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#4 of 85 by stickguy May 09, 2001 (1:08 pm)
I listed my '95 Mercury mystique a few months ago. First I used the basic freebie, and got no calls. Later I re-posted using the $5 deluxe option, and got a hit, which turned out to be the person who bought it.   I also had the car in the local paper at the same time, and got a few calls from that, but I may have gotten a few other nibbles from Auto trader.   The odd thing is the person who found me on Autotrader lives in the town where the local paper is published, so whe just as easliy could have found me there.   Anyway, I also used AT to find my replacement car. Very handy for guaging the market for a particular model, but it seems to be dominated by dealers. Also, many of the listings are out of date when you call the dealer.
#5 of 85 Use Carfax with AT by lambdapro May 10, 2001 (1:12 pm)
Be sure and subscribe to the two months of car fax. This is saving me a lot of time with irresponsible parties listing bad mileages on the listings. I do wish that all ads had their VIN. It takes extra time to call and get the VIN from the sellers.   The nice thing is sorting on years/models. If it had keywords it would be better.   I am looking for a couple of cars right now that are difficult to find with their algorithm.
#6 of 85 by stickguy May 10, 2001 (6:56 pm)
one thing that did bug me was many ads did not specify trans type, on cars that do come with a stick. I assumed no mention meant AT, but couldn't really tell.   No prices listed also bugged me.
#7 of 85 stickguy by im_brentwood May 10, 2001 (9:09 pm)
So what did you end up with???   Inquiring minds wanna know   Bill
#8 of 85 I sold my car by afk_x May 11, 2001 (12:54 am)
Using them. I used their freebie ad and it sat there for a couple months and got numerous calls and finally sold it.   I worded my ad to keep away anyone but serious buyers - as I was in no hurry to sell.
#9 of 85 Bought a couple of wagons by lambdapro May 11, 2001 (6:17 am)
I bought a couple of mid 90s Caprice LT1 wagons with 25K and 47K miles using autotrader. They mistakenly had a picture of a minivan instead of a full sized wagon and the seller had not gotten any calls. I was in need of replacing my tired, worthy workhorse wagons. I have ordered one Suburban and have now gotten a couple of low mileage wagons. My wife wanted one new vehicle and maybe two. This way I added a couple of wagons that I hope to fall in love with for about half of the price of another Suburban. I'll post in a month how the wagons are doing. They passed inspection just fine, but you never know.   I would've bought a new Caprice wagon instead of the Suburban if they still built them.
#10 of 85 Bill by stickguy May 11, 2001 (6:23 pm)
I ended up with a '99 Maxima SE 5-speed to tide me over for a few years. Too many factors to go into, but a real nice car, lots of room, for a lot less than a Volvo or the like. I'll deal with the 5-speed resale issue down the road again.
#11 of 85 stickguy by im_brentwood May 11, 2001 (6:25 pm)
5-speeds dont punish Maxima SEs badly... not to worry.   Nice car, and easy to resell in Jersey.   I had been wondering!
#12 of 85 by stickguy May 11, 2001 (7:06 pm)
I didn't have any reason to post more price requests once I got it. Tough car to find with the 5 speed, and I just happened to stuble upon it at the local Lexus dealer.   After selling my Mystique quickly to someone who only wanted a stick, I know that the cult is out there. Not a lot of people want them, but look out if you find one that does.   And the Max might not be a Jag, but a heck of a step up from the Mercury. Plus I have money in reserve for a toy down the road.
#13 of 85 I sold my '97 Explorer by qwalls May 12, 2001 (6:54 pm)
It was in great condition, and only 35k miles. A dealer offered me $11k as a trade in. I listed it for $15,499, and got one call in a week. After lowering my price to $14,999, I got a call about every other day. I sold it two weeks later for my asking price. I got the $30 "run until it sells, bold, etc." package.

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