a guy came to look at the saturn today...$3000 cash.

My parents have to make a decision...I was thinking to tell him $3200 take it or leave it.

Dumb Scratches...everyone who's been intrested made a big deal about them.

The guy said it was for his mother in-law. He had an 04-05 Trailblazer.

What do you guys think?

I think he must not like his mother in law.

Well, we called him and said the lowest we could go was $3300...No sale.

O well, we've been getting calls every couple days so I'm not worried.

300 bucks doesn't seem to be a big of deal in the grand scheme of things.

actually it was $700 that he tried to cut off the price. He claims that it needs new tires...well even if it does, which it really doesnt, what would that cost $300 at the max? They are only 14". so if he got it for $3300, that $300 off for the tires and an extra hundred for fun.

It looks like the right thing to do...

Gas prices are up..and expected to go higher( at least 30 cents in the next few weeks)

I get the feeling if the car holds out a few more weeks..you'd get the asking price for it...maybe more...

Just in my area:

89 Sunbird 151k, $1900

91 Escort 105k, $2500

And these are cars you could normally pick up for like 500 bucks...

Speaking of... Some kid is interesting in my Grand Am. Turns out he has one like it with a good engine, but an R-title body. His good engine with my good body would become one. I'm just wondering what to ask for it... $300 is probably the lowest I would go, but $500 was obviously too much when I tried to sell it previously. $400 might work.

It looks like the right thing to do...

Gas prices are up..and expected to go higher( at least 30 cents in the next few weeks)

I get the feeling if the car holds out a few more weeks..you'd get the asking price for it...maybe more...

Just in my area:

89 Sunbird 151k, $1900

91 Escort 105k, $2500

And these are cars you could normally pick up for like 500 bucks...

You should see the prices being asked for S-Series trucks. In 2000, my 1998 S-10 cost $7200 used with 27,000 miles. Just last week I found a 1998 Sonoma with the same equipment, save for an automatic transmission, for $8200 used with 58,000 miles. I also found a '96 with 140,000 miles for $4500. So yeah. You do the math (or whatever).

Speaking of... Some kid is interesting in my Grand Am. Turns out he has one like it with a good engine, but an R-title body. His good engine with my good body would become one. I'm just wondering what to ask for it... $300 is probably the lowest I would go, but $500 was obviously too much when I tried to sell it previously. $400 might work.

R-title?

According to a post found elsewhere:

An R-Title is a "Rebuilt" title. It means the vehicle was totaled before.

According to a post found elsewhere:

An R-Title is a "Rebuilt" title. It means the vehicle was totaled before.

Oh I see, I thought that was a Salvage title (which is also for cars recovered from the junkyard correct?)

I've been buying & selling cars for a while now... the best

way to sum it up is "CASH talks & Bull$h! WALKS".

Two weeks ago XP and I went half/half on a 1996 Volvo

850 that was beat to f@#k, leaking more oil than the

Exxon Valdez and had 170,000+ college girl miles on it.

He cleaned out the car which resulted in three hefty bags

of garbage and I took the photos of the car. We were

going to split the selling price of the car once we flipped it

to some yuppie for a considerable profit. But then when

XP bought my Banana Boat off me I bought out his half

of the Volvo.

I listed the Volvo for $995 on craigslist with an honest

descrption, I ended up having a few poeple give me a

hard time about the car's dents, paint & the nasty, greasy

oil leak residue... One guy who I told $700 for a bottom

line backed out yesterday and in the end I sold it today

for $450 to a Portugese guy who low balled me BUT did

have cash in hand.

To be honest with you if I had looked at your car I

probably would have offered you even less.... I do not

pay anything close to "market value" for a car, which is

why I usually MAKE money when I sell a car not LOOSE

it. You might have to deal with a few people like this.

There's always a better deal around anotehr corner.

I talked to a guy yesterday who bought a GORGEOUS

1970s Mercedes 300D form $100.

You will have to be patient if you want to get top dollar

for your car. I probably would have offered you $2300

for your car because I'd be buying it to clean it up and

flip it for somewhere between $2700 - $3100.

Just some food for thought.

actually it was $700 that he tried to cut off the price. He claims that it needs new tires...well even if it does, which it really doesnt, what would that cost $300 at the max? They are only 14". so if he got it for $3300, that $300 off for the tires and an extra hundred for fun.

Ha. I got a brand-new set of Khumos shipped to my door from TireRack for like $250. You could probably get wheels and tires for a Saturn for $300. The 'needs new tires' gig is fun to pull at a used car lot, but I don't know what people expect from private sellers.

This is why I'll likely keep my cars until they completely die, then drag it into a dealership as a trade-in. I'd hate dealing with people like that who want to low-ball and play games. It just brings to light the lamest mentality of American people - cheapness. If anyone's ever hosted a garage sale, you know exactly what I'm talking about. People trying to bargain a $1.00 item down to $.50 and walking off when you refuse like they just cost you some big commission.

As said in the other thread, you're asking a fair price. People are asking the same amount for older SLs or ones with 100k+ miles.

Well we got 2 more calls today. A woman is coming to look at it tomarrow @ 6 pm. I just keep posting it on craigslist and the calls keep rolling in.