350Z value on the rise?
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^^ true, but if you're willing to travel a short/moderate distance, you can definitely get a steal. i found mine about 2 hours south of where i live. 2006, clean title with 38k miles on it... i had Nissan do a used car inspection, everything checked out perfect, and i walked away with it for $15,200. the deals are out there, and sometimes you might have to go a little out of the way to find em. GL!
ps. make sure to search neighboring craigslist cities/counties!!
ps. make sure to search neighboring craigslist cities/counties!!
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^^ true, but if you're willing to travel a short/moderate distance, you can definitely get a steal. i found mine about 2 hours south of where i live. 2006, clean title with 38k miles on it... i had Nissan do a used car inspection, everything checked out perfect, and i walked away with it for $15,200. the deals are out there, and sometimes you might have to go a little out of the way to find em. GL!
ps. make sure to search neighboring craigslist cities/counties!!
ps. make sure to search neighboring craigslist cities/counties!!
Also, when you take those cars to mechanics to check em out, does the seller usually go with you? or you leave some type of collateral? Also how much did your NISSAN dealer charge you for the check up?
Thanks.
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Used vehicles are on the rise accross the board, demand is high right now and more people seem to be looking twoards pre owned as opposed to new. When I originally started looking for a sports car I was going for a bmw z4..In november I could have gotten one I wanted for 18-20k...same car now is going for 25-27k...and this seems to be the norm. talked to several friends hwo own dealerships and they confirmed this.
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I totaled my Acura last week. I always look at CL for the heck of it and used prices have been on the rise since the financial crises. As new cars stopped being bought, used became more desirable.
I paid 21k out the door with 36 month/100k bumper to bumper warranty, Sky Way tracking, clear bra cai, 18" rims new 255s front & 285s rear with 60k.
Last year a similar car likely would have been 18k.
I paid 21k out the door with 36 month/100k bumper to bumper warranty, Sky Way tracking, clear bra cai, 18" rims new 255s front & 285s rear with 60k.
Last year a similar car likely would have been 18k.
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Yea thats exactly what I am doing, I didn't realize there were so many decent deals on other neighborhood's craigslist.
Also, when you take those cars to mechanics to check em out, does the seller usually go with you? or you leave some type of collateral? Also how much did your NISSAN dealer charge you for the check up?
Thanks.
Also, when you take those cars to mechanics to check em out, does the seller usually go with you? or you leave some type of collateral? Also how much did your NISSAN dealer charge you for the check up?
Thanks.
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So uhm, I drove 100miles to check out a $16,000 2006 Black 350Z with 48,000 Miles
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
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So uhm, I drove 100miles to check out a $16,000 2006 Black 350Z with 48,000 Miles
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
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Yea, its just hard to leave the car when I know I can buy it. So when you get it inspected, does the seller go with you? or I don't get how the procedure goes.
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luckily the seller was a really cool guy and ended up working with me on the whole deal. he needed to get out from under the loan asap so he was willing to go the extra mile to ensure the sale. living 2 hours north of where the car was actually located, I was unable to make the trip down to take it in to nissan during the work week so he did for me. he dropped the car off and picked it up, and i paid for everything and spoke to the technician and got the report and invoice faxed to my office. you'd think it would be kind of a pain in the *** to coordinate it all but really it wasn't that bad. definitely worth it IMO.
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So uhm, I drove 100miles to check out a $16,000 2006 Black 350Z with 48,000 Miles
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
It would have cost you way more then you were saving to fix it unless it was all covered under warranty.
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So uhm, I drove 100miles to check out a $16,000 2006 Black 350Z with 48,000 Miles
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
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The dilemma continues,
I am going to offer 12K for a 2006 350Z BASE with 37K miles (the blue one from my 1st post)
The only problem is I want a black one!!! but the price is too good to pass up.
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I am going to offer 12K for a 2006 350Z BASE with 37K miles (the blue one from my 1st post)
The only problem is I want a black one!!! but the price is too good to pass up.
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i have an 05 DB enthusiast model with 13,5xx miles on it and i was selling it for $20k. but no buyer. so i am keeping it until someone gives me a reasonable offer. but good luck to you.
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So uhm, I drove 100miles to check out a $16,000 2006 Black 350Z with 48,000 Miles
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
The clutch was about to go out,
Engine was making a ticking noise,
Car had major dents on almost every part of the car,
Front bumper had million chipped parts from small rocks flying,
Enormous vibration on the shifter when its in gear,
I offered $14,000 and he said $14,500 is the lowest he can go.
I left.
Good job or bad job?
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All the cars that were smashed up under the Cash for Clunkers program created an excess demand over supply for used cars. That has a lot to do with why used car prices are so inflated over a year or two ago. It wouldn't apply specifically to the 350Z, since the Z wasn't covered by the program, but the overall scarcity of used cars has caused them ALL to go up in value.
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and yea I was wondering if the vibration was normal, but still the car seemed a bit sketch.
The search continues!