Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 16:40:09 GMT From: "Geoff" <jeffe_verdenopsam.hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Need Help w/Trade-in Value
Mike- it's got nothing to do with any psychological factor. Dealers base their trade price on the wholesale Blue Book, and the Blue Book applies hefty depreciation hits for "excessive mileage" - i.e. anything in excess of the supposedly standard 12k/year (I drive almost 30k/year - according to blue book, I'd have to *pay* someone to buy my car <g>). Wholesale is also based on the average price that a dealer can sell the car for. But the problem here is that most dealers don't want to bother with a Saab on their lot, so they ship it straight to auction, thus artificially deflating the "average" resale price for the rest of us. (on a side note, you can get terrific deals on Saabs at the dealer auctions-- I got my '91 9000 CD in auction-- it needed a head job and motor mount, but even adding that to the price, I paid 4k under wholesale). That's why you're better off selling directly- another Saab owner knows that 112k just means it's got another 140k left in it. Mike Zampiceni wrote in message <3642285C.58218259nopsamcape.com>... >Hi, > >I agree with some of the responses, but not in all areas. I don't consider the >mileage on your car excessive. I've got 112K on my 90 turbo. The issue is that >when anything gets above 100K, there's a psychological disadvantage. You can
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