tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/05/08 01:15 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 01:15 AM You upgrading Dilly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/05/08 01:21 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 01:21 AM Errr, No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/05/08 01:22 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 01:22 AM Downgrading? Please....not another Yaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Member 143 Member For: 20y 7m 21d Location: Darwin Posted 16/05/08 01:28 AM Author Share Posted 16/05/08 01:28 AM I think I'll keep the T, both after the comments and the experience I had yesterday.Went to test drive the XT at a pre-arranged time at the local dealer (Darwinites will know who... they also sell Ford...) and someone who walked in off the street at the same time I walked in for my booked test drive obviously took precedence and they expected me to wait 45 minutes while they took them for a test drive first.No surprise that I didn't buy the T up here either (had similar bullsh*t experience.. being treated like an idiot and attempting to sell me a used T for the price of a new one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/05/08 01:37 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 01:37 AM Mate I don't wanna scare you but as far as a private sale search for XR6 Turbo on car sales (all states) and see what your up against. On a side note nearly every T on the front page has a aftermarket cooler , looks like everyone is selling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Member 143 Member For: 20y 7m 21d Location: Darwin Posted 16/05/08 01:52 AM Author Share Posted 16/05/08 01:52 AM Most look more expensive ($34,500 I'm asking)/older than mine (mine's a BF2). I can only see one cheaper and it has 58,000kms. There is one in the mid 20's but looks like a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORKO Member 340 Member For: 17y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/05/08 03:32 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 03:32 AM I was looking at trading in last month. Going to trade in for a Mazda CX9 Luxury. Beautiful car. But many for having kids in the next 18 months. However the only thing that stop me was the trade in value. Mines a BFII with luxury pack but the most I could get was $31k. If I wait to May 09 my lease finishs and no more payments owed. So im hanging out. Still thinking about the CX9 or the FG GE turbo. Unsure.Dorko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 11m 6d Gender: Male Posted 16/05/08 06:04 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 06:04 AM I have seen too many people ask top dollar trying to sell privately only to end up trading it in at bottom dollar.Be realistic in a private sale and it will get sold. Overprice it and no-one is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang3 12" member Donating Members 2,107 Member For: 19y 8m 12d Location: Perth WA Posted 16/05/08 11:10 AM Share Posted 16/05/08 11:10 AM I took my '05 BA mkII Turbo to a FORD dealer to get valued 18 months after I bought it. It had 16,000kms on the clock, 6sp manual, not a scratch and had some factory options. They offered me $23,000 for it as a trade in. If I was standing 1m closer to that salesman the only thing he would be selling with wheels would be wheelchairs. I understand it's a business...but that was criminal.Take the time and sell it privately!!!ouch !!!!I got offered about $37k trade in for my 2 or 2.5yr old 350z with about 26,000kms on it - brand new on the road they are about $73k !! I paid $64k and ended selling privately for $50k IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS60 They see me rolllin n hatin... Member 427 Member For: 18y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/05/08 10:50 PM Share Posted 16/05/08 10:50 PM In the last 2 months I was trying to sell my ute private via carsales.com.au I had price on it as 32.5 to get 30k+. Month after I had it reduce to 31.5. All I had is few calls and no Visitors. Then I dropped it to 30k. In mean time I was visiting mazda dealers as I wanted to buy new mazda3 with luxery pack. One of the mazda dealers were offering me 25k for the ute. I sorta go put off by that and didnt look anymore. 2 weeks later I went to another mazda dealer, asking for the same car and they were giving 28 for the ute but jacked their mazda to 35 as the previous dealer had it for 34. Then 2 weeks later I heard on radio that one of the mazda dealers were having "special deals" on labour day weekend. I went there and I was dealing with the sales person for at least an hour and half, and I managed to get 32 for my ute and had to pay 1k more on top of it for the brand new mazda 3sp23 with carpet mats and luxery pack which included full leather trim, premium sound, TC, and shadow chrome wheels and door handles. I took that offer straight away. Moral of the story is if you want to trade dont go to one dealer visit few dealers and have your prices ready in your head. Make sure you prove to them that you are serious and would do business same day if you make a deal that you would like. that's my 2 cents.Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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