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should i sell my 97 es300 for $10k?

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Old 04-14-06, 09:32 AM
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hmmmm. it's a done deal. so this can get recycled...

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i would say yes
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I'll give u 10000.01
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i think you are getting the better end of the deal for $10k. unless theres sentimental value. can't put a price tag on that. have you checked edmunds to get the value of your car?
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or check KKB.com (Kelly Blue Book) for the value of your car as well.
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**** sell that mother ......1000 miles.... i hate to tell ya but its peaked brother the es300 has seen its better days...........if you dont sell em yours he can buy mine for 9800 and i got a trd kit on mine plus a rockford fosgate system let it go homie for 12000 you can find yourself an 03
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i sold my pearl white 97 for $5500.. it had 112k miles.... sell it for somewhere in between 5500 and 10k lol
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Dump it!!!
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do it. 10k is much more than it's worth. unless you like ripping off your friend.
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that is a pretty price for a 97 ( of cuz if you can sell it at that price)
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is your friendship worth $xxxx.xx over market price?
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The thing is, i know the entire history of this vehicle, and that it has been treated extremely well, with every single maintainance performed on schedule to the tee. it is in absolutely excellent condition, and I would not sell it for anything less than $10k. I am fine keeping this car for another 150k miles.

When i just had the t-belt changed with the water pump and tensioners, i asked my mechanic to show me the waterpump and belt; both of them still looked brand new. I love this car. But, for $10K, i start to think about it and consider selling it for this price. anything less, forget about it. This generation (IMO) has the best styling, and the reliability of this car is phenomenal. I've had zero problems with it. this car rocks. that's why my friend wants to buy it. it rides/looks/feels like it did in 1997.

But if i end up not selling it to him, i will be happy, too. Cuz, what else am i gonna get for $10K? nothing that i'm absolutely sure about as far how it's been taken care of and the sort. I'd just have to put it towards something brand new, and that 's still gonna cost me a $#!t load of moolah. Buying a brand new car is one of the worst investments for money that one can do. As soon as you drive it off the lot, the value has gone down ~ $3k.
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buy a used 03
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I wish your friend lived in VA. I will love to sell him my 98 ES with 87K for that.
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i got a 97 and its been factory maintained i have a trd kit it has 72,000 miles and im in the process of changing the factory sound system out ...i live in new york city if interested lemme know i'll take 9,000
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