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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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Replying to: viet (Jan 20, 2008 11:14 am) You did not look up the price correctly. If you check the trade in value it shows $10,775 to $8,855 for a 02 V6 coupe with all those miles on it. I don't even think RETAIL from a dealer or even certified it would be worth $16k. in fact they show retail at $14,710. We can't see the car, but if it is in great shape then $9k-10k would be about what you could expect to get for it trading in, and maybe $1k or more less if you sold it to Carmax. $7,500 would be a really bad offer unless the car had lots of issues (body work, frame damage, engine problems, etc). Of course, it is a negotiation. They offer you x you counter with y and you settle for z. That said, if they start this low you are not likely to talk them up to $9k or $10k, but since you looked the value up wrong you would never be happy with even a fair $10k offer  . Dennis |
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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 12:05 am) Jim |
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Replying to: cooltown (Jan 20, 2008 10:52 am) Remember, this is your FRIEND! both of you have to feel comfortable with the price you pay. If your friend feels pressured to sell the car quickly, he may take your low offer and be forever resentful. If he refuses your offer you can bet he will feel you are trying to take advantage of him and his need to get rid of the car. If you buy it thinking that you paid too much (or people here tell you that you did) this too can strain your relationship. If the car develops a problem shortly after you buy it, you may just think he knew about it and didn't tell you. For the sake of your friendship, you may be just better off buying a different car. There are lots out there to choose from!
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Replying to: sunnfun (Jan 19, 2008 4:42 pm)
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Replying to: gwlkzl (Jan 20, 2008 12:55 pm)
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