Mini Dealer has zero mini's on the lot. Whats your take on the value and what should I expect.
Thanks
Bill "Mnidrvr" Holmes
USN Retired
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Hey Bill, Navy man huh.? thanks for the help.!
Cute little buggers, ain't they.? .. we got the blue/black and the bonnet thing going on, Prem pack, the miles are kind ho-hum and you say it's in nice shape (no hits no runs no errors, right.?) ... trade side, in and around the mid/tall $17's, low low low low $18's, sounds like the Ford dealer is stepping right up for your biz,, cuz' there's no help on the color or the miles, try the import guy and see what he might do, if anything ............
Let me know.!
Terry.
The Acura would definitely be a "buy today, hope it sells tomorrow" deal. Although I wouldn't quite classify the Integra as unpleasant or trying so not sure about the whole masochist label
This is my current commuter (2nd) car ... I'm looking to go back to one car for awhile.
1994 Ford Thunderbird LX
4.6L V8
4 sp Auto
Green
Leather, in good condition still
Automatic Climate Control
No sunroof
AC blows cold
some door dings, nothing major, no big dents.
Paint is still good, no oxidation
129,xxx miles
Everything works
All records since new
Newer Yokohama's have about 18K on them.
Brand new rear rotors
SF Bay Area
I'm the 2nd owner:
The previous owner was a aircraft owner, and he took excellent care of the car ... and has records of every oil change, and even records of every fill up!!
What do think it would fetch on a private sale? I think it would make a great car for somebody to drive to BART every day ...
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Nothing to be embarrassed about, ya never know what ya got til' you ask ..
In the land of Aaarnold we have a 94 LX T-Bird with 130k, the 'hamas are ok, we have the leather, V8, auto, cold breeze, we have the no-sale green, no rust, records from day one and new stoppers .... if it's nice, clean, no tranny slip, looks/feels/drives like a 98 with 50k, then down Retail Rd $2,495 *asking* and cut it loose for $1,5/$1,900 ... if it's a beater, needs stuff, looks like a bad accident with no eyeballs then you have a $500 driver ......
Terry.
Maybe time for a new car........lol, or not. Maybe I'll just go buy a bug deflector for the Titan or something.
Stay away from the car lots!
Again!!??
duck and cover duck and cover
Happy Birthday!!
Model: Honda CRV EX AWD (no aftermarket parts)
Engine: 2.0l I-4 DOHC MPI 16 valve engine - Automatic transmission
Owners: I am the second owner
Location: 66046
Miles: 99,000
Exterior/Interior Color: Green with grey cloth interior
Features:
AWD, Cruise, Keyless entry, Alum. wheels, power windows, power locks, dual airbags
Condition:
---The car has been scratched with a key 3/4 the length of the drivers door.
---The plastic covering the switch to toggle the side mirrors is broken. The switch still works, just the plastic cover needs to be replaced.
---Yokohama Touring tires with 8k miles on them
---AC blows cold, heat works
---Dual Airbags
---All power windows + power locks work fine.
---Car is well maintained (clean interior/exterior) and driven by an adult. The oil changed at 3k miles, the car has never been off-road.
---The car has not had any major damage, clear title, and has not had any service work done since the brakes at 50k. Brakes will be re-done by me this week. It has never been painted.
I think I am being low balled. What should I expect for trade in value?
99 Jeep sahara
88500 miles
hard and soft top
very good condition
A/C
5 speed
CD player
regards,
kyfdx
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"Location: 66046"
Whhaa? A zip code is NOT a location...
A location is Lawrence, KS. Let's hope no Jayhawk infestations...
considering purhcase (used car dealership):
VIN is WBADT63441CF02858, Titanium, 36,000 miles,
Boston area, leather, premium package, cassette.
Listed for 27,900, been on the lot a couple months, started at 29,900.
The CARFAX shows it being originally imported from Argentina w/ 4 miles. This strikes me as odd.
Any thoughts on the asking price and/or the CARFAX would be very helpfull.
I think the Titan was an "XE" or "LE", do they have that designation? I'm not sure which one is the top of the line.
Mark
Duncan
Michigan State U electronic classifieds:
"For sale, a 1999 Chevy (Geo) Prizm Lsi
5-spd stick, 133k miles, mostly highway. Engine runs great, but
needs a clutch. Brakes and tires are good. Water pump was replaced
around 90k.
Has AM/FM Cassette, power locks (but not windows), cruise ctl,
foldown rear seats. Great mileage."
So the car is silver, generally in good shape, no hits, no leaks, decent
maintenance, dirty interior, driver seat a little flat (220lb owner)...
alloys shod with some decent thread left, AC to freeze your kiwis, and
cruise control. I swear he musta special ordered it to get the LSi with
crankers, but what the heck.
And yes, the clutch IS shot, definitely needs new wear parts -- a $600 job
as per my mechanic. Maybe the master cyl as well, maybe that's why it went
bad...
Dealer had offered $700 trade-in against his new Vibe on some GM
Family&Friends deal, that sounds about right.
Anyway, I offer -- and he accepts -- $1001, $101 down, $900 when I get the
car this weekend. I'll let the pros attack the interior, new clutch, a few
adjustments here and there: $1,800 or so for a daily driver that'll be worth
$2k for as long as it looks good.
