40k miles, car is in mint condition...... how much do you guys think I can get with trade in or private sell...... with mods/without? thanx

 

about 19k if youre lucky...trade in maybe about 17k

 

damn....that sux.....and probably sold stock?

 

17k

 

fck........ 34k car bought brand new (first month it came out/price out the door), plus all the mods I put in....... CL Resale value sux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

feeling for you...I estimate that I paid some $38k for my CLS inlcuding mods... now I am at 43800 milles in some 31 months.... I would be luck if I can get some $22k in a private sale... That is a depreciation of $500/month!

 

It really depends if you go private party 20k or so is possible but you prolly end up selling for 19k. Trade in it'll be closer to 18k.

 

KBB estimated a private sale value of $20,430

Add the mods I have and 2 sets of tires wheels... and I would be looking for $22k!

 

You could get about $18kish on a trade!

 

I recently sold my 2001 CL-S (non-navi) with 29,000 miles for $22,500. The only "mods" were chips in the paint from rocks/doors. I wouldn't say resale totally sucks. I paid $29,500 for my car in 2000 and sold it 2.5 years later and only lost $7000 in value.

You also need to realize that current invoice price on a CL-S w/ navi is $30,639. Non-navi is $28,659. New buyers aren't paying near the price we paid back when the car first came out and dealers tried to tack on a lame "vehicle availability surcharge" on top of MSRP.

Mods? Everyone says to sell them separately. Navigation also means squat towards resale value. The $2000 OEM option gives you a few hundred more in resale according to KBB.

 

hey go try carmax and see how much they will offer. They actually gave me a great price on my TLS.

what ya thinking of buying?

 

I got DIBS on your sways. PM me if you wanna sell them.