dyss430

HELLO GENTLEMAN,, I NEED SOME ADVICE REGARDING MY 2006 LS 430 SS GRAY WITH BLACK INTERIOR WITH NAVI AND LEVINSON AND IT HAS ONLY HAVE 36K ON THE CLOCK WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST PRICE FOR THIS.. TNX IN ADVANCE YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED..

warminwisc

It really depends look at KBB, Edmunds and get a ballpark and hope for the best. How much would the dealer give you?

dyss430

About 29 k trade in value at exellent condition my wife want 34k the car is in exellent condition she never drive it.

Jabberwock

$34k would be pushing it with 36K miles. Might get $34K if it had only 15-20K miles. Also depends on if its a southern car with no exposure to salt or if its a rust belt car - that makes a difference in value on used car market.

You can likely get $30K retail or private party sale. Wholesale will be significantly less because someone has to pay holding and sales costs and needs to make a profit/living.

Muti007

Why all the yelling?

caddyowner

Run a kbb.com price estimate on the car for your zip code. Also check autotrader for what cars are being listed for in your area. That information should give you an idea of what you can list the car for. Remember that you can always drop your price in negotiation. However, if you price the car way high, buyers will often just skip your ad figuring they'll never get the car for a reasonable price.

If the car has any mods, return it to stock. Empty all the junk out of the car and get it fully detailed, including the engine compartment. (There's a late model, low mileage Civic for sale down the road for the appropriate KBB private party price. It would have been sold weeks ago if the folks would have cleaned the boxes and other junk out of the car and had the interior detailed. Someone should tell those folks that running the car through the car wash doesn't count.)

honeygee2

Your exactly right. I can add a thousand dollars of value to a car with about three hours of labor. Clean everything even under the seats and under the spare tire. Vacuum the cracks of the seats. Dust off the rear tray by the window. etc etc etc.

toantran99

Take it to Carmax, free appraisal.

dyss430

the car is very clean in and out everything is stock exept for the staggard wheels in 20's
lowenhart and its a california car eversince.

caddyowner

I, for one, would have rejected any car on 20s or lowered as I wanted one that was unmolested.

Jabberwock

100% ditto

dyss430

what do you mean by 100% ditto? tnx

caddyowner

That means he agrees.

You must be a young person who never got to experience the intoxicating aroma of ditto handouts (from a spirit duplicator) in school. Mmmm...

McSwine

You might consider putting the stock wheels/tires back on it (assuming you still have them).

CarGuy89

When selling a car, stock >>> modified. There's a much bigger market for an original car as opposed to a much smaller number of people who are looking for a modded car.