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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 12:05 am) Frankly, I wouldn't give a "dime" for the navi as you can buy a portable one for less than $400 that is probably far better than anything in a "05 car. If your friend is off to Asia in the very near future he's sort of in a bind to sell... the car obviously is not in mint condition. And it won't be easy for him to find another buyer coming up with all cash. Was it garaged? You might want to check Carfax to determine if its been in an accident...considering the damage to the front bumper. Offer $15,000 with a max of $16,000....that's all a dealer would offer. But, to be perfectly safe, have a trusted mechanic look it over first. .
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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 12:05 am) Be sure to have a mechanic or an adult who is much knowledgeable about cars and knows how to check the car thoroughly inside out before you make an offer. $15K - $16K offer is best. Check engine oil, tranny oil, brake oil, coolant, chassis, body, DMV or Carfax's accident records, test drive it at different speeds & on different road conditions, etc. Tricky guy can overflow oil in car with higher vicosity, etc. that makes engine sounds smoother with less noises...while test driving it, etc, Honda Navi is excellent on market w/ voice recognition. It also controls climate, audio, calculates MPG, shows gas stations, restaurants, etc. Also, your friend prefers selling it w/ as-is condition including the navi. So many people said Honda/ Acura navigations are best on market. I dont think most $200 - $500+ portable navigations can compare with Honda navi. I have 2 navi on my '05 & '08 Accord and prefer them over the portable ones. My' 08 navi uses ZAGAT software that's one the best ones on market now. You get what you pay for. My cousin installed a navi on his C class Mercedes. He admitted his navi is inferior to Honda's navi. |
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Replying to: viet (Jan 20, 2008 7:49 am) If the accident did not make structural damages to that car,  26K miles on the Accord V6 coupe its' nothing and I consider it as new. I have owned so many Honda V6 I can be absolutely positive on my assessment.
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Replying to: jack47 (Jan 20, 2008 5:35 am) The Edmunds TMV value is very interesting to me as it is 2-3 grand lower than any price I could see online for an equivalent vehicle. I just got the VIN today so I will run a carfax on it and see its history. I don't think the accident on the bumper was even caused when the vehicle was in motion. Looked more like something was stabbed through the bumper or hit with a hockey stick / golf club (for some stupid reason, if thats the case). Much thanks for your reply on what to ask for Jack. I don't want to offer such a low amount that I would insult my friend or he would just laugh at me. Last night I was thinking, ok maybe start at 16,5, and then he might push me back to 17 grand...but you're saying quite a bit lower and that gives me confidence that I have plenty of room for negociating from that 18,000 asking price. What do I say to him if he says, "If a dealer would give me _____, why wouldn't I just sell it to a dealer?" From what I understand a dealer just rips you off anything if you straight up sell a vehicle to them. In a private deal shouldn't the seller be getting a somewhat good deal as well? The reason I'm asking is maybe you've considered this and you feel the 15 grand is still a good price for him to get cash for selling the vehicle. Thanks again jack!
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Replying to: viet (Jan 20, 2008 1:28 am)
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Replying to: viet (Jan 20, 2008 7:49 am) My friend actually will be taking it to a Honda dealership to fix a few minor things up before selling it. He would also have the mechanic there check it over, is that suffcient for before making an offer or should I still push to take the car to my own mechanic of choice?
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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 10:56 am) If there is a CarMax near you, have him take it there for an appraisal and then you can pay him $1,000 more than what Carmax would pay him. That should be a be a price that is good for both people. If you can't agree on price, he can take it back to CarMax within 7 days and take what they offered and you can buy something else more affordable when you are ready. |
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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 10:56 am) 62K miles was given $7,500 by Honda dealer while KBB priced it $16K. Dealer manager said he pays me wholesale price. They checked the engine and body very carefully before telling me their offer price. I told him forget it. I kept it to drive. It runs like new. KBB prices seem a bit unrealistic.
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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 10:46 am) If the car in question has a clean Carfax/Autocheck and passes an inspection and the price is reasonable (compared to what you can get the same car for elsewhere or the trade numbers) then get it if you want it. As far as the worth of the Nav system, the Honda system is nicer than most of the OEM systems and you do have integration. Map update are $149 + shipping + tax from http://www.hondanavi.com/. You can buy a nice Garmin for this price or a little more and get the latest maps, then update the maps next year or the year after for $75. Note that maps for some other OEM systems can cost $200-250 and up, so the Honda system is a "bargain" compared to that. I would not pay much extra for an OEM system in a used, 3 year old not - since you would have to spend money right away to get newer maps. If you got the same car w/o the Nav you could get a portable GPS to use in any car for not much more than the cost of the map upgrade. Even Honda does not think the NAV adds as much to the value of the car, when you look at lease residuals the NAV models have a lower residual percentage than non-NAV equipped models - usually 2% lower. Dennis
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Replying to: dwynne (Jan 20, 2008 11:20 am) How hard is it to just tap the volume, tuning button, temp control or fan speed up or down compared to giving a voice command to do the same thing? |
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