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Thanks for your info, folks!
Denver, CO
2005 BMW X5 4.4 V8 AWD
57K miles
Black with Tan interior
Sport, Premium, Cold Weather packages, shades/rear heated seats, Sirius, Bluetooth, Premium sound with DSP, Tow Package, pano roof, xenons, etc... Basically everything but nav.
Great condition, no dings, brand new tires and brakes -- pads and rotors (<3,000 miles on both), front bushings/control arms replaced, have maintenance records. Needs nothing, all common issues addressed and corrected.
No paint work/accidents, freshly polished/waxed.
Drives great, averaged about 19mpg over 20K miles.
Thanks in advance!
Very smooth going into reverse and when driving in reverse...no odd noises or vibrations when the car is shifting/down shifting...no whining.
It has BF Goodrich tires on it (would not be my choice)...but the ride is smooth and controlled.
The climate control works great...seems to have a little bit of a dull "ticking" sound occasionally. Funny, my buddies MDX makes a similar sound...heard it the other day when we went out to lunch.
Location: Dallas, TX
Year/Make/Model: 2007/MINI Cooper S Hardtop
Body Style: 2dr
Engine: 1.6L 4-cl 172hp Turbo / 6 Speed Manual Getrag
Driveline: FWD
Mileage: 37,500
Color: Chili Red & Black
Options:
- Black Bonnet Stripes
- White Turn Signal Lights (Replaced Yellow)
- Electric Twin Glass Front/Back Sunroof
- Automatic AC & Climate Control w/ in cabin filtration
- Dynamic Stability Control
- Xenon Headlamps w/ PowerWash
- 17" Alloy Crown Spoke Wheels
- Automatic Rain Sensing Wipers
- Automatic Headlights
- Universal Garage Door Opener
- Black Cloth/Rooster Red Leather Seats
- Piano Black & Rooster Red Dashboard
- Multifunctional Steering Wheel
Condition:
- Minor scratches on front of the hood from possible rock chips - 1 Wheel has some some scratches - No other known large scratches
- Tires replaced about 9k miles ago
- Brakes replaced at last service 1,500 miles ago
- Car has been into warranty maintenance every time. Have all paper work
Other:
- No major work or anything done to car
- Only used as a daily driver to and from work. Longest single drive was 350 miles. Runs great and gas mileage is between 29 - 33mpg.
06 Hyundai Tucson GLS
v6 auto 2WD
43000 miles
burgundy
alloy, sun roof
good tires, brakes, 2 more year of factory warranty
car has clean title and drives good and straight, but carfax shows side impact accident on driver side, bought from used car dealer so i don't know the whole story, repaint job is good match perfectly..........however, under detailed inspection you can see it has been fixed by looking at the fit and finish (the are wider gaps between clad moldings and sheet metal, etc.) and, now the car has been under the sun, the clad moldings on driver side (on fender, 2 doors, and rear wheel well) have faded to a lighter gray color compared to the front and rear bumpers (maybe they used aftermarket parts?)
i am trying to trade in at the dealer for a new vehicle, TMV trade-in is $10552, i would like to know the trade in value for this SUV with an accident, as supposed to one that's never in an accident, how much less i get on this one?
thanks kindly
Just under 50K on the clock. Overall clean, and well maintained, but does need tires.
I believe it is that beigy color that was common at that point.
Normal stuff (roof, etc.).
How much on the trade? And hopefully the miles save it!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
What firebird is considered a classic if any?
Where can a person find out this type of information easily?
What could it be worth?
Thanks
South Carolina
2006
LT2
2.4/auto
Blk
ALL options except spoiler/Ash tray
Leather/On Star/Satellite/Pioneer 6 CD/moon roof/rack/polish wheels/floor boards/remote start/power seat/
Interior perfect
Exterior has about 5 "dent doctor" correctable door dings
Tires
Clean Vfax
Going to sell privately for $9500.00
What would an ACV trade bring.
a couple of things i like about them is the small turning circle (less than 37ft)
and the IRS really works well.
Folks go nuts for low miles. Low mileage older Lexus cars are virtually impossible to find.
What it's worth depends wholly on it's condition. Follow third generation cars (1982 - 1991) on ebay for awhile and you will be able to determine its value with high accuracy. It would also be worthwhile to spend some time on Firebird websites.
So, if it doesn't get traded, it might get complicated!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
If the repair is as noticeable as you say AND you have a bad Carfax I'd say the you'll lose another $2,000 maybe $3000
Last real collectible Firebirds were the 80-81 Turbo's.
Guess Ill stop by Carmax tonight and see what I can get. Kind of bummed its only about $17,000
Trade in its a $4-5,000 car. Craigslist could see $8000
Dealer says about a 20% hit, somewhat less if I trade it in for yet another **** BMW...right, that's a good idea.
So if I trade in my $40,000+ BMW can I go financially sideways on a used RX? I shoulda coulda waited and gotten an RX right off the bat...stick rusty fork in thigh..twist. Such is the experience of a brand new BMW.
:sick: :lemon:
If you list color & options & location volvo or maybe others can give you a price.
Loud, rough riding just kidney punishing hard plus rock hard seats even worse then most german cars. and funky throttle response to boot.
They handle great on smooth surfaces but try and turn one on a rough city road and the suspension just goes nuts. The ride is so hard and so rough that they will walk to the outside of a turn on a rough road just as bad if not worse then your old Range Rover would over washboard roads.
