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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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Default Value Check 2001 Coupe

Looking at an 01 Coupe tomorrow, asking 22,000, can be purchased for 20,000. Has 20, 700 miles, HUD and pretty much all options, Auto, what's a good price, looks very nice in pictures. Only driven 200 miles in the last 8 months, just sits in the garage, both AutoCheck and Carfax are clean.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 03:02 AM
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price seems good. look it over and check the codes first. Make sure the car is exactly what you are looking for, there are a lot of them out there.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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That's an excellent price for an '01 with that mileage and options. If it checks out, would be a good buy.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Sounds good, go for it!
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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Private party I assume?
Ask questions.
If it checks out, grab it.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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$20K is a fair price to both parties.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Default Cost to paint passenger side Mirror?

Well just test drove the car very nice car, but has scratches normal and a terrible touch up on top of the passenger side mirror, offered 18,000 and was turned down, am I being too cheap? It's a nice low mile car.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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Look it up in Kelly Blue book, if you keep waiting your going to lose a great deal.
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Check codes if possible and if it checks clean, buy it now!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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Default Checking it out.

I'm going for it, nice car and low milage, going for a PPI next week, is it OK to have the dealer chaeck the codes?
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Default Buy it Now Funny you say that.

It was on ebay and reached 19,000, maybe that is why the seller will not accept 18K offer?
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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22-20K is a good price. Recently even low mileage C5 values took a dump.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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That's an awesome price!! Paid $29k for mine with twice the miles and all options on mine sans a cd changer. If it's all good, go buy it now!

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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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It occurrs to me in reading this that:

1) People seem to think 20k is a good price for that car (I agree)

2) It is true (as stated above) that you should ensure it is exactly what you are looking for, because there are a lot of them out there. But . . .

3) You appear to be discounting the car by $2000 for a poor touch-up job on one mirror

If it's what you want, I suggest you go price a mirror . . .
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by eddy20
It was on ebay and reached 19,000, maybe that is why the seller will not accept 18K offer?
Maybe.

I'd bet you will not find one owner here with a 2001 C5 @ 20k miles that will sell it for $18k. At $20k its a very good deal IMO
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 07:08 AM
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Default Thats an awesome price

gat a good backround check though.
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Good price

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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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Super good price assuming it has not been in a major wreck.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Thanks for the help, looking at another car tomorrow if it is not nice, I think I'll buy this one.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by eddy20
Thanks for the help, looking at another car tomorrow if it is not nice, I think I'll buy this one.
Take a camera, take lots of shots, overall, engine, interior hold it underneath and snap a few. Post em up.
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