was bored so i decided to check out the rides trade in value

97 2.2 5 spd no leather 78 k excellent condition

$5,755 thats basically how much i owe on the fawkin thing

thats trade in value i know im sure i can get more from a person to person but still this is shit

whats everyone elses at ? im curious to see the zip code difference

 

it's pretty shitty, but even the 2nd gens have hit stupidly low marks, type S's are trading at auction for less then 14K


last i checked mine was around 10K I believe.

 

Now, go to a dealership and see what they offer. That number was totally off from what I got.

I didn't get crap for mine on a trade in.. Just did it anyway.. Didn't want the hassle of trying to sell it privately. You should get more if you do so. You figure, with the financing as low as it is, more people are buying new. So, the used car market at a dealership isn't very good.

 

i got a '98 2.3... 5 speed with leather, spoiler and 67,000mi. and trade in value is $6,750 (Buffalo) my same car in Tampa is worth $500 more... (kbb.com) must be because of weather conditions and the beating it has on cars up north... shitty

 

Trade in is always aweful, you should never trade in your ride.

Especially in this market with the flood of newer vehicles and BIG rebates. Pushes everything down.

 

$7,350 99 cl 3.0 105k miles. tampa 33616 excelent cond.
$9,620 private party.
$11,900 suggested retail.

 

WOW MACE!

i wont try to be sarcastic, but....

your car is 7+ years old with almost 80,000 miles, its the base model, it's a first year edition, it's a manual, and its a four cylinder.....no leather, heated seats, bose(?) or homelink......


HMMM...considering that your car is still worth over 25% of original price, I'd say that's a pretty damn good value for your car!

Lexus leads the pack with resale value. a typical lexus with 35-40,000 miles at the 3 year mark will fetch 54-54.5% resale value from MSRP.


considering your car is over twice as old with twice the mileage, and is NO lexus (i.e.: we have plastics in engine bay), the fact that your resale value is half the 50-something percent comparatively to the lexus is a great value.

i know 5,000 some odd bucks might suck when you mighta bought it for 10 or 15 a few years ago, but sometimes it helps to compare it to other luxury models to see how they hold up as well.

you'll also find that, over the next 5-6 years, your value will hold very steady, as that hondas "bottom out" as a certain value after so many years and models and that the value they keep is an indicator of the value of reliable transportation.




---This has been a public service announcement from your friendly ex-car salesman CL'er---

 

The value is so low on my car that It was more worth it just too keep it.

 

ya ya ya still sucks ass ....

oh and BOSE BLOWS anyway .. just wish i had the leather

 

i got 3,500 for a base 97 2.2 5spd w/ 110k on the odo..... and decent condition.

 

The subaru dealer was willing to give me 9500 for my 99 with 39K that would have been the exact amount i owe on it.

Contemplated it, but they werent working to make any deals on the STi

 

... i was lookin at used a4's the other day wonderin how much ide get for teh ride

now i know what to expect .... 3500 shit that doesnt even cover what i owe

 

damn i didnt noe that some cl's come w/o leather...so how does the front seats look like???

 

just do a search... all the non premiums dont have it...

 

i just looked at kbb.com and came up with $7,315 trade

or 9255

not bad i think my dad paid 11 a year and a half ago ive put on about 18K miles

 

mace sorry to hijack thread but you pm box is full... i was wondering if you went to umass cause a saw a shaved black cl when i was thur about a month ago.