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An M35X... Assuming a nice car, good color (Not gold, green, light blue) and CPO'd Assume $32kish transaction price on an average color car (Silver, Grey, dark blue) and perhaps $33k on a Pearl White or Black/Black car.
That's for one with miles in the mid 20s with Nav and Advance Tech.
Maxima? Well.....
SE? GXE? GLE?
Roof? Leather? Any accidents?
Need more info... as a wild guess anywhere from $1,500-3k depending...
GXE model, spoiler, cd changer, cloth interior, no sunroof.
What would be the price for the 2008 M35x non CPO'd?
Brentwood, you say that is your market, if you are in NY pm or email me.
Galves is $2,500 on the car with those miles... depending on condition, color, etc.. figure $2k-2,500 on trade.
Non CPO'd? Probably about $30,500-31k for a nice one. Be VERY careful buying a car like this on price alone. There's plenty of independent dealers who sell edgy cars for short money.
Make sure it's got a clean Carfax and, also, make sure that it hasn't been hit. Plenty of lousy cars are out there with clean carfaxes.
I don't solicit business off of the boards, but I don't really deal in stuff like this anymore.. I'm the used car manager at a Hyundai store in Jersey.
Be happy to help ya look over a deal if you see one tho. The figures I gave you are target prices.
Bill
Been trying to sell our 2002 Ford Expedition at $5499, no bites. Are we pricing it too high?
It's 172k miles, all regular maintenance done. Its white with tan leather interior, sunroof, limited shift differential, all bells and whistles, Eddie Bauer trim.
Has new tires, rated at 50k, hoped it would be a plus when selling.
Asking price is around the "private party" value for good condition, and its less than what the bank will loan on it. Any suggestions for price we should be asking to sell, to private party? Need to unload it, the gas is killing us, now that all the teenagers are driving, we feel stupid driving this big gas guzzler when its just 1 or 2 of us.
By the way, can you let me know what the cost of the same 2008 M35x without the advanced tech would cost, CPO and non CPO?
Thanks again
I was looking at a death of Saab article and, of course, they bring up the ill-fated (even for Saab) Saabaru. For giggles I look it up on autotrader and they've got people asking $14K for an 04 - that's 7 years old! What are they really worth? I would think this would be about the most unsellable car on a dealer's lot.
Actually I wouldn't mind it - it's an Imprezza with a nicer skin.
Location: NY, CT
Year/Make/Model: 2010/Acura/TL SH-AWD
Body Style: 4 door
Engine: 3.7 liter, 6 cylinder, auto
Driveline: AWD
Mileage: 11500
Color: Polished metal
Major Options: Technology pkg
Condition: Excellent
Maintenance: Followed per schedule - documented
Other: No accident/clean title
Galve's - $32725
Edmund's - $34638
KBB - $33700
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Average - $33678
Plus Saab included 2 years' free maintenance, so it was dealer-serviced.
On top of that, there's a good chance the Saab would be less likely to have been abused. Search for "AWD burnout" on YouTube and you'll see what I mean.
And is it a 4X4?
Also.. it has 172k miles... See, everything has a value, but lots of people shy away from cars with miles THAT high.. I recently had an absolutely gorgeous, one owner 4Runner come in on trade... a 2005 Limited with Navi, 150k miles. And it was literally as clean as a mint 30k mile truck.
Even at $11,995 nobody wanted it.
It's probably a $27-2800 truck on trade if it's a 4X4 here in the NYC area, so if it were mine I'd ask $4900/bo and take $4300+
Bill
Galves Market ready is the $32k # that you mentioned... looking at auction reports, that's probably not a realistic number.
It's probably $30,500-31k... they really aren't sailing out of the book at auction..
Bill
The first year for em was 2005... But I took a peek and, sure enough, a couple of low mile Aeros did recently bring $9-10k at auction so $14k retail certainly does make sense.
To get $14k for one 6-7 years later would be simply amazing. Of course that's retail, not trade-in.
Also, how much should the price change if the miles increase to 34,000 with the tech package CPO?
I am planning to go shopping this weekend so all of your help is appreciated.
