Greetings Fellow Intrepid Lovers. Sadly, I tell you that I have parted ways with my '96 3.5L. Had it in the local for $2500, and had no calls, so put it back for $1750. Got 1 call. They came, they looked, they bought. $1500. Since we have no need for a second vehicle right now, I'm glad to see it put to good use, and not have to sit. Maybe, someday, I'll be able to get another. I'll keep up on the group chat through ;)
Cedric DesJardin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: To: [email protected] From: Cedric DesJardin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:56:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] '96 3.5 Up for grabs No argument there. I thought being talked down from $2500 would hopefully land me somewhere in the $1500 to $1750 range. In our local trade magazine "The Uncle Henry's Reader" 96-97 treps go from $500 in sad shape to $3000 with around 85-90k. Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Unfortunately in all the years that those "blue book" and other values have been readily available online, I have never found a dealership that even came close to those prices. It's not for a lack of negotiation skills; I usually manage to do alright with that sort of thing. The last trade in I did, I learned that the dealership was using a table of vehicle values compiled by the local automotive auction house; it was apparently thought by the dealership to be more in line with what local market conditions were than the national books. I was surprised by the $2200 offer; it was the highest offer I saw out of about 4 or 5 of them, the lowest was $500. I really expected no more than about $1800. Would you pay $4000 for a 98 Intrepid 3.2L with 118K miles? Even one with good sheetmetal, working A/C, and good tires? I wouldn't. It's too much for a 9 year-old car with close to 120,000 miles on it. Tops I'd pay about 3000, and it would have to be *perfect*. There are just too many other low-mileage alternatives out there, and too many things can go wrong with a car at that mileage with that amount of electronic goodies (mine was an ES). --Geoff --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
