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

[Defgeph]

Screw fair price, low ball the hell out of this woman. Slap a grand in her hand dephsteff style.

[GriffGirl]

I can only speak for myself but I totally didn't mean anything in a flamey grumbly way or anything. Sorry if I came off that way.

For me the price drop is significant because now I know exactly what's wrong with the car. Or well I know more background at least. Part of that is knowing that the trade in is gonna suck for her. The other part is knowing that the car really has been looked at by credible professionals, and the amount of work that needs to be put into the car to bring it up to speed. (no pun intended)

If it were me, I'd buy the car too. Have you tried KBBing it in Poor condition? This sounds like it's in worse than poor condition but maybe that would be a starting point.

[hurley97]

I have, I actually took that little test to determine the condition and it said poor but it doesn't give you a value for poor condition. It just says vehicles in poor condition usually require independent appraisal since the poor conditions vary a lot.

[GriffGirl]

aw hell, I forgot about that.

[Hanyo]

i would pay $1500 at the most for that car. around 1000 for a car that needs to be towed. And $500 to $100 for a car that does not start.

Considering :

1) its an 8 year old car, alot of random crap need to be replaced

2) its a GT, which doesnt have all the goodies the GTS has.

3) this car only has 101k miles and its dying already. Which means this car has been in some serious abuse in its life. Maybe the lady ran over some big ass pot holes. So suspension damage is a possibility, maybe previous body damage.


to be honest, I now swear never to buy any car over 100k miles. Random things keep breaking on you and it gets annoying fast. I've experience two shell car purchases where the car was in good condition but the engine was shot. Both of them cause headache after headache.

But stef, I think your skilled enough to tackle this project. So go for it. 800 is a little low. But a car that is road worthy and can pass smog should be priced around $2000.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Seriously guys... Give Steph a little credit. Half of you came in this thread flapping your lips without actually reading that she WORKS for the dealership and knows what she's talking about.

In reality there is NO way she'd get 7,000 for that car in a private sale... and if she did the person who purchased it would be an idiot.

If the dealership would give around 800 I'd say offering 1,000 is perfectly fine. Sounds like the car needs a lot of work.

oh Tina, I love you


I did kinda want to hear people's honest responses without having to explain the entire situation, I was hoping they wouldn't be as negative towards me as they were but oh well.

The car does need more work than it may have sounded in the first post. Like I said it probably needs a new motor if not a complete rebuild.

I still don't really understand how just telling the whole story brings everyone's 'fair price' down 5-6 grand.

Let us know what happens

[tomazws]

Damn... If someone wants to buy my car for $1000... I'd be sad to the extreme... but then again, my car has no problem.... should worth more right?

Yea let us know what happens