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VIN: JH4KA7688RC012807 1994 Acura Legend GS
Event Date Event Location Odometer Reading Data Source Event Detail
12/19/1995 COCKEYSVILLE, MD Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
12/10/1997 COCKEYSVILLE, MD Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
06/07/1999 COCKEYSVILLE, MD 44,682 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:28412870)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL (Lien Reported)
05/09/2001 COCKEYSVILLE, MD Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/24/2003 COCKEYSVILLE, MD Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
11/12/2003 SHREWSBURY, PA 69,803 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:59734190)
12/03/2003 SHREWSBURY, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
12/03/2004 SHREWSBURY, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
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No pictures - dang.! everything "seems ok", but thats not the Bible ...
$8,900 .... ? dealer might maybe "could" have the mid/tall $4's, maybe even the low/mid $5's in it, maybe -- $6,9/$7,5 if it's a baby doll ...
Why don't you just take up knitting..?
Terry.
17,900 ~ Optimistic ..?!? - guess so.! .... $14's, tall $14's .........
Terry.
You'll find that these cars are probably going to be the best bang for your buck. If you are going to be putting a lot of miles on it, I'd recommend taking your time and finding one with a few more miles already on it. The dealers will be more willing to let it go. My Sable has just under 20k miles, but looks as if it only had 5k.
You'll do even better if you can find a private party seller, but most of those will probably be unrealistic about what the car is worth. I've been to the auction, and I can confirm the weak resale value.
Good Luck
Terry,
Please help with this one:
Illinois
2001 Lexus LS430 Ultra Luxury
45,000 miles
Black/Black
Pretty good shape/no prior damage, new tires, full maintenance record
Non-Lexus Dealer trade-in
In service in September of 2000- No warranty...
Asking $37K
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Terry,
After short negotiation we are at $34K...
Please let us know what you think.
Terry brought me back to earth.
$8,900 .... ? dealer might maybe "could" have the mid/tall $4's, maybe even the low/mid $5's in it, maybe -- $6,9/$7,5 if it's a baby doll ...
Why don't you just take up knitting..?
Terry.
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LOL. Thanks Terry. If knitting is your thing, cool, but I like cars more. :-) Did I mention I've always wanted one of these? I started out looking at mid-late 90s Accords and Maximas, but I really like the Legends. He sent me some pictures, and they look ok, but some things you just need to see in person. Oh, the guy with the dark gray one in FL. I asked him to send me more pictures of the interior and exterior, and he sent the same poor quality single picture from the autotrader ad. Pass.
Q
2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 Access Cab Dark Blue
Atlanta
4.7 V8 , 2 wheel drive, auto, 93,000 miles, alloys,
Interior slightly above average, exterior very good, couple of light scratches behind cab, tires are 40% gone, Breaks seem strong, No maintenance, records.
No apparent paintwork or body damage. All serial #'s are the same on body parts. thanks in advance....... Dweller
Terry the truck is from a guy who buys trade ins and resells them. This one came from carmax and he
was asking $10,800 but is now down to $10,000. I am considering buying it for my teenager, so I think im gonna jump on it. thanks dweller
Color is ho-hum, miles are tall, 2wd, auto, Xtra cab SR5, V8 .... if the breeze is cold and the bed doesn't have that Hiroshima look, just a nice hi-mile Yota .. these stupid things get ALL the money, even with ALL the miles ......
So, If ~ it looks/drives/feels like 40k, then the dealer might have the tall $8's, low/mid $9's in it .. a "fair" price down Retail Rd.? low/mid $11's if it's nice, clean and doesn't need -0- ... if it needs stuff, start deducting ........... whats he asking.?
Terry.
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Too much holiday cheer ...? did you miss this ...? (hic)
.. the last days of the year are falling fast - and so are his prices .. time to pour some eggnog and pull the trigger if it's nice .......
Terry.