No, I haven't, that's why I asked the OP why he hated it. I've driven some X5's (w/o SPP), both highway, & on boston roads that would shake up a lexus, & thought they were great. Is the X3 that inferior to an X5 in your experience? (Just askin' because I've considered shopping for a used X3, but maybe not hearing these comments).....
At least my old RR didn't "drive like [non-permissible content removed]", LOL. Handled like the 5000 lb SUV it was, but I don't recall it being shaken up on rough roads. Enjoying those great leather seats always improved things too.......
I didn't think they drove that bad, but I can see the sport package making it extra rough. I
I drove one at the BMW Ultimate Driving Event and commented on the stiff ride, concluding I'd like to try it without the sports package.
The funny thing was - I WAS driving a model without the sports package, which was even stiffer.
Mama-mia, my kidneys.
A friend has one and likes it, in fact she now wants to trade for an X1 when that comes out.
Such a strong case of buyer's remorse, followed by the desire to buy a soft-riding Lexus RX, can only be due to a not-long-enough test drive.
Not nearly, nearly long enough.
Those 2 vehicles are worlds apart. Opposite ends of the ride-and-handling scale.
A couple of months ago I sold a CPO 2008 S80 T6 to a guy who had a 2004 X3 and his first comment, after saying how comfortable the seats were, was that the ride was just so nice and smooth. I replied well just about anything is smoother then that X3 which got a chuckle out of him cause he never liked that car but his wife did at least until she got a hip replacement. After that she just couldn't stand to drive it anymore. It was too hard to get into, the X3 has a huge door sill, and the suspension just hurt her hip too much.
The old Body Range Rovers like yours that have the solid axles have a tendency to walk or drift on wash board or really bumpy roads. They don't do it so bad as other solid axle vehicles like my Jeeps because of the air suspension but they still do it some. You may have just never hit the right kind of road or the right series of pot holes to experience it.
The X3 and sometimes the X5 has such a rough ride that on a turn with a lot of pot holes the car will walk to the outside at a much lower speed then it should.
I had it happen to me once when driving a sport package X5 back from the BMW dealership in Hartford. I went around a moderate speed corner at say 30-40 mph but there were so many pot holes that the car skipped over to the next lane like a stone skipping over a smooth lake. A softer suspension would have kept the tires more in contact with the road and kept that from happening.
Ended up being traded in for $4,650, so right in the middle of the range. Did need 4 tires, + a few other things.
Went for a 2010 TSX that was had on a real mini, so no apparent overallowance.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
You'd think so since the dealer would save the cost and hassle of the auction. However some of the stories I've heard on these boards indicates that dealers would rather burn a car than sell it to a retail customer for auction value.
Must be some sort of "Dealer's Code".
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I've had car dealers/salesmen try to do that to me at least twice. Once was at a lexus dealer, where I got real interested in a used M-B, but then they claimed the price was a "mistake", & went out & changed the window sticker price, with a big show of sorts. You'd almost think they did that all the time, it was so efficient.
2nd time at a VW dealer, they claimed the price on the vehicle was a "mistake"--Unfortunately I stuck around long enough to manage to buy the used VW at the "original" price--of course it just got worse from there.......until 6 mo. later I managed to unload the POS.....
I did check them out on the car show circuit but I felt it was too small.
Now, by all accounts of dealers I've visited, it is in very nice condition. Yet, not one is coming anywhere near that trade value. Highest offer I've had is $14,500. 3 other offers have been "$13,500 to $14k."
So what the heck is going on? This is getting very frustrating. 2 of them say they were getting their numbers from "a database, the market, blah, blah," and 2 of them were looking at Galves. I showed those 2 the error they were making was not adding the $1200 premium package, but even after pointing that out, they wouldn't change their number. Have I just not found the right dealer? Wish I was closer to vmax or BR cause I'm getting fed up with BS.
'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
So trade in of 14.5k is in line with the retail prices.And packages-like premium or tech package or any other extras don't add much to the resale value.
Just my opinion though.Lets see what volvomax says.
I THOUGHT this was good and was going to take the deal... but then something happened. The wife! uh-oh. She squashed it. Says no way. We're sticking to our guns and buying me a $4k car, max. Anyhoo... now it turns out, after I just ran the carfax, it has accident history. So who really knows. The GM claims they have more than $8k in the Sentra, but I'm sure that's BS.
Now, another story I heard I wanted to ask about. GM tells me there are 2 auctions, Mannheim and Bordentown. Says that most small dealers with inexpensive cars visit Bordentown. THERE, our XC90 might only get $14k. But at Mannheim, where the nice cars are, it would get considerably more. And after the inspection, he determined mine is VERY nice and would go there and fetch a premium. Any truth to this?
'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 with the Manheim vs bordertown query,I have no idea but I dont think they would be that different.There are no free lunches anywhere.I would suggest you try a different more straightforward dealer. If you have Carmax in your area try there.They usually give top dollar for low mileage or well maintained clean vehicles.
Yup. Exactly what numbers I had. So my offer was $8k on the Sentra and $15,300 on my Volvo. He said "no can do." Then turned around and hit me with $16,300 for the volvo and $8,890 on the Sentra. Ummmm.... math impaired anyone? Sure!
But, I agree, the bad carfax queers the deal anyway. Had I known that, my offer would have been much different (if I offered at all, which I probably wouldn't). I think it would have been a fair deal on a NICE AND CLEAN '05 Sentra.
'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