-Mathias
'96 Toyota Avalon XL, beige on tan leather, power moonroof, alloy wheels, alarm system w/ remote start, power doors/windows, antilock brakes, power driver and passenger seats, CD changer, 163k miles (I know). Good condition for the miles and age. leather on the driver's seat is a bit worn. Paint work on front and rear bumpers (Jeep rolled into her car in a parking garage pushing it into the wall, both bumpers) also a few scratches on the rear bumper. (wife parks by feel.) 1" scratch on driver's door. COlumbus OH area.
http://qwalls.net/images/96avalon.jpg
For a friend at work. Just bought a new '04 TL. Totaled a week later, but the guy who hit him doesn't have enough insurance, so his insurance company wants to fix it. He's fighting it, but wants to know what it's worth in trade if he loses. Black on tan w/ Navigation. the estimate is $25k in damage! Columbus, OH.
As always - Thanks.
Q
Sometimes you just need to be the squeaky wheel. He's looking at a car that will be worth $5K-$10K less after it is fixed. (not the expert)
regards,
kyfdx
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BTW he would still fetch a fine price I'd imagine as a trade in ( struggling to stay on topic:-).
Duncan
As for trade in, hmmm, I dunno, he's got a few scratches, couple dents, needs new sneakers, but he runs good and works hard, lol.
This is a bad bad topic, lol.
That's cool.....happy birthday Today is my birthday too. I'm 24 today.
Duncan
The trade: 2002 Kia Sedona, 45,500 miles, EX, Leather, Moon Roof, two tone (Green and tan), automatic (of course), wood trim, etc.....
Condition: good except the following -- small ding on passenger side door, a few small paint chips on the front, a small rock hole in the lower level cowling (front -- rock went through it). Cleans up pretty well.
Location: 12054 (just kidding) upstate NY (Albany/Schenectady/Troy).
There are salvage auctions that you can sell the wreck at for a fee, but I made a web page instead: http://www.msu.edu/~steine13/charvan.jpg and started calling a couple of those places in my area.
This is what happened, this is what's wrong with the car, I'll sell it cheap, do you know anyone in the bus who might be interested? Thta flushed out an Italian with $1600 cash and a tow dolly.
Similarly, ask the body shop that did the estimate. They may do it during the slow months, stay busy, and sell it later -- that was my plan B and they offered $800.
$25 in body work means the shop can do it for $12 IF they have free time. That's a lot of incentive.
And tell your buddy that you KNOW his car won't be worth $25 AFTER the fix.
Good luck,
-Mathias
Quentin
Mark
5 spd manual
power drivers set
heated front seats
AC
In dash single CD
15,700 miles
exterior and interior are clean
Dark Blue
few extras: car mats, cargo storage mat, cargo area cover, rear spoiler, rear door handle, bumper guards
I live in the Albany Area of New York.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance.
Eric O.
Hows it feel to be 29 .................................... again.!
Terry
You read it right. He was t-boned. Not sure if the airbags deployed since he was hit HARD from the side. He's sore, but ok. Says a lot about the safety of the car. It wasn't a lease. :-( I passed your comments (and everyone else's) on to him today, and he was very grateful. Thanks everyone.
"Anyway, back to you .. why spend the extra money.? Keep the Avalon til spring, drive the new TL on the good days, drive the Avalon in the bad weather (which could be 3/4 months .l.o.l.) clean it up in April and get $4/$5ish for it ..... "
$4/$5ish? Really? Cool. Anyway, to answer your question, a very wise man once said "drive what you like", and I don't like the Avalon. :-) I enjoyed driving the Hondas much more. I know your answer makes sense though. I'm just tired of waiting for the TL. October is a long ways off for someone as impatient as I am. :-) I probably should have just bought a 2004 last month, but it makes more sense to wait now.
As usual, thanks for the information. You're awesome.
Q
I absolutely must get rid of my car -
it is cursed!!!
Here's the deal:
2001 VW Jetta 1.8T GLS
CD Player
Automatic
no other extras -
it's in relatively good condition - no major mechanical defects, new tires, new brakes
no major paint (black) flaws
however it has been in two minor accidents - cosmetic damage only
KBB gives it $7535
NADA - $10500
EDMUNDS - $10,500
I owe a bit over $10,000 on it and would like to, obviously, pay off this loan
I am from Nashua, NH
Thanks!!
Any MILES on it ?
I got hired for the job I was after yesterday too, kind of an interesting bday. Won't be working at a car dealership either, so should be safe.
Terry,
Please help with my car. I've been quoted all over the block on this one, and want to see where I really stand:
2000 Audi A8, black on black, regular wheel base, Quattro of course. NJ. Pretty good condition, no paint or accident damage, leather inside is in good shape other than typical 4 year wear.
76,500 miles- I know, the real killer here.
NAV, Parktronic, cd chg, cold weather. Pretty much all of the major options on that model year.
Looking to trade in to Audi to A6 2.7s.
What should I expect?
Thanks.
Terry,
Whats your take on this one, may be high 8s to low 9K, just a wild guess
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate- - - gory=6400&item=2487773647&rd=1
As always thanks for great service. Lurking to buy as 02 Infiniti I35 or an 02 Maxima, hence the above link, at auction with a family friend car dealer.
His take, maxima GLE at auction in Dallas area currently doing around 15.5K and infiniti from 17.5. He said to wait until late Nov early Dec (tumble weed season sounds right) to get another 1K off. My sister is returning from Germany in Oct and I am driving her 01 Accord right now which eventually I have to relinquish, don't know if I can wait that long.
He offered to let me drive a car from his lot for free until he sees a good deal. Yeah some dealer are that nice, LOL. Didn't asked him, but wonder what will happen if I get in a fender bender on his car?? Does his insurance get a hit or I can claim it on a car that's not under my name. My ins. covers only what I have insured with them, not any car. Thoughts!!