2002 BMW 530
4 door sedan
3.0 L inline 6
RWD
29800 miles
Black sapphire/black leather
Premium package
Sport package
Cold weather package
Xenon headlights
Steptronic 5-speed auto transmission
electric rear sunshade
Excellent condition
Minor door ding passenger side
tires 60% worn
Full BMW maintenance up to date
Dealer might have paid the mid/high $28's, maybe the low low $29's, dropped the skins on and it might hit the table at the high $29ish, low low low (did I say low.?) low low $30 figure ... at $34 he's not trying to kill ya - but call me silly, call me stupid, but I have a funny feelin' that $32,5/$33ish gets a red bow on it before Christmas ..... let me know ......
Terry.
Central Kentucky area
1986 Buick Century
4 door
4 cyl / 3 speed auto (I think)
FWD
12,000 or 22,000 miles (can't remember)
Brown exterior with brown vinyl top, brown interior
A couple of dings, a dent in the rear bumper, always kept in carport, looks nice for its age. Center armrest held together with tape, otherwise the interior is nice. New headliner.
Tires and brakes good; oil changed yearly. Recent transmission service. Bumper repaint at some point in the past.
Elderly relative decided to sell her car. Private party selling price was $2500. I think she got all the pesos on that one!
Wow, was that including the dried-out seals?
You gotta be kidding me... -Mathias
Two lessons:
1) You don't ask, you don't get.
2) One born every minute...
Perhaps I should offer the buyer my 2002 Altima four-cylinder, asking $18,000?
Terry & Others -
Looks like we will be selling (keeping) the Disco (previous post) for some time. Can't afford those great trade in figures. Soooo we thought we'd get the scoop on the Burb! Any info would be apprecited!
ATL
99 Chevy Suburban K1500
White
4wd
Base Model
Bench Seats
3rd Seat
Vinyl
Manual Windows (yep)
2nd owner
no wrecks
130k miles
new tires
2nd Owner
CD
Had a slight fender bender before we had it that bent the bumper - we replaced and added a hitch.
Nothing wrong with this one - just a great big ol work truck!
What is a trade and private sale figure.
Thanks,
Cant help but wonder if the responses would have been the same if it was the Honda Accord Hybrid?
Just curious.
Yes, but not as violent. -Mathias
2000 Cross Country SE Model
5Turbo/Automatic/AWD
66000 miles
Silver w/Dark Grey laether interior
Loaded with all options except 3rd seat and upgraded stereo
Exterior has one small door ding on left side otherwise excellent condition
Interior is very clean no rips or stains
Carfax was clean when purchased 16 months ago and no damage since
Regular maint performed
>>Cant help but wonder if the responses would have been the same if it was the Honda Accord Hybrid?
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I just got around to reading your reply and have to say either I'm a mind-reader or something because we just decided on the CR-V over the weekend. Too much money for the Hybrid Escape and did get scared about trade-in. We have never owned a domestic car, and now it looks like we never will..
Thanks for re-enforcing our gut feeling about this vehicle.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
L.
Yawn ..... why doesn't that surprise me ... zzzzzzzz ....
Terry.
I like to think of myself as an enabler.
Co-dependency a specialty.
-Mathias
2002 BMW 530
4 door sedan
3.0 L inline 6
RWD
29800 miles
Black sapphire/black leather
Premium package
Sport package
Cold weather package
Xenon headlights
Steptronic 5-speed auto transmission
electric rear sunshade
Excellent condition
Minor door ding passenger side
tires 60% worn
Full BMW maintenance up to date
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Another Chi-town hustler ....
We have a 02 Bimmer 530i, we have 30k, auto, good color for the area, packages, blinders and in pretty good shape .... if the sneakers are newish, no paintwork, no curb burners, no $2 dollar car washes, deep in service ... then trade side, in and around the mid/tall $25's, maybe the low low $26's on a good day .....
Don't forget to let me know .....
Terry.
Terry & Others -
Looks like we will be selling (keeping) the Disco (previous post) for some time. Can't afford those great trade in figures. Soooo we thought we'd get the scoop on the Burb! Any info would be appreciated!
