How much would you pay for this..., 00 Celica GT Options

[hurley97]

2000 Celica GT
5spd manual
Red w/ black interior
101,396 miles

the Good:
1 owner car. Never been in an accident. Transmission has been replaced. New brakes. New clutch. Good tires. Recalls have been done.

the Bad:
It's burning oil. Theres a small oil leak from the rear main seal area. The check engine light is on and the car stumbles a lot. The mass airflow sensor is probably bad. It needs spark plugs. The only exterior flaw that I can remember was a small scrape on the right rear quarter by the wheel well.


I was thinking about offering her $800-1,000 for it. I want to know what other people think.

[bccentaur3]

You guys don't understand that, the dealer won't go through and check the car extensively. To be honest they will take the car for maybe 5-6K. As long as the exterior looks good and the clutch feels good then she'll get her moneys worth in the trade in. Then again the check engine light is on. If shes smart she will erase it and trade it in. I'm sure if the car was warmed it wouldn't struggle soo much during start. So she has a big chance to make money from her trade in.

I don't want to knock on your offer but 1000 is a little low.

[politicsareevil]

You guys don't understand that, the dealer won't go through and check the car extensively. To be honest they will take the car for maybe 5-6K. As long as the exterior looks good and the clutch feels good then she'll get her moneys worth in the trade in. Then again the check engine light is on. If shes smart she will erase it and trade it in. I'm sure if the car was warmed it wouldn't struggle soo much during start. So she has a big chance to make money from her trade in.

I don't want to knock on your offer but 1000 is a little low.

Bingo, I worked at a local honda dealer.... they dont care about anything but body work. They can do the engine work themselves at cost. They know that. Most dealerships however do not have in house body work. So they would rather have crappy engine and great exterior. Plus they dont mind passing on a crappy car to the final consumer. It just has to work on the test drive. After that, its not their problem. Can we say crooked. Thats why the term "used car salesman" is like a 4 letter word.

- Matt