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Replying to: smwls8 (Sep 24, 2008 12:41 am)
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Replying to: mikefm58 (Sep 24, 2008 5:23 am) Excellent! There are any number of people on the various boards who could benefit from attendance. |
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Replying to: smwls8 (Sep 24, 2008 12:41 am) 1. Do you run an auto dealership or are you in the armed forces? You're never going to get retail value for your car because you're not a retailer. (Duh!) Edmunds trade-in and private sale values, respectively, are $7,735 and $9,161. If you trade, you won't likely get that amount, because dealers don't use Edmunds. They use auction prices, such as Manheim, which tend to be even lower. When I traded my Tribute, Edmunds was around $9,000-$10,000 and the dealer offered me $8,500. I was suprised, but unlike you, I decided to do my homework and listen to others instead of hurling ignorant insults. As I recall, Volvomax had placed it at $8,000. You'll be lucky to get $7K on a trade and, most likely, less than that. (Volvomax, you do a great job in enlightening people. Maybe you can give this guy a realistic value for his trade.) 2. The Duratec 2.5L in your car was developed by Ford in 1993 and, in addition to your Mondeo/Jaguar, was used in the American Contour, Cougar and other cars. Oh, by the way, I was wrong. The engine in my $22,400 Tribute -- now worth about the same used as your Mondeo/Jaguar that cost thousands more when new (and you probably paid a lot more than $29K+ with options) -- was not the 2.5L, but the more powerful 3.0L. This was the same engine found in the S-type, the model above your car. If you knew anything about cars, you'd realize that most manufacturers today develop components for multi-country applications. Your Mondeo/Jaguar is about as British as you are. 3. Your Mondeo/Jaguar did not get a single five-star crash rating and side impact was "marginal." Unfortunately, it didn't have the build quality of the five-star-rated Subarus you criticize (made, by the way, by patriotic Americans in Indiana who pay the tab for you and others in Iraq). Many reviewers noted the cheapness of the X-type interior and other shortcomings in a car for this price. Bottom line: you didn't make a great choice in cars. Get over it and take your lumps like others do on this forum. I won't dignify your other smears about New Yorkers, other than to point out that NY Senator Chuck Schumer is the one who's asking tough questions on behalf of you, me and other taxpayers in this mess (created, no doubt, by people you probably voted for). When you leave the service, I hope you'll take your educational benefits -- that you get with my tax dollars -- and use them to acquire some manners and some knowledge. Based on your forum postings, you'll need them if you ever want gainful employment in the private sector. |
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| Value was requested, value was given. That's what this particular thread is for. There are a number of other discussions in which we can debate the merits of the X-Type in general (X-type discussions) and New Yorkers (off-topic chatter). | |
The wife is tired of driving a stick in Boston traffic jams. I'd like to keep it as it's been bulletproof since new and I'm sure isn't worth much to someone else, particularly with the manual transmission. Interior is squeaky clean, exterior fair with some highway rash on hood. Two visits to body shop over lifetime, both cosmetic. Moonroof, HK sound, leather, heated seats. Silver/black. Any realistic chance of squeezing more than $4K out of it at trade-in? If not, she can keep on rowing it. 
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Replying to: skylab (Sep 24, 2008 10:02 am)
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Replying to: smwls8 (Sep 23, 2008 11:46 pm) I usually have to go to work, also, my work rarely closes and I don't want to take a day off. We've had a Subaru in our fleet for the past decade, and they've come in handy quite often. I actually have come to like snow because it means no traffic! 
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Replying to: skylab (Sep 24, 2008 10:02 am) I like the Craigslist idea. |
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Replying to: millikin54 (Sep 23, 2008 9:42 am) RX330 AWD's are running $25-26k at the sale. Durango anywhere from $10-12k.
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Replying to: j1mbo01 (Sep 24, 2008 11:00 am)
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