ATL
99 Chevy Suburban K1500
White
4wd
Base Model
Bench Seats
3rd Seat
Vinyl
Manual Windows (yep)
2nd owner
no wrecks
130k miles
new tires
2nd Owner
CD
Had a slight fender bender before we had it that bent the bumper - we replaced and added a hitch.
Nothing wrong with this one - just a great big ol work truck!
What is a trade and private sale figure.
Thanks,
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Anytime your getting missed - REPOST .... I've been very busy pulling out my nose hairs, it's a very timely project ...
99 Burbomatic half ton base, 4WD, 130,000 big ones, 3rd seat, rubber seats, El Manual winders.??!? herd of em', never seen em' ... well .. uhm, lets see .... if it's clean, serviced, deep in round things, no click click in the 4wd, no oil ponds, strong runner, cold breeze, no lumberjack interior, no drive by's, strong paint ... then trade side, in and around the super tall $4's, low low $5's, if it's really nice and your just trying to scare me, then maybe "might" could see the tall $5's, maybe even the low low low low low low low $6's if it looks/drives and feels like 50k ...... down Retail Rd, finish any service, deep sneakers, great Ad, Wonderful detail, $8,900 *asking* and wave bye bye at the first $7,5/$8,5 .... remember, dirty vehicles get dirty money - clean vehicles get clean money ........
Terry.
Might need to sell our 04 BLUE TSX no Navi automatic bought in 01/04. It has less than 4000 miles, came with the wheel locks, trunk mat, all season mats, and fog lights. It's my wife's car, and she has had 2 MAJOR foot surgeries since last January and considering getting something with a little more leg room. What would be a fair asking price, to trade or to sell privately, for those in the Chicagoland market? Thanks.
>>Mathias..
>>Thanks for re-enforcing our gut feeling about this vehicle.
Why don't you just take up knitting..?
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I guess it wasn't the one. I offered $7k. The dealer said the car was getting a lot of attention, and he wasn't willing to come down more than $200 from his asking price. I said if thngs got slow next week and he changed his mind to let me know. Maybe I should just take up knitting. :-)
Q
Based on the weather channel, it's sounds like even Santa will have a problem hitting your area after all that snow ..... call him next week when he can finally get snowplow to his door ..l.o.l..
Terry.
The girls and I *always* stay home for Christmas, praise Allah. This will be an ugly "travel weekend" for many people... don't mean to gloat, been there, done that. Ugh.
-Mathias
1) You don't ask, you don't get.
2) One born every minute...
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Hey, my neighbor just sold his Wellcraft boat yesterday, this thing has hit every dock between the Keys and Jacksonville, 400hrs of uncared ownership, the paint is faded, nothing works and the macerator quite 2 years ago .... 3,000 nice boats for sale in Florida, and he gets all the money for the next Barrier reef .. "One born every minute", you mean every second ...........
Terry.
I'm thinking a 960 wagon or maybe a 300E for myself...while I love the S70, I'm really missing having at least one RWD in the stable.
Anyway, I'd private party this puppy right out the door- do not pass Go, do not trade in at dealer...
This would be in the land of the Hawkeyes:
1994 Honda Accord LX coupe, with everything that includes...PW, cruise, etc. but no sunroof. Air works great (not that we need it now...it's currently -1 outside my window)
5 speed
Black on tan cloth
About 5k on tires
Mechanically really sound, but general beatings and scars consistent with living almost its whole life in two college towns...plus the typical Honda rear fender rust. Interior, with a good cleaning, could be made nearly perfect...never smoked in.
Here's the kicker: The odometer broke on us about 6 months ago and has been working intermittently ever since. This happened at about 138k; Mrs. Lance drives 350 miles/week back and forth to her job on campus, so we're well into TMU territory....guesstimate maybe 150k-160k or so?
Obviously our target demographic here is a poor HS or college kid (or Mathias) :-) who doesn't care much about cosmetics and needs a reliable ride. What should we be shooting for, here?
Thanks!