Thanks
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Actually for a Saab model that's not awful.....
but alas, they had none (or nothing vaguely suitable) so I left empty handed.
The other car I almost did this with? Bread wagon Civic Si (probably would have been a 2004? whatever the last year of that style was). Supposed to be crazy discounts (19K sticker for 14K? something like that) and a dealer not too far away had a leftover silver one. Should have gone after it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Those bread wagons would have been a great buy.. .sort of a cult classic, now.. I wouldn't mind having one, if not for the insurance... (17 yr old).
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IMO, the SAAB'ing up styling worked pretty well.
Really like the blue.
That assumes the car is going to be auctioned.....correct? If I was trading this in to another Acura dealer who could CPO the car should I expect a better offer? There are CPO 2010 TL's being sold by dealers in my area for $37K.
Location: Boston, MA
Year/Make/Model:2005 Volvo S40 T5
Body Style: 4dr
Engine: 5 cylinder, automatic
Driveline: FWD
Mileage: 63,000
Color: Silver, grey leather
Major Options: sunroof, heated seats, multi-disc changer
Condition:
No major dents or scratches, few nicks around the trunk on bumper
Tires - 10% worn
Brakes - about 30k on them
Maintenance - Up to date at Volvo dealer
Other: No prior damage
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
I'd expect that if dealers are buying cars like this for $30-31k, that $37k is a CPO asking price and that $35k will likely buy one if you shop hard enough.
$11k is what I'd tell you to shoot for if it was yours, and take $10,400 or better.
Offer $10k, shoot for mid 10s. Trade in is $7500/8k but theyre doing more at auction...
Bill
The owner took it to the dealer he bought it from + the local Honda dealer; was offered $9,5 by the latter and $10 by the former, and it looks like the car will change hands for $11 to a colleague.
I suspect if the owner weren't so obviously foreign and un-wordly, the offers would have been $500 to $1k higher.. anyway, thanks for the help, and all's well that ends well.
Cheers -Mathias
Base Corollas are real stiff tho.
I'm considering trading the car back to the dealership for another make with a higher seating configuration but am concerned about that process. Any suggestions on how to proceed with a trade-in and what we should expect to lose? We paid $30K for the vehicle, with $6K down.
Thank you.
Wish you luck with your decision but in the end, am glad I listened to my mechanic and passed over the S40. And we have a car with the same body, a Mazda3, which has been very reliable so far.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
51K Miles
White / Grey interior
3.4 Liter V6, FWD drive train
Already had the intake manifold replaced
Fresh Tires
runs and looks very great.
There is a light rubbing sound when applying the brakes. Had the rear calipers rebuilt 2 years ago and the brake shoes were replaced then. Not sure about the noise but that is the only issue with the car.
Windshield is pitted.
Paint and interior look great.
Thanks
I agree, try a booster seat and adjusting airflow to the rear seating area.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
There's a Z-4 at stake.
Looking at both trade in and private price ranges.
Omaha, NE
2011 GMC Terrain
SLE FWD
I4
~6K miles
Carbon black (upgraded black) exterior
Black interior
Condition:
No options. No issues, just 5 months or so of daily use in the suburbs. No scratches, dings, etc
In poking around tonight, it seems $27K would be a pretty fair offer - agree? I have a dealer offering new 2011 Pilot EX 4WDs for $29,800...if they had any.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Best bet is to shop it to a few used car lots who sell cars like this, but the truth is, I can't see this being a $5600 Van unless it's a retail price.
Sounds like $3,500 to me.. MAYBE $4k on a stretch. However you might find a car lot who can use it, Ventures are kind of soft however.
The key with the $29,800# on a new one is "if they had any" hence why the used ones are selling for what they are.
Miles? Color? Equipment?
Don't shoot the messenger but my thought might be as low as $21k.
Let me know how ya make out.
Bill
Thanks to your help I was able to trade in the 2000 Maxima for $2200 and I bought a CPO'd 2008 M35x with the tech package in black with black interior for $29,000, original asking price was $32,000.
What a beautiful car :shades:
Thanks again