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Old 12-15-2005, 01:46 PM
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Horrible resale value

I just appraised my car, and it ain't worth **** Even the 2.0 SS with OnStar, mooroof, side airbags, etc is still junk! check it out..

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2005/che...n.1.Chevrolet*

The reason why i did this is because I smell divorce soon, and I wanna get rid of my car. I was highly disappointed
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You have to expect high depeciation the first year on any domestic.
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You have to expect high depeciation the first year on any domestic.

i'll keep this thing until it falls apart, or i blow it up.. whichever comes first
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Originally Posted by phxSS
I just appraised my car, and it ain't worth **** Even the 2.0 SS with OnStar, mooroof, side airbags, etc is still junk! check it out..

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2005/che...n.1.Chevrolet*

The reason why i did this is because I smell divorce soon, and I wanna get rid of my car. I was highly disappointed
why?
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Originally Posted by phxSS
I just appraised my car, and it ain't worth **** Even the 2.0 SS with OnStar, mooroof, side airbags, etc is still junk! check it out..

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2005/che...n.1.Chevrolet*

The reason why i did this is because I smell divorce soon, and I wanna get rid of my car. I was highly disappointed
That sux, the dealer around here offered my 19 sumthing for me to trade mine in. they can't get them here I guess. but I am not sure.
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Originally Posted by phxSS
I just appraised my car, and it ain't worth **** Even the 2.0 SS with OnStar, mooroof, side airbags, etc is still junk! check it out..

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2005/che...n.1.Chevrolet*

The reason why i did this is because I smell divorce soon, and I wanna get rid of my car. I was highly disappointed

Its a double edge deal... People dont want to pay anything for the car 17-19k so your not going to get more on a trade in than 14-16k - supply and demand
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if you smell a divorce then here is a little trick i learned abuot i'll buy your car for $5.00, then after the divorce i'll sell it back to you for $10.00. just a thought ???
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Originally Posted by RACIN_RANDY
if you smell a divorce then here is a little trick i learned abuot i'll buy your car for $5.00, then after the divorce i'll sell it back to you for $10.00. just a thought ???
can you do that with a loan on it still
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This is why I never buy a new car and I am still waiting for the perfect used SS
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This is why I never buy a new car and I am still waiting for the perfect used SS
You'll be waiting awhile... Just like the majority of F-bodies on the road, most SSes will get ragged out and abused while a handful are well kept.
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Originally Posted by Malaclypse
You'll be waiting awhile... Just like the majority of F-bodies on the road, most SSes will get ragged out and abused while a handful are well kept.
That’s ok. I found the perfect fbody (check my sig) and it was well worth the search and the drive to go get her.

I can wait for the same perfect SS
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It says resale is 19161.00; I paid 19500.00 so I'm good with that.
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ok told me if i sold it its worth 16k. it took off 53 dollas for my car being black. anotha 28 for where i live. sometimes it does not take into account that it is not a car being produced in large quantities. like they appraised my dads ruby red vet for 17 or 18. i went onto a collectors page and found them for like 25-30 range. you need to take that into account.
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i guess you should have bought a civic. i have a feeling and this is my opinionnnnnnn. alot of people will be selling there cobalt SS here in about 2 years. because these cars are goign to fall apart. but i love mine.
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Originally Posted by JonyyB
This is why I never buy a new car and I am still waiting for the perfect used SS
Same here, this coming summer I'll be spending some quality time on Autotrader to find me a sweet deal on a low mileage SS S/C
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I just did mine . With options , regional adjt. , color and miles I got $18,500 for a non-certified and 19,250 for certified dealer sale . That was also subtracting $340 for high miles . I only paid a hair over $21K for it , so Im happy with that . SS/SC's are next to impossible to come in my area new and Ive never seen a used one . It should be a easy sell reguardless in the $19K area .
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What don't you like about it PHXSS? Just out of curiosity.
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And what are you looking to get to replace it?
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yep yep thats y i like to buy used with extremely low miles .... well sortta low miles. i bought my rl for 14,600 with 12k on the meter. i can privite sell it for 15-16
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Originally Posted by phxSS
I just appraised my car, and it ain't worth **** The reason why i did this is because I smell divorce soon, and I wanna get rid of my car. I was highly disappointed
You should have looked into leasing options... at least you know what your car will be worth (minimum) after X amount of years. A little bit of research would have served you well. Oh well, it sounds like this isn't your only mistake.
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there is this computer program credited by the government that gives accurate appraisals than any edmunds or kbbv. I dont know what it is called, but its hard to come by. we used it for our old 94 silverado. it came out to be worth several thousand more than kbbv. I think high demand and reliability does have a huge effect on the resale. good luck.
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Originally Posted by groucho
You should have looked into leasing options... at least you know what your car will be worth (minimum) after X amount of years. A little bit of research would have served you well. Oh well, it sounds like this isn't your only mistake.

Smartass-----I drive too many miles a year to lease.
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Yeah I don't care about how much my car is worth because it is MY car. and it will be for a long long time.

I just feel bad for those who paid 25 grand for their ss, thats 10 grand lost on value!
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Yeah I don't care about how much my car is worth because it is MY car. and it will be for a long long time.

I just feel bad for those who paid 25 grand for their ss, thats 10 grand lost on value!

I'm one of those people It was 21k, but my negative equity on my trade-in made it 24k
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heyyy how u guys doin u gues have and estimates on how much the ss's will be worth in like 4 years??i just wanna see what would be better just giving it up after the lease or buying it out... anyone have any suggestions?????


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