2000 Cross Country SE Model
5Turbo/Automatic/AWD
66000 miles
Silver w/Dark Grey leather interior
Loaded with all options except 3rd seat and upgraded stereo
Exterior has one small door ding on left side otherwise excellent condition
Interior is very clean no rips or stains
Carfax was clean when purchased 16 months ago and no damage since
Regular maint performed
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Could be a nice one, XC SE with 66k .. miles are semi/almost low for the year, color is good anywhere, we have a small K-mart kiss here and there ..... these are one of the "few" vehicles that the 3rd seat won't kill it .. if the rubber is deep, the service is from yesterday, no lumps bumps or paint to cover it, and it looks and feels like 30k .. then trade side, in and around the mid/high $10's, maybe the low low $11's depending on the dealer ....
Terry.
Yep, can we spell TMU.? ...
The good thing is, it's not a 03 Benz or a 01 Lexi ..... no fear, sounds like a good area for a fire sale: all the records hanging out of the dash, a good cleaning, etc etc, folks that buy these understand the concept of "cheap transportation", so unless you have tattoo's on your face and you live in a refrigerator box, it should sell quickly ... $2,495 *asking* and say goodbye at the first $1,2/$1,900 ....
Terry.
**and she has had 2 MAJOR foot surgeries** ...
Is that from kicking you upside your head.?
Another Chi-town visitor .... we have an 04 no-sale blue TSX, no nav (no biggie, Navs are only a $500 kicker) but we have the auto and the low low low low low miles ... if it hasn't been a visitor to Maaco and no weird Xmas goodies in the ashtray .. then trade side, in and around the mid/tall $22's, might "maybe" get a dealer to drop the low low low $23's in it, maybe ... down Retail Rd, a Big Fat 4/5 liner Ad in the paper, a good cleaning, $25,900 *asking* and cut it loose for the first $24,5/$25,5 .. might be a tuff sell, you can buy new ones for almost that ...... tax savings in Illinois on the difference, right.?
Don't forget to let me know.!
Terry.
Don't look at me... I'm a snob, I don't do rust... other than that, though, what's not to like...?
We know a family... they have two adults and two younger (non-driving) kids.. SIX cars. '92 Prizm is the newest... '69 microbus (way cool)... '74 bug (bought new).... 83 (or thereabouts) Camry... just bought an Accord off of some guy's lawn for $400. The dad knows what he's doing, and when to cut bait... but still, their rides are a bit rough even for me...
I'd be surprised if you didn't see close to $2 on this thing; an Accord that still runs well for under $2 would seem like a bargain to many people. Friend of mine sold a '93 sedan, small rust spots as you describe them, 170k, auto, good shape otherwise but not maintained well beyond oil changes... he got $1k from a guy in the machine shop, with a mysterious non-starting condition diagnosed... the dude had to dump over $1k into the car, and he's STILL happy with it. Old Hondas are nuts, worse than Toyotas even, people pay the moon for them.
"runabout in the $6k range with our tax return (thanks, W!)"
Don't mention it. My daughter will be happy to pay for it.
-Mathias
Terry
That should be: dumped over $2,000 into the car, I checked with my buddy.
Now he owns a 12-year-old 170k 4banger for $3 and is liking it.
-Mathias
2000 Audi S4
4 dr sedan
6 speed manual
55k
awd
black with gray interior
sunroof, bose, leather, all the stuff
looks to be in good condition
I found this forum after I was getting 11,000-11,500 from a couple of dealers and thought I was getting hosed on the value based on my preious research. I do have two Subaru dealers who verbally said they would go as high as 14,000.
Just curious as to why there is such a differnce in Real-World vs. the apparent BS website values.
Thanks,
CB
do a search for "kelly blue book" (or any number of other search terms) and you'll find lots of posts to read from both disgruntled owners such as yourself and explanations from industry experts.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
And so is the guy who printed that figure ... dealers can duplicate yours ALL day long for the $22/$23ish at any auction in America ...... $26,4.? see if they will cut ya a check ..l.o.l...
it's a TSX, not an NSX ..
Terry.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Thats why this call this board:
Real-World Trade-In Values.!
Terry.
Terry.