Market For C34 Stageas?

[910trx]

Guys/Girls

downgrading the stagea for a new car but the dealer will only give me $5k for the car

its series2, silver , frontpipe + exhaust, 103K kms on the clock 17 inch ROH mags, sat nav/tv/dvd, immobiliser, back bumper has had some loving from a carpark

would have thought it would be atleast worth $9k on the private market, but...

are these cars still continuing to move or has the stagea craze kinda stopped and people looking for the m35

my stagea is not immaculate but its damn good and still a very honest car - but the mrs has a new job and needs a more ecconomical car for daily duties.

advice on this topic will assist in making the decision to trade it in and play hardball with the car dealer or sell seperately and take out a full $30K loan until it is sold.

Thanks in advance

(and no this is not an attempt to pre sell the car on the forum - i realise there is a seperate section for that )

Daniel

[SMOKEYV35]

if you take any car for a trade in, they are going to offer you the lowest value in the redbook straight up - you take a hit on the price for the convenience of a quick and clean changeover. my old man got offered 9k for his audi S-line FROM Audi when buying a new Audi. We sold it privately 3 weeks later for 18k. Remember you're allowed to haggle trade in value just as much as you can haggle new vehicle price. often it's a combination of the two to come out at the right price.

As for the market for stageas - it's well and truly still there. But it is an enthusiast vehicle, and an unusual one at that - you can't expect a quick sale - you need to set a price that you're happy to let it go for and wait for a buyer to come to you. All my car's have been like that, and some of them have taken up to 12 months to sell, but that's the reality of owning something unique. Take's the right person to appreciate the value proposition.

As for M35's vs C34 market, i think people buy an M35 for a different reason to a C34 so i don't think the market's are cannibalising eachother.. both are great cars, but for what i wanted from a car and what i wanted to do with the car the C34 was the natural choice. for other people, M35 is the natural choice.

don't be disheartened. clean it up, throw it up for sale with lots of pics and info, and let the market do the rest. just be prepared to wait. worst case scenario, you sell it for 6k and you're ahead of where you would be if you take the trade!

Edited July 14, 2011 by SMOKEYC34