So, I just went on Kelly blue books web site, because I was curious just how much value my car has lost with the roll out of the 06's, and man was I upset by what I saw.

Trade in value, in good condition (wasnt going to kid my self by saying excellent) was listed at $7,365.

How the hell does a car that is less than a year old lose $6,000 in value that quickly???



Sorry, just needed to throw that out there.

 

wow, that's hard to believe. How many miles?

 

That does sound kind of low, but KBB trade in value is a joke. Try the retail or private seller value instead. The "trade in value" is simply a ridiculously low number that dealerships use to talk you into giving your trade in away for almost free.

 

I am at 7,779, but I just listed it as 8000 even.
I didnt think that 300 miles would make or break me.

I just out of curiosity checked in "Excellent" condition, and it was listed as 7,965.00

 

7395 in good condition
8000 in excelllent condition

13,000 miles (preium wheels, spoiler, standard).

god i hate when things dont hold there value.

and i got a 2 dr. base coupe. imnotsure what u got tho.

 

No SS Trim?

Wierd...

-Rich

 

Its also a 2dr base, with spoiler. But thats it, otherwise, there are no other factory insalled options on it. I was expecting somewhere closer to 9,000.00

 

the retail/ private partys are more upwards towards 9-10K. that should make us feel better.

ryan

 

That DOES help, I actually went back and saw that, BUT, in all likelyhood, if I am going to get rid of this car, it would be at a dealer as a trade in towards an SS/SC.

I just think its funny because trade in on this is only 4000.00 more than what the trade in on my 99 Z24 was with 120,000 miles on it.

 

try to do the trade in value of the car with 30,000 Miles on it. Chances are you will probably only see a dfference of a few hundred dollars. Your car loses the most value the first year after you buy it, after that its very slow and progressive.

I had a Nissan SE-R KBB said the trade on it in good condition (Second best) was 9000 dollars. I traded this car in on my 06 SS and they gave me 10,700 for it. So thats not 100% accurate # thats the AVERAGE.

 

Don't feel bad, A couple of dealers told me they could only give me " auction value " for my SS/SC. There were only 3 SS/SC that went through auction and they went for less than $16K. Funny thing is they were all owned by GM. Can you say beat on demos.

By the way KBB is a joke go to NADA.

 

Not necessarily. Just use whichever has the higher value for your car

 

Yea, cars loose A LOT of value after they're driven off the lot. My cavy went from 19500 to 13500 in 10 months. That was NADA. KBB was even less. Thankfully insurance went with NADA.

 

Ha Ha.... my trade in value is $10,200

Mine is in excllent codition with only 1,500 miles




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Face the facts.. It's true believe it or not! A car IS not an investment its a liability. Just another appliance, does your refrigerater washer /dryer retain its initial cost? NO of course not. You could buy a New one that never had any rotten eggs in it. Or buy a slightly used one for WAY less.

 

This is why I’m looking to buy a used SS and didn’t jump on a new one yet. Anyone selling ? PM me if you are

 

Do you think if you bought an SS/SC and never drove it for 30 years, would you be able to sell it for more than what you payed?

 

What did you expect? It's a domestic economy car

 

It really depends on the total production number, and it really depends on how many last that long!!! I'm keeping mine with very low miles on it and it's fully loaded!!!

 

kbb always is lowball...a better source that alot of dealers use is nada.com

 

Correct. Domestic Cars DO NOT hold as much value as foreign cars. Plus buying a car is the WORST investment anyone can make because they lose so much value once you drive it off the lot

 

Actually I dealers quote which ever book has the lowest trade value, but use the one with the highest retail value on there car.

Not to mention alot of dealers have gave me this auction price bullshit lately.

 

Pennsylvania • October 28, 2005
2004 Dodge 1500 Pickup SRT-10 Short Bed
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